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12th May 2010, 08:46

I honestly do not remember. But the driver crashes are the same on all three.

This card has been the least "stable" in my system out of all three, if I could I would go back to my original watercooled card as it didn't have coil noise or high frequency whines/chirping. I refuse to use the GTX 285 as the noise is so loud and irritating I can hear it over music, the air conditioner, and even the TV.

NVIDIA uses the cheapest components possible on their PCBs to offset their higher silicon costs, starting by removing the digital VRM to save more on production costs... they have cut way to far. All they seem capable of building are crappy PCB designs anymore. Not even the GTX 480 uses a digital VRM I believe.

Stefan Mileschin · 12th May 2010, 09:40

Because of those artifacts, I guess we cannot say that isn't something wrong with the video card too.

The next step would be to test this video card into another computer for a longer period of time in FAH for example, or simply borrow another video card to see if the problems manifests itself again. All the symptoms point now to the video card as being the problem.

12th May 2010, 22:05

I used my old Q6600 based computer to test the card in when I first received it because of all the problems I was having with it.

The video card works fine in it, which was the only reason I did not RMA the card as bad. I tested it with an hour of Furmark and it passed, tested it folding@home and it worked fine.

When it comes to computer equipment, I hate enigmas...

Stefan Mileschin · 13th May 2010, 04:43

There seems that is a whole website dedicated to this problem : http://www.nvlddmkm.com/

Do you also have other cards installed into the computer?

13th May 2010, 11:47

Nope, I keep it simple with just one card. Not that it's helped anything...

Very interesting link! That website never turned up in my googling, curious. I'll give it a good read through.

Stefan Mileschin · 13th May 2010, 14:18

Anything to help!

13th May 2010, 14:33

I read through the suggestions, unfortunately most were not applicable (Vista specific patches, or mobile-specific NVIDIA power software). I don't have any tuners or other hardware, just a basic video card.

Tried stock speeds, screen flickered then the driver crashed again. I don't know what to do, I've switched each of the hardware components already. This problem is specific to this computer in some way as the cards work in a non-Core i7 PC.

Edit:

Working on a theory. There are quite a few accomplished overclockers here... about how likely is it that two Core i7 CPUs won't have a fully stable Uncore at 3,200MHz? I can verify the uncore is unstable at or somewhere above 3,600MHz.... as I run 1600Mhz memory it's one of the few common factors I've not explored. Are there any tests that would actually show uncore instability? Again the system passes Linx/Prime, so I don't know. But I am seriously running out of options here...

Edit2: Still getting the crashes at stock 2666Mhz uncore... that driver version ya recommended is really unstable, usually it takes a few hours to a few days for it to crash before I'd know...

14th May 2010, 06:54

I have a hunch.... I've never replaced the Dell DVI cable that came with the monitor. Anyone think that might be it?

Stefan Mileschin · 14th May 2010, 07:36

Not really...I guess best bet is to try with other video card, from a friend or from a store.

jmke · 14th May 2010, 08:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kougar

I have a hunch.... I've never replaced the Dell DVI cable that came with the monitor. Anyone think that might be it?

your PC crashing because of VGA cable? Never heard of that before

12th May 2010, 08:46	#21
Kougar Posts: n/a	I honestly do not remember. But the driver crashes are the same on all three. This card has been the least "stable" in my system out of all three, if I could I would go back to my original watercooled card as it didn't have coil noise or high frequency whines/chirping. I refuse to use the GTX 285 as the noise is so loud and irritating I can hear it over music, the air conditioner, and even the TV. NVIDIA uses the cheapest components possible on their PCBs to offset their higher silicon costs, starting by removing the digital VRM to save more on production costs... they have cut way to far. All they seem capable of building are crappy PCB designs anymore. Not even the GTX 480 uses a digital VRM I believe. Last edited by Kougar : 12th May 2010 at 08:54.

13th May 2010, 14:33	#27
Kougar Posts: n/a	I read through the suggestions, unfortunately most were not applicable (Vista specific patches, or mobile-specific NVIDIA power software). I don't have any tuners or other hardware, just a basic video card. Tried stock speeds, screen flickered then the driver crashed again. I don't know what to do, I've switched each of the hardware components already. This problem is specific to this computer in some way as the cards work in a non-Core i7 PC. Edit: Working on a theory. There are quite a few accomplished overclockers here... about how likely is it that two Core i7 CPUs won't have a fully stable Uncore at 3,200MHz? I can verify the uncore is unstable at or somewhere above 3,600MHz.... as I run 1600Mhz memory it's one of the few common factors I've not explored. Are there any tests that would actually show uncore instability? Again the system passes Linx/Prime, so I don't know. But I am seriously running out of options here... Edit2: Still getting the crashes at stock 2666Mhz uncore... that driver version ya recommended is really unstable, usually it takes a few hours to a few days for it to crash before I'd know... Last edited by Kougar : 13th May 2010 at 17:03.

12th May 2010, 09:40	#22
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,500	Because of those artifacts, I guess we cannot say that isn't something wrong with the video card too. The next step would be to test this video card into another computer for a longer period of time in FAH for example, or simply borrow another video card to see if the problems manifests itself again. All the symptoms point now to the video card as being the problem.

12th May 2010, 22:05	#23
Kougar Posts: n/a	I used my old Q6600 based computer to test the card in when I first received it because of all the problems I was having with it. The video card works fine in it, which was the only reason I did not RMA the card as bad. I tested it with an hour of Furmark and it passed, tested it folding@home and it worked fine. When it comes to computer equipment, I hate enigmas...

13th May 2010, 04:43	#24
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,500	There seems that is a whole website dedicated to this problem : http://www.nvlddmkm.com/ Do you also have other cards installed into the computer?

13th May 2010, 11:47	#25
Kougar Posts: n/a	Nope, I keep it simple with just one card. Not that it's helped anything... Very interesting link! That website never turned up in my googling, curious. I'll give it a good read through.

13th May 2010, 14:18	#26
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,500	Anything to help!

14th May 2010, 06:54	#28
Kougar Posts: n/a	I have a hunch.... I've never replaced the Dell DVI cable that came with the monitor. Anyone think that might be it?

14th May 2010, 07:36	#29
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,500	Not really...I guess best bet is to try with other video card, from a friend or from a store.