GPU update went horribly wrong

SiroVai123 · 17 Sep 2026 at 10:49

Hi

My rig:

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 Gaming X
CPU: Intel Core i7-10700K
GPU: Gigabyte RTX 5060 Ti Gaming OC 8GB
RAM: 32GB DDR4
PSU: Corsair RM850 850W

I had a Nvidia 2060 super for years and my rig was solid as a rock. I wanted to upgrade so I’ve fitted a 5060ti. A clean install was performed using DDU.

FPS in games increased to 100 fps+ but then began to crash. With error Event ID 153. \device\video3 busreset TDR occurred and nvlddmkm errors. Definitely GPU related.

Temps were fine.

I read up about bios settings to change like: Above 4G Decoding and Resizable BAR, which I enabled. No fix.

I read that a BIOS update may help and that’s when things got worse. I flashed via USB to the latest F24a. Now the whole PC is unstable restarting itself even at windows. The BIOS settings obviously reset, so i checked and set XMP profile 1, and Dram voltage to 1.35v as per my RAM.

Still unstable. But worse - FPS has TANKED. Down to 50% of fps before I touched the BIOS.

Something about this BIoS update has messed everything up or I’ve missed some essential bios setting that I used to have, but can’t remember.

I’ve since tried flashing to another BIOS version F23, still same issues.

Any help would be appreciated. As I’ve went from a graphics crash to a crash + unstable system.

Cyber-Mav · 17 Sep 2026 at 18:55

Use something like GPUz to check temps while it's under load. Run furmark to stress test it to see if it's temp related crashing

Tetras · 17 Sep 2026 at 19:53

SiroVai123 said:
FPS in games increased to 100 fps+ but then began to crash. With error Event ID 153. \device\video3 busreset TDR occurred and nvlddmkm errors. Definitely GPU related.

Have you tried much earlier drivers?

Are there errors in the event viewer?

Have you updated other drivers like chipset?

Has any monitoring or tuning software been turned off or reinstalled since you upgraded, like motherboard, afterburner (or other overlay)?

SiroVai123 said:
I read up about bios settings to change like: Above 4G Decoding and Resizable BAR, which I enabled. No fix.

Have you set the PCI-E gen for the primary slot manually in the bios to 3.0?

I would disable REBAR, for the moment.

SiroVai123 said:
The BIOS settings obviously reset, so i checked and set XMP profile 1, and Dram voltage to 1.35v as per my RAM.

Still unstable. But worse - FPS has TANKED. Down to 50% of fps before I touched the BIOS.

Disable XMP for now.

Stupid question, but you plugged the display cable into the graphics card and not the motherboard, right?

Quartz · 17 Sep 2026 at 19:58

SiroVai123 said:
Any help would be appreciated

What happens if you put the 2060 back in?

SiroVai123 said:
A clean install was performed using DDU.

FWIW this was unnecessary.

Straz · 17 Sep 2026 at 21:57

Set pcie to 3 and see if that works

MissChief · 17 Sep 2026 at 22:09

Are we also sure the PSU PCI-E cables are the correct ones, in the correct slots if it's a modular PSU? And that they're fully connected until the latch clicks home on the card?

sg0 · 17 Sep 2026 at 22:13

If you have a fast external ssd or you're happy with dual booting, I would test a new windows install and see its stability and performance. You know for sure then if your original windows has crapped out.

Check out this YouTuber, his tutorials are very good. There are a lot of benefits to dual booting and putting windows on virtual disks.

Cyber-Mav · 18 Sep 2026 at 06:58

Didn't a recent windows 11 update cause gaming performance issues?

freddie64 · 18 Sep 2026 at 07:57

Tetras said:
Have you set the PCI-E gen for the primary slot manually in the bios to 3.0?

Straz said:
Set pcie to 3 and see if that works

Could just be this.

The CPU supports gen 3 but the GPU is gen 4, so leaving it on Auto may be causing the problem.

SiroVai123 · 22 Sep 2026 at 14:23

I’ve tried every fix I can find. I’ve come to conclusion the card is faulty or it just not compatible.

I now have a new issue.

I had updated the BIOS and neglected to note the previous settings. Now my RAM won’t set to XMP 1, the system won’t boot to post.

I do recall the ram was not at stock speed before all this, but I can’t recall the specific settings.

Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK32GX4M2D3

I’ve given up on the Gpu card and put the old one back in. System stable but at default RAM speed.

Any assistance appreciated.

Webster · 22 Sep 2026 at 14:42

When I upgraded a gpu years back, it highlighted a memory issue with my ram that never happened with the previous card.

Seeing as you also can't run xmp now - may be worth running memtest and checking your ram.

adrichardson81 · 7 Oct 2026 at 11:43

You might have a bad bios flash. Reset everything to default a reflash if out will let you. Did you update though the bios using a usb drive, or did you use a Windows app?

SiroVai123 · 7 Oct 2026 at 17:15

I q-flashed it back to F21 with old card.

So now I am looking at different cards, maybe a AMD 9060XT as its x16 ?

freddie64 · 7 Oct 2026 at 17:42

Did you try bios F24a with the old GPU?

"GIGABYTE strongly recommends all users update their system BIOS immediately to protect against potential security risks." This makes me think you need the update.

9060XT is the better choice with the 16GB VRAM.

SiroVai123 · 7 Oct 2026 at 17:52

freddie64 said:
Did you try bios F24a with the old GPU?

"GIGABYTE strongly recommends all users update their system BIOS immediately to protect against potential security risks." This makes me think you need the update.

9060XT is the better choice with the 16GB VRAM.

Yes. Wouldn’t boot with XMP profile. I assume the F21 XMP profile settings are different to newer BIOS causing system instability.

freddie64 · 7 Oct 2026 at 18:12

SiroVai123 said:
Yes. Wouldn’t boot with XMP profile. I assume the F21 XMP profile settings are different to newer BIOS causing system instability.

Could be, but not run into this issue myself. I've not had a Gigabyte board in a lot of years though.

Do you not get the option for XMP profile 2?

Did you try manualy entering the settings for the RAM?

Also, i wonder if it needs a bit more voltage. Maybe 1.36 or 1.37.

Sinbad2000 · 7 Oct 2026 at 18:49

Isn't the xmp profile read off the ram sticks themselves?

freddie64 · 7 Oct 2026 at 19:15

Sinbad2000 said:
Isn't the xmp profile read off the ram sticks themselves?

Think so, it's just that it says this in the manual.

"This item is present only when you install a CPU and a memory module that support this feature."

Didn't know a CPU had anything to do with it.

SiroVai123 · 8 Oct 2026 at 08:50

freddie64 said:
Could be, but not run into this issue myself. I've not had a Gigabyte board in a lot of years though.

Do you not get the option for XMP profile 2?

Did you try manualy entering the settings for the RAM?

Also, i wonder if it needs a bit more voltage. Maybe 1.36 or 1.37.

No option for xmp 2

Tried manual entering yes.

Didn’t want to risk overclocking fhe voltage.

For now it’s stable on F21 with XMP enabled. I’m just going to have to try a different card and hope.

freddie64 · 8 Oct 2026 at 12:56

SiroVai123 said:
Didn’t want to risk overclocking fhe voltage.

You should be safe going slightly overvoltage as long as you don't go to high, have done this myself @ 1.37 with no problems.

Have read some people go as high as 1.4 and 1.45 when overclocking past XMP/EXPO, but that's not for me.

This is for DDR4, i know next to nothing about DDR5.

Hope you have better luck with the new GPU.