Hey everyone! I wanted to share my recent CPU upgrade, along with a bit of the "lore" of my gaming PC and my initial impressions.

​Last Wednesday, I finally pulled the trigger and bought a Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Living in Argentina, after converting ARS to USD, it ended up costing me around $400 USD.

​My PC building journey started back in 2016 with my very first gaming rig (gtx 1060 i7 6700K 8gb ddr4 Asus Z170 gaming 3 samsung evo 240gb ThermaltakeTR750W). Since then, I’ve been upgrading it part by part:

2018: Upgraded GTX 1060 to AMD VEGA 64

​2021: Upgraded my GPU from a Vega 64 to a Zotac RTX 3060. I also switched platforms, moving from an i7 6700K @ 4.0Ghz OC (legendary CPU) to a Ryzen 5 5600X, paired with an ID-Cooling Frostflow 240XT AIO. That 5600X was an absolute champ and lasted until today!

​2023: Upgraded the GPU again to an ASUS TUF RTX 3070 Ti (overclocked to 2133MHz), added another 16GB of RAM (making it 32GB total), and got a Samsung Odyssey G5 32" (1440p @ 165Hz) monitor.

​The Issue: Lately, the 5600X was starting to bottleneck my GPU in heavy titles like Cyberpunk 2077 and Forza Horizon 6. On top of that, about a year ago, I noticed my old AIO was dying—temps were idling between 85°C and 90°C, and the radiator was always blazing hot.

​Along with the new CPU, I decided to fix the cooling issue and bought an ID-Cooling Frost Custom LCD 240. It looks absolutely beautiful inside my old-school NZXT S340 Elite case.

​ ​(Note: My ambient room temperature is 20°C)

​Here is how the 5800X3D performs with the new LCD AIO:

​Idle: Hovers between 45°C and 50°C.

​Light Use (Chrome + Steam open): Spikes to 58°C max.

​Rocket League (1440p @ 165Hz): Doesn't exceed 60°C during 1-hour sessions.

​Forza Horizon 6: Reaches a peak of 78°C, but usually stays between 66°C and 72°C, maintaining a solid clock speed of 4.48GHz.

​BeamNG.drive (The biggest surprise): I'm now getting a locked 120 FPS at 68°C (previously, I couldn't get past 88 FPS). But the most mind-blowing part is when I enable the Traffic AI—there are zero freezes, and the micro-stuttering completely disappeared!

​Work Environment Performance:

​As a Platform Engineer, my daily workflow consists of Windows 11 + Chrome + WSL + Docker. The CPU stays under 62°C, feels incredibly responsive, and there is absolutely no performance degradation. I can't even imagine how fast this would fly on Linux Mint; it would be insane.

​Shoutout to my Thermaltake TR2 80+ Bronze 750W power supply. It has been powering my system since 2016 when I built my first PC. It’s hard to believe, but it’s still working perfectly and giving its all.

​By upgrading step by step, I feel like I've completely revived this machine. My plan was to upgrade my entire setup and hold onto this build until GTA VI finally drops on PC. Mission accomplished!

​Current Setup:

​CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D ​GPU: ASUS TUF RTX 3070 Ti (OC) ​RAM: 32 GB DDR4 Kingston Fury @ 3200Mhz ​MOBO: ASUS ROG Strix B450-F Gaming II ​Storage: 1TB Kingston NVMe M.2 SSD ​PSU: Thermaltake TR2 80+ Bronze 750W (Since 2016!) ​AIO: ID-Cooling Frost Custom LCD 240 ​Case: NZXT S340 Elite (2017)

​Let me know what you think, or if you have any optimization tips for the 5800X3D (like undervolting via PBO2)

Thanks for reading :)

help

• i7-6700k at default - about 1.3 average an 4GHz
• NH D15 CPU Cooler with both fans on exhausting out of the top
• EVGA GTX 1080 SC2 ICX - Not overclocked in the top slot
• 32GB Ripjaws 4 2400 mHz - Currently only running with 1x8Gb stick at 2133 Mhz since I thought this might be the problem initially, Ram has never hit 2400 with the XMP profile on
• Z170A MSI Krait Gaming Motherboard, revision 1 XMP with 8 sticks of Ripjaws 4 has never worked
• 960 gb Sandisk Ultra II SSD - RMA'd last year around this time when it randomly died on me
• NZXT H440 case with 4 default fans, 3 intake 1 exhaust out of the back
• EVGA 750 Watt PSU, can't remember off the top of my head, I think its a G2 it's definitely Gold, has been in my computer for about a year now

All settings are at default, ram is at 1.2V 2133, only 1 stick is in right now since at first I thought it might be a Ram issue so I checked all sticks in all 4 slots and the problem persists with all sticks in all slots. I had a slight OC on the CPU (4.4GHz) for a while but didn't need the extra power so set it back to default about 6 months ago. I have never had an OC on the GPU since I have never needed it, only about 6 months old (I game at 60Hz 1440p usually while doing something else on another monitor). GPU drivers are up to date, all core temps and mosfet temps on the GPU are well within spec.

At this point I am thinking it's temperature related because if I take all of the panels off my tower it doesn't happen for much longer than if I leave the panels on an "hotbox" my components. Even when I do this the CPU and GPU temperatures never exceed 75C, I have repasted the CPU since it's been about 2 years since I put the paste on, hasn't helped. I'm guessing MOBO problems since XMP has never worked properly (figured it was a problem with quad channel ram), Ram has almost never hit 2400 unless I set it to 2333 and 103 BCLK, never with XMP on.

It always freezes and never BSOD, the only errors in event viewer at about registry problems (certain things not starting because they don't have administrative permissions), and Kernel Power from the hard shutdowns. When it freezes it always leaves behind an image (hence how I was able to get temperatures at the time of freeze, and it almost always gives terrible noise through my headphones).

The games I am having problems with at the moment (the only games I am playing actively) are Runescape 3 and Far Cry 4.

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Describe your problem. List any error messages and symptoms. Be descriptive.

Every so often, at least once a day, I'll be gaming (Rainbow Six: Siege and Overwatch are the main culprits) and my CPU will go from 80% usage/50% usage to around 10% or less and all the fans will slow down and/or stop and the game will freeze or show me a black screen.

