GPU gone bang or just driver issues?

A couple of days ago my monitor when black, started flashing greens and pinks then died. I couldn't get it started again so did a hard reset (this is on the PC in my sig). Booted fine buthad two verticle lines on the screen constantly where the pixels were black. In windows the resolution has gone right down and looking at device manager it showed there is a problem with my GPU drivers.

So I did a system restore and rolled Windows back to a point three days ago but the driver issue was still there! Then I downloaded the latestdriverfrom NVIDIA which fixed the problem for a few hours.

This morning I can only work for minutes before the drivers fails, the screen changes to wacky colours and then freezers! Is this really a driver error or is has my GPU come to the end of it's life? I bought the card on release so it's a few years old now.

Any help or suggestions would be hugely appreciated!

What drivers did you download? Do you know what its temps are? Are you running overclocked? It sounds to me that the fan has gone dead and when the temps get to high the card becomes unstable and crashes.Luminouslight

The driver is version 190.62 date 21.08.2009 official drivers from the website. In device properties it reads "Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)" I then clicked 'check for solutions' and got "Could not load driver software"

I haven't checked the temps as yet but on turning on the pc the fan did not start for a couple of seconds and then started but isn't going very fast, however, I'm not sure whether this is normal or not. Not sure what else to do at the moment.

[QUOTE="Luminouslight"]What drivers did you download? Do you know what its temps are? Are you running overclocked? It sounds to me that the fan has gone dead and when the temps get to high the card becomes unstable and crashes.richyroo1

The driver is version 190.62 date 21.08.2009 official drivers from the website. In device properties it reads "Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)" I then clicked 'check for solutions' and got "Could not load driver software"

I haven't checked the temps as yet but on turning on the pc the fan did not start for a couple of seconds and then started but isn't going very fast, however, I'm not sure whether this is normal or not. Not sure what else to do at the moment.

[QUOTE="Luminouslight"]What drivers did you download? Do you know what its temps are? Are you running overclocked? It sounds to me that the fan has gone dead and when the temps get to high the card becomes unstable and crashes.richyroo1

The driver is version 190.62 date 21.08.2009 official drivers from the website. In device properties it reads "Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)" I then clicked 'check for solutions' and got "Could not load driver software"

I haven't checked the temps as yet but on turning on the pc the fan did not start for a couple of seconds and then started but isn't going very fast, however, I'm not sure whether this is normal or not. Not sure what else to do at the moment.

Download GPU-z to check your temperatures.

[QUOTE="richyroo1"]

[QUOTE="Luminouslight"]What drivers did you download? Do you know what its temps are? Are you running overclocked? It sounds to me that the fan has gone dead and when the temps get to high the card becomes unstable and crashes.Luminouslight

The driver is version 190.62 date 21.08.2009 official drivers from the website. In device properties it reads "Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)" I then clicked 'check for solutions' and got "Could not load driver software"

I haven't checked the temps as yet but on turning on the pc the fan did not start for a couple of seconds and then started but isn't going very fast, however, I'm not sure whether this is normal or not. Not sure what else to do at the moment.

The post above about the fan is about the fan on the GPU. When I turn on the PC the GPU fan does not start turning for about 4-5 seconds, then seems slow.

I've just downloaded GPU-Z. For some reason, on the sensors tab, the GPU and Memory clocks are stated as being 0.00MHz, I don't know whether that is significant. The temperatures are 64.8 (GPU) and 60.8 (PCB) and the fan is running at 60% at 1474RPM. Those figures don't seem too bad to me. What do people think??

Here is a screenshot of the main tab so you can see the stats. All looks Ok to me.

EDIT: Except the GPU and Memory clock!!

No, the driver is the latest driver from NVIDIA themselves.

I would guess that the card is bad. If you are OC'ing, try running without OC.

Try completly uninstalling NVIDIA drivers and reinstal them.

It isn't and never has been OCed. I've tried completely uninstalling and reinstalling but doesn't have any affect. So you think it might be a hardware thing then?richyroo1

It isn't and never has been OCed. I've tried completely uninstalling and reinstalling but doesn't have any affect. So you think it might be a hardware thing then?richyroo1

If you are careful and understand the risks, You may want to flash the reflash the video card BIOS. If the issue is with the software within the card, this will most likely solve the issue. Try to see if your manufacturer can give you the default BIOS for your card and flash it using nvflash. Make sure you follow the directions, otherwise you can brick your card and there is no coming back.

If that doesn't fix the problem, either you can run it in a new computer or reformat your own. If that doesn't fix the problem, you're pretty much done.

A couple of days ago my monitor when black, started flashing greens and pinks then died. I couldn't get it started again so did a hard reset (this is on the PC in my sig). Booted fine buthad two verticle lines on the screen constantly where the pixels were black. In windows the resolution has gone right down and looking at device manager it showed there is a problem with my GPU drivers.

So I did a system restore and rolled Windows back to a point three days ago but the driver issue was still there! Then I downloaded the latestdriverfrom NVIDIA which fixed the problem for a few hours.

This morning I can only work for minutes before the drivers fails, the screen changes to wacky colours and then freezers! Is this really a driver error or is has my GPU come to the end of it's life? I bought the card on release so it's a few years old now.

Any help or suggestions would be hugely appreciated!

richyroo1

I hate to say this, but I think your GPU is done. My friend had an 8800gt that did the same exact things.. and in the end it was unreliable at best. Fortunately the rest of your system is good enough that it would benefit from a newer GPU anyways :)

Thanks for all the suggestions. I've tried all of the above and still no joy. I think it's time to face the music. On the up side though I get a new GPU.

So, what would you recommend for my system? I've been looking at some of the newer cards and they need about loads of power cables! Not sure my MOBO can accommodate!

I have a Corsair HX620, which isn't enough for the GTX295 but looking at prices I couldn't afford that anyway! Well over £300!! I thought it had been out for a while too. Not really sure how much money I have, will check.

I'm wondering about DirectX11 now. Hmmmm, though I suppose the DX11 cards won't be out for some time.

Edit: How much juice would a GTX275 need do you think? I've submitted a support request with XFX now just to see what they say.

I'm wondering about DirectX11 now. Hmmmm, though I suppose the DX11 cards won't be out for some time.

Edit: How much juice would a GTX275 need do you think? I've submitted a support request with XFX now just to see what they say.

richyroo1