New GTX 770 GPU Slow down/Delayed Login

Sorry - just saw your PM and I only have a minute. I'll be back on this in a couple of hours.

One possible problem is extra drivers or driver remnants creating conflicts. Try downloading and running Display Driver Uninstaller, reboot, then reinstall the original driver that came on the support disk. During reinstall, if you get a "New hardware discovered. Would you like to install: message, click "No", then manually install the driver.

(http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html)

If that doesn't work, I'll come back with some other suggestions in a bit.

We can't really rule out anything yet, including malware. Rather than trying to backtrack through everything, if you've got a good backup of critical files on your OS drive I would recommend starting from scratch. It will take a while and be tedious, but then so will the alternatives.

Insert your Windows disk in your ODD, then shut down, switch off PSU and disconnect all of your drives (SSD, HDD, ODD) and GPU. Press and hold power button, etc, and clear the CMOS again. Switch your monitor cable to the mobo I/O panel connector.

Switch on PSU and power up- should take you to BIOS screen. Hit the Exit button, then select "Load Optimized Defaults", then select "Yes" to load. Once that's complete, go to the boot priority and set it to boot from CD/DVD if you have the install disk, or USB if you have the ISO on a thumbdrive. Hit "Exit" and "Save Changes & Reset". Then power down again.

Hook up your ODD or USB as appropriate and OS drive. If you use a USB, make sure it's plugged into a USB 2.0 port. Power up and let it boot to the Windows install menu. Select the clean install option and go through the install process. Once it's complete and it's rebooted into Windows, install the drivers from your mobo support disk. Start with the chipset driver and reboot each time before installing the next driver. Once all of the drivers are installed, go ahead and do your Windows updates.

If you haven't had any issues up to this point, power down and install your GPU and switch your monitor cable, then power up and manually install the driver that came with the card, then reboot. At this point, I would start adding in third-party software - start with CPU-Z, HWMonitor (it's free) or your monitoring software of choice, and a graphics benchmark like Unigine Heaven 4.0 (also free). Run some benchmarks and see how everything is working. If no problems, load your AV software and run the updates for it, then power down.

At this point, you can start updating your drivers (BIOS should be good). Again, start with the chipset and reboot before installing the next one. After each reboot, but before the next driver install, play around with the different programs and functions, graphics benchmarks, etc, to see if you're getting any lags, freezes, etc.

After you've completed all the updates, shut down again and hook up any additional drives you have. Boot to BIOS and enable the XMP profile for your DRAM, then "Exit" and "Save & Reset", and boot to Windows. Run a full AV scan on any drives you added (if you transfer in files from a backup drive, make sure you run a full scan on those too).

In Windows, go to Power Options and select "High Performance". Then click "Change plan settings", then "Change advanced power options". Under "Processor power management", change the minimum and maximum processor state to 100%. Then hit your start button and in the search window, type in "msconfig" and hit return. The System Configuration window should pop-up - click on the Boot tab, then select Advanced Options. In the Boot Advanced Options window, look in the upper right-hand corner for a box labeled "Maximum memory" - if the little box next to it is checked, uncheck it, then hit OK. It'll go back to the System Config window - check the box that says "Make all boot settings permanent", then hit Apply and OK.

As you go through each of the steps, watch for any problems. If you don't run into any problems, at this point I would set a new Restore Point and save an image of your system for backup. Then load up your games and fire away!



CPU-Z: http://www.cpuid.com/downloads/cpu-z/1.70-setup-en.exe
HWMonitor: http://www.cpuid.com/downloads/hwmonitor/1.25-setup.exe
Unigine Heaven: http://www.guru3d.com/files_details/download_unigine_heaven_benchmark.html

If you read through this forum for any length of time, you'll notice that several of the senior members will initially recommend a few solutions, and then recommend "benching" the system. This is a simpler way of recommending what I did, only it takes the additional step of removing the mobo from the case to eliminate the possibility of a short between the mobo and chassis, and also running MemTest86 to verify that the DRAM and DIMM slots are good. The reason for this is that there are so many variables in a computer system and so many possibilities for a driver/software/hardware conflict that you could guess at solutions for a very long time and never fix the problem. Starting from scratch (or my version of "scratch") can take some time and effort, but has the virtue of establishing a clean foundation for your build, eliminates a large majority of the possible fault points, and reinforces your knowledge and confidence level in your own system.

I should add that there are certain kinds of problems that are relatively simple to define and allow you to concentrate your efforts on a single component or area of your system. For these, benching a system is unnecessary and overkill. Benching comes into play for those problems that aren't as easily pinpointed.

You got it. It doesn't have to go in that precise order, but I recommend establishing a pattern to keep things straight, i.e. base OS/base drivers/update OS/update drivers. I do, however, recommend installing your chipset driver before you install any of the other drivers. You shouldn't need to mess with your BIOS, as I believe it's already on the latest version? If you do reflash it, I'd stick with the lastest version but reflash it first before you do your OS install.

For the GPU, I would start with the driver that came with it, then update it after a reboot. That may just be paranoia on my part, but it's a system that's worked well for me.

I would also recommend setting Windows Restore Points frequently throughout the process. That way if you run into a conflict or unstable driver or update, it's easy to back it up a step and address the issue without having to redo a bunch of work.

Yes my Bios is the latest version, because of this should i even do the cmos thing? Could i just restore it to default settings? I'm sure there is an option in BIOS to. xD

You could, but it goes back to the clean slate philosophy I addressed earlier. Clearing CMOS and the "Load Optimized Defaults" are similar functions, but work to a different degree. When you load optimized defaults, it factors in attached components and can retain any corrupted elements that were induced or introduced following the BIOS flash. Clearing CMOS takes the board back to factory settings irrespective of any components attached so when you power it up, it's the same as firing it up for the first time. It's similar to the difference between a Windows repair install and a clean install.

Clearing your CMOS is easy and not risky - just remember to switch off your PSU. Your manual (Pg 1-27) says to unplug it also. I never do, but I probably should. It doesn't say to press and hold your power button several times to clear stray voltage - it may be unnecessary, but I do it as a matter of practice, similar to grounding myself prior to handling electronics with exposed contacts.

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/SocketAM3+/M5A99X_EVO_R2.0/E8044_M5A99X_EVO_R2.pdf

It should work the same as the jumper, but instead of messing with the jumper cap just press and hold the CLR CMOS button for 10-15 seconds.

No sweat - ask as many questions as you like. If I wasn't willing to answer them, I wouldn't be here

Yes, you should power down, switch off and unplug the PSU. The CMOS uses volatile memory to save settings, so it needs to have constant power. When the system is on, it draws that power from the mobo, but when it's off it uses the battery. You can clear that memory by just removing the battery, but you don't know how long it will take - could be seconds, could be days (seconds are more likely, but I'm just guessing). If you don't allow enough time, instead of clearing it you might just corrupt it.

The jumper and CLR CMOS button take the guess-work out of it by shorting out the memory which effectively erases it. The manual doesn't say you need to remove the battery when using the jumper/button, but many people do this to ensure that it gets cleared. Kind of a belt & suspenders approach.

If you look in the driver folder on your mobo support disk, you'll see a driver labeled "Chipset" or "AMD Chipset Driver" or something similar. It's basically an instruction set for your mobo that tells it how to interact with components and other drivers when you install them.

I would specifically install each of them manually, starting with the chipset driver, and reboot between each one. If you use the auto-install it just loads them all up at the same time, then reboots at the end. It should work fine that way, and for most people it does, but so should your system's hardware and software. If that were the case, you and I wouldn't be having this conversation