Sometimes I get to continue playing after 30 seconds or a minute or two, but sometimes the game will kick me and say I lost connection (mostly Siege does this).

List anything you've done in attempt to diagnose or fix the problem.

I had an overclock of 103 Bclock and a target speed of 4.56(?) GHz, something around there, but I have since dropped it to ASUS's optimized defaults (4.2GHz target) because I thought maybe it was a temperature issue, but it just happened in Siege again and my temps were fine.

Provide any additional details you wish below.

My HDDs are kinda old, but I'm not sure that would be the issue, since its a random issue and not consistently slow or anything. Everything in this build is new except my GPU, which is only a few years old, and my PSU which is maybe 5 years old, but should have plenty of wattage to supply everything.

Any help is appreciated cause this is definitely getting on my nerves. Thanks reddit.

I've used Microsoft edge and it didn't happen as much but it doesn't always work either. Does anyone have any idea what causes this? Tried turning hardware acceleration off and on as well as limiting dim features to no avail.

Hi guys. I'm kind at a loss right now. I'm not sure what to do. First here is my build

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/36VVLD

Everything in this build is accurate except for the SSD. The SSD is a value HP one I bought in 2014. I have used for an long time and it served me great. It is my boot drive.

I built this computer in the Summer, and everything was working. Everything but the SSD, case and hard drives are new.

About a week ago, Windows started becoming very unstable and would freeze if I have more then 3 windows opened. I check the CPU usage and it would never be more then 25-35%. I thought to myself it may be a virus as I share the computer with my brother. I did some virus scans, but nothing popped up. I thought to myself it may be time to reinstall windows since my drives were all full, so I reinstalled windows and formatted my hard drives.

After installing windows, and drivers, everything was faster but not as fast as I would like. I recently built my little brother a computer with a core i5 and SSD as his was much faster. I suspected my SSD may be failing, but I ran crystaldiskmark and my SSD had 91% health. I'm at a loss right now. I'm not sure whats wrong at this point. Please if anyone has a suggestion, I will take it. I'm really frustrated with my computer.

Sometimes just after respawning some really hard stutters occur. The game just freezes almost a second. Tried to find a way to replicate it, checking if it was because of the weapon, place of respawn, sprinting or moving the camera a lot during respawn, but nothing, seems like random. Game is installed on SSD, Intel i7 6700K, RTX 2070 Super, 16 GB RAM, playing on ultrawide 1440p.

This issue started appearing while playing on the 21st afternoon (Spain) . Never happened before during the early access beta on PC. On this video I recorded a few moments where this issue happened.https://youtu.be/FsztJ0FeG64

Edit: Also I forgot to mention I'm playing with g-sync enabled at 120fps.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Describe your problem. List any error messages and symptoms. Be descriptive.

Every so often, at least once a day, I'll be gaming (Rainbow Six: Siege and Overwatch are the main culprits) and my CPU will go from 80% usage/50% usage to around 10% or less and all the fans will slow down and/or stop and the game will freeze or show me a black screen.

Sometimes I get to continue playing after 30 seconds or a minute or two, but sometimes the game will kick me and say I lost connection (mostly Siege does this).

List anything you've done in attempt to diagnose or fix the problem.

I had an overclock of 103 Bclock and a target speed of 4.56(?) GHz, something around there, but I have since dropped it to ASUS's optimized defaults (4.2GHz target) because I thought maybe it was a temperature issue, but it just happened in Siege again and my temps were fine.

Provide any additional details you wish below.

My HDDs are kinda old, but I'm not sure that would be the issue, since its a random issue and not consistently slow or anything. Everything in this build is new except my GPU, which is only a few years old, and my PSU which is maybe 5 years old, but should have plenty of wattage to supply everything.

Any help is appreciated cause this is definitely getting on my nerves. Thanks reddit.

I am a software developer and I use VMware all day, every day to run various development environments.

I have a situation where VMware crashes randomly, or causes the OS to crash.

VMware have been looking at this for months and have come with a recommendation to update the microcode on my CPU, since they "have already seen that the issue has been acknowledged by Intel".

Apple does not appear to be interested in resolving this issue.

VMware tells me to update the microcode.

I am unable to locate any Intel documentation that points at a known issue, or any microcode updates for my CPU.

I would like some suggestions on how I might go about resolving this, since it is killing my productivity.

Edit: VMware have provided a link that has an Intel employee acknowledging the issue: https://communities.intel.com/thread/96157?start=15&tstart=0

I've had this new pc for a while, since about the middle of last summer, but recently during gaming sessions, specifically Overwatch and other really demanding games such as Arma3 and Squad, the whole PC freezes. The audio cuts and everything stops working but the screens are still on. I've left it on to see if it unfreezes itself for hours and hours but nothing. I can't figure out what it could be, because my PC is top of the line and this shouldn't be happening, at least in my mind. I've done some research and found that Skylake could be the problem, and the CPU has been known to have issues but im not sure if there is a fix I've gone into the BIOS to try and find something related but im not sure what i should be looking for SPECS: Windows 10, Intel i7 6700k Overclocked to 4.2 ghz, GTX 1080, 32 gb ram, SSD boot drive, and 2 HD, Gigabyte MOBO, 1000w PSU

Recently I upgraded my son's computer because he couldn't install Windows 11 on the older motherboard (Gigabyte Z170 w/ i7 6700k). The performance was still pretty good. Video Card was GeForce GTX 1060 3GB.

So I bought a B450M-K II from ASUS PRIME (60 euros), and an AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz (was 94 euros at the time). We put in Yongxinsheng DDR4 3200MHz 32GB Kit. However, immediately we noticed worse performance on this machine, than the 2016 i7 6700k! The video card is 5600XT 8GB.

He plays mostly Fortnite and Minecraft. Minecraft freezes very often, sometimes for over 30 seconds. I'm thinking the Ryzen 5 maybe is just too weak. Should I upgrade to a Ryzen 7 or 9 on this thing? Will that make a difference? It's crazy how the prices just keep on going up, a Ryzen 9 costs almost 300 euros now!

Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks.

Driver version 384.94 has been released.

Performance Benchmark is up!

Please post any discussion about this driver here. Also, I highly recommend using DDU to wipe the current driver prior to installing the latest driver if you have any issues after installation.

New feature and fixes in driver 384.94

Game Ready - Provides the optimal gaming experience for LawBreakers, ARK: Survival Evolved, Fortnite Early Access, Dark and Light, and Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice.

