GT 440 Crashing

dude12564 · Jul 4, 2012, 10:13 PM

Hey guys:

I have a ASUS GT 440 1GB GDDR5 video card, for about 11 months now. It's been crashing my computer (the whole thing freezes) during the time when I play on Battlefield 3. Reviews on stores such as tigerdirect seem positive (at least in the Canadian one). Yes, I do know that this card is NOT BF3 ready (at least at recommended), but appears to play it without any frame rate issues.

This card also seems to play most other games well, and can run Furmark. Also, this card is using the 296.10 drivers, and nVidia's audio driver has been uninstalled.

Other system specs are available in the left <- !

Thanks

CaptainFailcon · Jul 4, 2012, 10:15 PM

I would be willing to bet that Psu is at fault the Stock PSU's where pretty crapy
does it pass a furmar run ? temps ?

Sinzia · Jul 4, 2012, 10:47 PM

use something like MSI's afterburner to monitor temps, it could be overheating, and I'd also be worried about that PSU!

Crap Daddy · Jul 4, 2012, 10:53 PM

Is it all the time in BF3 and only in that game? Can you ctrl/alt/del to get to the task manager and kill the game? If so try another driver and/or reinstall the game.

dude12564 · Jul 4, 2012, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptainFailcon

I would be willing to bet that Psu is at fault the Stock PSU's where pretty crapy
does it pass a furmar run ? temps ?

It runs furmark for 2+ hours @ 80 C max.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sinzia

use something like MSI's afterburner to monitor temps, it could be overheating, and I'd also be worried about that PSU!

It does the same on a Corsair CX600 & OCZ ModXtream Pro 600W.

It never gets above 70 when playing BF3.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crap Daddy

Is it all the time in BF3 and only in that game? Can you ctrl/alt/del to get to the task manager and kill the game? If so try another driver and/or reinstall the game.

Yes, it's only in BF3. It only happens sometimes, but once it happens, if I restart the PC, it'll keep doing the same crash for a while. I can't get to task manager, tried all the key combos I know.

The whole screen turns one colour, and there's this weird sound I hear in the headset (buzzing of sorts). I've tried drivers from 265 and 285 - 296.

Thanks for the responses guys!

CaptainFailcon · Jul 4, 2012, 11:23 PM

80c is pretty warm still nothing that should be causing instability
total system temps and voltages plz

erocker · Jul 4, 2012, 11:55 PM

Try disabling your onboard sound and try to get it to crash. I've seen/heard this crash before with Realtek onboard sound.

dude12564 · Jul 5, 2012, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erocker

Try disabling your onboard sound and try to get it to crash. I've seen/heard this crash before with Realtek onboard sound.

So basically play without sound (disable the chip?), or uninstall the driver?

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptainFailcon

80c is pretty warm still nothing that should be causing instability
total system temps and voltages plz

CPU : 70 C Max
GPU : 65 C Max , 80 on furmark
Mobo: 22 C
HDDs: 45 C

Don't have RAM temps.

Voltages are the default ones (I can't OC on mobo, can't change voltages on GPU (as far as I know)).

erocker · Jul 5, 2012, 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dude12564

So basically play without sound (disable the chip?), or uninstall the driver?

Disabling it in the device manager should be fine. This is just to test to see if you dont crash. Unfortunately if the sound is the reason, the only fix I know of is to pick up a sound card or USB sound device.

CaptainFailcon · Jul 5, 2012, 12:42 AM

Battlefield series is twitchy I have had Prime stable Cpu's that required a voltage bumb JUST for Bf3

dude12564 · Jul 5, 2012, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erocker

Disabling it in the device manager should be fine. This is just to test to see if you dont crash. Unfortunately if the sound is the reason, the only fix I know of is to pick up a sound card or USB sound device.

Disabled the microsoft sound - so far it hasn't crashed.

CaptainFailcon · Jul 5, 2012, 01:14 AM

make sure you are using the RELTEK Provided drivers the Microsoft Drivers are Junk

dude12564 · Jul 5, 2012, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptainFailcon

make sure you are using the RELTEK Provided drivers the Microsoft Drivers are Junk

Yep, just made sure I did that - so far it's not been crashing.

Thanks for all the feedback guys, i'll get back to you if it crashes again !

Jul 4, 2012, 10:13 PM	#1
dude12564 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 457 (0.88/day) Thanks: 640 Thanked 216 Times in 127 Posts System Specs	GT 440 Crashing Hey guys: I have a ASUS GT 440 1GB GDDR5 video card, for about 11 months now. It's been crashing my computer (the whole thing freezes) during the time when I play on Battlefield 3. Reviews on stores such as tigerdirect seem positive (at least in the Canadian one). Yes, I do know that this card is NOT BF3 ready (at least at recommended), but appears to play it without any frame rate issues. This card also seems to play most other games well, and can run Furmark. Also, this card is using the 296.10 drivers, and nVidia's audio driver has been uninstalled. Other system specs are available in the left <- ! Thanks

System Name:	Dell Studio XPS 8100 / Current PC
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Video Card:	MSI Radeon HD 7770 / EVGA GTX 560 Superclocked
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CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung 19'' LCD / Dell 24'' LCD
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Sound Card:	Realtek Integrated
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Sound Card:	onboard
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Jul 4, 2012, 10:47 PM	#3
Sinzia Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 703 (0.73/day) Thanks: 88 Thanked 184 Times in 135 Posts System Specs	use something like MSI's afterburner to monitor temps, it could be overheating, and I'd also be worried about that PSU! __________________

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Jul 4, 2012, 10:15 PM	#2
CaptainFailcon Banned Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 193 (0.49/day) Thanks: 12 Thanked 41 Times in 38 Posts	I would be willing to bet that Psu is at fault the Stock PSU's where pretty crapy does it pass a furmar run ? temps ?

Jul 4, 2012, 10:53 PM	#4
Crap Daddy Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,288 (2.44/day) Thanks: 944 Thanked 963 Times in 671 Posts System Specs	Is it all the time in BF3 and only in that game? Can you ctrl/alt/del to get to the task manager and kill the game? If so try another driver and/or reinstall the game.

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Sound Card:	Asus Xonar D1/Denon PMA500AE/Senn HD518/Sony SSB1000
PSU:	Corsair TX650/Corsair TX650M
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Jul 4, 2012, 11:23 PM	#6
CaptainFailcon Banned Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 193 (0.49/day) Thanks: 12 Thanked 41 Times in 38 Posts	80c is pretty warm still nothing that should be causing instability total system temps and voltages plz

Jul 4, 2012, 11:55 PM	#7
erocker Senior Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Milwaukee, WI. Posts: 31,923 (12.77/day) Thanks: 2,786 Thanked 12,296 Times in 7,821 Posts System Specs	Try disabling your onboard sound and try to get it to crash. I've seen/heard this crash before with Realtek onboard sound.

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Sound Card:	Onboard
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Jul 5, 2012, 12:42 AM	#10
CaptainFailcon Banned Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 193 (0.49/day) Thanks: 12 Thanked 41 Times in 38 Posts	Battlefield series is twitchy I have had Prime stable Cpu's that required a voltage bumb JUST for Bf3

Jul 5, 2012, 01:14 AM	#12
CaptainFailcon Banned Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 193 (0.49/day) Thanks: 12 Thanked 41 Times in 38 Posts	make sure you are using the RELTEK Provided drivers the Microsoft Drivers are Junk

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