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    Witcher 3 Freeze Sound Continues 1070

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by turbocat, May 11, 2017.

  1. turbocat

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    Hi Guys I am on BIOS 1.0.8 with 1070 6770HQ latest GPU Drivers from Nvidia installed using DDU

    My problem is only with Witcher 3 where after about 5 minutes the picture freezes but the sound continues and I have to alt tab and quit task.

    I didnt notice this on stock drivers only when I updated which I find weird.

    Has this happened to anyone else on the 17 r4 ?

    Doing my head in trying to fix, I need to try another driver but thought I would put this our in the meantime,

    Thanks
     
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    What temps are you getting when playing?
     
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    decent temps around 70
     
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    CPU and GPU?

    If temps are fine download DDU and the latest nvidia driver from nvidia not Dell's site. Uninstall the nvidia drivers, run DDU to clean all nvidia files/registers stuff left behind. Then reinstall the latest driver.
     
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    so do you uninstall nvidia in programs and files first and then run ddu ?
     
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    I always do. Disconnect from the internet uninstall all nvidia stuff. Launch DDU, have it reboot into safe mode. Run the nvidia cleaner gen reboot and reinstall the nvidia drivers before connecting back to the internet.
     
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    I think I sorted it, well it wasn't crashing for ages but only has a small window to play after re0-installing drivers ect.

    I think it was rivertunestats msi afterburner OSD.

    I forgot to load it up after a reset and played for 30 mins, noticed it didn't crash and I didn't have the OSD on. Put MSI Afterburner on and then it crashed.

    Will test again tonight without it to see how long I can play for.

    Thanks
     
    turbocat, May 12, 2017
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    You need to update the RTSS to version 7.
     
    Falkentyne, May 16, 2017
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    thanks I will try that but thought I had new one with new ui

    Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk
     
    turbocat, May 17, 2017
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