11-18-2015, 02:45 PM
(11-18-2015, 02:33 PM)hashhampster Wrote: As a random fact, I can't run a benchmark at all without it crashing. As soon as it gets to the third or fourth test it crashes.
Weird
Not weird. It's not "random" if it happens every time... Sounds like both inadequate PSU and insufficient heat dissipation are the two dragons you'll have to slay. Does your SC GPU have an ACX cooler or slieve design? Either way, all "SC" 980 Ti's that EVGA make are "gaming" cards so not the reference design favoured here.
As to why is needs so long before it works full speed again - I don't know. Probably the PSU is also overheating (which would happen if it's working too hard like I suspect it is) and maybe self-limiting it's output? I don't know much about PSUs...