nvidia drivers crashing frequently and sometimes taking my computer with it.

dxdiag :https://www.dropbox.com/s/93jml8pfcoecqt8/1%2021%2015%20dxdiag.txt?dl=0

not taking a screen shot of temperatures while playing cause that would put me at risk of crashing again.

but i did frequently check while playing during all previous sessions since the crashes were frequent enough to worry me.

temperatures never at any point exceeded 35 C.
Hi svnhddbst,

Sorry to hear you're having this trouble, how long has this issue been happening for? Are you playing in windowed mode or fullscreen? Also are you receiving any errors at all when the crash happens?

If the drivers are crashing first, then it may be best to do a clean install on your graphics drivers, which the latest NVidia driver install should offer an option for. Also try disable any additional graphics programs you have, such as GeForce Shadowplay, and lower the graphics settings to see if that helps.
Has any exile really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
i have tried lowering the settings, removing geforce experience (shadow play is on there), uninstalling all drivers and reinstalling them (twice), and of the 20 freezes i have had i've only had 4 where it legitimately crashed my computer and gave me dump files to look at.

when i have had dump files to look at (they are missing now somehow), it's said that there was a kernel error, with some other details and googleing that told me that "this is common to nvidia, and it's driver related", but i don't remember specifics.
Yeah, try doing a clean install of Geforce Experience. You should have the option of doing a clean install without having to actually uninstall the program (it always asks me if I want to do a clean install when it updates).

You should be running just fine. I have my graphics maxed but I also have my GPU overclocked using ASUS GPU Tweak (I have a ASUS brand Nvidia card).

Here is a dxdiag report on my rig:

Spoiler
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System Information
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Time of this report: 1/21/2015, 11:39:34
Machine name: BOTHOR-PC
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.141211-1742)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: Z87X-D3H
BIOS: BIOS Date: 08/02/13 22:37:08 Ver: 04.06.05
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4430 CPU @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 7068MB RAM
Page File: 2095MB used, 12037MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 64bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Sound Tab 3: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce GTX 660 Ti
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1183&SUBSYS_841F1043&REV_A1
Display Memory: 4038 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1989 MB
Shared Memory: 2048 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: VA2246 SERIES
Monitor Id: VSC6F2E
Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
Output Type: HDMI
Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Driver File Version: 9.18.0013.4709 (English)
Driver Version: 9.18.13.4709
DDI Version: 11
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 12/13/2014 03:08:08, 17264312 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-52C3-11CF-9661-12A41CC2C435}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x1183
SubSys ID: 0x841F1043
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Driver Strong Name: oem62.inf:NVIDIA_SetA_Devices.NTamd64.6.1:Section035:9.18.13.4709:pci\ven_10de&dev_1183
Rank Of Driver: 00E02001
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D3D9 Overlay: Supported
DXVA-HD: Supported
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled


BTW: My temps run on average around 32c but if I get into some serious gaming they raise to around 50-60c. From my understanding its around +70c you need to be worried. Perhaps your card is not running up to where it should be. I know before I tried out a new tune for OCing that performance has picked up and I only gained around 5c. But I have custom fan speeds etc etc so I am on my temps. Good luck!

EDIT: I see you guys talk about shadowplay, I have mine disabled. Isnt it for recording or someshit?
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Last edited by ThorOtheBIG on Jan 21, 2015, 1:44:01 PM
yes it is, but you raise a good point, my case has almost excessive cooling to it, so... maybe i should try oc'ing it to see what happens. but i would sooner have the tech guy suggest it than make fruitless assumptions myself at this point.
nvidia driver crashing is usually either a driver issue, or a configuration/setting issue with the clock speeds.

Some cards are not properly timed, and this causes windows to think that the card has stopped functioning and it resets the drivers.

Double check your clock settings, or even consider UNDER-clocking it to improve stability. See if that makes a difference.

Also, some cards have power issues depending on the PSU in your system. Make sure that you aren't under-volting the card, as that can also cause this type of issue.
i have cpuid hwmonitor so i can watch voltages, but i can watch the readings on a nuclear reactor too, given the chance. but like with watching that nuclear reactor, i have equally no idea what the voltages i should be looking for are.

where would i even look to find out what the voltage requirements of my card are?

edit: checked nvidia site "400 W recommended" i have a 500 w psu in so it should be fine.
Last edited by svnhddbst on Jan 21, 2015, 3:01:07 PM
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svnhddbst wrote:
i have cpuid hwmonitor so i can watch voltages, but i can watch the readings on a nuclear reactor too, given the chance. but like with watching that nuclear reactor, i have equally no idea what the voltages i should be looking for are.

where would i even look to find out what the voltage requirements of my card are?


You'd want to check the specs on your card... not only watch voltage, but also watch the power draw. It's hard with PSUs to find out for sure because of the monitoring, but sometimes you can see that something is using much more or less than it should.

I've also seen highly rated PSUs that suddenly have issues when they draw too much power on one of the rails (like the dedicated one on your card).... I'm assuming you have a dedicated power connector on the card and that it is attached properly.

According to the NVidia page, it shouldn't be drawing more than 64W, but they recommend a minimum 400W PSU for the system.
to be more clear, watching for voltage when i don't know what voltage it should be or shouldn't be won't actually help me "yup it's a number"

here's my powersupply's label, http://imgur.com/LS2pMKB,
here's the listed power requirements
Thermal and Power Specs:
Maximum GPU Temperature (in C) 98 98
Graphics Card Power (W) 64 64
Minimum Recommended System Power (W) 400 400
Supplementary Power Connectors One 6-pin
(requirements page http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt-740/specifications)

this is gibberish to me, help.
well, the 6-pin connector is a 12v connector... but the one thing that strikes me is that you have a lower end 500W PSU which is IMO pretty low.

Newer machines are requiring less power due to changes in designs, etc... but I still like to over-power my PC just to avoid any possible problems with power consumption as new parts come out, etc.

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