Problems with GTX 770

[dhruvac1992]

Hey guys,

I bought a new PC gaming rig a couple of days ago and ran into some problems with the Graphics Card (I assume).

The card I bought was a Zotac NVidia GTX 770.

The screen goes black quite often on WIndows home screen (Windows 7 Pro) and stops responding in games as well.

I thought it might be due to outdated drivers, so I updated drivers (with Clean Install) and still get the same problem:
The screen blacks out, comes back and displays the error message - 

"Display driver NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver Version 335.23 stopped responding and has successfully recovered."

 

I googled the error message and read that it might be due to bug in the latest driver.

So, I uninstalled the drivers in Safe mode, uninstaled the additional softwares as well and installed the driver that came with the Card in the CD.

But, I still get the same problem with same error message, but with the corresponding Driver Version Number, i.e., Version 320.08.

 

I have no idea what the problem is, but an estimated guess might say it's due to Driver or maybe Overheating.

 

My PC Specs:
ASUS Z87-A MoBo

Intel 4770k Processor (with stock Heat Sink)

Zotac NVIDIA GTX 770

16 GB RAM (2x8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz)

Antec 750W Power Supply (80+ Bronze Rating)

Windows 7 Pro running on Samsung EVO 120 GB SSD

Additional Seagate 1TB HDD

 

PS: I couldn't find a good cabinet so I went with a cheap one that doesn't provide a great cooling solution

So I wonder, if the bad cabinet could be causing the Graphics Card to overheat. But then again, I get the problem even on Windows Home Screen without any additional programs running.

 

I'm stumped and I'd be glad if someone could help me out

 

Thanks guys!