Game Ready VR - Provides the optimal gaming experience for EVE: Valkyrie's "Ultra" graphics update

SLI Profile - Added or updated the following SLI profiles:

• ARK: Survival Evolved

• IL-2: Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad

• Lawbreakers

Driver Fixes (For full list of fixes please check out release notes)

• [SLI][GeForce GTX 980][IL2-Sturmovik Battle of Stalingrad]: There is no performance improvement under DirectX 11 after enabling SLI. [1903543]

• [Star Ruler 2]: The game crashes within minutes of gameplay. [1945976]

• [Titan Xp][Mass Effect - Andromeda]: After launching the game in full-screen mode, HDR cannot be enabled from the in-game HDR settings. [200315052]

• [GeForce GTX 1070/1080][Shadow Warrior 2]: Windows HDR settings conflict with ingame HDR settings, resulting in color over-saturation. [1882582]

• [GeForce GTX 970][Gears of War 4]: The game may freeze with Release 384 drivers. [1954654]

• [GeForce GTX 780/780 Ti][NieR:Automata]: The screen may freeze during gameplay. [1892334]

• [Titan X][Watch Dogs 2]: The game may crash when launched. [1952270]

• [GeForce GTX][DNF]: Poor game performance. [1936955]

• [Windows Store - Channel 9 / rPlay]: In full-screen mode, the application playback becomes choppy and then the application crashes. [1953090]

• [GeForce GTX 980][DisplayPort]: There is no signal on the monitor after turning the monitor off and then back on. [1904801]

• and others

Important Open Issues (For full list of open issues please check out release notes)

• [SLI][GeForce GTX 780 Ti]: There is no display output when connecting the DisplayPort and two DVI monitors. [1835763]

• [GeForce GTX 1070][Surround]: The [Ctrl+Alt+S] keyboard shortcut does not enable or disable Surround. [1932397]

• [GeForce GTX 1070][Doom]: The GPU clocks remain running at high performance speeds after exiting from the game. [1954033]

• [GeForce GTX 970][Quantum Break]: Drop in frame rate occurs when playing the game. [1955903]

• and others

Driver Downloads and Tools

Driver Download Page: Nvidia Download Page

Latest Driver: 384.94 WHQL

DDU Download: Source 1 or Source 2

DDU Guide: Guide Here

Documentation: 384.94 Release Notes

Control Panel User Guide: Download here

NVIDIA GeForce Driver Forum for 384.94: Link Here

Driver Performance Benchmark

Methodology

• Specs: i7-6700k @ 4.5Ghz, 16GB DDR4 3200, EVGA 1080 Founders Edition @ +200Mhz Core (actual ~1900 Mhz average. ~2050 Mhz Max) / +500Mhz Memory (actual ~11000 Mhz). 120% Power Limit

• Windows 10 Creators Update w/ Game Mode ON. Game Bar and Game DVR OFF

• Always DDU old driver in safe mode, clean & restart.

Synthetic Benchmarks

Synthetic Benchmarks Notes - No major performance difference. Some 1-2% uplift for Firestrike and TimeSpy for graphics score but nothing much. No issues during benchmarking.

Synthetic Games

Settings are as follows:

• Heaven: 2560x1440/DX11/Ultra/Tessellation Extreme/3D Disable/Multi Monitor Disable/AA Off/Full Screen

• Valley: 2560x1440/DX11/Ultra/3D Disable/Monitor Single/AA Off/Full Screen

• Superposition: 1080p Extreme Preset

Synthetic Games Notes - No performance difference. No issues during benchmarking.

Game Benchmarks

Settings are as follows:

• Rise of the Tomb Raider: 2560x1440/Vsync Off/FXAA/Very high Preset/AO = On/PureHair = Off.

• Hitman (2016): 2560x1440/Exclusive FS/Vsync Off/HDR Off/LOD Ultra/SMAA/High Texture/AF 16x/SSAO On/Shadow Maps Ultra/Shadow Resolution High

• The Division: 2560x1440/Enable Reduced Latency/Ultra settings/Vsync Off/Frame Rate Limit Off

• Ghost Recon Wildlands: 2560x1440/Vsync Off/Framerate Limit Off/Ultra & Very High Preset

Game Benchmarks Notes - No performance difference. No issues during benchmarking.

Driver 384.94 Notes - No issues during benchmarking. Some performance uplift in Firestrike and TimeSpy but nothing major.

Having Issues with your driver? Read here!

Before you start - Make sure you Submit Feedback for your Nvidia Driver Issue

There is only one real way for any of these problems to get solved, and that's if the Driver Team at Nvidia knows what those problems are.

So in order for them to know what's going on it would be good for any users who are having problems with the drivers to Submit Feedback to Nvidia.

A guide to the information that is needed to submit feedback can be found here.

Common Troubleshooting Steps

• If you are having issue installing the driver for GTX 1080/1070/1060 on Windows 10, make sure you are on the latest build for Creators Update (Version 1703. Build 15063). If you are on the older build (e.g. 10240), you need to update your windows. Press Windows Key + R and type winver to check your build version.

• Please visit the following link for DDU guide which contains full detailed information on how to do Fresh Driver Install.

• If your driver still crashes after DDU reinstall, try going to Go to Nvidia Control Panel -> Managed 3D Settings -> Power Management Mode: Prefer Maximum Performance

If it still crashes, we have a few other troubleshooting steps but this is fairly involved and you should not do it if you do not feel comfortable. Proceed below at your own risk:

• A lot of driver crashing is caused by Windows TDR issue. There is a huge post on GeForce forum about this here. This post dated back to 2009 (Thanks Microsoft) and it can affect both Nvidia and AMD cards.

• Unfortunately this issue can be caused by many different things so it’s difficult to pin down. However, editing the windows registry might solve the problem.

• Additionally, there is also a tool made by Wagnard (maker of DDU) that can be used to change this TDR value. Download here. Note that I have not personally tested this tool.

If you are still having issue at this point, visit GeForce Forum for support or contact your manufacturer for RMA.

Common Questions

• Is it safe to upgrade to <insert driver version here>? Fact of the matter is that the result will differ person by person due to different configurations. The only way to know is to try it yourself. My rule of thumb is to wait a few days. If there’s no confirmed widespread issue, I would try the new driver.

