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Puscifer · 03-24-09

Hmm I really don't know what else to suggest. I suppose it could be something with windows that a fresh install might fix but to me if it was a windows thing then all of your games would crash, not just some. It really sounds like it has to be a GPU issue but then the randomness of it throws me off. I would suggest a fresh windows install first to be certain, and if you're still getting problems then maybe a new GPU. If you had another GPU to throw in for testing purposes it would help quite a bit. Could you possibly find another GPU to throw in (like a friend's or something) to try to narrow the problem down?

PizzaMan · 03-24-09

Look for a multicore option in your source code games that are crashing. Disable it. I know L4D has it. With it enabled it used 100% CPU and crash in just a couple mins. It will still use multiple cores with it disabled, but it wont use 100%.

Rook_ · 03-25-09

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Originally Posted by PizzaMan

Look for a multicore option in your source code games that are crashing. Disable it. I know L4D has it. With it enabled it used 100% CPU and crash in just a couple mins. It will still use multiple cores with it disabled, but it wont use 100%.

I haven't had any issues in Counter-Strike: Source yet, then again I don't play it that much. The more frequent crashes are from CoD4 and Tomb Raider, in fact Tomb Raider is my test game, seems to crash within 10 minutes every time.

My friend has an 8800GS I'll try swapping cards with him this weekend, hopefully he wont be a ***** about it. See if I still get crashes, so at least I know for sure it's the video card before I dump 350 dollars on a GTX 285 (not that I wouldn't mind one though

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lsvtec · 03-25-09

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Originally Posted by Rook_

Hey all, I posted a similar topic in the Motherboard forum a few days ago, but I think I've narrowed down my problem to the GPU.

My computer is my sig rig, and it seems to want to randomly reboot while playing certain games, and not others (older ones).

TL;DR Version;

My PC wants to randomly reboot while playing certain higher end games, I believe it to be the GPU. Memtest checks good, swapped the PSU, checks good. Updated drivers, BIOS, cranked up GPU fan speed, intel burn test blah blah blah, everything passes.

Has anyone ever heard of an issue like this with a GPU?

Detailed Version;

Games that don't crash:

World of Warcraft
Day of Defeat
Counter-Strike 1.6

Games that do:

Left 4 Dead
Call of Duty 4
Tomb Raider Underworld
F.E.A.R. 2

I did however get World of Warcraft to crash after I overclocked the card with RivaTuner. Also by "crash" I mean reboot, and yes I've tried to go into boot menu and "Disable Restart on System Failure", it just reboots regardless.

I thought this was a PSU issue, so I went out and bought a Corsair 850TX, same problems. Motherboard, got an ASUS P5Q Deluxe, same problem, RAM, got some Corsair Dominator DDR21066, same problem.

It seems bizarre but I have a strong feeling it must be the GPU. I doubt I would have two PSU's from two different manufacturers that have the same exact issue.

Has anyone ever heard of an issue like this with a video card? If I decide to replace it, I'm considering either a GTX 260 216 or a GTX 285 (eVGA), can't make my mind up, 285 seems a bit pricey, but I'll be getting a Q9650 pretty soon, and I don't want my 260 216 to bottleneck it, I don't know if it would.

sounds like a country song

Rook_ · 03-28-09

Update:

I reverted back to 178.24 WHQL and it seems for now the reboots have gone away. Looks like it was a driver conflict.

I tried the following drivers, all resulted in random reboots while playing certain games:

Failed Drivers:

180.48
182.06
182.08
182.46 (beta)

Known Working:

178.24

All were tested properly, full uninstall + driver cleaner. If this continues to work I will attempt to update the drivers until the system becomes unstable again. If indeed rolling back to these drivers is doing nothing but prolonging the reboots I will reply back.

I notice these drivers do not perform as well, and have problems rendering certain areas of the map sometimes (mainly Tomb Raider: Underworld), probably a patch that was implemented with the 18X.XX series which I am not privy to for some reason.

Is there anything I can do? Write nVidia? Write to XFX? Or just wait it out for nVidia to release a working driver for my card? Or purchase a GTX260 216 like I was planning to initially? I only mention the last question because I've read that the 9800GTX+ is very cranky as far as drivers go. The upgrade would be to hopefully get rid of that burden.

I'm also considering flashing my 9800GTX+ to a GTS250, apparently it is possible in some cases and I'm wondering if the firmware update might allow me to use current drivers with this card. Would this be a good idea? I am aware of the possible $190.00 paperweight factor.

Update 2:

Card is now stable using the old drivers, apparently this is an issue with the 9800GTX+, I have filed a ticket with XFX and posted on the NVIDIA forums. Just for those of you who are frustrated and experiencing an issue similar to mine I'll post the reference link to the NVIDIA forums.

I will probably just end up getting I new card, headaches like this aren't worth my time, especially when I can pick up an EVGA 260 216 SC for 200USD. Yes the old drivers work, but the performance is no where near where it should be. Hopefully NVIDIA/XFX will be able to resolve this issue.

Anyways, for anyone interested here is the link;

http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=93207

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