little help

[stoianm]

Hi all,

i just bought an nvidia geforce GTX465 and after installed the latest drivers (v8.17.12.6658) - my computer restart from time to time.

I made a fresh sh5 instalation and i received a message that sh5 installer detected that my version of driver is to old:o and maybe i will have problems.

If somebody use the same type of video card (or has an ideea) please tell me what is the version of driver that are stable - or what is the cause of these restarts - the last trywill be to reinstall the os - but i am sure that is another solution:damn:

I am using win7 - 64 bit, 4 gb ram, cpu dual core 2.8G

Thanks for the help:salute:

[TheDarkWraith]

I have GTX480 and use this driver version: 258.96_desktop_win7_winvista_64bit_english_whql (8.17.12.5896 in control panel)

I also have Win 7 64 bit

No problems what-so-ever :up:

[stoianm]

I have GTX480 and use this driver version: 258.96_desktop_win7_winvista_64bit_english_whql (8.17.12.5896 in control panel)

I also have Win 7 64 bit

No problems what-so-ever :up:

Thank you TDW - i will search these drivers.

Really apreciate:salute:

[Trevally.]

I am using the same drivers. I am also told they are old but they are not.
Everyone with new nvidia drivers are getting this error.

Does you whole PC shut down and restart on it own:06:
Did you install the card yourself:06:
Did this start after you installed the card:06:

I talked only the other month about a PC random rebooting.
Possible probs were:-

Power pack too small
Overheating due to a bad setted graphics card

Turned out it was a faulty card.

[stoianm]

I am using the same drivers. I am also told they are old but they are not.
Everyone with new nvidia drivers are getting this error.

Does you whole PC shut down and restart on it own:06:
YES
Did you install the card yourself:06:
yes i did by myself but in a proper way (i used to work as computer technician when i was young:)).

Did this start after you installed the card:06:
YES

I talked only the other month about a PC random rebooting.
Possible probs were:-

Power pack too small
Not in my case - power source professional

Overheating due to a bad setted graphics card
Had not time to overheating - rebooted as soon as instaled the new drv

Turned out it was a faulty card.

I do not think is a faulty card:hmmm:

Thanks trevally

[TheDarkWraith]

what size PS are you using? I use the EVO Galaxy 1.2kW. This ensures I'm good for at least a couple of years before I need to upgrade the PS :D One thing to check is that your PS rails can supply the needed amperage to the video card. Some PSs can't push the needed amperage from some of the rails in it - you have to use specific rails for video cards.

Another thing to look at is mobo settings. Some mobos let you limit the amount of power the video card can use. Some Asus mobos are this way.

[Trevally.]

For me the rebooting would happen only when a game was running.
Even then it would go for ages until some video or high demand part of the game started.

In SH5 this could happen any time - normally about 30 to 60 mins in.:arrgh!:

Mass Effect 2 gave real problems - every cut scene - reboot:wah:

Hope you get it fixed without hassle. :yep:

[stoianm]

what size PS are you using? I use the EVO Galaxy 1.2kW. This ensures I'm good for at least a couple of years before I need to upgrade the PS :D One thing to check is that your PS rails can supply the needed amperage to the video card. Some PSs can't push the needed amperage from some of the rails in it - you have to use specific rails for video cards.

Another thing to look at is mobo settings. Some mobos let you limit the amount of power the video card can use. Some Asus mobos are this way.
I am using PS spire reality silent 650W - i will check about these mobos and amperage

[stoianm]

For me the rebooting would happen only when a game was running.
Even then it would go for ages until some video or high demand part of the game started.

In SH5 this could happen any time - normally about 30 to 60 mins in.:arrgh!:

Mass Effect 2 gave real problems - every cut scene - reboot:wah:

Hope you get it fixed without hassle. :yep:

I had reboots in IEexplorer not in game - i had not time to enter in game:haha: - the reebots happends to fast

So you are seeing that the message that sh5 popup for me that my drv is to old it is normal?

[Trevally.]

So you are seeing that the message that sh5 popup for me that my drv is to old it is normal?


Yes - this started a few versions ago:yep:

[TheDarkWraith]

So you are seeing that the message that sh5 popup for me that my drv is to old it is normal?

Normal. Did it to me also. But like I said I have no problems with the current nVidia driver I'm using.

[stoianm]

Normal. Did it to me also. But like I said I have no problems with the current nVidia driver I'm using.
yes i noticed - is because of that i am speaking now with you probably - i instaled the drv sugested and not reboot until now:up:

[Stormfly]

I had reboots in IEexplorer not in game - i had not time to enter in game:haha: - the reebots happends to fast

So you are seeing that the message that sh5 popup for me that my drv is to old it is normal?

still on WIN XP here, not shure what WIN7 is doing by default if a so called "bluescreen" is comming up, but there must be also an option to halt the system to be able reading that "bluescreen" without doing an auto reset.

your system have also an eventlog, plz check it.

if you cant find any understanable information from that bluescreen (halted bluescreen) or eventlog entry(s), past them into google...

