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XenosTech
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So I set back up an old system my friend gave me and every time I install the latest Nvidia driver the screen would be pixelated to the point where you can even make out anything on the screen. It only goes back to working normal when I uninstall the graphics driver and let windows install its basic display driver. The card is an EVGA GT 640 (yes I know it's old, getting my new system this weekend(hopefully) just using this one as a back up just in case any parts that are DOA. Almost forgot I'm using windows 10 Home 64 bit.

Any suggestions as to why this might be happening ?

 

I'm at work so replies may be a little slow at times.

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After installing the drivers have you checked the resolution?

It's possible that for some reason windows doesn't change the resolution to the correct one.

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1 minute ago, samcool55 said:

After installing the drivers have you checked the resolution?

It's possible that for some reason windows doesn't change the resolution to the correct one.

Yup the resolution didn't change... my res max is 1280x1024 or something like that. (Using an old 14 in Acer monitor)

Main PC:

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600  | GPU: RTX 2060 | PSU:  | Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 3200Mhz 16GB | OS Drive: Western Digital Black NVMe 250GB | Game Drive(s): Samsung 970 Evo 500GB | Motherboard:  | Case: Fractal Design Define R6 | Monitor(s):  | Keyboard:  | Mouse: Steelseries Sensei 310

 

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CPU: Intel Xeon X3440 | Motherboard: Super Micro X8SIL | Memory: 16GB DDR3 1066Mhz ECC UDIMM | HBA: Dell Perc H200 (Flashed to IT Mode) | Drives: 3x 16TB Seagate Exos x16, 2x 6TB Seagate Enterprise, 1x 6TB WD RED

 

RENEKTON (NAS)

CPU: Intel Core i5 4570TE | Case: Fractal Design Define S | Memory: 16G DDR3 1333Mhz SODIMM | HBA: LSI 1068E (Flashed to IT Mode) | Storage: 4x 3TB Hitachi, 2x 3TB WD RED

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5 minutes ago, XenosTech said:

Yup the resolution didn't change... my res max is 1280x1024 or something like that. (Using an old 14 in Acer monitor)

I don't know with W10 but i know W7 had something called cleartype or whatever.

It could change the way text was handled with a simple test you have to do so it's easier to read.

Maybe you can try to find and use that?

 

Again, no idea if W10 has that.

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Can you maybe provide a ghetto-screenshot aka actual picture of you monitor?

Did you make a fresh install of windows? If not try DDU ( Display driver uninstaller ) to clean out all existing drivers from earlier GPUs. 

Does this happen on both dvi ports? (if you have the one with 2x DVI )

 

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19 minutes ago, samcool55 said:

I don't know with W10 but i know W7 had something called cleartype or whatever.

It could change the way text was handled with a simple test you have to do so it's easier to read.

Maybe you can try to find and use that?

 

Again, no idea if W10 has that.

I can't see anything at all on the monitor.... Not even the icons on my desktop or the background.

1 minute ago, Randomguy1911 said:

Can you maybe provide a ghetto-screenshot aka actual picture of you monitor?

Did you make a fresh install of windows? If not try DDU ( Display driver uninstaller ) to clean out all existing drivers from earlier GPUs. 

Does this happen on both dvi ports? (if you have the one with 2x DVI )

 

I'll have to reinstall the driver when I get home and take a pic of it and yes it has both DVI ports.

Main PC:

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600  | GPU: RTX 2060 | PSU:  | Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 3200Mhz 16GB | OS Drive: Western Digital Black NVMe 250GB | Game Drive(s): Samsung 970 Evo 500GB | Motherboard:  | Case: Fractal Design Define R6 | Monitor(s):  | Keyboard:  | Mouse: Steelseries Sensei 310

 

NASUS (NAS)

CPU: Intel Xeon X3440 | Motherboard: Super Micro X8SIL | Memory: 16GB DDR3 1066Mhz ECC UDIMM | HBA: Dell Perc H200 (Flashed to IT Mode) | Drives: 3x 16TB Seagate Exos x16, 2x 6TB Seagate Enterprise, 1x 6TB WD RED

 

RENEKTON (NAS)

CPU: Intel Core i5 4570TE | Case: Fractal Design Define S | Memory: 16G DDR3 1333Mhz SODIMM | HBA: LSI 1068E (Flashed to IT Mode) | Storage: 4x 3TB Hitachi, 2x 3TB WD RED

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I haven't forgotten about you guys... I found out what the issue was, basically the card is dying but I got my new system so I don't have to worry.

Main PC:

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600  | GPU: RTX 2060 | PSU:  | Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 3200Mhz 16GB | OS Drive: Western Digital Black NVMe 250GB | Game Drive(s): Samsung 970 Evo 500GB | Motherboard:  | Case: Fractal Design Define R6 | Monitor(s):  | Keyboard:  | Mouse: Steelseries Sensei 310

 

NASUS (NAS)

CPU: Intel Xeon X3440 | Motherboard: Super Micro X8SIL | Memory: 16GB DDR3 1066Mhz ECC UDIMM | HBA: Dell Perc H200 (Flashed to IT Mode) | Drives: 3x 16TB Seagate Exos x16, 2x 6TB Seagate Enterprise, 1x 6TB WD RED

 

RENEKTON (NAS)

CPU: Intel Core i5 4570TE | Case: Fractal Design Define S | Memory: 16G DDR3 1333Mhz SODIMM | HBA: LSI 1068E (Flashed to IT Mode) | Storage: 4x 3TB Hitachi, 2x 3TB WD RED

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On 10/20/2016 at 8:13 AM, Randomguy1911 said:

Can you maybe provide a ghetto-screenshot aka actual picture of you monitor?

Did you make a fresh install of windows? If not try DDU ( Display driver uninstaller ) to clean out all existing drivers from earlier GPUs. 

Does this happen on both dvi ports? (if you have the one with 2x DVI )

 

I still have you ghetto vid of it. I'll try to upload it after work.

Main PC:

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600  | GPU: RTX 2060 | PSU:  | Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 3200Mhz 16GB | OS Drive: Western Digital Black NVMe 250GB | Game Drive(s): Samsung 970 Evo 500GB | Motherboard:  | Case: Fractal Design Define R6 | Monitor(s):  | Keyboard:  | Mouse: Steelseries Sensei 310

 

NASUS (NAS)

CPU: Intel Xeon X3440 | Motherboard: Super Micro X8SIL | Memory: 16GB DDR3 1066Mhz ECC UDIMM | HBA: Dell Perc H200 (Flashed to IT Mode) | Drives: 3x 16TB Seagate Exos x16, 2x 6TB Seagate Enterprise, 1x 6TB WD RED

 

RENEKTON (NAS)

CPU: Intel Core i5 4570TE | Case: Fractal Design Define S | Memory: 16G DDR3 1333Mhz SODIMM | HBA: LSI 1068E (Flashed to IT Mode) | Storage: 4x 3TB Hitachi, 2x 3TB WD RED

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