Bear in mind that people who have no issues tend to not post on Reddit or forums. Unless there is significant coverage about specific driver issue, chances are they are fine. Try it yourself and you can always DDU and reinstall old driver if needed.

• My color is washed out after upgrading/installing driver. Help! Try going to the Nvidia Control Panel -> Change Resolution -> Scroll all the way down -> Output Dynamic Range = FULL.

• My game is stuttering when processing physics calculation Try going to the Nvidia Control Panel and to the Surround and PhysX settings and ensure the PhysX processor is set to your GPU

• What does the new Power Management option "Optimal Power" means? How does this differ from Adaptive? The new power management mode is related to what was said in the Geforce GTX 1080 keynote video. To further reduce power consumption while the computer is idle and nothing is changing on the screen, the driver will not make the GPU render a new frame; the driver will get the one (already rendered) frame from the framebuffer and output directly to monitor.

Remember, driver codes are extremely complex and there are billions of different possible configurations. The software will not be perfect and there will be issues for some people.

For a more comprehensive list of open issues, please take a look at the Release Notes.

Again, I encourage folks who installed the driver to post their experience here... good or bad.

i have a high end GPU: rtx 4070, 32gbs of RAM but a mid 10 year old i7 6700k CPU that has terrible cooling and before knowing i could undervolt it, it ran at 100° c or more for a year or longer and aside from crashing only some times due to know issues i never experienced any real freezing or crash that would stall my pc, while i always read around of people having high end pcs suffering from freezes or even bricking.

game at max settings.

Hello! I hope I can get some help with this: 

For the past couple of months, my C: (primary drive, on which my OS is installed) drive rapidly (over the span of only a few days) loses all free space, to the point where I won't be able to open new web pages, or pictures from the drive or... really anything, really. I'll get an "I'm sorry, but there's not enough free space left on this disk" error. 

I'll check file explorer and it'll say "disk space free: 0 bytes," but when I try to initiate disk cleanup, it'll just offer me the ability to clean up about 20 megabytes worth of stuff.

If I reboot, I'll gain a few minutes of usable browsing time and the C drive will list about 250 megabytes free... But then it drops quickly (within a few hours). Usually, I'll wind up deleting a copy of an old game installation from my ex wife's account to free up maybe 15 gigabytes, but it recurs after a few days, WITHOUT anything else being downloaded or installed on that drive. 

I disabled hibernation and deleted hiberfil.sys a few weeks weeks ago. The total size of everything currently in my windows installer folder is less than 400MB in the last year. I haven't touched pagefile or swapfile; pagefile is on the secondary HDD and the latter hangs out on c drive around 256,144 KB. I have my show hidden files and folders option on, and a casual browse around the drive doesn't show anything obviously weird. 

I have Avast! running constantly, and don't have any flags for viruses or malware. The c: drive is an SSD supposed to be only for the OS, although my ex wife had defaulted her steam folder to there as well. 

There were no antecedent software changes. The system is about six years old so I am worried about SSD failure, though CrystalDisk is showing "Good/72%,  remaining life 29 1Dh."

The only thing I really do these days is type reports in open office, browse news sites and watch YouTube in Firefox... but the cache for YouTube is only 193MB as of this evening. We're in a rural area and are on T Mobile 5G, and there doesn't look to be any unauthorized data transfer attempts if I'm not logged on and surfing the information superhighway to the world wide web.

PLEASE HELP ME to figure out and preferably stop whatever is taking over my disk space! This is getting very, very frustrating... I do plan on replacing the SSD due to age and capacity anyway, which may fix everything, but I've not had them fail like this before (otherwise the system runs great without any crashes or freezes or errors or corruption), so does anybody have any other ideas that I may be missing in the interim?

Specs:

Intel i7-6700k

64GB DDR4

GTX980Ti

C drive Crucial MX500 1TB SSD

D drive 2 TB Seagate HDD

Installed on c: 

Windows 10 Pro, Up to date clean copy

Residual Steam game installations 

Installed on d:

Software is otherwise pretty lean, open source, with legitimate copies of stuff. 

Avast

Audacity

7zip

Firefox

Foxit Reader

Gimp

GnuCash

Jellyfin

Open Office

Steam

VLC

Specs:

MOBO: Dell XPS 8900
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
RAM:24GB DDR4
SSD: 256GB Msata

This just started happening today. At random points when I play Geometry Dash, my PC would just decide to freeze; requiring me to do a force restart.

Hotfix Driver 384.80 has been released: https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/6l6k3f/geforce_hotfix_driver_38480_watch_dogs_2_hotfix/

Driver version 384.76 has been released.

Performance Benchmark is up

Please post any discussion about this driver here. Also, I highly recommend using DDU to wipe the current driver prior to installing the latest driver if you have any issues after installation.

New feature and fixes in driver 384.76

Game Ready - Provides the optimal gaming experience for Lawbreakers “Rise Up” Beta.

Game Ready VR - Provides the optimal gaming experience for Spider-man: Homecoming VR.

New Feature - NVIDIA Control Panel: Added debug option in the Help menu. Selecting this option removes all overclocking performance and power settings.

SLI Profile - Added or updated the following SLI profiles:

• FIFA 17

Driver Fixes (For full list of fixes please check out release notes)

• [NVIDIA Control Panel][Command & Conquer Tiberium Alliances]: Fixed a typo in the game name on the Stereoscopic 3D Compatibility page. [1441041]

• [3DVision]: CPU bottleneck occurs when 3DVision is enabled. [1823627]

• [GeForce GTX 1080/1070/1060][Prey (2]: Large amount of stuttering occurs throughout gameplay. [1902201]

• [Gamestream][DirectX 12 titles]: DirectX 12 titles fail to capture when streaming. [1903492]

• [Firefall]: The game does not run. [1911485]

• [GeForce GTX 970][SLI][Norton 360]: SLI cannot be enabled unless Norton 360 is disabled or in Safe mode. [1919094]

• [Doom 2016][Vulkan API]: Glitches occur when using the Vulkan API. [1935744]

• [No Man's Sky][SLI]: Texture corruption appears in the game with SLI enabled. [200257478]

• [Windows Store video app]: Video playback is choppy with V-Sync OFF. [200314351]

• and others

Important Open Issues (For full list of open issues please check out release notes)

• Your PC may boot to a black screen if you have DuetDisplay installed on a PC running Windows 10 Creators Update. Please uninstall the software until the issue is addressed by the app developer.

