I have recently installed a new GPU, Gigabyte GTX 780 Ghz Edition. Upgraded from Sapphire 6950 so I'm changing from AMD to Nvidia.
When installing the new card I cleaned the old drivers with Display Driver Uninstaller.
After installation I'm getting random crashes while playing games, in particular Smite.
Symptoms
The screen goes blank for a 2-5 seconds then comes back on either still in the game or at the desktop telling me "Display driver has stopped responding and has recovered", I can then click back into the game as though nothing has happened. Not only is this inconvenient but in a competitive game like Smite I can promise I'm not getting much love from fellow team members
It does happen in other games, eg. ESO about 10 times but they are few and far between, with Smite it is constant(sometimes 20+ times in a single game!).
Monitoring(when the issue occurs)
GPU Usage - Usually it will spike from around 50% to 99% when the crash occurs, but this is not every time, sometimes it stays around the same usage(before dropping in usage due to going back to desktop).
Temperature - Fine with no significant change, never above 50-60C
Fan Speed - Fine, never above 40% (Drops to 0% at the time of crash)
Core Clock - Changes from 1019Mhz to 1150Mhz at the time of crash, then back to 1019. (It goes 1150Mhz a lot of the time with no problems though)
Memory Clock - Stays constant at 3005Mhz
Troubleshooting
I've tried everything I can think, most had no effect on the problem at all:
*Reseat video card, check power connections.
*Reinstall drivers so many times, tried every available version for my card including the new beta ones.
*Try different refresh rates(with V Sync on), 144hz, 120hz, 100hz, 60hz.
*Run games in compatibility mode for XP.
*Change Power management mode to Prefer maximum performance in Nvidia control panel.
*Turn off Link State Power management for PCI Express in Windows Power Options.
*Turn off Windows Aero.
*Uninstall Lightboost.
*Remove all secondary monitors.
*Reinstall Games.
*Remove RAM and test sticks individually.
*Increase TDR and/or Turn it off by editing the Registry.
Just recently I have found a solution and it is the only thing that helps at all. I need to underclock the Video Card. I have only tried reducing the Core Clock by 105Mhz but this has stopped the problem every time thus far.
Why is this happening? Why do I need to underclock the card for it to work? Does this point to some problem in particular?
Personally I believe the card should operate at the advertised clock speeds. I don't even want to overclock or mess around with any of that, hence the reason I purchased the Ghz edition(highest stock clocks).
Should I return the card? If so, will I have to wait for RMA or is the store required to replace with an identical card immediately?
.
Specs:
Antec True Power 750w
Asrock Z68 Extreme 4 Gen 3
i5-2500k with Cooler Master Hyper 212+
8GB Corsair Ram DDR3 PC3-12800
Asus Xonar DX
Geforce GTX 780 Ghz Edition
Asus VG248QE Monitor
When installing the new card I cleaned the old drivers with Display Driver Uninstaller.
After installation I'm getting random crashes while playing games, in particular Smite.
Symptoms
The screen goes blank for a 2-5 seconds then comes back on either still in the game or at the desktop telling me "Display driver has stopped responding and has recovered", I can then click back into the game as though nothing has happened. Not only is this inconvenient but in a competitive game like Smite I can promise I'm not getting much love from fellow team members
It does happen in other games, eg. ESO about 10 times but they are few and far between, with Smite it is constant(sometimes 20+ times in a single game!).
Monitoring(when the issue occurs)
GPU Usage - Usually it will spike from around 50% to 99% when the crash occurs, but this is not every time, sometimes it stays around the same usage(before dropping in usage due to going back to desktop).
Temperature - Fine with no significant change, never above 50-60C
Fan Speed - Fine, never above 40% (Drops to 0% at the time of crash)
Core Clock - Changes from 1019Mhz to 1150Mhz at the time of crash, then back to 1019. (It goes 1150Mhz a lot of the time with no problems though)
Memory Clock - Stays constant at 3005Mhz
Troubleshooting
I've tried everything I can think, most had no effect on the problem at all:
*Reseat video card, check power connections.
*Reinstall drivers so many times, tried every available version for my card including the new beta ones.
*Try different refresh rates(with V Sync on), 144hz, 120hz, 100hz, 60hz.
*Run games in compatibility mode for XP.
*Change Power management mode to Prefer maximum performance in Nvidia control panel.
*Turn off Link State Power management for PCI Express in Windows Power Options.
*Turn off Windows Aero.
*Uninstall Lightboost.
*Remove all secondary monitors.
*Reinstall Games.
*Remove RAM and test sticks individually.
*Increase TDR and/or Turn it off by editing the Registry.
Just recently I have found a solution and it is the only thing that helps at all. I need to underclock the Video Card. I have only tried reducing the Core Clock by 105Mhz but this has stopped the problem every time thus far.
Why is this happening? Why do I need to underclock the card for it to work? Does this point to some problem in particular?
Personally I believe the card should operate at the advertised clock speeds. I don't even want to overclock or mess around with any of that, hence the reason I purchased the Ghz edition(highest stock clocks).
Should I return the card? If so, will I have to wait for RMA or is the store required to replace with an identical card immediately?
.
Specs:
Antec True Power 750w
Asrock Z68 Extreme 4 Gen 3
i5-2500k with Cooler Master Hyper 212+
8GB Corsair Ram DDR3 PC3-12800
Asus Xonar DX
Geforce GTX 780 Ghz Edition
Asus VG248QE Monitor
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