- Jan 2, 2013
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Hi, I have a VRAM memory leak problem that I can't seem to track down. Maybe you can help.
System:
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ 1GB
NVIDIA 790i Ultra Motherboard
8GB DDR3-1600 RAM
Dual Monitors:
2560x1600 and 1680x1050
Tested Games:
Starcraft II
Minecraft
What happened:
Recently, I was running dual 1680x1050 monitors and having no problems at all. About a month ago, I upgraded one monitor to the DELL 3011U Ultrasharp 2560x1600 monitor (very nice btw). After this, everything still ran smooth, more or less. I would like to repeat, that I could play the games at full 2560x1600 resolution with no problems before the following happened:
Part 2:
about a week ago, I got some pretty mean malware (strongvault online backup) on my computer, and after purging it, stuff seemed a little bit off, so I reinstalled Windows 7 Ultimate fresh. I downloaded fresh drivers for my Video Card 314.07, and downloaded fresh up to date drivers 15.58 for my motherboard as well. I have, but have not installed, an update to my BIOS too.
I have the CPU, and GPU monitor gadgets for my desktop from addgadgets.com so I can monitor my core temps, fan speeds, and memory allocation use.
Issue:
Since the reinstall process, I have been having a recurring problem with my video card. After playing the games at full 2560x1600 resolution, the VRAM slowly creeps up until it hits about 96% full, then the game freezes, GPU utilization drops to 0, and I have to kill the program to get the system back. CPU utilization never tops 50%, and all temps are well within limits. The rest of the system works just fine, and I can Alt+TAB out of the game and do other things, and come back.
I know this is a VRAM issue also because the Event handler recorded over 52,000 Out of VRAM error messages in about a 3 min window when I tried to recover ingame from the freeze one time.
My current assumption is that it is a problem with the updated drivers as the hardware hasn't changed, temps are much lower than they were before the updates, and CPU levels are all fine. However, I have tried 314.07, and 310.90 and had same problem. I have all versions back to 280.26, but it takes time to test them.
Any thoughts?
System:
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ 1GB
NVIDIA 790i Ultra Motherboard
8GB DDR3-1600 RAM
Dual Monitors:
2560x1600 and 1680x1050
Tested Games:
Starcraft II
Minecraft
What happened:
Recently, I was running dual 1680x1050 monitors and having no problems at all. About a month ago, I upgraded one monitor to the DELL 3011U Ultrasharp 2560x1600 monitor (very nice btw). After this, everything still ran smooth, more or less. I would like to repeat, that I could play the games at full 2560x1600 resolution with no problems before the following happened:
Part 2:
about a week ago, I got some pretty mean malware (strongvault online backup) on my computer, and after purging it, stuff seemed a little bit off, so I reinstalled Windows 7 Ultimate fresh. I downloaded fresh drivers for my Video Card 314.07, and downloaded fresh up to date drivers 15.58 for my motherboard as well. I have, but have not installed, an update to my BIOS too.
I have the CPU, and GPU monitor gadgets for my desktop from addgadgets.com so I can monitor my core temps, fan speeds, and memory allocation use.
Issue:
Since the reinstall process, I have been having a recurring problem with my video card. After playing the games at full 2560x1600 resolution, the VRAM slowly creeps up until it hits about 96% full, then the game freezes, GPU utilization drops to 0, and I have to kill the program to get the system back. CPU utilization never tops 50%, and all temps are well within limits. The rest of the system works just fine, and I can Alt+TAB out of the game and do other things, and come back.
I know this is a VRAM issue also because the Event handler recorded over 52,000 Out of VRAM error messages in about a 3 min window when I tried to recover ingame from the freeze one time.
My current assumption is that it is a problem with the updated drivers as the hardware hasn't changed, temps are much lower than they were before the updates, and CPU levels are all fine. However, I have tried 314.07, and 310.90 and had same problem. I have all versions back to 280.26, but it takes time to test them.
Any thoughts?
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