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If the card is actually faulty, then yes it would have an impact on stability.
I'd run a 10-15min test with either Kombustor or Furmark
*NB when you download MSI Afterburner, Kombustor needs to be installed separately.
Whichever test you run, keep an eye on the temps as both will place maximum stress on the card.
Run it at stock card clocks - if the card artifacts (shows dots or flickering) or crashes the PC entirely, then it could actually be faulty.
If it does crash , re-run the tests with the CPU and memory at stock speeds to eliminate any unstable OC confusion.
Alternatively, it could still be the PSU that is running 'out of spec' ie Not delivering the amps it's supposed to be.
I'd be more inclined to say the OC isn't actually stable. The fact that it seemed to be okay at 3.2ghz suggests this.or is it just my 2.8 oc'ed to 3.4 can't handle the response time neded to keep everything going well ?
It could be insufficient vcore or the memory speed is just a tad to high for the current settings.
Did you stress test it at all @ 3.4ghz? (Prime95 Blend Mode for 8hrs /memtest86+ etc)
Devices like that don't use a lot of power so that shouldn't be an issue.