Hi
Background: I have an Alienware X51 R1, running on I5 proccessor and GTX555 with 8gbram.
The issue occured recently, and my com has been capable of playing the game before.
Problem:
Last month, my com started having BSOD, so I cleaned the computer interior, updated all drivers and did all the malware/spyware checks. By doing the above, the BSOD stopped. However now 2 issues have happened. And i believe they might be inter-related
1) When I play Assassins Creed 4, within 5mins of loading the game, the game will hang and alt-tab out to the desktop. I can still hear the sound from the game, but I cant alt-tab/ click back into the game. When it alt-tabs, I THINK the computer refreshes?? Cause at the bottom of the screen, a line stating my resolution appears, similar to what appears when i first turn my computer on.
So I tried Trine 2, the game will hang/stutter. But I am able to continue playing by alt-tabing out and then alt-tabing in.
In both cases, the 'nvidia kernel mode driver has stopped responding and has recovered' did not pop up, which leads me to error 2
2) So i decided to try a third game for the heck of it, Tropico 4. So what happens is that it just crashes, with the 'nvidia kernel mode driver has stopped responding and has recovered' popping up,
Solutions I have tried:
1) Turning off Vsync, in the games as well as in Nvidia Control
2) Setting Power Management Mode in Nvidia Control to Max Performance
3) Underclocking GPU
4) Updating drivers to latest , 337.88
5) Tried downgrading drivers to 335.23 and 332.21
6) Tried a different monitor
7) Malware Checks
8) Following this http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2665946, increasing GPU processing time
9) Lowering graphics to minimum
10) Turning on Game Booster while playing
11) Closing Avira, and other anti-virus programs while playing
I am guessing that the nVidia kernal mode driver failure is causing all my problems while gaming.
Having said that, the kernel mode driver just crashed as I am typing this.
Hope help can be found =).
Thanks
An Extremely Frustruated Gamer
Background: I have an Alienware X51 R1, running on I5 proccessor and GTX555 with 8gbram.
The issue occured recently, and my com has been capable of playing the game before.
Problem:
Last month, my com started having BSOD, so I cleaned the computer interior, updated all drivers and did all the malware/spyware checks. By doing the above, the BSOD stopped. However now 2 issues have happened. And i believe they might be inter-related
1) When I play Assassins Creed 4, within 5mins of loading the game, the game will hang and alt-tab out to the desktop. I can still hear the sound from the game, but I cant alt-tab/ click back into the game. When it alt-tabs, I THINK the computer refreshes?? Cause at the bottom of the screen, a line stating my resolution appears, similar to what appears when i first turn my computer on.
So I tried Trine 2, the game will hang/stutter. But I am able to continue playing by alt-tabing out and then alt-tabing in.
In both cases, the 'nvidia kernel mode driver has stopped responding and has recovered' did not pop up, which leads me to error 2
2) So i decided to try a third game for the heck of it, Tropico 4. So what happens is that it just crashes, with the 'nvidia kernel mode driver has stopped responding and has recovered' popping up,
Solutions I have tried:
1) Turning off Vsync, in the games as well as in Nvidia Control
2) Setting Power Management Mode in Nvidia Control to Max Performance
3) Underclocking GPU
4) Updating drivers to latest , 337.88
5) Tried downgrading drivers to 335.23 and 332.21
6) Tried a different monitor
7) Malware Checks
8) Following this http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2665946, increasing GPU processing time
9) Lowering graphics to minimum
10) Turning on Game Booster while playing
11) Closing Avira, and other anti-virus programs while playing
I am guessing that the nVidia kernal mode driver failure is causing all my problems while gaming.
Having said that, the kernel mode driver just crashed as I am typing this.
Hope help can be found =).
Thanks
An Extremely Frustruated Gamer
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