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Not meaning to necro, but I had this issue crop up again today in Lichdom Battlemage...

 

So I spent about an hour trying to work out the solution, turns out.. underclocking my card by 50MHz on core/memory fixed it.

 

Not tested to see how low I have to go for it not to crash the drivers but I am wondering if it's a thermal or a power related issue... since that's the only reason I could imagine this would have affected and fixed it? Perhaps also the fact it's a factory OC card? Not sure... anyway to anyone with similar issues, underclock a little and save yourself some headaches!

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Hello LTT Forum,

 

I have been having this issue with this computer setup for a while now and I have a feeling that it's an onboard audio/motherboard issue but I am not certain.

 

Basically, let's say I am playing one of the games that causes these issues. The games that I have seen it happen in are "Star Conflict", "Far Cry 3" (Blood Dragon included), "Battlefield 3".

 

I have had it happen today 5 times inside 5 minutes on Star Conflict, basically I was in the same position loitering and I guess this zone just caused issues for my system.

 

Now, obviously this isn't normal.

 

My system specs are as follows:

 

Motherboard: Asus P9Z68-V Pro/Gen3

CPU: i7-2600K @ Stock speeds, never manually OC'd

GPU: EVGA GTX 680 (this one over here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130771)

PSU: Corsair AX650W

OS: Win7 64bit

RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3

Storage: OS on 250GB SSD, previously on 1TB HDD seeing same issues. Current setup: 2x1TB HDD for mass storage, 250GB C drive, 500GB Steam/Games drive (where all games are stored currently). Both SSD's are Samsung 840s, 500GB is EVO.

 

Peripherals used: Logitech G35, Ducky Shine II keyboard (blue switch master race), Logitech C920 webcam, Anker Gaming Mouse (if you never heard of this mouse, I'd say it's one of the best).

 

Screens: 2x BenQ GL2450

 

Anyway, what happens when the issue occurs is that my audio starts crazing out as both my screens go black for a second, as if there was a graphics driver crash. Previously it would popup saying "graphics driver has crashed" but it no longer does that. I am sure it is a combination of graphics and audio drivers crashing though but the problem is I don't know how to resolve it.

 

I recently clean installed my PC when I moved from HDD to SSD as boot drive so I mean, could it be bad drivers?

 

I have already tried googling the issue myself but as I have little time with my FT job on top of running my YT channel, I find it difficult to find the time. I am wanting to cover Star Conflict on my channel which is why it bothers me moreso, since you can't have your drivers crashing in the middle of a recording! :P

 

Cheers,

 

- Joppsta

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did you by any chance play around with your graphics card's bios?

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did you by any chance play around with your graphics card's bios?

Nope, I have never really been much of a tinkerer in terms of the software side of things, I only chuck hardware in a box and hope it works! The most software tinkering I do is modding games... that's about it.

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I am no expert, but you could try uninstalling the GPU drivers, then doing a custom installation->clean install. Hope it helps!

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I have 16gb of Corsair Vengence memory aswell. 1 of my sticks died and since the other 3 have been causing crashes for my system. I'm willing to bet that you have the same problem.

Don't buy corsair products IMO.

Are they within warranty?

if so, you should RMA them.

back to the thread topic.

Try downloading the latest drivers at http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/71704 the newest ones just came out last tuesday.

Also, if you don't have much time, I'd recommend Geforce Experience. It optimizes your settings for you in games with a few clicks.

http://www.geforce.com/geforce-experience

Woo!

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if you have overclocked the gpu back it down to stock and see if it fixes it

PC specs.3570k, asus p8z77m pro, 8gb corsair vengence 1600MHz, XFX 550w, seagate barracuda 1TB, MSI 660ti, cooler master k350, cooler master hyper tx3 evo.

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Are they within warranty?

if so, you should RMA them.

back to the thread topic.

Try downloading the latest drivers at http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/71704 the newest ones just came out last tuesday.

Also, if you don't have much time, I'd recommend Geforce Experience. It optimizes your settings for you in games with a few clicks.

http://www.geforce.com/geforce-experience

 

I have been using latest drivers and Geforce Experience since it launched.

 

if you have overclocked the gpu back it down to stock and see if it fixes it

 

Does a factory OC also cause these issues? I have never OC'd it... I never OC any parts of my system except maybe auto-OC software on the CPU.. even then I think I disabled that.

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Does a factory OC also cause these issues? I have never OC'd it... I never OC any parts of my system except maybe auto-OC software on the CPU.. even then I think I disabled that.

I don't think so. if you are within warrenty just RMA it

PC specs.3570k, asus p8z77m pro, 8gb corsair vengence 1600MHz, XFX 550w, seagate barracuda 1TB, MSI 660ti, cooler master k350, cooler master hyper tx3 evo.

