GTX 470 upgrade CTD

[Sir Hiss]

I upgraded from a GTX 285 to a GTX 470 the other day and ever since then whenever I play battlefield bad company 2 it randomly crashes me to desktop without warning or any kind of error or message. Just closes the game. It happens randomly. Sometimes i'm playing for 5 minutes before it crashes and sometimes it crashes within 30 seconds.

When I installed the 470 i uninstalled the old driver (with driver sweeper also) and installed 258.96. I have also tried the new 260.63 BETA driver to see if that would help but the problem persists. I also reinstalled the game in a final attempt to fix it.

Other games work fine.

Does anybody else have this problem? Any ideas?

 

[Rroff]

Is your power supply upto the job?

Also don't bother with driver cleaner it usually does more damage than anything - 99.999% of the time nVidia drivers can be installed over the old ones without problems even when changing hardware.

 

[Sir Hiss]

Ok thanks for the tip about driver sweeper. I won't use it again.

I have a Corsair HX 850 psu.

 

[Rroff]

PSU should ace it then. Are you forcing AA in the nVidia control panel or anything like that?

 

[Sir Hiss]

All Nvidia control panel settings are default.

 

[vectisitch]

i'm getting this also sometimes.will be watching this thread

 

[sturmtruppe]

I had this exact error with the beta 260 driver on my 470.

try uninstalling all nvidia software (3d vision and physx first, then driver) When it restarts - go into safe mode and install 258.96. Without changing anything on the nvidia cp - try running bad company2

 

[Sir Hiss]

It seems i'm not alone.

What's the relevance of installing the drivers while in safe mode? I don't see how that would help.

 

[kitch9]

I got this with my Palit 460's and I installed the new video bios they released a few days ago and the crashes stopped.

 

[BigBruiserAl]

i'm getting this also sometimes.will be watching this thread

I get this with my ATI set up so would think its the game crashing to desktop as im 100% in eveything else

 

[KnightsWhoSayNi]

What are the error messages in Event Viewer? This should give you a clue.

 

[Sir Hiss]

Well I formatted with a fresh install of windows 7 x64 today and the game still crashes just like before. FML

 

[arc@css]

^^Using Driver Sweeper / Cleaner can cause problems since you can end up affecting the registry. Just double check that all is ok in device manager and that other games run fine.

 

[opethdisciple]

Iv had the CTD once maybe twice since I purchased the game back in March.

I do run ATI/AMD gpu's however.

The only thing you can do is get your end of the bargain correct.

If you'v recently reformated with fresh install of windows:

1. Apply all windows updates
2. Use all latest drivers for your hardware.
3. Check that any overclocking is indeed stable, heat and stability wise.
4. If overclocking the gpu, try at stock to see if it is that which is the problem.
5. Defrag hard disk
6. Maybe some other applications is causing your CTD? (I hear Asus smart doctor has issues such as these)
7. You can always contact Nvidia technical support, and they will be able to give you some advise.... you will have to hunt around for the portal but its on (hidden through many layers) their website) I have contacted them and AMD in the past. Nvidia's support is better!
8. Check to make sure your firewall has exception configured for the BFBC2 single and multiplayer exe's
9. Disable antivirus whilst playing games... or see if there is a game mode etc... (I just turn off realtime protection using AVG when I game)

 

[MADEinSTOKE]

have the odd ctd here aswell with spec in sig

 

[opethdisciple]

I dont own a gtx 470.... but I remeber reading somewhere esle on this forum, about another dude, having similar issue with his 470, but fixed it witha bios update...

Just be carefull flashing the bios can screw up your card!!