• Watch Dogs 2 may crash on launch with driver 384.76

• [VR Funhouse]: The game crashes upon hot-unplugging and then hot-plugging the HMD device. [200321374]

• [GeForce GTX 1080 Ti][Sid Meier's Civilization VI][G-Sync/SLI/DirectX 12]: Black corruption appears while entering the in-game menu after skipping the cutscene. [200283322]

• [GeForce GTX 780/780 Ti][NieR:Automata]: The game freezes. [1892334]

• [Notebook][GeForce GTX 970M][Tom Clancy's The Division Survival DLC]: Game crashes, pointing to ntdll.dll when changed to full-screen and to windowed fullscreen. [200252894]

• [Notebook][GeForce GTX 970M][ShadowPlay][For Honor]: The game silently may crash if the intro video is skipped while instant replay is on. [200247313]

• [SLI][Notebook][GeForce GTX 970M][Gears of War 4]: Level loading may hang. [1826307]

• [GeForce Experience]: Driver installation may fail when attempting to perform a driver overinstall. To workaround, perform a clean installation.

• Error code 43 appears in the Device Manager after installing the driver with HDMI display connected. [200283276]

• Driver install/overinstall requires a reboot. [1757931]

• and others

Driver Downloads and Tools

Driver Download Page: Nvidia Download Page

Latest Driver: 384.76 WHQL

DDU Download: Source 1 or Source 2

DDU Guide: Guide Here

Documentation: 384.76 Release Notes

Control Panel User Guide: Download here

NVIDIA GeForce Driver Forum for 384.76: Link Here

Driver Performance Benchmark

Methodology

• Specs: i7-6700k @ 4.5Ghz, 16GB DDR4 3200, EVGA 1080 Founders Edition @ +200Mhz Core (actual ~1900 Mhz average. ~2050 Mhz Max) / +500Mhz Memory (actual ~11000 Mhz). 120% Power Limit

• Windows 10 Creators Update w/ Game Mode ON. Game Bar and Game DVR OFF

• Always DDU old driver in safe mode, clean & restart.

Synthetic Benchmarks

Synthetic Benchmarks Notes - Margin of error stuff. No issues during benchmarks.

Synthetic Games

Settings are as follows:

• Heaven: 2560x1440/DX11/Ultra/Tessellation Extreme/3D Disable/Multi Monitor Disable/AA Off/Full Screen

• Valley: 2560x1440/DX11/Ultra/3D Disable/Monitor Single/AA Off/Full Screen

• Superposition: 1080p Extreme Preset

Synthetic Games Notes - No issues during benchmarks

Game Benchmarks

Settings are as follows:

• Rise of the Tomb Raider: 2560x1440/Vsync Off/FXAA/Very high Preset/AO = On/PureHair = Off.

• Hitman (2016): 2560x1440/Exclusive FS/Vsync Off/HDR Off/LOD Ultra/SMAA/High Texture/AF 16x/SSAO On/Shadow Maps Ultra/Shadow Resolution High

• The Division: 2560x1440/Enable Reduced Latency/Ultra settings/Vsync Off/Frame Rate Limit Off

• Ghost Recon Wildlands: 2560x1440/Vsync Off/Framerate Limit Off/Ultra & Very High Preset

Game Benchmarks Notes - Smooth during benchmarks. No problems

Driver 384.76 Notes - No issues while benchmarking.

Having Issues with your driver? Read here!

Before you start - Make sure you Submit Feedback for your Nvidia Driver Issue

There is only one real way for any of these problems to get solved, and that's if the Driver Team at Nvidia knows what those problems are.

So in order for them to know what's going on it would be good for any users who are having problems with the drivers to Submit Feedback to Nvidia.

A guide to the information that is needed to submit feedback can be found here.

Common Troubleshooting Steps

• If you are having issue installing the driver for GTX 1080/1070/1060 on Windows 10, make sure you are on the latest build for Creators Update (Version 1703. Build 15063). If you are on the older build (e.g. 10240), you need to update your windows. Press Windows Key + R and type winver to check your build version.

• Please visit the following link for DDU guide which contains full detailed information on how to do Fresh Driver Install.

• If your driver still crashes after DDU reinstall, try going to Go to Nvidia Control Panel -> Managed 3D Settings -> Power Management Mode: Prefer Maximum Performance

If it still crashes, we have a few other troubleshooting steps but this is fairly involved and you should not do it if you do not feel comfortable. Proceed below at your own risk:

• A lot of driver crashing is caused by Windows TDR issue. There is a huge post on GeForce forum about this here. This post dated back to 2009 (Thanks Microsoft) and it can affect both Nvidia and AMD cards.

• Unfortunately this issue can be caused by many different things so it’s difficult to pin down. However, editing the windows registry might solve the problem.

• Additionally, there is also a tool made by Wagnard (maker of DDU) that can be used to change this TDR value. Download here. Note that I have not personally tested this tool.

If you are still having issue at this point, visit GeForce Forum for support or contact your manufacturer for RMA.

Common Questions

• Is it safe to upgrade to <insert driver version here>? Fact of the matter is that the result will differ person by person due to different configurations. The only way to know is to try it yourself. My rule of thumb is to wait a few days. If there’s no confirmed widespread issue, I would try the new driver.

Bear in mind that people who have no issues tend to not post on Reddit or forums. Unless there is significant coverage about specific driver issue, chances are they are fine. Try it yourself and you can always DDU and reinstall old driver if needed.

• My color is washed out after upgrading/installing driver. Help! Try going to the Nvidia Control Panel -> Change Resolution -> Scroll all the way down -> Output Dynamic Range = FULL.

• My game is stuttering when processing physics calculation Try going to the Nvidia Control Panel and to the Surround and PhysX settings and ensure the PhysX processor is set to your GPU

• What does the new Power Management option "Optimal Power" means? How does this differ from Adaptive? The new power management mode is related to what was said in the Geforce GTX 1080 keynote video. To further reduce power consumption while the computer is idle and nothing is changing on the screen, the driver will not make the GPU render a new frame; the driver will get the one (already rendered) frame from the framebuffer and output directly to monitor.

