My graphics card keeps blocking games? help?

terminator123 · Oct 13, 2014

Hi

I have a gtx 660
and when i play games such as assetto corsa or gta iv or arma 3
its fine until suddenly the sound goes all weird a kinda of "static like" and my pc almost crashes, sometimes it does and i have to restart sometimes it doesnt.

but i just checked event viewer and it said
Application acs.exe has been blocked from accessing Graphics hardware.

do you know why this keeps happening? i have ram 16gb 2400mhz, intel core i7 4970k. people keep saying update drivers. intel hd or gtx 660 and i have been, then it starts to work and stops working
idk what to do?and i get these as well "The Intel(R) HD Graphics Control Panel Service service terminated with the following error:
Unspecified error"

and these

Faulting application name: igfxCUIService.exe, version: 6.15.10.3907, time stamp: 0x53e0fb5e
Faulting module name: igfxCUIService.exe, version: 6.15.10.3907, time stamp: 0x53e0fb5e
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0000000000012798
Faulting process ID: 0x460
Faulting application start time: 0x01cfe65c89f3d0e2
Faulting application path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxCUIService.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxCUIService.exe
Report ID: c919008f-524f-11e4-8292-74d435e777e5
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

id apprecaite if somenoe can help! thanks!

Goldengoose · Oct 13, 2014

When you update your drivers, do you fully uninstall them first before you re-install them?

terminator123 · Oct 13, 2014

Goldengoose :

Hmm no maybe not and which one shall i uninstall
im using gtx 660 so do i need to touch itnel hd or wat :s?

and do you know what some of them errors mean?

Goldengoose · Oct 13, 2014

Uninstall your Nvidia graphics drivers from the control panel. Then run http://www.guru3d.com/category/driversweeper/ to get rid of any random files left behind.

Then go to your graphics drivers website and download the latest ones (not the beta ones). Install, restart and try your games again. If the problem persists, then come back here

terminator123 · Oct 13, 2014

Goldengoose :

Okay then I'll try it again thanks.
Here: http://puu.sh/calHD/cdd4ff350d.png is what was popping up in event viewer

terminator123 · Oct 13, 2014

Deleted, reinstalled and i still get this
The driver \Driver\nvoclk64 failed to load for the device ROOT\SYSTEM\0002.

and my game crashes and pc freezes

?

Goldengoose · Oct 13, 2014

How long has it been doing this? Is it possible you got a new windows update around the time it started?

terminator123 · Oct 13, 2014

Goldengoose :

Its been doing this since i installed my gtx 660 from my other pc into my new buitl pc
before that i was using onboard and it was fine.

Goldengoose · Oct 13, 2014

What PSU have you got? And how old is it?

If you have the right drivers, and assuming games were working before the GPU got installed, it must be the GPU itself or the PSU is not powerful enough for that GPU.

Have you tried the version before the current drivers for your graphics card? Some people find this solves issues.

terminator123 · Oct 13, 2014

Goldengoose :

Hm okay ive tried the update 4 x older before the latest
my psu is
evga 850w 80+ gold
is this powerful enought o power my gtx 660?
and gpu is quite old
everything else is new! i only built couple of weeks ago you see.

Goldengoose · Oct 13, 2014

Not much else i can say really my friend. That PSU will be fine to power it.

If the rig works without the GPU, then it must be the GPU that is an issue; unless you've done something drastically wrong with installation/the drivers. Can you try a friends GPU by any chance?

terminator123 · Oct 13, 2014

Goldengoose :

That's what I was thinking but probably not.
I took out my GPU 10 minutes ago but so far its okay.
like idk ill try playing gta iv and see
but my temps were reaching 95 degrees on assetto corsa when i was playing it (at the time it didint happen, but i had to run very low and even still it was very bad quality/laggy.

so unless i buy another gtx 660? i dont really want to spend £460+ on the gtx980 really ;/? idk maybe i can test all my components some how to make sure its nothing else?

terminator123 · Oct 13, 2014

I ran the windows ram test

http://puu.sh/caxdv/4051b6ffb6.jpg

and before i ran hdd tests and it all came back nil.

Mahisse · Oct 13, 2014

95 degrees is way too much for a gaming scenario. Even for a bench mark. It sounds like your card is overheating so you should probably try to clean it. It may be necessary to reapply some thermal paste between the heat sink and the GPU.

Most GPUs have a max temp on 100-105 celsius before they reboot the system as a safety feature.

Do the fans even spin?

terminator123 · Oct 13, 2014

Mahisse :

Um you're confusing me?
I was talking about my CPU but it was because i took out my GPU and its an incredibly cpu intensive game so it reached them temps
with a gpu i was getting 50-70 i believe.

i took out my gpu because i think it was faulty! if you could help maybe read above!.
my cpu has fine temps also.

Goldengoose · Oct 13, 2014

What temp was the GPU at when it was running?

terminator123 · Oct 13, 2014

Goldengoose :

tbh idk dude?
but when i used to play arma 3 the same thing happened
and when it crashed
or before it crashed i check my gpu temp and its at 70-80 degrees.
but atm the gpu is out in a bag. im using onboard

terminator123 · Oct 13, 2014

do i just buy a new gpu and risk it D but im scared incase it aint my gpu but i think it is.. thing is i cant really see if it happens on assetto corsa as my temps get really high due to the game and im using onboard..

hang-the-9 · Oct 13, 2014

I deleted your other thread. This post is not "dead" you should not expect instant replies to questions.

Best thing to do is re-install Windows and the drivers clean. After you install the nVidia card, disable the onboard HD video in Device Manager, and see what happens. If it continues to crash, test the card in another system if you can. You need to rule out where the issue is.

terminator123 · Oct 13, 2014

hang-the-9 :

oh ok sorry and okay ill try, thanks.

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