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    Nvidia driver recovery...sets GPU clocks very low...

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by AndroidVageta, Apr 22, 2010.

  1. AndroidVageta

    AndroidVageta Notebook Evangelist

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    Well, Ill try to make this short and sweet.

    My Asus G72GX has the GTX260m in it...awesome card and all however its underclocked compared to the standard 260m (500,800,1250 vs. 550,950,1375).

    I overclocked it to stock speeds and the machine runs great with no problems what so ever (GPU barely tops out at 86C running Furmark).

    So I started playing Borderlands today and the game is cause that "driver has stopped responding and has been recover" whatever BS...but when it does this the clocks are reset to 383, 300, 766! No matter what I do I cant even get speeds back to the defaults...nothing short of restarting the machine.

    My problems are that I cant raise the clocks after this happens and it only happens when playing Borderlands...no other game, not even Crysis or benchmarking software causes the driver to crash at normal GTX 260m clocks...so I know the GPU isnt overheating or anything...only started with Borderlands...anyone know how to fix this? Am I doomed to just accept it?

    TIA!
     
    AndroidVageta, Apr 22, 2010
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  2. tuηay

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    This is caused by your applied overclock. I've also had this problem back in days when I overclocked :D
     
    tuηay, Apr 22, 2010
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  3. AndroidVageta

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    So the overclock only effects Borderlands? Not ANY other game or program Ive tried? Cant overclock the GTX260m to its real stock clocks? It doesnt overheat or anything...something seems wrong with Borderlands instead of my GPU as I would think that Crysis would be a little more (and is) demanding....
     
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    Actually, I don't have a clue why it only effects Borderlands. But yeah, I've did also not have any overheat issues or something like that. It just simply crashed.
     
    tuηay, Apr 22, 2010
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    When you overclocked, were you monitoring temps? What was the max temp reached while playing borderlands?

    I only know about this in regards to the Nvidia GeforceGo 7950 GTX, however, that card has a "critical" point for temps where it forces the stock clock of 600GPU (I think) and 700 memory to throttle down to 200 and 300mhz respectively. It this occurs the card will not return to it's stock clock settings until a reboot.

    My guess, is that is your problem.

    Download Furmark, GPU-Z and CPUID HW Monitor. Watch your clocks and temps while the benchmark runs.
     
    Mike570U, Apr 22, 2010
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    That is about 100C, and usualy when it downclock game'll start suttring. Driver crash in this situation is rare.
     
    tuηay, Apr 22, 2010
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