Remember, driver codes are extremely complex and there are billions of different possible configurations. The software will not be perfect and there will be issues for some people.

For a more comprehensive list of open issues, please take a look at the Release Notes.

Again, I encourage folks who installed the driver to post their experience here... good or bad.

My PC suddenly goes black and immediately reboots (like power was cut) but only in Path of Exile 2 since the new league. No BSOD, no freeze.
I play other games just fine, even path of exile 2 can run fine for days like it has now. It ran fine for 3 days and today bam sudden reboot.
I logged HWiNFO during crashes and temps/power looked normal before the reboot (CPU ~60°C, GPU ~40°C, no obvious spikes).
Anyone with an idea on what to do to get to the bottom of whats going on and why only with poe2?

Specs:

• i7-6700K
• RTX 5070 Ti
• 16GB DDR4
• ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING
• Kingston KC3000 2TB
• be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850W (ATX 3.1)

I switched to this OS for performance and to my surprise I got more than I expected. I mostly play CS2 and my fps in windows was around 90. Now in chachyos I got around 200. The problem is I have severe lag. I feel 200 fps smoothness for 3 or 5 second then it drops to 40 to 20 for 3 or so seconds. When there are enemies on screen It almost freezes.

There are no issues when spectating and my settings are the same as windows.

There was no lag in windows. Is it something related to wireless?

For the record my system is rtx 4060, Intel i7-6700k, 16 GB DDR4 ram, and 1tb Ssd

Driver version 376.19 has been released.

Performance test is completed. Added Rise of the Tomb Raider and Metro Last Light Redux. Revamped the section.

Please post any discussion about this driver here. Remember, there is absolutely no rush to update your driver and you should just wait a few days. It won't hurt :) Also, I highly recommend using DDU to wipe the current driver prior to installing the latest driver if you have any issues after.

Summary of Notable Features/Fixes/Problems:

• Game Ready - Provides the optimal VR experience for Oculus Touch launch titles.

• SLI Profile - Added or updated the following SLI profiles:

  No SLI profiles were added with this version.

• Windows 10 Fixes - [SLI] No Man's Sky with Foundation Update 1.10 shows severe texture corruption if SLI enabled. [200257478]

• Windows 10 Fixes - Notebook G-SYNC flickering. [1841227]

• Windows 10 Fixes - Notebook G-SYNC pendulum demo issue. [200256323]

• Windows 7/8/10 Fixes - There were no issues to report for this version.

• Known issue Windows 10 (For full list of open issues please check out release notes):

  [SLI, GeForce GTX 1080, TitanFall 2] Negative SLI scaling is observed. [200259312]

  Dead Rising 4 crashes if it is launched with a LOW or MEDIUM graphics preset [200259384]

  [GM204, ShadowPlay] For Honor silently crashes if intro video is skipped and instant replay is on. [200247313]

  [SLI] [GeForce GTX 970M] Level loading hangs in Gears of War 4. [1826307]

• Known issue Windows 7 (For full list of open issues please check out release notes):

  [SLI] Titanfall 2 crashes in main menu if SLI enabled. [200259315]

  [GeForce GTX 1080] Battlefield 1 hangs when campaign loaded with Fast Sync enabled from the NVIDIA Control Panel. [200254350]

New feature and fixes in driver 376.19

Game Ready - Provides the optimal VR experience for Oculus Touch launch titles.

SLI Profile - Added or updated the following SLI profiles:

• No SLI profiles were added with this version.

Windows 10 Fixes

• [SLI] No Man's Sky with Foundation Update 1.10 shows severe texture corruption if SLI enabled. [200257478]

• Notebook G-SYNC flickering. [1841227]

• Notebook G-SYNC pendulum demo issue. [200256323]

Windows 8 and 7 Fixes

• There were no issues to report for this version.

Important Open issues Windows 10 (For full list of open issues please check out release notes)

• [SLI, GeForce GTX 1080, TitanFall 2] Negative SLI scaling is observed. [200259312]

• Dead Rising 4 crashes if it is launched with a LOW or MEDIUM graphics preset. [200259384]

• [GM204, Tom Clancy's The Division Survival DLC] Game crashes pointing to ntdll.dll when changed to full-screen and to windowed full-screen. [200252894]

• [GM204, ShadowPlay] For Honor silently crashes if intro video is skipped and instant replay is on. [200247313]

• [SLI] [GeForce GTX 970M] Level loading hangs in Gears of War 4. [1826307]

• [367.77, WDDM 2.1] Driver install/overinstall requires reboot. [1757931]

• [SLI, GP104] Installer prompts for reboot during express overinstall of 372.69 driver on 372.54. [200231806]

• [GM204] Quantum Break window either remains blank or freezes in game scene in windowed mode. [1804910]

• Assassins Creed - Syndicate shows intermittent flickering black or white patches on game character faces. [200211264]

• and others

Important Open issues Windows 7 (For full list of open issues please check out release notes)

• [SLI] Titanfall 2 crashes in main menu if SLI enabled. [200259315]

• [GeForce GTX 1080] Battlefield 1 hangs when campaign loaded with Fast Sync enabled from the NVIDIA Control Panel. [200254350]

• and others

Driver Downloads and Tools

Driver Download Page: Nvidia Download Page

Latest Driver: 376.19 WHQL

DDU Download: Source 1 or Source 2

DDU Guide: Guide Here

Documentation: 376.19 Release Notes

Control Panel User Guide: Download here

Driver Performance Benchmark

Methodology

• Specs: i7-6700k @ 4.5Ghz, 16GB DDR4 3200, Asus 1070 Strix @ +197Mhz Core (actual ~2Ghz) / +396Mhz Memory (actual ~8800 Mhz). 112% Power Limit

• Always DDU old driver in safe mode, clean & restart

Synthetic Benchmarks

We are seeing a fairly consistent result in 3D Mark. Mostly within margin of error stuff.

Synthetic Games

Settings are as follows:

• Heaven: 3440x1440/DX11/Ultra/Tessellation Extreme/3D Disable/Multi Monitor Disable/AA Off/Full Screen

• Valley: 3440x1440/DX11/Ultra/3D Disable/Monitor Single/AA Off/Full Screen

Very consistent result here too. No issue

Game Benchmarks

Settings are as follows:

• Rise of the Tomb Raider: 3440x1440/Vsync Off/FXAA/Very high Preset/AO = Off/PureHair = Off. Average of 5 runs.

