Display drivers b0rked

Wiggy · Post by **Wiggy** » October 10th, 2008, 8:30

When doing random shit on my computer I get my screen going blank and an error saying 'The display driver nvlddmkm has stopped working'. Think it may be a graphics driver issue (even though I've updated the drivers to the latest version and it still happens), has anyone come across this before?

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » October 10th, 2008, 8:44

Had a poke about, doesn't seem a particularly rare issue.

In no particular order, I'd do memtest (just to be safe), uninstall the current drivers and clean them with driversweeper or suchlike, turn it off and on again, Try older drivers.

http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=65161 and stuff linked from there might be handy too.

Post by **HereComesPete** » October 10th, 2008, 15:15

Pretty much that.

Give it a full clean of nvidia drivers (drivercleaner or ccleaner) and try older ones or newest beta ones. Given the majority of people in that thread report no problems with xp but lots in fista then I would assume it's codez not your hardware.

What were you doing to get the problem?

Baliame · Post by **Baliame** » October 10th, 2008, 15:40

Used to get Blue Screen "Driver entered infinite loop" on my ATI, even after updates. Believe me, a cleandriver or something like that does wonders.

Wiggy · Post by **Wiggy** » October 14th, 2008, 18:18

Okay, It's properly fucked now.

- Alt-tabbed out of WoW, when going back in it froze and went a shade of blue, had to press the reset button to get it working again.
- Little lines appear on the WinXP loading screen, when it goes to the login screen everything is scrambled, looks a bit like Tetris.
- It can boot into safe mode, when I load up Speedfan it says that Temp 3 is 115C (don't know if this is my graphics card). Also, the -12V rail appears to be running at -17V

Any ideas? narf I miht just fuck it off and get a new PSU and graphics card and be done with it,

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » October 14th, 2008, 18:32

Does sound a bit sick.

check the voltages in the bios?

Post by **HereComesPete** » October 14th, 2008, 18:33

Think you've covered it all there. Sounds like a voltage problem has shagged your gpu.

Turn it off, leave it off until new parts arrive. Hope psu hasn't fucked anything else up.

Wiggy · Post by **Wiggy** » October 14th, 2008, 18:49

Okay, no problem.

Um... spec me a PSU and GPU? Looking to spend max 300 quid, I'm quite ok for cash at the mo

Prefer nVidia

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » October 14th, 2008, 18:57

I'm liking corsair PSUs at the moment, so <a href="http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... )">This</a> and <a href="http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... l">This</a> because it'll be fucking fast.

Post by **HereComesPete** » October 14th, 2008, 19:04

Nice psu with overhead for future power needs - Corsair 620w modular

Card= tricky right now. A 4870 is probably as much as you'll want to splash on, better than Nvidias offerings atm.

If it has to be nvidia I'd say a 9800 gtx+ but for the same price a 4850 is better for high resolution stuff.

Post by **HereComesPete** » October 14th, 2008, 19:08

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:<a href="http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... l">This</a>

Is more future proof than the 9800, but I just don't like them. Too much money not enough go imo, lazy effort from nvidia.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » October 14th, 2008, 19:09

HereComesPete wrote:Card= tricky right now. A 4870 is probably as much as you'll want to splash on, better than Nvidias offerings atm.

If it has to be nvidia I'd say a 9800 gtx+ but for the same price a 4850 is better for high resolution stuff.

or a gtx260.

While ATI do have the better hardware, their drivers are pretty shoddy, I'd probably take nvidia if i wanted happy stable gaming with minimal fucking about

Mr. Johnson · Post by **Mr. Johnson** » October 14th, 2008, 19:18

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:
or a gtx260.

While ATI do have the better hardware, their drivers are pretty shoddy, I'd probably take nvidia if i wanted happy stable gaming with minimal fucking about

i'll have to wait and see before i make my final judgement, but it looks like my mobo hates ATI. i guess it really is cursed.

Wiggy · Post by **Wiggy** » October 15th, 2008, 15:07

Okay, I has ordered:

Gigabyte Black Aurora 570 Aluminium ATX Case - No PSU £79.00
1 x Corsair 620W HX Modular PSU - ATX12V v2.2 APFC £75.55
1 x BFG GTX260 OC2 Maxcore Edition 896MB GDDR3 Dual DVI HDTV Out PCI-E Graphics Card £191.14

Felt like throwing a case in as well, I need something to do in the day when I'm on nights

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » October 15th, 2008, 15:09

Yup, that'll go somewhere near the speed of fucking fast

Post by **HereComesPete** » October 15th, 2008, 17:09

You may well be the first 5punker to get a gtx260.

Tell us if it sucks!