"Display driver stopped responding and has recovered."

[robertparsons4]

On Friday, I built my first ever PC with these brand new parts:

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor

Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory 

Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout with Window ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse

 

However, whenever I try to run a GPU benchmark or play a game, the computer freezes and locks up, the screen goes black for a few seconds, and a Windows error message pops up saying "Display driver stopped responding and has recovered. Display driver NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version 340.52 stopped responding and has successfully recovered." Sometimes the same freezing occurs whenever I do everyday tasks, like opening up Google Chrome. I even tried downgrading from Windows 8 to Windows 7, but the problem is still occurring. Plus GeForce Experience installed the drivers for my GPU, so I don't know what's wrong. Does anyone know what's wrong? Thanks.

[Enderman]

Try increasing your core voltage. You didnt overclock the 770, right?

[robertparsons4]

Try increasing your core voltage. You didnt overclock the 770, right?

No, I did not overclock it.

[dragoon20005]

it may seem that the driver install was not complete or was corrupted

 

http://www.guru3d.com/files_details/display_driver_uninstaller_download.html

 

use the above program to remove the driver

 

and re-download and install the drivers

 

if the above problem still persist

 

check if the GPU works with another PC

 

if it is confirmed to be GPU fault

 

RMA the GPU