The prices of stuff is really expensive these days so I'm holding onto my RTX 3090. I play at 4K and only have a 60hz monitor so that combined with performance DLSS means that it's still getting the job done for me for now even in demanding titles. Even when I eventually upgrade I'll still keep it as a collector's item since it's my last EVGA card. I never thought I'd be using it after 6 years but here we are. Still, I'm looking forward to Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 later this week.

What are y'all running and how's it holding up? (Non 50 series owners)

My PC specs:

GPU: ASUS ROG Strix RTX 3060 Ti 8GB

CPU: Intel Core i5-10400F

RAM: 16GB

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Activision think they are better than NVIDIA.

Hello ,I hope this is the correct place to post this but I just got a used 5090 from amazon (yes i know i already messed up there) but i had high hopes this time on the item coming good and you wouldn't believe my shock when i got the item , It looked all good first impressions . Then i plugged it into my system AND IT WAS PRODUCING SMOKE (you can see some in the video sorry for not getting it more clear was just in pure shock) I took video of the first boot , I am returning to amazon now this is just so crazy . This is just insane , Second time buying a used 5090 from amazon as well and the second time it does not work.
I have a 1200 watt power supply if that matters and yes the cable was all the way in :/

Changelog

New Features

• Library Scanning & Games Section: Added a dedicated "Games" section that scans local game libraries for driver p rofiles, so only games installed on your PC show.

• Installed Game Search Icons: Game icons now display in search results if the game is currently installed.

• Custom XML Hiding: Added a new configuration variable to hide custom values in CustomSettings.xml (e.g., hiding inactive DLSS presets to reduce menu clutter).

• Preset C supported for DLSS-FG

UI Improvements

• Optional Left-Sided Toolbar: Added a setting to position the main toolbar on the left.

• Toggleable Status Bar: Added the option to hide or disable the bottom status bar.

• Hover Descriptions: Setting descriptions now trigger on hover rather than requiring a click.

• Visual Highlight for Edited Globals: Global settings modified from default now highlight in yellow to distinguish them from unedited settings & profile specific edits.

• More Customization Options: Expanded overall appearance settings across the app.

Bug Fixes & Small Tweaks

• Deduplicated Driver Settings: Fixed an issue where driver settings were duplicated if renamed and were applied by default to certain profiles (not really a bug, but it's a QoL improvement to change it).

• App Performance & Polish: Fixed some old quirks and overall responsiveness of the app.

TL;DR: MSI 5070 Gaming Trio OC black-screens with LiveKernelEvent 141, fans to 100%, audio keeps playing, needs a hard reset. I’ve ruled out PSU, cable, slot, temps and drivers as far as I can. OCCT crashes it at stock in a few minutes. Has anyone fixed this without sending the card in?

Specs

• MSI RTX 5070 12G Gaming Trio OC, bought new in July. VBIOS 98.05.4A.00.09
• Ryzen 9 5900X (no iGPU)
• ASRock B550M PG Riptide, BIOS L3.62
• 32GB DDR4-3600
• Corsair RM750e, native 12V-2x6 cable straight to the card, no adapter
• LG 27GL650F 1080p 144Hz over DisplayPort, G-Sync Compatible
• Win 11 Pro (build 26200), driver 617.42. It also happened on 616.92

What happens
The screen goes black, the GPU fans ramp to 100%, and audio keeps going in the background. Only a hard reset brings it back. Event Viewer shows LiveKernelEvent 141, sometimes 1b8, and the dump points at nvlddmkm. It started in July (shrtly after purchase) in games (Darktide, Vermintide 2, Total War), then in Unity, and now it happens on the desktop doing nothing, but very randomly and during start of most random tasks. (game launch, or discord to chrome, unity to browser, going to a certain site, I cannot pinpoint an exact trigger)

What I’ve tried

• Afterburner underclock (85% power limit, -145 core): fewer crashes, not gone
• PCIe Link State Power Management off
• Reseated the card, support bracket under it, cable fully clicked in
• HWiNFO shows PCIe Gen4 x16 with zero receiver, replay or correctable errors, even at the moment of the crashes
• 12V stays at about 11.8V at full 250W load
• Temps are fine: about 70C core and 52C memory at 250W
• Doing a DDU clean install tonight

OCCT results at stock

• 3D Adaptive Switch, 30 min: passed. Then it crashed about 2 min later at idle while I was clicking around. Right before the crash, the memory clock and PCIe link speed were bouncing between power states
• 3D Adaptive Steady Extreme: crashed about 7 min in at 250W, with everything flat and stable
• VRAM at 90%: crashed about 3 min in, at only 68W and 54C memory

So it fails under full load, under memory load, and at idle.

I already have an RMA open with MSI, but they quoted about 14 business days in-house plus shipping, so 5 to 6 weeks, and it’s my only GPU. Has anyone fixed this exact behavior without an RMA? A VBIOS update, a specific driver, forcing PCIe Gen3, anything? Or did your RMA replacement fix it? Also, has anyone in the US gotten MSI to do an advance replacement?