GTX 480 freezing

ilukeberry · 07-29-10, 11:09 AM

Hello

I have a problem... i bought GTX 480 to replace my GTX 285. It ran without a problem for a week after that.. one day my screen went blank and computer rebooted itself.. after that i couldn't login into windows... every time i entered a password at windows login the computer locked up/freeze... The only way to get into windows was via safe mode.

I said to myself okay.. maybe it's something wrong with windows.. so i did full reinstall. After that it worked fine for a few days.. and then this thing happened again. So i pulled out my GTX 480 and putted 8600 GTS into my computer after that computer works fine again.. no freeze/lock up at windows login.

I've tired cmos reset... older nvidia drivers... put gfx in and out of mobo nothing worked.

system specs:
Intel i7 920 D0
Asus P6T with lastest BIOS
Crucial Balistix 3x2GB DD3
Inno3D GeForce GTX 480
500GB WD
Corsair 750W PSU.
Windows 7 x64

Time for RMA?

newparad1gm · 07-29-10, 12:13 PM

Could be your PSU. A 750W should be plenty to power a GTX 480 though, and Corsair is a good brand. Maybe the PSU is just getting worn out, and the GTX 480 is stressing it to the level where it begins to flake out.

Yaboze · 07-29-10, 12:29 PM

Another good way is to try the card in another PC, if possible.

ilukeberry · 07-29-10, 01:07 PM

I don't see how psu would be bad... 285 worked without problem... Also at windows login the card doesn't stress psu much. Card worked fine durning gaming. This freeze thing happened durning desktop use and at windows login after I entered password.

Yaboze · 07-29-10, 01:23 PM

Maybe Aero initializes after login? I dunno.

Check the fan on it, make sure it's actually moving.

ilukeberry · 07-29-10, 04:12 PM

Aero indeed does initializes after login... that's why safe mode works fine because it doesn't initialize any aero thing. Fan is indeed spinning.. no temp issues. If my system doesn't freeze if i use any other card.. then this GTX 480 must be bad.

**john19055** · 08-01-10, 10:24 PM

Are you overclocking the memory or cpu ,if you are try to run it at default and see if it runs fine.If you are not then I don't know .I know the GTX 480 uses more power then a GTX 285,but a corsair 750watt should be plenty to run a GTX 480.

07-29-10, 11:09 AM	#1
ilukeberry Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 3	GTX 480 freezing Hello I have a problem... i bought GTX 480 to replace my GTX 285. It ran without a problem for a week after that.. one day my screen went blank and computer rebooted itself.. after that i couldn't login into windows... every time i entered a password at windows login the computer locked up/freeze... The only way to get into windows was via safe mode. I said to myself okay.. maybe it's something wrong with windows.. so i did full reinstall. After that it worked fine for a few days.. and then this thing happened again. So i pulled out my GTX 480 and putted 8600 GTS into my computer after that computer works fine again.. no freeze/lock up at windows login. I've tired cmos reset... older nvidia drivers... put gfx in and out of mobo nothing worked. system specs: Intel i7 920 D0 Asus P6T with lastest BIOS Crucial Balistix 3x2GB DD3 Inno3D GeForce GTX 480 500GB WD Corsair 750W PSU. Windows 7 x64 Time for RMA?

07-29-10, 12:13 PM	#2
newparad1gm Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 690	Re: GTX 480 freezing Could be your PSU. A 750W should be plenty to power a GTX 480 though, and Corsair is a good brand. Maybe the PSU is just getting worn out, and the GTX 480 is stressing it to the level where it begins to flake out. __________________ WAR MACHINE: Intel Core i7 3930K \| Asus X79 Sabertooth \| 4x4 GB G.Skill RipJaw PC3-12800 \| 2x EVGA NVIDIA GTX TITAN Signature 6GB SLI \| OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD \| 2x500 GB Seagate Barracuda RAID 0 \| Seagate FreeAgent 500GB External \| LG BD-ROM \| Cyber Acoustics CA3001WB 2.1 Speakers \| ABS SL 1050W PSU \| 3x Acer GD235HZ 23.6in 120Hz \| Silverstone Fortress FT02 \| Windows 8 Pro x64 \| NVIDIA 3DVision SURROUND CRIMSON DYNAMO: Intel Core i7 2600K \| Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H \| 2x4 GB G.Skill Ripjaw PC3-12800 \| XFX AMD HD7970 3GB \| Intel X-25M G2 160GB SSD \| 2x250GB RAID 0 \| Samsung BD-ROM \| Corsair TX 850W PSU \| Toshiba 42" REGZA 1080p HDTV \| Antec 900 ATX \| Windows 8 Pro x64 Sailor Jupiter (HTPC): Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 \| ZOTAC Geforce 9300 \| 2x2 GB OCZ Fatal1ty PC2-8500 \| WD 1TB \| Hitachi 2TB External \| MediaSonic HFR2-SU3S2 6x3TB Seagate Barracuda RAID 1+0 \| LG Blu-Ray/HD DVD-ROM \| FSP 150W PSU \| Toshiba 42" REGZA 1080p HDTV \| Foxconn RS233 mini-ITX \| Windows 7 Pro x86

07-29-10, 12:29 PM	#3
Yaboze Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: United States Posts: 2,057	Re: GTX 480 freezing Another good way is to try the card in another PC, if possible.

07-29-10, 01:07 PM	#4
ilukeberry Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 3	Re: GTX 480 freezing I don't see how psu would be bad... 285 worked without problem... Also at windows login the card doesn't stress psu much. Card worked fine durning gaming. This freeze thing happened durning desktop use and at windows login after I entered password.

07-29-10, 01:23 PM	#5
Yaboze Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: United States Posts: 2,057	Re: GTX 480 freezing Maybe Aero initializes after login? I dunno. Check the fan on it, make sure it's actually moving.

07-29-10, 04:12 PM	#6
ilukeberry Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 3	Re: GTX 480 freezing Aero indeed does initializes after login... that's why safe mode works fine because it doesn't initialize any aero thing. Fan is indeed spinning.. no temp issues. If my system doesn't freeze if i use any other card.. then this GTX 480 must be bad.

08-01-10, 10:24 PM	#7
john19055 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: GREENVILLE,TX Posts: 3,851	Re: GTX 480 freezing Are you overclocking the memory or cpu ,if you are try to run it at default and see if it runs fine.If you are not then I don't know .I know the GTX 480 uses more power then a GTX 285,but a corsair 750watt should be plenty to run a GTX 480. __________________ Intel i7-3820+Corsair H-100+ASROCK X79-Extreme4+16gigs G.Skill PC1600DDR3+2-ASUS DirectCU II GTX-670 in SLI+Crucial 256g-SSD+2- Samsung 1-TB+2-WesternDigtial 640g+LG-12x Blu-Ray Burner+1100w CoolerMaster+Antec-P280 case+50" Plasma PM6700+Logitech Mouse+Keyboard+Pioneer VSX-1020+Polk Audio Speakers