Windows becomes unresponsive after using the GPU

[wywywywy]

Hi all,

Basically since a few days ago, whenever I put my PC under any sort of GPU load, after a while (could be anywhere between 5 seconds to 60 mins), Windows becomes unresponsive. I can maybe click on each window once or twice, but eventually everything just stops - no BSOD though.

This happens with light GPU load (V-sync'd Minecraft and LoL) and heavy GPU load (3D Mark and Heaven). When this is about to happen, the GPU core clock and memory clock start to reduced.

I am sure it is not a CPU problem because I can do hours of Prime95 without problems. I don't think it's a GPU or PSU hardware problem either, because I have tried replacing them.

It is worth noting that in the day or 2 prior to this happening, I had the TDR failure 2 or 3 times.

This setup had worked for about a year (since Pascal launch) without any problem. The only thing I can possibly think of, is the Creator Update over 2 weeks ago, but then it worked for like a week without issues.

Also I briefly had a new G-sync monitor which I then returned, a few days prior to this happening. It shouldn't have mattered should it?

There is nothing in the event log.

Spec -
- Win 10 x64 Creator Update
- i7-3770
- GTX 1070 FE (no overclock)
- Silverstone SX500-LG PSU
- Asrock H77M-ITX board
- Vive (don't know if it makes a differences?)
- Dual normal monitors

Things I have tried -
- Various Nvidia driver versions, done with DDU before installing
- Replacing the 1070 with a 1080
- Replacing the 500W PSU with a 600W PSU
- sfc & dism
- chkdsk
- Memtest86+ & Windows Memory Diagnosis

So anyone any ideas please?

Thanks.

 

[wywywywy]

Unfortunately not That option is only available for a few days after.

 

[wywywywy]

Thanks for the reply.

I have done memory test and also tried swapping card, so it can't be RAM or VRAM I think.

I don't have anything like Afterburner, and no overlay.

I thought about it being temp related too. But it sometimes happen even before the card is warmed up - like earlier today it stopped responding 5 seconds into 3D Mark, before the card was even warm. Also my case cover is off right now to rule this out.

I tried High Performance and Balanced, no difference.

 

[wywywywy]

That's right the V-sync setting has been reset to "application" already.