[stoianm]

still on WIN XP here, not shure what WIN7 is doing by default if a so called "bluescreen" is comming up, but there must be also an option to halt the system to be able reading that "bluescreen" without doing an auto reset.

your system have also an eventlog, plz check it.

if you cant find any understanable information from that bluescreen (halted bluescreen) or eventlog entry(s), past them into google...
i already did that and was related to vga drv

[stoianm]

Thank you to all that wanted to help me with their adviceds

problem was solved::rock::woot:

solution:

drv 258.96 whql certified

Best regards!:salute:

[Trevally.]

Good News:woot:

[mobucks]

To All:

Monitor your card temperatures people!

I have mine running at all times and monitor it before/during/after playing games using RivaTuner graph chart.

Anything over 90c is cutting it close, and AFAIK hitting 90c will reboot the computer.

Good luck friends, protect your investment!

[stoianm]

Hi TDW,

you are using antilag or you are using an software for keeping the temperature low for your vga card?

Thanks!

[TheDarkWraith]

Hi TDW,

you are using antilag or you are using an software for keeping the temperature low for your vga card?

Thanks!

don't use anti-lag. The only tool I use is EVGA's precision tool. I only had to set it once and then I've never touched it. Never have problems with temps. The reason I probably don't have problems is because my computer is custom built by me. It's an Antec 1200 case with all fans replaced with Arctic Cooling fans. I have 7 fans running in my case not counting the CPU cooler. The mobo (Asus Crosshair Formula III) controls all the fans keeping the temps in check :up: I have 3 temp sensors scattered around the board monitoring critical items like the northbridge, memory, and the graphics cards that report to the mobo so it can further help to control temps.

[stoianm]

don't use anti-lag. The only tool I use is EVGA's precision tool. I only had to set it once and then I've never touched it. Never have problems with temps. The reason I probably don't have problems is because my computer is custom built by me. It's an Antec 1200 case with all fans replaced with Arctic Cooling fans. I have 7 fans running in my case not counting the CPU cooler. The mobo (Asus Crosshair Formula III) controls all the fans keeping the temps in check :up: I have 3 temp sensors scattered around the board monitoring critical items like the northbridge, memory, and the graphics cards that report to the mobo so it can further help to control temps.
wow ... cold as in a frigo ... then i sure need a software to control my vga fan

thanks!

[Drewcifer]

Or you could be like me, I live in michigan, its about 10 degrees out... I leave the heat vents in my computer room closed, as well as the heat set to 60 in my house all together. My computer room is currently 52, according to my handy lil temp gauge and even under extreme load my ATI only gets up to around 60.

Note there is a difference between F, and C, degrees... but still generally on a hot summer day under EXTREME load i've seen my GPU get into the 90's more then once. Until my H2O cooler kicks in and the fire extinguisher blasts the temp back into the 70's.

So far this winter i've not heard my fans kick on once...not a single cooling device has powered up. lol.

Winter= cheap cooling.

[stoianm]

Or you could be like me, I live in michigan, its about 10 degrees out... I leave the heat vents in my computer room closed, as well as the heat set to 60 in my house all together. My computer room is currently 52, according to my handy lil temp gauge and even under extreme load my ATI only gets up to around 60.

Note there is a difference between F, and C, degrees... but still generally on a hot summer day under EXTREME load i've seen my GPU get into the 90's more then once. Until my H2O cooler kicks in and the fire extinguisher blasts the temp back into the 70's.

So far this winter i've not heard my fans kick on once...not a single cooling device has powered up. lol.

Winter= cheap cooling.

:haha:Where in michigan exactly? i was travelling many times between Detroit and Chicago on the i94 and i can confirm you have a nasty winter time:yep:

[Drewcifer]

On the outskirts of Ann Arbor. Yes our winters are known! Its a great place to live if you enjoy 4x4 and snowmobiles thats for sure. Oh and in the spring a boat.... since we don't have all this water for nothing!

[stoianm]

On the outskirts of Ann Arbor. Yes our winters are known! Its a great place to live if you enjoy 4x4 and snowmobiles thats for sure. Oh and in the spring a boat.... since we don't have all this water for nothing!
ann arbor? - aa i know the city - but where you use a boat? - you go at lake erie or at lake huron?

[Drewcifer]

Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron is my Home Port. :yeah:

[Zedi]

I never use the original nvidia drivers, only those provided by MS updates even if they are old. Those are optimized, tested and approved by MS, any other drivers can make ur OS unstable.

[stoianm]

I never use the original nvidia drivers, only those provided by MS updates even if they are old. Those are optimized, tested and approved by MS, any other drivers can make ur OS unstable.

you already told my that my friend but i was so stupid:oops: and i was thinking that last version of drv is whql certified

P.S. Read your PMs please