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Aurora R13, new BIOS, flickers, crashing when playing game
So whenever I play games my screen flickers for a few seconds and then gets unresponsive and then just black screen and I have to pull the power cord. It doesn't even start up. I have to wait about 5 minutes after I plug it back in for it to boot up. Not sure if this is a problem with my graphics card, the new Bios update or what it is?
My temps all seem fine (monitoring with MSI Afterburner). <70 degrees celcius for gpu, <80 degrees for vram, and <80 degrees for CPU. I'm just playing Valorant at 165 FPS and it crashes.
Could this be a power supply issue? Or is it a GPU issue? Or new bios issue? How can I find out exactly what is causing the problem? Because I can't play any games now without crashing after 10 minutes.
Jupiter_7
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May 23rd, 2022 15:00
I don't know if this helps, I am running fine with the February bios v1.0.12.
EH_Hijacker
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May 24th, 2022 06:00
A little late to this party, but I've had the same problem with my R13 (12700, 3080, 750W, Cyro-tech cooling). The issue revolves around the driver crashing in the background and Windows trying to reset it and failing. Specifically, this is a VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE related crash.
CS had me reinstall drivers and update the BIOS to v1.1.0. This did not fix the issue.
A second call with CS had me wiping and reinstalling Windows as the CS rep was adamant that it was a corrupt registry. Did not fix the issue.
A third call to CS resulted in Dell deciding to replace the 3080 and the mobo. Due to backorder, I've been waiting for almost two months now on parts. It should be replaced today, although I'm not holding out high hopes based on forum searches for people with related issues.
Out of the three months I've owned this PC, I got two weeks of use out of it. During testing with the third CS rep, we were unable to get the graphics bench to get past the 50% mark using the AWCC benchmarking app.
sultan746
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March 22nd, 2022 00:00
Could it be some voltage issue with the GPU?
Here is a picture I took of HWMonitor right as the flickering was happening and seconds before it crashed:
DELL-Chris M
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March 22nd, 2022 06:00
Before Dell Technical Support can assist, click the blue DELL-Cares username. Their profile page will appear. On the right click, "Send this user a private message". They will need the private PC Service Tag. If also using a Dell monitor, provide to them the Dell monitor Service Tag.
You said games (plural), then you said just playing Valorant. So which is it?
What monitor model? Reason we are asking is to see if you can limit Valorant to 60FPS, then retest. Then retest at limits of 100FPS, 120FPS, etc.
sultan746
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March 22nd, 2022 07:00
Thanks I think I just sent that now.
And its Valorant, Call of Duty Warzone, even Rocket League. Games that arent too graphically intensive also give the same issue. Its an LG 32 Inch 1440p 165hz monitor.
So I tried to downgrade bios and issue is still happening, a few minutes into playing the system is unresponsive, screen flickers and then just black screen until I pull the power.
Does anything look off in my HWMonitor picture? How could I figure out what is causing this
sultan746
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March 22nd, 2022 08:00
Okay I think I figured it out. It was an issue with ACC and the thermal profile. I had set it to performance and power on high performance but my fans wouldnt really speed up during games for whatever reason. I made a new thermal profile and set each fan to an offset of 30% and no crashes so far. I tested with 75%, 50% and now even 30% is fine even if it is still kind of loud. Worth it for no crashes lol.
Is there an issue with the regular performance profile in ACC? Is it fine to keep it at 30% offset for each fan or how else should I change fan settings? Thank you
sultan746
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March 22nd, 2022 10:00
Nope nevermind, I was wrong. After some more testing both Valorant and Rocket League crash within a couple minutes even though temps are completely fine. Really not sure what else could be the cause now other than PSU. How can I fix this
Jaswi11
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March 28th, 2022 22:00
I am having the same issue. New BIOS 1.0.12, all drivers are up to date. Playing rdr2, the screen, flickers for a few seconds and then gets unresponsive and then just black screen.
Jonny
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March 29th, 2022 06:00
I tried the new Bios
I found my second screen flickered
Top Fan error
Lower performance in Timespy by around 500 points on the GPU so I reverted back.
sultan746
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March 29th, 2022 07:00
yup not sure of a solution, any game I try I always get screen flickers then unresponsive and black screen. If you guys come up with anything please let me know
Dspearce8
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April 7th, 2022 15:00
Hi, I have the exact same issue. PC is 20 days old (was on holiday for 10 days after it was delivered. Been onto dell support for ages troubleshooting but got nowhere.
Under minimum load with benchmark and reasonable temperature getting colour flicker then black screen. PC won't reboot for a while after that. Anyone had some joy with this yet.
I'll be trying to call customer services for a refund tomorrow but as I'm outside 14 days I'm not expecting much.
TBJmind
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April 7th, 2022 19:00
Try to revert back to an older Bios. Can find it via Dell site for r13. Goto drivers and choose Bios from drop down menu. I’m on the one from February and am running pretty smoothly. Hopefully you didn’t receive a lemon, if so they should replace it
Vu Duong
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May 23rd, 2022 01:00
Hi, i also have the same issue
have you figure it out yet, I really need to know as well. I tried to contact the Dell Tech and they check everything is running just fine. I really don't know what is the real reason is.
EH_Hijacker
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May 24th, 2022 07:00
They're not checking everything then. Have them run the graphical benchmark in AWCC. That will stress the card and force the issue to occur. I had a CS rep tied in remotely to witness the crashes.
Iovestar
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September 8th, 2022 15:00
Just wondering if you ever finally resolved the issue you were having with the Aurora R13? If so, what was the solution? Thank you