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I recently acquired a second hand Nvidia gtx 560. It was given to me for free, and I used it in my brand new system that I built. This being my first build I was a little wary of putting a used component into a machine where every other component was brand new.
Since completing my build, the rig has performed extremely well, including the graphics card. However, every now and then (once or twice a week) the PC will freeze for maybe 30 seconds showing a blank screen before coming back on slowly and then windows displays a message telling me that the Nvidia Display Driver stopped working.
I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the Nvidia drivers, and I have checked the settings in the Nvidia control panel but I can't find anything wrong.
I have since been told that the previous owner had overclocked the gtx 560. Could the overclock be affecting the system and causing the problem?
I'm basically a complete noob when it comes to overclocking. How can I check to see if the gpu has been overclocked? And how can I reverse the overclock back to original settings to see if this solves the problem?
I'd appreciate any advice on this.
Cheers
Since completing my build, the rig has performed extremely well, including the graphics card. However, every now and then (once or twice a week) the PC will freeze for maybe 30 seconds showing a blank screen before coming back on slowly and then windows displays a message telling me that the Nvidia Display Driver stopped working.
I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the Nvidia drivers, and I have checked the settings in the Nvidia control panel but I can't find anything wrong.
I have since been told that the previous owner had overclocked the gtx 560. Could the overclock be affecting the system and causing the problem?
I'm basically a complete noob when it comes to overclocking. How can I check to see if the gpu has been overclocked? And how can I reverse the overclock back to original settings to see if this solves the problem?
I'd appreciate any advice on this.
Cheers