Unstable NVIDIA drivers while rendering GTX 770 4gb

[luisbc]

Hello everybody,

recently I armed a new workstation and Im having serious problems when rendenring my scenes (3DS Max 2012 + Vray 2.1), the NVIDIA drivers seems to be so unstable that it is impossible to complete a render, after several NVIDIA drivers crashes (with black screens), the computer gets totally freezed and I have to reset it manually. The unic solution I have found is to uninstall de nvidia drivers before rendering each image, what in fact it cannot be a final solution.

 

My config (nothing overclocked):

MB:Asus p9X79 pro

CPU:i7 4930k

RAM:16GB G.Skill DDR3 Ares Series 2400Mhz

GPU:EVGA NVIDIA GTX 770 4GB SC

PSU:Corsair AX860i 80Plus Platinum

 

I also tried installing old NVIDIA drivers and also render with 3DS Max 2014, still getting same crashes and freezes...

 

I was wondering if somebody else have had this problems or its only me and I have a defective GPU or something... Should I opt for another GPU?

Thank you very much in advance.

Edited November 11, 2013 by luisbc

[Zdravko Barisic]

CPU of GPU rendering?

Win 7 or 8?

Checked memory limit under vray settings?

How about CPU cooler? Is it properly aligned to the top of CPU?

Mystery....

[luisbc]

Hi Zdravko,

 

CPU Rendering

Windows 7 x64 Ultimate

Memory limit at 14000MB (also tried 6000MB and 12000MB)

The temperatures seems to be perfect, 40ºC more or less while rendering (Noctua NH-D14 Cooler)

 

I was wondering if it is something wrong with some voltages, by activating the TPU switch in the motherboard the system seems to be stable, last night rendered one test scene without freezes and crashes ¿?¿?

[Tommy L]

If you render via backburner do you get the same issues? You didnt mention RT so Im assuming this is vanilla Vray...

Your problem doesnt seem to make sense. The GPU is not used whilst rendering, its purely CPU. You may have an extreme version of the 'disappearing buffer syndrome' which was a driver problem with gaming cards and Nitrous. The issue was apparent while Vray frame buffer attempted to display over a realistic mode (progressive) shaded viewport under Nitrous.

Try using DirectX or Open GL and see if the problem persists.

[luisbc]

Thank you everybody for your answers, I have been messing around these days and finally I solved it, the solution? Clean installation of windows 8.1 + driver updates for all the components (BIOS included). Im not sure about the cause of the problem, maybe some problematic drivers, who knows... Now everything seems to run smoothly, no freezes, no black screens! Thx and happy renderings!