GTX 295 Problem? Hard Locks

chad11779 · 01-29-09, 06:42 PM

I have a new GTX 295 on my Biostar Tpower P45 board. The problem is it hard locks when I run any 3D application. It shows two gpu's in the device manager. It shows two gpu's enabled in GPU-Z. I have used driver sweeper and tried multiple video drivers, and nothing works.

PS. If I disable multiple GPU setup in the Nvidia control panel I can run Vantage and Games??

I ruled out a DOA card because it works on my brothers X58 setup.

Any advice would be apprecited

Badbonji · 01-30-09, 01:59 AM

You can run games, but will only be using 50% of its maximum power, which is basically half way between a gtx260 and gtx285.

I get hard locks in vantage, which just ends up cutting out the video signal altogether so I cannot run it most of the time. I have since only been able to run it twice.

Poffik · 01-30-09, 03:47 AM

does this happens alot ? i mean with people who bought gtx 295 ? im just going to buy one

rainless · 01-30-09, 05:21 AM

My guess: Driver problem. Make sure you get the latest beta drivers.

Badbonji · 01-30-09, 10:52 AM

I am using 182.22 I believe, and still locks up. Also happens in World in conflict. About to test call of duty world at war, will post back results

Back - Call of Duty is a no-go. Looks like Nvidia still need to work on drivers...
Luckily most of my games work. It is obviously a driver issue - crysis runs fine, WIC doesn't, all source games do, call of duty doesn't etc.

liftedcj7on44s · 01-30-09, 04:43 PM

i just got my 2 295's in. I am having trouble with 3dmark05. it locks up and i have to restart the pc.

Brolloks · 01-30-09, 08:44 PM

Try the 185.20 drivers, should take care of the issues
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/drivers

liftedcj7on44s · 01-30-09, 09:54 PM

lol i just saw this. This took care of the issue for me as well

Badbonji · 01-31-09, 12:43 PM

Goodie, if I am to enter the forum wars I need this fixed. 3DMark 06 locks up occasionally, not as much as vantage though

EDIT: It works! It fixed all my previous problems!

Badbonji · 02-01-09, 02:35 PM

I think my GPU's are getting too hot on 65% fan speed. My pc will hard lock in Call of duty after a while of continuous gaming - never within the first 45 minutes.

liftedcj7on44s · 02-01-09, 03:18 PM

i think mine get too hot as well. I get artifacts in Crysis and crysis wars at default speeds with the fan at 80%. got it ramped up to 100% and im gonna see what the temps show.

Badbonji · 02-02-09, 07:28 AM

With 85% fan speed I get load of 65 and 67 on Call of Duty, maximum was 70C for a second before falling back to 67C

Poffik · 02-02-09, 09:06 AM

Call of Duty is old now , try it on GTA 4

liftedcj7on44s · 02-02-09, 11:46 AM

what i thought was artifacts is just driver issues. I have been able to clock both cards to
650/1400/1200

Badbonji · 02-03-09, 02:29 AM

I don't have GTAIV. Crysis got to 67/69C, I managed 700Mhz core clock on my GTX295

