How to stop Gainward RTX 5070 Ti from crashing in Callisto?
Every time I entered those fog-heavy underground areas, the game would just vanish and dump me back to the desktop without a word, which was beyond frustrating. The Gainward RTX 5070 Ti Storm OC was hitting transient power spikes over 450W during heavy ray tracing, causing micro-drops in power delivery. I tried lowering the graphics to medium, but while the FPS went up, the crashes stayed—a total waste of time. I ended up using the official tool to cap the power limit at 90% and flashed the latest firmware to stabilize the voltage scheduling. In 3DMark stress tests, I ran 20 loops with zero errors, bringing the crash rate from 3 per hour down to absolute zero. I did hit a BSOD during the first power limit attempt because the voltage was too lean, but a tiny +0.01V offset fixed the instability. Core temps are now 68-74℃ with fans at 1600 RPM. The power curve is finally smooth and the controls feel snappy again.
