Vertical gray lines then crashing (Radeon R7 370 XFX)

[thebiggerboat3]

So, recently, I have noticed that I am frequently having graphics failure. This results in numerous games, old and new, creating vertical gray lines, the audio looping at a dramatic pace, making a spamming sound, then crashing. Sometimes this will restart my computer, and others it will just shut it off completely. I have had this GPU for a good few months now, and I have not had any problems until now. I have tried re-installing my drivers, uninstalling old ones from previous GPU's, e-installing the hardware, cleaning the dust from my computer, and re-applying thermal paste to my CPU in case it was my CPU overheating. I'm not sure what to do next, as I have tried everything I can think of. Anyone have any ideas?

[SithHunter]

It actually sounds like your GPU is overheating. Try installing Afterburner and monitoring your GPU temp in game and see where it sits. You might have to repaste your GPU.

[thebiggerboat3]

Repaste my GPU? Like, thermal paste? I thought that was only for heat sinks on CPU's, not graphics cards.

[Boba]

Make sure your GPU fans are running normally during games also


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[Jarek_Avanti]

Does it happen immediately or after you've been playing for a while? I agree with Sith and Boba, it is probably an overheating issue. Do you have overclock software running? If so, you should try lowering the overclock or turning it off. You're card may still be under warranty, so you can contact AMD.

[thebiggerboat3]

Does it happen immediately or after you've been playing for a while? I agree with Sith and Boba, it is probably an overheating issue. Do you have overclock software running? If so, you should try lowering the overclock or turning it off. You're card may still be under warranty, so you can contact AMD.

It seems to be after I spend some time playing. I have MSI afterburner, and I always keep my fans at 100, full speed to maximize cooling power.

[thebiggerboat3]

It seems to be after I spend some time playing. I have MSI afterburner, and I always keep my fans at 100, full speed to maximize cooling power.

Just tried running the game with core clock of 925 (had it at 995, apparently the standard clock is 925 but can be pushed to 975) And upon lowering it and attempting to run Jedi Academy, it completely pooped out on me after loading the map.

[Jarek_Avanti]

Just tried running the game with core clock of 925 (had it at 995, apparently the standard clock is 925 but can be pushed to 975) And upon lowering it and attempting to run Jedi Academy, it completely pooped out on me after loading the map.

Try uninstalling Afterburner and see if the issue goes away. Do you have any utilities that monitor temperature for the GPU?