Gtx 680 stuck on idle :-/

[Kelt]

Maybe time to start reinstalling windows mate if you don't have another pc to test the card on, it will save you the headaches and time to try troubleshooting it, it could be a bad registry in windows causing the problem too.

Time to backup all you need on the OS drive and reinstall I think that is your best bet mate. I can't see the card being borked but a borked windows install sounds more likely to me. RMA is not cheap to send out such cards insured remember. So worth trying a reinstall before that and if you have a spare hard drive maybe try install the OS on that as a test quickly to confirm the card is faulty and not the windows install you have currently causing you the problems.

Good advice.

 

[Shipy2002]

Good advice.

reinstalled windows , same problem , I didn't plan on spending my Friday evening like this , ill ring up and RMA it tommorw

Thanks for all the advice guys

 

[palaw]

Have to hope it is a bad card then and not something wrong with your system.

Last thing you want is to send it back and have this same problem again next week

 

[jallan]

I had the exact same thing with my 670 however it did it every so often and would return to normal if I restarted, sent it back on Rma and got 7970 lightning in replacement. I found the boost clock was more of a hindrance than anything.

 

[spankingtexan]

Nvidia control panel - Manage 3D settings - Power management mode - Change from adaptive to Prefere maximun performance, don't know if it will help but worth a try to force the card to run full pelt.