[LethalRise750]

So, I was helping a friend and he bought a GTX 460 to replace his 9800GTX+. I recommended the DirectCU GTX 460, but hes having issues with the card freezing just after it boots into windows. He can boot up in safe mode perfectly fine with no issue, but as soon as it boots normally it will freeze and he can't do anything.

His specs are:
Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Rev 1.0
Crucial DDR3 [email protected]
Asus ENGTX460 DirectCU 1GB
OCZ 700w StealthXStream
Noctua NH-D14 Heatsink
Coolermaster HAF 932 Case

I'm really not sure what it could be. Any ideas? If you need anymore info feel free to request it.

He's tried 260.63, 260.89, 258.96, 259.47 Drivers for it and has tried disabling the Nvidia HD Audio Devices.

 

[L3gacy]

When it freezes does anything on screen get distorted any color changes?
Does anything look different a message or anything?

 

[brettjv]

Is the dude local to you, i.e. can you try his card in your machine?

 

[The Mad Mule]

Did he have Afterburner running for his old card? If so, then perhaps it's trying to enable that overclock on the old card, and because it obviously can't, it freaks out.

 

[LethalRise750]

Ok, Sorry for the late response.. I had classes and exams today

Quote:

Originally Posted by L3gacy When it freezes does anything on screen get distorted any color changes? Does anything look different a message or anything?

Nope, no color distortions or anything. Everything just freezes and the cursor doesn't move or anything.

Quote:

Originally Posted by brettjv Is the dude local to you, i.e. can you try his card in your machine?

Yep, the card works in my PC fine.

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Mad Mule Did he have Afterburner running for his old card? If so, then perhaps it's trying to enable that overclock on the old card, and because it obviously can't, it freaks out.

We actually both thought that could be the issue so we uninstalled Afterburner.

 

[a2hopper]

Tried another card in his system? or that card in a seperate pcie slot in his?

 

[jaded]

its definetely the card bro, sorry to be the one to say it but it is..this is a common problem with 460s, I had the same problem with mine and so did 5,000 other people with 460s..You will probably have to rma, or mess around with the drivers, reinstall, try different ones, make sure you get the newest ones from nvidia, try anything like that, but in the end you may have to rma, because i did and so did alot of other people.

 

[brettjv]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaded its definetely the card bro, sorry to be the one to say it but it is..this is a common problem with 460s, I had the same problem with mine and so did 5,000 other people with 460s..You will probably have to rma, or mess around with the drivers, reinstall, try different ones, make sure you get the newest ones from nvidia, try anything like that, but in the end you may have to rma, because i did and so did alot of other people.

I'm pretty sure the exact number is OVER 9000!!!

Srsly, though ... it's kinda hard to justify (on any level) an RMA when the card works in a different machine, don't you think?

 

[LethalRise750]

I'm quite certain it isn't the card but a driver or device conflict.

 

[Boulard83]

can you do a fresh windows install ?

 

[The Mad Mule]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaded its definetely the card bro, sorry to be the one to say it but it is..this is a common problem with 460s, I had the same problem with mine and so did 5,000 other people with 460s.

Did you know that 69% of statistics are made up?