[Solved] Error 43, New system build, fresh os install, older card

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Solved: Please see my response. Card was faulty.

I have a evga nvidia gtx 950 sc+ graphics card which is presenting the error 43 in device manager under windows 10 since I built my new computer. Previously the card was working fine in Windows 10 on my year old ITX build. I can install the latest 390.65 driver and play games like dying light without issues until (I reboot the computer) at which point windows loads basic vga drivers and the nvidia reports error 43. At which point I have to boot to safe mode, use ddu to remove the drivers fully, reboot again, install the drivers, reboot and reinstall the drivers once more before I am yet again able to play games and enjoy my new system.

I have taken the following steps in troubleshooting:
replaced motherboard (had asus rog strix b350f changed to gigabyte ga-ab350-gaming 3
Installed drivers from the motherboards cd, (chipset drivers and such)
Looked for but could not find "Lucid VIRTU MVP" or "iDisplay software"
reseated the card many times
Fresh installed windows 10
Fresh installed windows 10 (with internet unplugged) to avoid update to creators
used ddu countless times (more than 15) in safe-mode to clean out old drivers

This is a brand new build, my specs are:

gigabyte ga-ab350-gaming 3 motherboard
ryzen 7 1700x cpu
evga nvidia gtx 950 sc+ graphics card
contacsilent12 thermaltake cpu cooler
corsair cx650m 650w modular power supply
two ssd drives (120G and 250G)
one sata mechanical drive 3TB

Tomorrow I am going to place the card back into the itx from which it came, to see if the problem occurs and perhaps the card somehow got damaged though im very careful with handling computer hardware, always store in anti-static bags and discharge my body before handling by the edges.

Will post results of that test
Thought it might have been the windows 10 creators update causing the issue, but after refreshing windows 10 with the network disconnected, i avoided any updates and still had the problem. Could it be power? is 650w enough for what I have? Is it that I am using a amd cpu and a nvidia card (Ive seen others with ryzen 7 machines running nvidia 1080's, shouldent it handle a 950 ) Seems gaming is fine as long as I don't reboot my system for whatever reason, or it will error out.

Can someone please help me try to troubleshoot this problem as I am getting close to my return date deadline for the cpu, cooler and psu. Motherobard was replaced today.

 
Solution
Newest Update: EVGA deemed the card faulty and approved a RMA for it. Meanwhile I was able to get a newer card for my machine and I will gift the replacement to my best friend who has done so much for me.
I wanted to note that upon installing the replacement 1050 ti purchased today windows automatically detected it, and ive rebooted without any more error 43.

There are countless forum discussions on error 43 in general as I have discovered while trying to troubleshoot my situation. I would like to say that if someone stumbles upon this thread because they have the same error, it does not necessarily mean that your card is also dead. This error is generic and can mean that there is a real hardware problem or there is some problem...

positiveoutlook8

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Jan 8, 2018
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Newest Update: EVGA deemed the card faulty and approved a RMA for it. Meanwhile I was able to get a newer card for my machine and I will gift the replacement to my best friend who has done so much for me.
I wanted to note that upon installing the replacement 1050 ti purchased today windows automatically detected it, and ive rebooted without any more error 43.

There are countless forum discussions on error 43 in general as I have discovered while trying to troubleshoot my situation. I would like to say that if someone stumbles upon this thread because they have the same error, it does not necessarily mean that your card is also dead. This error is generic and can mean that there is a real hardware problem or there is some problem with the drivers. I would suggest to anyone trying to troubleshoot this problem to try putting your card into a friends system, or vice versa, try a known good card and put that into your system. This will help eliminate wasted time trying to boot to safe mode, use ddu (display driver uninstaller) , boot back to windows, download yet another version of the driver, install that and repeat. If in your case your card has been verified to be working by swapping it with another system, then you should look at the driver path. Check what version you have, that its the correct driver for your device and try an older driver which may be more stable for you. You should also try doing a windows update as there can be patches there that might solve your problem.

Just an update, I have plugged the graphics card in question into the itx system that it previously was working in and discovered the same error 43 code. Either my card is defective or windows has done some update that does not agree with my driver. [strike]Still investigating, any suggestions are appreciated.
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