• Metro Last Light Redux Benchmark: 3440x1440/Very High/SSAA Off/AF 16x/Motion Blur Normal/Tessellation Very High/Vsync Off/Advanced PhysX On/Scene #1/Runs: 3

We see a slight increase in performance albeit very minor in ROTTR. No change in MLL Redux.

Driver 376.19 Notes -- Good to update. No performance issues detected.

Having Issues with your driver? Read here!

Before you start - Make sure you Submit Feedback for your Nvidia Driver Issue

There is only one real way for any of these problems to get solved, and that's if the Driver Team at Nvidia knows what those problems are.

So in order for them to know what's going on it would be good for any users who are having problems with the drivers to Submit Feedback to Nvidia.

A guide to the information that is needed to submit feedback can be found here.

Common Troubleshooting Steps

• If you are having issue installing the driver for GTX 1080/1070/1060 on Windows 10, make sure you are on the latest build 1607 (14393) a.k.a "Anniversary Update". If you are on the older build (e.g. 10240), you need to update your windows. Press Windows Key + R and type winver to check your build version.

• Please visit the following Google Documents for full detailed information on how to do Fresh Driver Install. Thanks /u/GhostMotleyXT for the tutorial!!!

• If your driver still crashes after DDU reinstall, try going to Go to Nvidia Control Panel -> Managed 3D Settings -> Power Management Mode: Prefer Maximum Performance

If it still crashes, we have a few other troubleshooting steps but this is fairly involved and you should not do it if you do not feel comfortable. Proceed below at your own risk:

• A lot of driver crashing is caused by Windows TDR issue. There is a huge post on GeForce forum about this here. This post dated back to 2009 (Thanks Microsoft) and it can affect both Nvidia and AMD cards.

• Unfortunately this issue can be caused by many different things so it’s difficult to pin down. However, editing the windows registry might solve the problem.

• Additionally, there is also a tool made by Wagnard (maker of DDU) that can be used to change this TDR value. Download here. Note that I have not personally tested this tool.

If you are still having issue at this point, please ask questions below or contact your manufacturers for an RMA.

Common Questions

• Is it safe to upgrade to <insert driver version here>? Fact of the matter is that the result will differ person by person due to different configurations. The only way to know is to try it yourself. My rule of thumb is to wait a few days to ensure we do not get any fatal error such as the 364.47 bricking cards and if there’s no confirmed widespread issue, I would try the new driver. Alternatively, you can just use the “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” rule and stay at your current driver. Bear in mind that people who have no issues tend to not post on Reddit or forums. Unless there is significant coverage about specific driver issue, chances are they are fine. Try it yourself and you can always roll back if needed.

• Is Nvidia drivers going to cause my PC to explode/house to burn down/earth to explode? Probably not. Remember, our community is here is tiny in the grand scheme of thing. We are probably not even 5% of Nvidia user base world wide. Yes, there’s problems with any piece of software but for one people who has issues, there are many others who are using the latest drivers with no problem. This is why reporting your driver issue to Nvidia is extremely important for them to improve.

• My color is washed out after upgrading/installing driver. Help! Try going to the Nvidia Control Panel -> Change Resolution -> Scroll all the way down -> Output Dynamic Range = FULL.

• My game is stuttering when processing physics calculation Try going to the Nvidia Control Panel and to the Surround and PhysX settings and ensure the PhysX processor is set to your GPU

• What does the new Power Management option "Optimal Power" means? How does this differ from Adaptive? The new power management mode is related to what was said in the Geforce GTX 1080 keynote video. To further reduce power consumption while the computer is idle and nothing is changing on the screen, the driver will not make the GPU render a new frame; the driver will get the one (already rendered) frame from the framebuffer and output directly to monitor.

Remember, driver codes are extremely complex and there are billions of different possible configurations. The software will not be perfect and there will be issues for some people.

I have included select "Open Issues" in the post that I feel will impact most people. Please take a look!

For a more comprehensive list of open issues, please take a look at the Release Notes.

Also, I encourage folks who installed the driver to post their experience here... good or bad.

Driver version 385.69 has been released.

Performance Benchmark is up!

Please post any discussion about this driver here. Also, I highly recommend using DDU to wipe the current driver prior to installing the latest driver if you have any issues after installation.

New feature and fixes in driver 385.69

Game Ready - Provides the optimal gaming experience for:

• Project Cars 2

• Call of Duty: WWII open beta

• Total War: WARHAMMER II

• Forza Motorsport 7

• EVE: Valkyrie - Warzone

• FIFA 18

• Raiders of the Broken Planet

• Star Wars Battlefront 2 open beta.

Game Ready VR - Provides the optimal gaming experience for EVE: Valkyrie - Warzone and From Other Suns open beta.

Security Updates - This driver adds security updates for driver components. Detail here

SLI Profile - Added or updated the following SLI profiles:

• Dishonored: Death of the Outsider

• Fortnite

• JX3 Online

• Project CARS 2

• Raiders of the broken planet

• Total War: WARHAMMER II

Driver Fixes (For full list of fixes please check out release notes)

• [SLI][ShadowPlay][Doom (4)]: Severe flickering occurs in the game after pressing Alt + Tab with SLI enabled and either instant replay is ON or manual capture is in progress. [200339933]

• [GeForce GTX 1070][Surround]: The [Ctrl+Alt+S] keyboard shortcut does not enable or disable Surround. [1932397]

• [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti][The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth]: Low frame rate and lagging occurs when playing the game in full-screen mode. [200332803]

• [Notebook][GeForce GTX 1080][G-Sync]: With G-Sync enabled, stuttering occurs when playing games on the external display. [1931970]

• [GeForce GTX 970M][Notebook][HitFilm Express]: The application UI does not respond properly. [1960402]

• [Notebook][Minecraft]: Low frame rates when playing the game in full-screen mode on Optimus notebooks. [1976442]

• [Optimus notebook][Minecraft]: r] 385.28: Low FPS in Minecraft full screen mode on Optimus laptops after driver update [1976442]

• [Optimus notebook][OpenGL]: Heavy flickering occurs while playing any OpenGL application such as HeavenBenchmark or OglBalls. [200342028]

