BuckSkin

Sajin

• Browse to and then click the following registry subkey: 

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\GraphicsDrivers

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Control\GraphicsDrivers
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers 

 

 
I am a bit confused; are all three of the above a single subkey; or, will I see only one of the above; or, do I click and alter them one by one ?
 
This seems a bit involved; is there much chance that I might mess things up ?
 
Thanks so much for the detailed instructions.
 

Make a copy of your registry file FIRST--> then if something goes sideways, you can restore back to it

Timeout Detection and Recovery (TDR) description and modification in Windows Vista and later is, and has been for a while, explained by Micro$oft here, and here (in 'Let me fix it myself')..Micro$oft 'Fix it for me' no longer works, btw..When adding the New -> DWORD (32-bit) value or New -> QWORD (64-bit) value named TdrDelay to the CurrentControlSet, it should also be auto-replicated in any subsequent ControlSet (ControlSet001, ControlSet002...), so there shouldn't be any need to monkey around in any subsequent ControlSet..The TdrDelay Value data is the number of seconds of delay..As always, backup the registry manually, or perhaps more simply, by creating a System Restore Point first.
 
As for what a WHQL designation means, I have no idea whatsoever..I would need to search that myself and get back to you.

Sajin

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For 64 bit Windows:

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2. Double-click TdrDelay and input "A" without the quotes for the Value data and click OK.

 
When I read these same instructions here, it says to type "8" :
 
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2665946
 
 
What is different between using "8" and using "A" ?
 
Thanks.
 
 
 
 

Let me give you my story regarding my 780TI. I am not a gamer. I use my PC for my accounting software(Quickbooks).
About the 1st of August I was starting to get blue screens and crashing at startup using Windows 10. I spent the next 2 weeks calling EVGA Tech Support re-installing Windows 10. Using DDU to remove drivers and installing nvidia previous drivers, all to no avail. I finally had enough pain. I did not have another PC system to check the card out in. But I did order my first AMD video card, an AMD 460 Nitro.
Took about a week to get in from Newegg. I installed it and my PC has been running stable ever since. So, I was able to rule out my PCI slot not being defective. I was able to rule out a power supply issue, which left only 2 possibilities. A video card hardware issue or driver conflicts with nvidia and Windows 10. Since my 780TI was still under warranty I sent it back to EVGA. I was hoping EVGA would test the card, but within a day of EVGA receiving my card they sent another one out, a 980 SC. I am trying to get my 2015 taxes done before Oct 15th deadline. I have not heard back from EVGA if my 780TI card was defective or not. And I am not got to test this new card until my tax work is finished. I am currently running smooth with my AMD card. Although, I cannot say for sure at the moment, it is my belief that there are some very serious driver issues with Windows 10 Aniversary Update and nvidia drivers. EVGA tech support said they were having lots of calls regarding crashing issues. My advice to nvidia and Microsoft is to fix these driver issues or the value of nvidia cards will drop dramatically.

I am not a tech guy either. I was only able to narrow the source of the issue by purchasing a card from AMD. Since EVGA has not alerted me if it was or was not a defective card, I don't have a definitive answer. I was able to rule out a PCI Motherboard issue and a power supply issue. However, I am running smooth with my new AMD card. Once I get my 2015 tax work out of the way, I will stick the EVGA replacement card in and see what happens. If I have the same issues, it can only be a nvidia/Microsoft serious driver issue(unless EVGA sent a defective replacement card, which is unlikely). I can only say I purchased my first AMD video card ever(RX 460- about $140) and It relieved my 3 weeks of hell. No crashes. No blue screens. No problems. That was my solution. And it worked.

bob16314
Timeout Detection and Recovery (TDR) description and modification in Windows

Alas.........., after resetting the TDR to "A", which I understand to be 10 seconds, it went for about 24 hours with nary a black-out (THAT I SAW; who knows how many it has had when the screen was on and nobody there watching it); then, right in the middle of a photo editing, I decided to take a break from the image editor and read a web-page; I clicked the Chrome page on the task-bar, and, just when the page appeared, everything went black; about thirty seconds later the screen recovered and the all-to-familiar "nvidia driver......." notice appeared; then, about half a second later, all went black again, then the screen started flashing back and forth between the web-page, photo editor, and photo browser and all went black again; then the computer shut completely down and then restarted.
 
When the computer shut down, I thought it was the end for it.
 
After that episode, the black-outs are about one per hour.
 
I am about at the end of my patience with this whole invidia/EVGA mess.
 
I haven't had this card very long at all and have been wasting time with silly support tickets and lengthy phone calls almost since the first day I installed it; they even had the nerve to ask me to remove the card and install it "in a friend's computer" to see what happened; that would sure be a good way to lose a friend. 
 
I spoke with someone at EVGA and suggested a reasonable solution --- EVGA has already been paid for a good card and the product I received is obviously junk; so, send me either a new replacement card and a return label for the junk card that I have; once the replacement card arrives, I will swap the cards and return the defective card; or, just refund my money and I will be a happy customer.
 
When I paid my hard earned money for this card, I trusted EVGA to provide me with a product that would work.
 
EVGA had different ideas; they wanted me to pay them full retail price --- not the lesser price I already paid --- and they would then send another card; I was to then return the junk card and they would test it; if EVGA then decided the card was in fact defective, they would refund my money; and, if they felt the card was not at fault, they would return to me the junk card at my expense.
 
That would be about as smart as letting the fox guard the chickens.  I did not ride in on a load of pumpkins. EVGA has gotten all of my money that they are going to.
 
I will never buy another Invidia/EVGA product.
 
I have better things to do with my time than constantly troubleshoot a silly graphics card; there are other brands that actually work.
 
I appreciate all of you guys time and efforts in helping me solve this issue but I believe the only fix is a different brand of card.
 
Does anyone know what model number AMD card is equivalent in specifications and features to this GT 730 2GB GDDR5 with VGA, DVI, and HDMI ports ?
 
Thanks for reading. 
 
 
    

Sajin

BuckSkin
then the computer shut completely down and then restarted.

Starting to sound like a overheating/psu issue. How old is your psu?

About three weeks older than the video card.
 
I had absolutely zero problems before I got the video card.
 
I can wake the computer up from a half-a-day rest and the screen go black within a minute.