Ok, so this is a recurring problem.I have an Alienware X51 desktop computer. I had repeated instances of simply playing a game and the sound jarring, followed by the entire computer crashing. Many times, whenever the computer was rebooted, it would act as if there was no Nvidia card in the computer(didn't show up under device manager, lagged on all games, etc.) and I would have to leave it off overnight, oftentimes it would work the next day.
This seemed completely random, sometimes I could play a game for hours without a problem, other times I could only play the same game for a few minutes before the computer crashed.
Today, I tried to find a solution. After finding nothing that worked, I decided to attempt to revert my computer to factory settings. Now, when i try to install the Nvidia drivers, i get this error:
This graphics driver could not find compatible graphics hardware.
Yet again, the driver does not show up in the device manager. I have tried reverting my computer, the only other thing I can think to do is to buy a new computer. If anyone can help, it would be greatly appreciated.
This seemed completely random, sometimes I could play a game for hours without a problem, other times I could only play the same game for a few minutes before the computer crashed.
Today, I tried to find a solution. After finding nothing that worked, I decided to attempt to revert my computer to factory settings. Now, when i try to install the Nvidia drivers, i get this error:
This graphics driver could not find compatible graphics hardware.
Yet again, the driver does not show up in the device manager. I have tried reverting my computer, the only other thing I can think to do is to buy a new computer. If anyone can help, it would be greatly appreciated.