RTX 3070 - Causing constant resets

[copacetic]

So, I have recently acquired a Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro OC.

Long story short, it's causing games to reset the machine, suspect PSU, lowering power limit to 60% seems to mostly 'fix' the issue.

Just looking for any advice / ways to focus in on where the issue is, before spending yet more money on a PSU. Specs as follows:

• ASRock Z97 Extreme6
• Intel Core i7-4790K
• DDR3-1866 (16GB)
• Samsung SSD 850 EVO 1TB
• Windows 10, etc

I've done all the obvious things I can think of.

As I say, likely need a new power supply, but maybe I am missing something.

All that said, when it worked, for brief periods, quite an upgrade from my 1070.

 

[LCBXX]

I'm almost certain your PSU is the cause. What is wattage of your current unit?

Buy another one from Takealot. It it doesn't fix the issue, returning it for a refund is simple.

 

[Rickster]

I'm almost certain your PSU is the cause. What is wattage of your current unit?

Buy another one from Takealot. It it doesn't fix the issue, returning it for a refund is simple.

Yea the 3000 series are hungry, need at least 650W according to Nvidia but i would recommend 850W 80+ Gold

 

[Elon]

Is the CPU overclocked? Take it back to stock and see what happens.

 

[absynth]

Found this thread last night while browsing for another issue.Don't know if this is relevant to you.

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforc...s-cards/5/408152/rtx-3070-black-screen-issue/

 

[animal531]

Yeah, remove some other items that are chowing power (extra hdd's, memory, other cards etc) and see if that helps more.
Also check when it fails, when its just sitting there or when its running a big game (and/or check settings).
You can also run GPU-Z etc to check power and other values on the card.

 

[Archer]

We need to know all your PC specs, that means the PSU as well, including its age (since they lose power output over time)

 

[RedViking]

Can send it back so they can test it.

 

[LandyMan]

Yeah, what PSU are you running? 850W should be your minimum

 

[copacetic]

We need to know all your PC specs, that means the PSU as well, including its age (since they lose power output over time)

Doh - Thought I had included the PSU, which is a Corsair VS650, and it's about 3 years old.

 

[copacetic]

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Can send it back so they can test it.

Last resort, as I would like to have it available on Friday, and would need to courier it back and forth.

 

[LandyMan]

Doh - Thought I had included the PSU, which is a Corsair VS650, and it's about 3 years old.

There's your problem .. not enough power

 

[copacetic]

Yeah, what PSU are you running? 850W should be your minimum

A 650 - Been contacting shops in my area (Southern Suburbs, CT) to see what's in stock and the pickings are slim.

 

[copacetic]

There's your problem .. not enough power

This is my assumption, just wanted to get some opinions before I jumped (assuming I can bloody find one).

 

[copacetic]

Yeah, remove some other items that are chowing power (extra hdd's, memory, other cards etc) and see if that helps more.
Also check when it fails, when its just sitting there or when its running a big game (and/or check settings).
You can also run GPU-Z etc to check power and other values on the card.

Done that already - the 3070 uses up to about 230/40, reducing that to 120/130 via power limiting the card seems to almost render it completely stable.

 

[LandyMan]

This is my assumption, just wanted to get some opinions before I jumped (assuming I can bloody find one).

So when we built my son's PC earlier this year, I went for a 850W from the start, at that point with a 1080 GPU. Added a 3080 a few months ago, and the 850 is still going strong.

I had the PC on a 650 UPS, and that thing started bitching with the new GPU ... so I am 100% convinced it is your PSU

 

[copacetic]

Is the CPU overclocked? Take it back to stock and see what happens.

Already done, thanks.

 

[GoofySmurf]

It sounds like a PSU issue

 

[Iwojima]

Are you using a splitter to split one PSU output into 2x 8-pin?

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

I dunno, maybe the PSU is faulty. 650W should be fine, PSUs do degrade over time but 3 years isn't that old so I wouldn't expect it to cause issues.