Graphics card problem? graphics drivers crash daily

HistLord · July 27, 2014

I build my pc in june of 2012 been upgrading it since

pcpartpicker.com/p/46ynyc

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor

Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 Motherboard

Memory: G. Skill Ripjaws Z series 16gb 4x4 ddr3 1600

Storage: Intel 530 Series 240GB SSD ---Boot drive

WD Green 1.5TB 3.5" HDD --- Storage

WD Red 3TB 3.5" HDD ----Storage

WD Black 1TB 3.5" 7HDD ----Game Drive

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card

Windows 8.1 pro

3 monitors - 2x1080 1x1050

Since December I have been having a problem with playing certain games, mostly Borderlands 2. Since then it will play occasionally but its been getting worse. When the game starts, nothing wrong looks great, (only play on one screen btw) plays wonderfully. I start playing and within five or ten minutes I start seeing artifacts on the screen and within seconds the Graphics Drivers crash. When this first started I rolled back drivers, pushed onto beta drivers, tried several, no difference.

Now I just run the newest drivers, several game no longer play, including borerland 2, have random screen shuttering, and random graphic drivers crashes, sometimes even when on the desktop. Have already had memtest on all of my ram, no errors.

Some Software That is always running in background includes Rainmeter, Truecrypt on the 2 storage drives, onedrive sync client, normally 5-20 chrome tabs open, and Advast, thats it.

any Ideas? IS it my card or just software?

Thanks in advance

Archangel1994 · July 28, 2014

Since you already stated trying several drivers and that you are now on the newest suggests a broken card but then you should have troubles in every game, not a select few.

Still though the last things I can recommend before buying a new card would be to reinstall the games that don't work. Have nothing open in the background (though that shouldn't help unless something demanding is closed). If you have OC'd anything revert it back to stock and retest everything.

As a last resort reinstall windows etc and go to bios and select default settings then see if it still happens.

AnUnQuietMind · July 28, 2014

I know this is what idiot IT people tell people as there first question but are your gpu power cables plugged in properly and what power supply are you usingl.

HistLord · July 29, 2014

I've re installed my quite large steam library (fills most of the drive 40gb free out of 960) since December, even wiped everything from both my C: drive and the game drive (D:) and did a fresh install of windows, and then everything worked but borderlands 2, now more problems so I don't know. I read something on reddit a while ago that some kepler cards just had problems with the game, but could never find proof. I want to try my card in another pc, but won't beable to until sept when I'm back at school.

I know this is what idiot IT people tell people as there first question but are your gpu power cables plugged in properly and what power supply are you usingl.

raidmax 850 gold semi-modular its 2-3 years old, only bought such a big one cause it was cheap and semi modular