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May 17th, 2021 17:00
Inspiron 5570 gpu crashing(?)
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(reposting here because it seems that I didn't post in the right place before)
(reposting here because it seems that I didn't post in the right place before)
System model: Inspiron 5570
BIOS version: Dell Ic. 1.4.1, 24/12/2020
Problem: Display crashes during games. Everything freezes, I get a message about gpu restarting and program (game) having to close. Screen blacks out for about a sec, comes back and I get another error from radeon about graphics driver timeout.
I ran a dignostics from F12 and also a full test from the website. Everything passed.
All the x's are from when it crashed and its happening more frequently now..
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ejn63
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May 17th, 2021 17:00
Given the age of the system, it may be due for internal maintenance -- if it's never been thoroughly cleaned internally and had the thermal pads that interface between the CPU and GPU and respective heatsinks replaced, it's overdue for that.
Olanike
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May 18th, 2021 15:00
That's unfortunate. I'll just give up on it then since it'd probably take a considerable amount of money to get that done. Would rather put it towards a PC. Thanks!
ejn63
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May 19th, 2021 12:00
If you don't want to do it yourself, a local computer shop can do the maintenance for whatever an hour's labor costs in your area -- a new system is not necessary unless you're looking for more capability than the current one affords.
evilskeleton
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February 28th, 2022 09:00
This is most likely because of the BIOS on the Inspiron 5570.