Hi

A couple of weeks ago I built a low end system for use at my flat, specs as follows:

Gigabyte H61M-DS2
Intel® Core™ i3-2120 Processor
Corsair XMS3 8GB DDR3 1333Mhz RAM
MSI N560GTX-TI-M2D1GD5/OC
Corsair CX500W PSU

Because of delays in shipping, my GTX 560 Ti was not installed until yesterday. For the last couple of weeks I have been making do with a GT 220. I had no problems using the GT 220.
However, when I installed the GTX 560 Ti and installed the drivers, I started getting crashes in game. In Call of Duty, I get an error with the following message:

"Direct X has encountered an unrecoverable error. Check the readme for possible solutions"

In this case, the screen will freeze for 20 seconds or so, and will start responding again. Upon tabbing out of game, the error message is shown.

While I am on my desktop, I sometimes also get crashes, the screen will go black, and after 10 seconds, an error message appears saying:

"Display driver Nvidia Windows Kernel Mode Driver Version 295.73 (I downgraded the driver in hope of fixing the crashes, without success) stopped responding and has successfully recovered"



I also get freezes in League of Legends. The screen will freeze for 20 seconds or so, and will respond again.

The last type of crash, again in Call of Duty, is when my PC becomes completely unresponsive, and the only solution is to restart my PC.

I can't check my temperatures while my PC is frozen, however when/if it responds, the temperatures on Speedfan look normal, in the 40-50 degree range.

I do not have any other games installed at the moment, so I am unable to test if the problem is limited to these two games.

My second problem is with a clicking sound coming from within my PC. The sound seems to come from inside the PSU, and if I tilt my case in a different position, the sound will get quieter/dispersal. Should I be worried about this? It sounds bit like plastic hitting a fan spinning at high speed. I am unsure if I had this problem before I swapped my GPU.

Any help with either of these problems would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Hello bop and welcome to PCHF

Download driversweeper and run it and reinstall the drivers that came with the card and see if this helps. Somtimes old drivers get kept by windows this will make sure they are all erased

http://www.guru3d.com/category/driversweeper/

Follow these instructions

I used the driver sweeper to delete all the Nvidia drivers, and also deleted registry entries for Nvidia, as I saw that you should do this on another forum. However, when I reinstalled the drivers, my PC was still crashing.

Could the problem be that the PSU doesn't supply enough power?

Thanks

No if it was the psu your pc would not startup.

Do thisa for me go to the site below and run a test (you will have to register) and you have to use internet explorer, and post your results back here for me to look at. Once the test is done copy the link in your address bar and paste it here.

http://www.pcpitstop.com/betapit/sec.asp?conid=25034192

Double post, sorry.

There's 11 GB free at the moment. I have ordered a new hard drive which will be arriving next week.

I'm still doubting the power supply. I might order a more powerful gaming power supply for peace of mind.

I haven't played much today, but I haven't had any crashes, so it looks like the problem may of fixed itself. Will report again when I have used the PC a little more. The clicking in the PSU has also stopped. Looks promising.

Well the clicks are back. The crashes, too. If I can bring up task manager in time, the monitor feed goes blank for about a second, and comes back, the game carries on. The guys who I ordered the power supply with have agreed to RMA it, but they charge £10 if they find no fault with the product. I'm just concerned, because the sound is only present when the power supply is operating with the fan face down. If they test the power supply with it in a different position, I'm sure they won't hear the clicking.

I bought a Corsair TX650 v2. The crashes have stopped, guess it was the PSU after all. Thanks!