Graphics adapter stopped working

[BloodOmen]

Keep getting this error on vista a few seconds after my screen goes black (for about 3-4 seconds) any ideas? I read around on the net that it could be PSU related but I doubt that, just stuck an antec 800W psu in (today) and graphics card doesnt eat all that.

Also read it could be drivers :x

 

[nath]

It could well be a faulty graphics card :\.

 

[BloodOmen]

It could well be a faulty graphics card :\.

meh hope not.

 

[nath]

I think I had similar things happening when my 8800 died. Fortunately it was a BFG with lifetime warranty. Yours still under warranty?

 

[inactionman]

Quite a common problem with nvidia cards this, I had it. Get the latest drivers, run drivercleaner, then install them.

It can also be memory, ran memtest?

 

[BloodOmen]

Quite a common problem with nvidia cards this, I had it. Get the latest drivers, run drivercleaner, then install them.

It can also be memory, ran memtest?

Dunno, the odd part is I stuck a new psu/new ram into the pc today and i've been playing on it since like 11am up until now none stop, for about 8 hours it was fine no errors or nowt then the errors stated up when I installed some drivers (so yea primarily you'd think it was drivers) so I uninstalled the drivers and reinstalled them and its still doing it, a friend suggested trying lower ones but before I do that I wanted to know what else could cause it.

 

[Kryten]

Might concur on a faulty graphics card but would be an idea to check another PSU just to rule it out. 1. psu is cheaper and 2. just because its new or a decent brand doesn't necessarily mean it's not faulty itself/part of a bad batch or something :/

 

[BloodOmen]

This is windows own error message i'm getting when it happens, my mate reckons its the graphics card.



Description
A problem with your video hardware caused Windows to stop working correctly.

Problem signature
Problem Event Name: LiveKernelEvent
OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033

Files that help describe the problem (some files may no longer be available)
WD-20090304-1425.dmp
sysdata.xml
Version.txt

View a temporary copy of these files
Warning: If a virus or other security threat caused the problem, opening a copy of the files could harm your computer.

Extra information about the problem
BCCode: 117
BCP1: FFFFFA80042604E0
BCP2: FFFFFA60028241A0
BCP3: 0000000000000000
BCP4: 0000000000000000
OS Version: 6_0_6001
Service Pack: 1_0
Product: 256_1

 

[taB]

I'm getting the same thing, sometimes it changes the screen resolution afterwards and I have to restart. It is over a year since I put it together though, so am well overdue a pull apart and clean up. Am gonna try that first with drivers and stuff before going down the faulty hardware route.

 

[Litmus]

I used to have this on an old redeon card i had years ago, really pissed me offf for like a year or so... then 1 day i was messing with the DRAM speed settings in bios and it never happened again, maybe try that.