I have a really annoying problem with my video card. Basically, the video card drivers crash 1 to 2 times a day which totally disrupts my computer use/gaming. My brother has the exact same setup and hardware (i guess you could call it the control) except he uses a regular HDD whereas mines an SSD, that shows the rig works fine, it just seems to be mine having issues.
What happens?
1. Firstly the screen, mouse, sound locks up at regular intervals then unfreezes briefly etc etc.
2. After about 30 to 60 seconds the screen goes black.
3. The display comes back with normal function and in the bottom left a notification is displayed saying the "drivers have crashed and recovered etc".
When it happens:
Mostly noticed watching flash videos (youtube etc) or playing games
I have tried:
1. Driver versions 301.42, 304.79
2. Reformatting PC
I haven't tried clean sweeping the old drivers off, I have only uninstalled drivers using windows "uninstall a program". I don't know if that could cause driver conflict?
Any tips or advice would be great that I could try, I am really unsure what else to do.
Thanks
What happens?
1. Firstly the screen, mouse, sound locks up at regular intervals then unfreezes briefly etc etc.
2. After about 30 to 60 seconds the screen goes black.
3. The display comes back with normal function and in the bottom left a notification is displayed saying the "drivers have crashed and recovered etc".
When it happens:
Mostly noticed watching flash videos (youtube etc) or playing games
I have tried:
1. Driver versions 301.42, 304.79
2. Reformatting PC
I haven't tried clean sweeping the old drivers off, I have only uninstalled drivers using windows "uninstall a program". I don't know if that could cause driver conflict?
Any tips or advice would be great that I could try, I am really unsure what else to do.
Thanks