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  • #1

    Monitor / video card issue



    Question for you guys, I know its off the beaten path a bit for what these forums were designed for, but I trust you guys more so then any other site.

    Ive been playign RIFT lately. Occasionally, "3" times now in the 20+ hours Ive put into the game the following has occured.

    My monitor goes into "sleep mode" brefily. Maybe, 5 sec. when this happens my GPU fan goes off. Then I hear the fan spool back up, and the screen comes back on. Im still in game without any error msg's. Other then the monitor going off for 5 sec, you wouldnt know anything was wrong.

    Temps are good ( gpu max: 59C cpu max: 61C ) PC is in my sig. Ive never had any other issues with any other game. The only things Ive done recently is a driver update to 265.58 and the Win7 SP1 update.

    Do you think this could be driver related? Im considering rolling back to the 260.99 drivers since I dont remember this happening prior.

    Advice?

    Thank you kindly.
    ASUS P8P67 rev3.1 | i5 2500K @ 4.5Ghz | Vcore: 1.300
    MSI 460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (900/4000) | 23C Idle / 65C max load / +100mV
    Kingston HyperX | DDR3 1600Mhz | Corsair H60 | 36C Idle / 65C max load
    500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm| OCZ 600watt SXS PSU
    LG E2050T LED monitor
    3DMark11 P4560

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  • #2
    Re: Monitor / video card issue

    That would be the first thing I would try... rolling back that driver. Any specific reason for updating it? If it ain't broke don't fix in imo.

    Vin
    Main Rig
    OS = Win10-64Bit
    CPU = Ryzen 1700x Overclocked to 4Ghz with custom water-cooling loop
    Mem = 16GB RAM @ 3200Mhz
    MB = Asus ROG C6H
    GPU = Asus 1080Ti ROG Strix
    HD = 512GB M.2 Samsung 960 Pro
    PSU = EVGA SuperNOVA 1300w
    Case = Cooler Master HAF-X 945

    HTPC / Home Server
    OS = Win7 64Bit running XBMC HTPC Front end with Windows Server 2012 Virtual Machine with 12GB ram assigned for homer server
    CPU = i7-980X @ 3.5Ghz CoolerMasster Hyper 212 Evo
    Mem = 24GB RAM
    MB = Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 v1.0 with F6 Bios
    GPU = EVGA nVidia GT210
    HD = 2x PNY 120GB Raid 0 (OS)
    Storage = 8TB WD Black Storage
    PSU = Corsair TX750
    Case = Define R5

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    • #3
      Re: Monitor / video card issue

      You could also try the newest WHLQ driver 267.59 to see if it changes anything. According to nVidia you should not roll back graphics drivers. They recommend using "add/remove programs" and then reinstalling the old driver.
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      • #4
        Re: Monitor / video card issue

        I agree, try the exact previous driver you were using and see if the issue persists or not.

        If it does, that is weird! So the card fan spins down too when the monitor sleeps? Odd for sure, I was about to suggest monitor may be going bad but if the card is slowing down too I dunno - maybe the card or drivers as mentioned.

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        • #5
          Re: Monitor / video card issue

          I'm using the 266.58 WHQL drivers with my MSI N460GTX Hawk with no problems when running graphics benchmarks. The MSI CD came with the 258.xx drivers that worked with W2k before I installed win7.

          I've installed several different drivers, where I uninstall the existing drivers and then boot into Safe Mode where I run Driver Sweeper and finally boot back to windows to perform a full driver install.

          Newer driver versions often include tweaks to improve gaming performance in some games.
          Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
          P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
          4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
          MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
          Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
          WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
          Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
          SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLI          		 Cooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
          Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
          Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
          MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
          Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
          win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
          HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
          CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS
          E6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
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          Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
          HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
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          • #6
            Re: Monitor / video card issue

            Originally posted by PrairieDawg View Post
            You could also try the newest WHLQ driver 267.59 to see if it changes anything. According to nVidia you should not roll back graphics drivers. They recommend using "add/remove programs" and then reinstalling the old driver.
            I should have been more specific. I wasn't even thinking of the roll back option... but yes, uninstall the driver, re-boot then re-install the new driver...

            as for booting in to safe mode and using a driver cleaner, I never bother with that step unless I run in to an odd situation.. if after the install of the new driver is no good then use a driver cleaner... otherwise don't do more work than is required unless you think you really need to.