01-29-09, 06:42 PM	Thread Starter #1
chad11779 Registered Join Date: Jul 2008	GTX 295 Problem? Hard Locks I have a new GTX 295 on my Biostar Tpower P45 board. The problem is it hard locks when I run any 3D application. It shows two gpu's in the device manager. It shows two gpu's enabled in GPU-Z. I have used driver sweeper and tried multiple video drivers, and nothing works. PS. If I disable multiple GPU setup in the Nvidia control panel I can run Vantage and Games?? I ruled out a DOA card because it works on my brothers X58 setup. Any advice would be apprecited
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01-30-09, 01:59 AM	#2
Badbonji Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK	You can run games, but will only be using 50% of its maximum power, which is basically half way between a gtx260 and gtx285. I get hard locks in vantage, which just ends up cutting out the video signal altogether so I cannot run it most of the time. I have since only been able to run it twice. __________________ i7 3770K 4.5GHz 1.2V \| Phanteks PH-TC14PE \| 16GB TeamGroup Elite 1600MHz \| GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M3 \| EVGA GTX680 SC 1254/1500MHz \| M4 256GB + 150GB Raptor \| Corsair HX+ 850W \| Antec 1200 i7 965 \| 8GB OCZ Gold 1600MHz \| GIGABYTE Extreme X58 \| HD5450 \| M4 64GB + 7TB \| OCZ 500W P9500 3.13GHz \| 4GB 1000MHz DDR2 \| Mobility HD4850 550/900MHz \| 500GB
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01-30-09, 03:47 AM	#3
Poffik Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: EUROPE >:)	does this happens alot ? i mean with people who bought gtx 295 ? im just going to buy one __________________ CPU: Q6600 @3.4 RAM: 4gb DDRII Graphics card: msi gtx 460 1gb Hard drives: 400gb samsung, 1tb seagate (in couple of days) Motherboard: DP35DP (POS) Monitor: philips 22 inch Case: vento 7700 Power Supply: Asus U-75HA 750w
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01-30-09, 05:21 AM	#4
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01-30-09, 10:52 AM	#5
Badbonji Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK	I am using 182.22 I believe, and still locks up. Also happens in World in conflict. About to test call of duty world at war, will post back results Back - Call of Duty is a no-go. Looks like Nvidia still need to work on drivers... Luckily most of my games work. It is obviously a driver issue - crysis runs fine, WIC doesn't, all source games do, call of duty doesn't etc. __________________ i7 3770K 4.5GHz 1.2V \| Phanteks PH-TC14PE \| 16GB TeamGroup Elite 1600MHz \| GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M3 \| EVGA GTX680 SC 1254/1500MHz \| M4 256GB + 150GB Raptor \| Corsair HX+ 850W \| Antec 1200 i7 965 \| 8GB OCZ Gold 1600MHz \| GIGABYTE Extreme X58 \| HD5450 \| M4 64GB + 7TB \| OCZ 500W P9500 3.13GHz \| 4GB 1000MHz DDR2 \| Mobility HD4850 550/900MHz \| 500GB Last edited by Badbonji; 01-30-09 at 11:18 AM.
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01-30-09, 04:43 PM	#6
liftedcj7on44s Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Fayetteville N.C.	i just got my 2 295's in. I am having trouble with 3dmark05. it locks up and i have to restart the pc.
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01-30-09, 08:44 PM	#7
Brolloks Benching Senior on Siesta Premium Member #8 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Land of Long Horns	Try the 185.20 drivers, should take care of the issues http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/drivers __________________ Should I get a Quad- or Dual-Core? - How about joining us in the Benching Lounge for some secrets - Want to bench sub-zero...take a look. Heatware 280-0-0 HWBOT Profile
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01-30-09, 09:54 PM	#8
liftedcj7on44s Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Fayetteville N.C.	lol i just saw this. This took care of the issue for me as well
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01-31-09, 12:43 PM	#9
Badbonji Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK	Goodie, if I am to enter the forum wars I need this fixed. 3DMark 06 locks up occasionally, not as much as vantage though EDIT: It works! It fixed all my previous problems! __________________ i7 3770K 4.5GHz 1.2V \| Phanteks PH-TC14PE \| 16GB TeamGroup Elite 1600MHz \| GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M3 \| EVGA GTX680 SC 1254/1500MHz \| M4 256GB + 150GB Raptor \| Corsair HX+ 850W \| Antec 1200 i7 965 \| 8GB OCZ Gold 1600MHz \| GIGABYTE Extreme X58 \| HD5450 \| M4 64GB + 7TB \| OCZ 500W P9500 3.13GHz \| 4GB 1000MHz DDR2 \| Mobility HD4850 550/900MHz \| 500GB Last edited by Badbonji; 01-31-09 at 02:57 PM.
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02-01-09, 02:35 PM	#10
Badbonji Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK	I think my GPU's are getting too hot on 65% fan speed. My pc will hard lock in Call of duty after a while of continuous gaming - never within the first 45 minutes. __________________ i7 3770K 4.5GHz 1.2V \| Phanteks PH-TC14PE \| 16GB TeamGroup Elite 1600MHz \| GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M3 \| EVGA GTX680 SC 1254/1500MHz \| M4 256GB + 150GB Raptor \| Corsair HX+ 850W \| Antec 1200 i7 965 \| 8GB OCZ Gold 1600MHz \| GIGABYTE Extreme X58 \| HD5450 \| M4 64GB + 7TB \| OCZ 500W P9500 3.13GHz \| 4GB 1000MHz DDR2 \| Mobility HD4850 550/900MHz \| 500GB
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02-01-09, 03:18 PM	#11
liftedcj7on44s Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Fayetteville N.C.	i think mine get too hot as well. I get artifacts in Crysis and crysis wars at default speeds with the fan at 80%. got it ramped up to 100% and im gonna see what the temps show.
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02-02-09, 07:28 AM	#12
Badbonji Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK	With 85% fan speed I get load of 65 and 67 on Call of Duty, maximum was 70C for a second before falling back to 67C __________________ i7 3770K 4.5GHz 1.2V \| Phanteks PH-TC14PE \| 16GB TeamGroup Elite 1600MHz \| GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M3 \| EVGA GTX680 SC 1254/1500MHz \| M4 256GB + 150GB Raptor \| Corsair HX+ 850W \| Antec 1200 i7 965 \| 8GB OCZ Gold 1600MHz \| GIGABYTE Extreme X58 \| HD5450 \| M4 64GB + 7TB \| OCZ 500W P9500 3.13GHz \| 4GB 1000MHz DDR2 \| Mobility HD4850 550/900MHz \| 500GB
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02-02-09, 09:06 AM	#13
Poffik Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: EUROPE >:)	Call of Duty is old now , try it on GTA 4 __________________ CPU: Q6600 @3.4 RAM: 4gb DDRII Graphics card: msi gtx 460 1gb Hard drives: 400gb samsung, 1tb seagate (in couple of days) Motherboard: DP35DP (POS) Monitor: philips 22 inch Case: vento 7700 Power Supply: Asus U-75HA 750w
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02-02-09, 11:46 AM	#14
liftedcj7on44s Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Fayetteville N.C.	what i thought was artifacts is just driver issues. I have been able to clock both cards to 650/1400/1200
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02-03-09, 02:29 AM	#15
Badbonji Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK	I don't have GTAIV. Crysis got to 67/69C, I managed 700Mhz core clock on my GTX295 __________________ i7 3770K 4.5GHz 1.2V \| Phanteks PH-TC14PE \| 16GB TeamGroup Elite 1600MHz \| GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M3 \| EVGA GTX680 SC 1254/1500MHz \| M4 256GB + 150GB Raptor \| Corsair HX+ 850W \| Antec 1200 i7 965 \| 8GB OCZ Gold 1600MHz \| GIGABYTE Extreme X58 \| HD5450 \| M4 64GB + 7TB \| OCZ 500W P9500 3.13GHz \| 4GB 1000MHz DDR2 \| Mobility HD4850 550/900MHz \| 500GB
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