System Freezing Problem AMD Chipset / Nvidia Graphics

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JamesDean59

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Hey everyone,

I've been having this system lock up problem on my PC.

System:

350watt power supply
Asus M3A78-EM
AMD 5200X2
2GB OCZ Platinum DDR1066
Maxtor 320GB PATA
NEC DVDR

The problem occurs when I installed an 8500GT Nvidia graphics card. The system would run for a little then completly lock up. All I would be left with was an EventID: 6008 in the Event Viewer once I reset.

Once I remove the 8500GT and run on the onboard 3200HD drivers all is well.
Nothing locks up the system responds fine.

I dont think the system is infected with anything as this is a fresh install on a fresh hard drive. Previously the system ran with XP on a different hard drive (120gb, the 320 was storage) and had no trouble with lockups.

I'm not sure what the problem could be. Originally, I thought it might be power supply--but after trying a 430watt nothign changed. A friend of mine suggested drivers. All mine are up to date. Hopefully someone here could help.

Thanks,

Kris
 

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Hi Kris and welcome to Vista Forums :party:

I have had a look at the motherboard specifications: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. and I think your problem lies here.
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As you can see, the motherboard has an ATI GPU built in and you are trying to add an NVidia card and, I suspect, make use of the above feature.
Unfortunately, ATI and NVidia use different drivers and I think that your problem is caused by a driver conflict. If you want to take advantage of this feature of your motherboard, then you will need an ATI graphics card.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
    CPU
    Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
    Memory
    4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0) Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0 WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
    PSU
    XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
    Case
    Gigabyte IF233
    Cooling
    1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
    Mouse
    Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
    Internet Speed
    NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
    Other Info
    Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB) WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25 Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
Hm. I agree with you on the driver conflict issue. I was using nvidia's latest drivers for my 8500 (174s) and it was nothing but freezing problems. So I tried Omega Drivers based on 169s and the system is much better off than it was. I am still having difficulty with it however. I was copying a 8gb file off of the C drive across my gigabit network to another computer and ram usage on the host machine spiked to 99% the entire time. I looked through the task manager's applications list and there was nothing using anything more than 50mb of ram. I have 2gb in there right now.

I would have thought AMD would have been wise enough to disable features like that Hybrid Crossfire when a non ATi card was installed.

I also dont like the fact that there is no direct method of getting AMD chipset drivers as there is for nvidia. AMD's driver page is mainly for graphics drivers. I dont see anything about chipsets. At Nvidia's its all contatined in one menu/location.
 

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Dwarf said:
Hi Kris and welcome to Vista Forums :party:

I have had a look at the motherboard specifications: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. and I think your problem lies here.
View attachment 9115
As you can see, the motherboard has an ATI GPU built in and you are trying to add an NVidia card and, I suspect, make use of the above feature.
Unfortunately, ATI and NVidia use different drivers and I think that your problem is caused by a driver conflict. If you want to take advantage of this feature of your motherboard, then you will need an ATI graphics card.
Click to expand...
surely he could disable the onboard graphics card from the bios?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
    Memory
    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA, Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA, WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
    PSU
    Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
    Case
    Antec 900 Gaming Case
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
    Mouse
    Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
    Keyboard
    Logitech generic keyboard
    Internet Speed
    16Mb Sky bb
    Other Info
    Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
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JamesDean59 said:
I also dont like the fact that there is no direct method of getting AMD chipset drivers as there is for nvidia. AMD's driver page is mainly for graphics drivers. I dont see anything about chipsets. At Nvidia's its all contatined in one menu/location.
Click to expand...

Drivers & Tools | GAME.AMD.COM

Scroll down and under "Additional Downloads" you will find the southbridge driver.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Me
    CPU
    Athlon x2 7750 BE
    Motherboard
    Asus M4A78 Pro
    Memory
    2x2gb Kingston
    Graphics card(s)
    Sapphire HD 4830
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Xtreme Music
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer P221w and Acer 1916w
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050 and 1440x900
    Hard Drives
    2x80 GB Seagate 7200.10 in RAID0, 500 GB Seagate 7200.12
    PSU
    Antec Earthwatts 500W
    Case
    Antec Sonata III
    Cooling
    AC Freezer 64 Pro and a couple of 120 mm case fans
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 v2
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave
    Internet Speed
    10000/1000
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