            I have had driver cleaners cause more issues than I had originally started with, so I use that as a last resort prior to re-formating.

            Vin
            Main Rig
            OS = Win10-64Bit
            CPU = Ryzen 1700x Overclocked to 4Ghz with custom water-cooling loop
            Mem = 16GB RAM @ 3200Mhz
            MB = Asus ROG C6H
            GPU = Asus 1080Ti ROG Strix
            HD = 512GB M.2 Samsung 960 Pro
            PSU = EVGA SuperNOVA 1300w
            Case = Cooler Master HAF-X 945

            HTPC / Home Server
            OS = Win7 64Bit running XBMC HTPC Front end with Windows Server 2012 Virtual Machine with 12GB ram assigned for homer server
            CPU = i7-980X @ 3.5Ghz CoolerMasster Hyper 212 Evo
            Mem = 24GB RAM
            MB = Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 v1.0 with F6 Bios
            GPU = EVGA nVidia GT210
            HD = 2x PNY 120GB Raid 0 (OS)
            Storage = 8TB WD Black Storage
            PSU = Corsair TX750
            Case = Define R5

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            • #7
              Re: Monitor / video card issue

              I always do a full uninstall from add/remove programs. I also have a licensed copy of Driver Sweeper <3.

              I went back to 260.99. Working like a charm, no more in game issues. Must of been cruddy drivers for RIFT. " It only happened in THAT game" *shrug*

              Sticking with 260.99 drivers for now, no need to update them when everything I play runs like a champ. ;) I was going to say, it better NOT be the monitor, just got it a few months back! LED goodness!
              Last edited by Triton05; 03-18-2011, 11:27 AM.
              ASUS P8P67 rev3.1 | i5 2500K @ 4.5Ghz | Vcore: 1.300
              MSI 460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (900/4000) | 23C Idle / 65C max load / +100mV
              Kingston HyperX | DDR3 1600Mhz | Corsair H60 | 36C Idle / 65C max load
              500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm| OCZ 600watt SXS PSU
              LG E2050T LED monitor
              3DMark11 P4560

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              • #8
                Re: Monitor / video card issue

                Glad to hear that the older drivers fixed the problem.
                Sometimes the latest drivers aren't always the greatest. ;)
                Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
                P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
                4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
                MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
                Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
                WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
                Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
                SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLI                		 Cooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
                Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
                Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
                MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
                Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
                win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
                HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
                CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS
                E6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
                Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
                Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
                HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
                win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium ~~ CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD U.P.S                .

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                • #9
                  Re: Monitor / video card issue

                  Glad you got it sorted out... funny how things like that happen.

                  Vin
                  Main Rig
                  OS = Win10-64Bit
                  CPU = Ryzen 1700x Overclocked to 4Ghz with custom water-cooling loop
                  Mem = 16GB RAM @ 3200Mhz
                  MB = Asus ROG C6H
                  GPU = Asus 1080Ti ROG Strix
                  HD = 512GB M.2 Samsung 960 Pro
                  PSU = EVGA SuperNOVA 1300w
                  Case = Cooler Master HAF-X 945

                  HTPC / Home Server
                  OS = Win7 64Bit running XBMC HTPC Front end with Windows Server 2012 Virtual Machine with 12GB ram assigned for homer server
                  CPU = i7-980X @ 3.5Ghz CoolerMasster Hyper 212 Evo
                  Mem = 24GB RAM
                  MB = Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 v1.0 with F6 Bios
                  GPU = EVGA nVidia GT210
                  HD = 2x PNY 120GB Raid 0 (OS)
                  Storage = 8TB WD Black Storage
                  PSU = Corsair TX750
                  Case = Define R5

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                  • #10
                    Re: Monitor / video card issue

                    Nice to hear you were able to resolve the issue!

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