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The fact this happens in Star Conflict is puzzling. That game isn't very demanding at all, and shouldn't really load your rig at all. It a very light game (fun, but very light). This suggests its more then likely a driver issue more then anything. Try one of the following procedures:

Completely uninstall your GeForce drivers:

Download the latest if you dont have a copy elsewhere on your machine. If you have a non-reference card, download the drivers from the manufacturers website. 

1> Go to Add or Remove Programs (Win + R, type "appwiz.cpl" , enter)
2> Remove any driver software for GeForce

3> Go to device manager, and uninstall drivers for your GPU.

4> Run Driver Sweeper and select your display drivers. Be sure to exclude the driver installer file, as this will detect and delete those as well. 

5> Reboot into safe mode and run Driver Sweeper again just to be sure. Reboot again back to normal

 At this stage, your system may revert to default drivers, this is ok. You'll replace them next step.

6> If you have CCleaner on your system, run a registry scan to remove any old entries left by the Geforce software and drivers. Latest version can be found here

7> Run the latest Geforce installer to reinstall new drivers. Reboot. 

 

OR

 

Back off all of your OC'd hardware, if any, back to stock clocks. 

 

If neither one of these resolves your issue, you may have a bigger stability problem that needs addressed. 

I am whatever I am. 

 

 

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Are they within warranty?

if so, you should RMA them.

back to the thread topic.

Try downloading the latest drivers at http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/71704 the newest ones just came out last tuesday.

Also, if you don't have much time, I'd recommend Geforce Experience. It optimizes your settings for you in games with a few clicks.

http://www.geforce.com/geforce-experience

Fuq dat shit. Too much effort, i'll just deal with the shitty RAM. I frankly don't want another Corsair product to be in my PC. *Almost* every corsair product i have bought has been faulty within 6 months of purchase.

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Fuq dat shit. Too much effort, i'll just deal with the shitty RAM. I frankly don't want another Corsair product to be in my PC. *Almost* every corsair product i have bought has been faulty within 6 months of purchase.

 

And of course you know it's the memory because you couldn't be bothered taking the time to run a memory tester.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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And of course you know it's the memory because you couldn't be bothered taking the time to run a memory tester.

Why so condescending and mean? I know it's the memory because of errors like, process XYZ could not be referenced at 0FFFF7002...etc.

I have run this memory in my Z68 1155 2500k build and it still was toast.

I am pretty damn sure it's the RAM.

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The fact this happens in Star Conflict is puzzling. That game isn't very demanding at all, and shouldn't really load your rig at all. It a very light game (fun, but very light). This suggests its more then likely a driver issue more then anything. Try one of the following procedures:

Completely uninstall your GeForce drivers:

Download the latest if you dont have a copy elsewhere on your machine. If you have a non-reference card, download the drivers from the manufacturers website.

1> Go to Add or Remove Programs (Win + R, type "appwiz.cpl" , enter)

2> Remove any driver software for GeForce

3> Go to device manager, and uninstall drivers for your GPU.

4> Run Driver Sweeper and select your display drivers. Be sure to exclude the driver installer file, as this will detect and delete those as well.

5> Reboot into safe mode and run Driver Sweeper again just to be sure. Reboot again back to normal

At this stage, your system may revert to default drivers, this is ok. You'll replace them next step.

6> If you have CCleaner on your system, run a registry scan to remove any old entries left by the Geforce software and drivers. Latest version can be found here

7> Run the latest Geforce installer to reinstall new drivers. Reboot.

OR

Back off all of your OC'd hardware, if any, back to stock clocks.

If neither one of these resolves your issue, you may have a bigger stability problem that needs addressed.

I'll try this next time I'm at my PC... I have a feeling it's not going to help.

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I have reinstalled drivers as instructed with above instructions and will post in about a week if I experience issues again... will probably download and play FC3 to ensure it's fixed.

If not, I'm thinking it's a motherboard problem... since it's happened with 2 cards which is rather odd if you ask me. Luckily I have intentions of upgrading to a newer platform in the next couple years and the issue isn't so annoying that it's unbearable but I sincerely hope this fixes my issue... it can be irritating at times !

 

Cheers to those who have posted.

 

I'll just live with it if this doesn't fix it as I don't OC my hardware so it cannot be that... unless the factory OC is included in that.

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Not meaning to necro, but I had this issue crop up again today in Lichdom Battlemage...

 

So I spent about an hour trying to work out the solution, turns out.. underclocking my card by 50MHz on core/memory fixed it.

 

Not tested to see how low I have to go for it not to crash the drivers but I am wondering if it's a thermal or a power related issue... since that's the only reason I could imagine this would have affected and fixed it? Perhaps also the fact it's a factory OC card? Not sure... anyway to anyone with similar issues, underclock a little and save yourself some headaches!

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