So I been dealing with an issue where my screens will go black for a second and I get an error Display driver stopped responding...
 
I just got a new SSD so did a fresh install, and I am still getting this issue. This is on 285.62 was hoping it would clear up after a fresh install but guess not. I think this all started happening after the latest driver so curious if anyone else with 400 series is having an issue with this. Cards are stock clocks.

Well I installed 290.53 and gaming was fine but just had driver stopped responding again just browsing online. Wasn't doing anything else. A lot of times it happens on desktop, or browsing.

fourtwenny

If by fresh install you mean you completely reinstalled windows, i got nothing. If however; you meant a fresh install of the drivers, I would reformat.

I had a problem like that a few years ago, back when the 680i was the hottest piece of work the world had ever seen. Constant crashes no matter how many times i wiped and reinstalled drivers. Reformatted, installed newest drivers, and everything worked fine for a while. Then my HDD died completely about 3 weeks later.

Fresh install of OS when I got my SSD yesterday... I did however just re configure monitor cables so they are in the correct order. They were showing up 1, 3, 2  now they are 1, 2, 3 not sure but I could see this maybe causing issues cause primary monitor was on second card. Not sure though.

got that same thing happening with 285.62 with my 460 and with my new 560.
Happens predominantly when web browsing, or even just looking through my folders.
Seems nVidia is just continuing its recent form of releasing rubbish drivers.
 

Simba123

got that same thing happening with 285.62 with my 460 and with my new 560.
Happens predominantly when web browsing, or even just looking through my folders.
Seems nVidia is just continuing its recent form of releasing rubbish drivers.

 
Please let me know if you find a solution. This is one of the reasons I went back to Nvidia was I got tired of ATI driver issues now dealing with the same thing with Nvidia... Wonder if ATI got it's kinks ironed out... Might have to make the switch back to ATI. Should not be having these kind of issues on a fresh install.
 
I never had these problems when I first got my 460's... but it seems as of late the nvidia drivers have been causing all sorts of crap. I would go back to older drivers but I play BF3 and they require the latest ones for what ever reason.

unfortunately Evga cannot do anything about the drivers.  They are developed and distributed solely by nVidia.
From what I have read, ATI drivers are just as bad at the moment.  Hopefully they will get their collective butts into gear and give us some reliable drivers at some stage!
 

knightsilver

Yes, EVGA can do something. They can let us know, "We got ur back, were doing our part with Nvidia. We got our customers backs!"

This could hurt EVGA GPU sells and repeat customers. Like I said before, I stop buying ATI GPU's because of this same BS......

+1 and maybe they could look into and try to reproduce it... sounds to me like it is a common issue right now.
 
Or do I need to start some RMA's on my card's.

knightsilver

I dont think ya need an RMA. Ive been testing my system for days.
99% sure its drivers. Im having good luck with 266.33, have ya tryed this 266.33?  I was using 266 for 7 months before i updated my driver, without issues......

Also, Ive had to use Driversweeper.
http://www.phyxion.net/

Can I play bf3 with 266.33?

knightsilver

I dont play many games or game much. 266 will play Sam3.

games: Without issues with 266 and 285
Trine2
Sam1
Sam3
Lego's


I havent had problems with said drivers during gameplay, just when im working or surfing. Almost like a refresh or redraw problem.

 
Same here has always been at idle, just surfing web or opening drives...

knight? How long have you had 266 installed without issue... You mentioned 285 as well without game issues but did 285 still give you the stopped responding error not in game?
 
I think you are right though, has to be a driver issue... and I am curious how many others are having this same issue with 4 series cards and new drivers. I have also had that same opengl error forgot to mention that. That was before the fresh install don't recall what I was doing at that time...

knightsilver

Ive never had any problems fromm 266, Im sure Ive been usiing 266 since last June 2011, I just tryed the newer drivers this week.

 
Right but since you started having issues with the new drivers when did you go back to 266? How long have you been error free since going back to 266?

Bowenac
Can I play bf3 with 266.33?

You will get an error message that says the driver is out of date but you can still play the game ok, at least that's what happened when I tried it on my system.

Bowenac
Right but since you started having issues with the new drivers when did you go back to 266? How long have you been error free since going back to 266?

I went from 285.62 back to 266.58 just over a month ago and have had no problems at all.

Bowenac

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Bowenac
Right but since you started having issues with the new drivers when did you go back to 266? How long have you been error free since going back to 266?

I went from 285.62 back to 266.58 just over a month ago and have had no problems at all.

Were you having these issues with 285?

Just the typical crashes here and there, along the same lines of what you described in your OP.

Im 31(edit) hours trouble free with 266.33, so far........ Had Sketchup and Gimp load almost the whole time.....While playing my listed games, not at pretty with newer drivers, but Im stable......