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Question

Graphics card crashing when put under load

Aug 18, 2018 10:45AM PDT

Parts list:

i7 3770k at stock clock, 16gb ram, 1050ti at stock, evga 850 g2, Windows 10

Problem:

Anytime I start a game say team fortress 2 or alien colonial marines, the screen will flash a few times while trying to load the intro and then the graphics card will crash with a code 43 error. The graphics card is connected and powered up, fans aren't moving but I'm not sure if they would at a steady 26c. Before starting a game, it shows in device manager and hardwaremonitor fine. I'm using HDMI through the graphics card and that works fine for normal browsing.
When the card does crash, I can still use it for browsing and such without moving the hdmi cable or restarting.

What I've tried so far:

Re-installed graphic drivers,
uninstalled graphic card from device manager and re-added,
cleaned PC physically,
replaced the graphics card so this is the 2nd new 1050ti,
replaced power lead and tried different power port on PSU,
ran driver booster and updated all drivers for other things on comp,
reinstalled windows 10,
pulled power lead to comp and held down power button for a minute,
removed all graphical settings via DDU

Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions

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