- Jan 27, 2014
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So, I have a brand new system that I built...
* Gigabyte GA-Z87M-D3H Z87 Motherboard
* Intel Core i5-4670K Quad-Core Desktop
3.4 GHZ processor with 6 MB Cache
* 16gb PNY Optima DDR3 PC310666 RAM
* EVGA GeForce 660ti DDR5 2gb ram
* Seagate 1 TB SS Hybrid Drive
* Ultra 650W Modular PSU
I am running a split screen on DVI and HDMI. System is Windows 8.1
For about a month, I had absolutely no problems with my computer, then I started having weird computer issues. Initially, my monitors would freeze, and then go blank, and then maybe come back up. I would also lose my USB ports and mouse/keyboard (both USB). At one point, I had Microsoft try to dianose the problem...they wound up wiping out Windows 8.1 and starting over again... none of this seemed to help the problem. Eventually, after a fresh install of Win 8.1, it seemed my problems stopped for about a week.
During this time, Microsoft suggested that it might be a bad video card.... I had started out with a Galaxy GeForce 650ti with boost, but eventually wound up putting in my current EVGA 670ti about two weeks ago. That upgrade seemed to help in stopping the lockups until about a week ago......My computer seemed to run fine for a few days,without a hiccup, until Sunday afternoon, when I started locking up again. This time, I still had usb power, only no monitor, and my mouse would lock up and cursor would disppear. On one of my freezes, the monitors actually popped back up and a window indicated that the dread "nvlddmkm driver has crashed but successfuly recovered" usually, I just se a generic Windows error that says an unexpected crash occured. Crashes would happen completely a random, even when it would be idling.
I have done so much troubleshooting, I am out of options. I have updated my updated my video drivers, so I know they're good, and I have also ensured that I have ruled out bad printer drivers, a faulty Hauppauge tuner card, and of course, a bad video card. The only other areas that might be creating this problem are: My PSU, my main board, or bad RAM. I even tried to switch to a different power rail on my PSU. I need help and I am running out of options.
Thanks.....
RL
* Gigabyte GA-Z87M-D3H Z87 Motherboard
* Intel Core i5-4670K Quad-Core Desktop
3.4 GHZ processor with 6 MB Cache
* 16gb PNY Optima DDR3 PC310666 RAM
* EVGA GeForce 660ti DDR5 2gb ram
* Seagate 1 TB SS Hybrid Drive
* Ultra 650W Modular PSU
I am running a split screen on DVI and HDMI. System is Windows 8.1
For about a month, I had absolutely no problems with my computer, then I started having weird computer issues. Initially, my monitors would freeze, and then go blank, and then maybe come back up. I would also lose my USB ports and mouse/keyboard (both USB). At one point, I had Microsoft try to dianose the problem...they wound up wiping out Windows 8.1 and starting over again... none of this seemed to help the problem. Eventually, after a fresh install of Win 8.1, it seemed my problems stopped for about a week.
During this time, Microsoft suggested that it might be a bad video card.... I had started out with a Galaxy GeForce 650ti with boost, but eventually wound up putting in my current EVGA 670ti about two weeks ago. That upgrade seemed to help in stopping the lockups until about a week ago......My computer seemed to run fine for a few days,without a hiccup, until Sunday afternoon, when I started locking up again. This time, I still had usb power, only no monitor, and my mouse would lock up and cursor would disppear. On one of my freezes, the monitors actually popped back up and a window indicated that the dread "nvlddmkm driver has crashed but successfuly recovered" usually, I just se a generic Windows error that says an unexpected crash occured. Crashes would happen completely a random, even when it would be idling.
I have done so much troubleshooting, I am out of options. I have updated my updated my video drivers, so I know they're good, and I have also ensured that I have ruled out bad printer drivers, a faulty Hauppauge tuner card, and of course, a bad video card. The only other areas that might be creating this problem are: My PSU, my main board, or bad RAM. I even tried to switch to a different power rail on my PSU. I need help and I am running out of options.
Thanks.....
RL
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