NVIDIA Driver Crashing on Custom-Built Windows 7 PC
- by srunni
I've got a custom-built PC with these specs:
Fractal Design Define R3
ASUS P8Z77-V motherboard
Intel Core i7-2700k with Thermalright HR-02 Macho Cooler
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 with Arctic Cooling Accelero Twin Turbo II Cooler
Crucial M4 128 GB SSD
1 TB Hitachi HDD
G.SKILL Ares Series 2x8 GB RAM (x2)
SeaSonic 520W PSU
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (x64)
NVIDIA driver version 301.42
Upon building the PC, I overclocked the CPU (but never the GPU), and there were no problems for 1-2 months. Then I started getting crashes with this error when doing anything that's computationally or graphically intensive:
I un-overclocked the CPU, but that hasn't fixed anything.
This is what the inside of my case looks like:
I'd appreciate any guidance on resolving this problem. I did get some of the thermal paste on the graphics card when installing the aftermarket cooler, but there were no issues for a month or two.
Update
I did a clean install and the issue persisted - looks like it's a hardware issue. I will try removing/cleaning/reseating all the parts.