[SOLVED] Need help with my PC here

[AnonymousNeedsHelp]

HP precision T3400
Core 2 Extreme 3.00 ghz
8gb ram then i added a
GTX 650

Bought the PC used and added a GTX 650 I installed the graphics card and have been running it for a few minutes and i got a few ''Display driver has stopped working and has recovered''s so i uninstalled the driver from device manager and restarted the PC and it automatically installed the driver again dunno how the resolution went from 640x900 something back to normal again without any software or any message box i stopped getting the display error but instead i opened a game and it stayed on black screen for several minutes i got out of patience and shut down the PC bad idea since when i started it again i got a weird switch between gray and black screen switching i restarted the PC and everything has been working fine so far I'm really really nervous so if anyone can help me please do since i bought this PC at a local non official shop . The power supply is like dell or something of 375 watts and i didnt got a box with the graphics card i also ran geforce experience and it says my current driver is version 388.13 release date: 10/30/2017 the person that installed this driver seems to have downloaded this driver from a USB it was a winrar file the he extracted im afraid to install the new graphics driver because the graphics may stop working

 

[mixster90]

Hi there I'm not gonna pretend to be an expert, but i have a few questions:

1. What OS are you using?

2. How old is your pc?

3. Can you afford a power supply of at least 400w? (see here for more info)

I would also consider running antivirus/antimalware/advanced systemcare/driver booster just to be on the safe side, and also try downloading the drivers for your card from the drivers page, either automatically or manual search, not sure which to go for there lol

Also try rolling back the driver, and reducing program usage where possible, maybe the card is too hot, do you have a program that can monitor temps? If not try the nvidia control panel (depending on OS i can't tell you where that is).

One last thing, try adjusting the windows timeout detection and recovery if you can.

Click start, type regedit, and press enter.

Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers

With the “GraphicsDrivers” folder still highlighted, click Edit at the top, then New. If you’re using 32-bit Windows, select DWORD (32-bit) here. If you’re using 64-bit, select QWORD (64-bit).

Name this new file “TdrDelay.”

Double click TdrDelay and set the value to 8.

Restart your computer and check to see if the timeouts still occur.

Take your time getting back. These things are a pain even for more experienced users

 

[digitalgriffin]

Depending on how old this PC is, 375 is about as bare bones as you can get. I would suggest it is not satisfactory to power a 65 Watt GT 650.

OEM's use some pretty cheap components and power supplies will lose about 20% of their capacity over time. Depending on what your CPU and Hard drive are, you could be going over power budget and introducing instability.

NVIDIA even says 400 Watts minimum recommended PSU power for the 650

375 Watts total PSU power (New-MAX)
375 * .8 = 300 Watts total PSU Power (Aged-MAX)
300 * .8 = 240 Watts total PSU Power (Aged-Guaranteed)
240-65Watt GPU = 175 Watts for chipset, drives, cpu, fans.

175 Watts isn't a lot under load depending on the CPU.

Also checked to see if there are any BULGED capacitors on the motherboard or video card. To be honest most computers have about a 7-10 year shelf life max. Even my top of the line Asus Military Grade TUF Sabertooth is starting to show signs of age @ 7 years.