Nvidia Geforce 900GX2 Problems

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kai86

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Hi,

I am currently having problems with my graphics card(Nvidia Geforce 9800GX2) and I have tried all sorts of things.

Basically I have had my computer just over a year now and it has been working fine up until now.

The other day i was just browsing websites and listening to music when my computer froze and red dots appeared on my screen. I restarted my PC and the same happened again almost instantly when I logged on. I tried another restart and then my resolution was changed and I had this wavy horizontal lines appear on my screen.

I tried re installing the drivers for my graphics card but still didn't work. So i did a fresh install of windows vista (home premium 64bit) updated gfx card and motherboard driver only and it seemed to have fixed the problem, until I downloaded windows updates and installed them.

I tried a system restore to before the windows updates were installed but now i have the same problem, blue wavy lines across my screen and a low resolution.

The device manager recognises my gfx card there and all drivers are upto date, but I am getting Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43) on my device manager.

Does anyone have any solutions to what the problem may be.

Thanks in advance!
 
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My Computer

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Hello kai86,
This could be your card dying, it could be your PSU dying, could be just a driver, do you have another PC to try your card in, maybe a friend or relative will let you try it in there machine. This will either confirm or eliminate the card.
Check on temps too, if the temp goes too high it can cause this sort of problem.

If you want to try and re-install the driver, use driver sweeper in safe mode to un-install the old driver, then reboot and install the latest driver from NVidia.

Guru3D - Driver Sweeper (Setup) download from Guru3D.com

At NVidia, use option two.

Drivers - Download NVIDIA Drivers

Hope this helps, good luck and post your results.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Build
    CPU
    QX9650 (black box) [email protected]
    Motherboard
    Asus P5Q Premium
    Memory
    8GB-4x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR 2-1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    2 x ASUS EAH 4870 X 2 (Quad)
    Sound Card
    Supreme FX 2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Fujitsu Siemens 22inch flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    150 Gig WD Raptor
    300 Gig Maxtor
    300 Gig Maxtor, (External)
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 1000
    Case
    CoolerMaster N-Vidia stacker 830
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    20Mbps
    Other Info
    Audio FX Pro 5+1 gaming head set
Thanks for your response. I tried what you suggested and it still didn't fix the problem. I went down to my local computer shop and picked up a cheap 9800GTX+ and it has worked perfectly. So it was my GFX card.
 

My Computer

System One

Glad you got it fixed, good luck.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Build
    CPU
    QX9650 (black box) [email protected]
    Motherboard
    Asus P5Q Premium
    Memory
    8GB-4x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR 2-1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    2 x ASUS EAH 4870 X 2 (Quad)
    Sound Card
    Supreme FX 2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Fujitsu Siemens 22inch flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    150 Gig WD Raptor
    300 Gig Maxtor
    300 Gig Maxtor, (External)
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 1000
    Case
    CoolerMaster N-Vidia stacker 830
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    20Mbps
    Other Info
    Audio FX Pro 5+1 gaming head set
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