PSU clicking noise, GPU crashing.

[bop240]

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.

 

[ky54]

Did you install the nvidia drivers off the disc or did you go to their site and get the newest drivers which would be the preferred method. If not go get the newest drivers, uninstall the old ones, install new.

 

[bop240]

I first downloaded the latest drivers from the Nvidia website, and as I was experiencing crashes with those, I got the older drivers, again from the Nvidia website. I still had crashes, so I just reverted to the newest 300 drivers again.

 

[denis280]

this is a drivers conflict.you will have to get Driver Sweeper .
and get all nvidia drivers off.then install new driver

 

[bop240]

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

 

[AnonymouseUser]

It's possible the PSU is the culprit, but only if the PSU is failing. I'm running a factory overclocked 560 TI on an OCZ Fatal1ty 400W PSU just fine. Try underclocking/undervolting the GPU with MSI Afterburner and see if it still crashes.

 

[bop240]

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.

 

[bop240]

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.

 

[denis280]

the fan is suppose to be face up.but still it's not suppose to do this. so rma.

 

[bop240]

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

 

[ky54]

Just stay alert to any clicking because it's a dead giveaway the HDD is about to give up the ghost and good for you to get it fixed. Nothing better than fixing something yourself instead of dragging it to a tech.