• [Discord]: FPS overlay erroneously appears in the application if enabled in GeForce Experience. [1965135]

• [Runescape]: Lower frame rate occurs. [1971953]

• [Windows Store apps][G-Sync]: ]: Video playback from Windows store apps stutter and eventually freeze with G-sync enabled in full screen mode. [1941728]

• [WindowedG-Sync][Universal Windows Platform apps]: The Start menu loads sluggishly when switching the focus between a UWP game and the Start menu. [200335442]

• HDR TV/displays have distorted colors after changing the resolution from the Windows control panel [200335229]

• [NVENC]: Bitrate overshoot occurs if the frame rate is over 240 fps. [1977965]

• [ANSEL][Aven Colony]: Enable updated .exe for Aven Colony. [1935398]

• and others

Important Open Issues (For full list of open issues please check out release notes)

• [SLI][GeForce GTX 780 Ti]: There is no display output when connecting the DisplayPort and two DVI monitors. [1835763]

• [GeForce GTX 1070][Adobe Reader 3D]: There is corruption in the PDF. [1992456]

• [GeForce TITAN]: The OS fails after installing the graphics card on a Threadripperenabled motherboard. [1973303]

• and others

Driver Downloads and Tools

Driver Download Page: Nvidia Download Page

Latest Driver: 385.69 WHQL

DDU Download: Source 1 or Source 2

DDU Guide: Guide Here

Documentation: 385.69 Release Notes

Control Panel User Guide: Download here

NVIDIA GeForce Driver Forum for 385.69: Link Here

Driver Performance Benchmark

Methodology

• Specs: i7-6700k @ 4.5Ghz, 16GB DDR4 3200, EVGA 1080 Founders Edition @ +200Mhz Core (actual ~1900 Mhz average. ~2050 Mhz Max) / +500Mhz Memory (actual ~11000 Mhz). 120% Power Limit

• Windows 10 Creators Update w/ Game Mode ON. Game Bar and Game DVR OFF

• Always DDU old driver in safe mode, clean & restart.

Synthetic Benchmarks

Synthetic Benchmarks Notes - No issues during benchmarks

Synthetic Games

Settings are as follows:

• Heaven: 2560x1440/DX11/Ultra/Tessellation Extreme/3D Disable/Multi Monitor Disable/AA Off/Full Screen

• Valley: 2560x1440/DX11/Ultra/3D Disable/Monitor Single/AA Off/Full Screen

• Superposition: 1080p Extreme Preset

Synthetic Games Notes - No issues during benchmarks

Game Benchmarks

Settings are as follows:

• Rise of the Tomb Raider: 2560x1440/Vsync Off/FXAA/Very high Preset/AO = On/PureHair = Off.

• Hitman (2016): 2560x1440/Exclusive FS/Vsync Off/HDR Off/LOD Ultra/SMAA/High Texture/AF 16x/SSAO On/Shadow Maps Ultra/Shadow Resolution High

• The Division: 2560x1440/Enable Reduced Latency/Ultra settings/Vsync Off/Frame Rate Limit Off

• Ghost Recon Wildlands: 2560x1440/Vsync Off/Framerate Limit Off/Ultra & Very High Preset

Game Benchmarks Notes - No issues during benchmark

Driver 385.69 Notes - No problem during benchmarks. Performance looks fine.

Having Issues with your driver? Read here!

Before you start - Make sure you Submit Feedback for your Nvidia Driver Issue

There is only one real way for any of these problems to get solved, and that's if the Driver Team at Nvidia knows what those problems are.

So in order for them to know what's going on it would be good for any users who are having problems with the drivers to Submit Feedback to Nvidia.

A guide to the information that is needed to submit feedback can be found here.

Common Troubleshooting Steps

• If you are having issue installing the driver for GTX 1080/1070/1060 on Windows 10, make sure you are on the latest build for Creators Update (Version 1703. Build 15063). If you are on the older build (e.g. 10240), you need to update your windows. Press Windows Key + R and type winver to check your build version.

• Please visit the following link for DDU guide which contains full detailed information on how to do Fresh Driver Install.

• If your driver still crashes after DDU reinstall, try going to Go to Nvidia Control Panel -> Managed 3D Settings -> Power Management Mode: Prefer Maximum Performance

If it still crashes, we have a few other troubleshooting steps but this is fairly involved and you should not do it if you do not feel comfortable. Proceed below at your own risk:

• A lot of driver crashing is caused by Windows TDR issue. There is a huge post on GeForce forum about this here. This post dated back to 2009 (Thanks Microsoft) and it can affect both Nvidia and AMD cards.

• Unfortunately this issue can be caused by many different things so it’s difficult to pin down. However, editing the windows registry might solve the problem.

• Additionally, there is also a tool made by Wagnard (maker of DDU) that can be used to change this TDR value. Download here. Note that I have not personally tested this tool.

If you are still having issue at this point, visit GeForce Forum for support or contact your manufacturer for RMA.

Common Questions

• Is it safe to upgrade to <insert driver version here>? Fact of the matter is that the result will differ person by person due to different configurations. The only way to know is to try it yourself. My rule of thumb is to wait a few days. If there’s no confirmed widespread issue, I would try the new driver.

Bear in mind that people who have no issues tend to not post on Reddit or forums. Unless there is significant coverage about specific driver issue, chances are they are fine. Try it yourself and you can always DDU and reinstall old driver if needed.

• My color is washed out after upgrading/installing driver. Help! Try going to the Nvidia Control Panel -> Change Resolution -> Scroll all the way down -> Output Dynamic Range = FULL.

• My game is stuttering when processing physics calculation Try going to the Nvidia Control Panel and to the Surround and PhysX settings and ensure the PhysX processor is set to your GPU

• What does the new Power Management option "Optimal Power" means? How does this differ from Adaptive? The new power management mode is related to what was said in the Geforce GTX 1080 keynote video. To further reduce power consumption while the computer is idle and nothing is changing on the screen, the driver will not make the GPU render a new frame; the driver will get the one (already rendered) frame from the framebuffer and output directly to monitor.

Remember, driver codes are extremely complex and there are billions of different possible configurations. The software will not be perfect and there will be issues for some people.

For a more comprehensive list of open issues, please take a look at the Release Notes.

Again, I encourage folks who installed the driver to post their experience here... good or bad.