All games crash after a short period of gameplay

The Deuce · 1 Aug 2013 at 09:46

have you tried disabling your anti virus? sometimes the simplest of solutions work

Sycho · 1 Aug 2013 at 11:54

Try without the ram you just installed.

Akagi · 1 Aug 2013 at 23:22

satanicguardian said:
Sounds realllllllllly obvious, but what temp is the card when it's crashing? Is it a freeze up or just instant crash to desktop?

Temps are fine mate, nothing to worry about. 60 ish. The Twin Frozr III cooler is overkill for a 660 really, but it does keep it nice and cool.

The Deuce said:
have you tried disabling your anti virus? sometimes the simplest of solutions work

Thanks, will give it a shot, but I haven't changed my antivirus or anything like that.

Sycho said:
Try without the ram you just installed.

Will do after testing with a reset OC in a mo.

Akagi · 2 Aug 2013 at 00:27

Tried totally stock clocks, crashed after just under an hour.

I'll leave it on stock clocks until ive found the problem I suppose, no big deal, but i'll try taking that RAM out tomorrow, then i'll try with my 570 DCuII.

WuMyster · 2 Aug 2013 at 00:55

Have you tried clocks lower than stock?

Akagi · 2 Aug 2013 at 01:14

WuMyster said:
Have you tried clocks lower than stock?

No, nor do I intend on trying clocks lower than stock just yet. I don't think its the CPU. It did it with my stable 4.7GHz overclock, it did it with my stable 4.6GHz overclock (using the same voltage as 4.6 just to ensure it was absolutely stable), and it's doing the same thing at stock clocks with auto voltages.

I recon it is either RAM, GPU or software. Hoping its software or RAM, but its likely to be the GPU.

Disabled all A/V shields, still happened.

The Deuce · 2 Aug 2013 at 08:29

a quick google and found this, it may help
http://www.windowsbbs.com/legacy-wi...exception-code-c0000005-access_violation.html
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...005-0a9e/49fa4464-b7ae-468f-8576-7d9950722b39

WuMyster · 2 Aug 2013 at 11:11

acme15 said:
No, nor do I intend on trying clocks lower than stock just yet. I don't think its the CPU. It did it with my stable 4.7GHz overclock, it did it with my stable 4.6GHz overclock (using the same voltage as 4.6 just to ensure it was absolutely stable), and it's doing the same thing at stock clocks with auto voltages.

I recon it is either RAM, GPU or software. Hoping its software or RAM, but its likely to be the GPU.

Disabled all A/V shields, still happened.

Once again, i meant the GPU

Akagi · 2 Aug 2013 at 12:49

WuMyster said:
Once again, i meant the GPU

Ah sorry WuMyster, I haven't yet, but I did try stock clocks with the power limit set to 110% instead of 100% incase it had become more power hungry, and it didn't change anything. If the system works fine with a different NVIDIA GPU installed, and the game crash codes are giving me video hardware errors, then in my eyes that's enough to warrant a GPU RMA. Thats what i'm going to test next, I have removed the additional RAM now, and i'm going to try it with my original 8GB.

Hopefuly I won't complete the game before ive finished testing, it will ruin it a tad

Idleman · 2 Aug 2013 at 12:59

Have you tried any of the older drivers I linked earlier?

Akagi · 2 Aug 2013 at 13:35

Idleman said:
Have you tried any of the older drivers I linked earlier?

I knew there was something I was forgetting

Will do, just going to hop into a game and see how things are with the new RAM out.

ince · 2 Aug 2013 at 13:40

sounds like overheating

Akagi · 2 Aug 2013 at 15:05

ince said:
sounds like overheating

It is definitely not overheating.

CPU and GPU both stay at around 60 - 65 while stress testing and sit lower than that while gaming. RAM, board, drives etc all have loads of airflow over them.

Akagi · 2 Aug 2013 at 15:45

Still does it with the new RAM removed. Going to swap out the GPU now and give it another try. I could do drivers first but *shrug*

Hyburnate · 2 Aug 2013 at 15:46

Try with onboard or a 460

Akagi · 2 Aug 2013 at 16:21

Hyburnate said:
Try with onboard or a 460

Testing using onboard would be pointless IMO and also extremely tedious. And why use a 460 when I have a 570?

The 570 is in, never seen PCB sag like it. It is truly horrendous.

Akagi · 2 Aug 2013 at 18:39

OK so after swapping the 660 out for the 570 everything is fine, been gaming for over 2 hours without a hitch. I'm using the same driver version as with the 660 (just the release for 500 series instead of 600 series).

All 16GB of RAM is in, the CPU overclock is applied, antivirus is online, only change is the GPU.

I suppose i'll open up an RMA thingemy.