Anyone getting issues with Nvidia's 326.80 drivers : V

» Sat Aug 31, 2013 9:02 pm

I downgraded back to 320.49 (I usually wouldn't use beta drivers but 326.80 had optimization for Splinter Cell: Blacklist) because I kept getting random CTDs and during a session of Skyrim something crashed on me, I wasn't sure what it was but I think it was labeled Microsoft Runtime or something else, Skyrim also froze for me at that point.

The render distance was slightly worse with 326.80 also and downgrading back to 320.49 seemed to fix my Skyrim issues.

I know CTDs in Skyrim are usually caused by a mod conflict or running out of RAM or vRAM but I've never had a RAM issue and my vRAM is 4 GBs and I've been using this same combination of mods for ages with no issue.

My GPU is a Gigabyte Windforce GTX 770 with 4 GB of vRAM.

Anyone else having issues with 326.80 and Skyrim? Yeah Nvidia has really been dropping the ball with these drivers.

» Sat Aug 31, 2013 5:27 pm

Hi Bullets,

I'm on 320.49 and will upgrade only to WHQL drivers.

They can beta all they like! But you're basically testing out the drivers for them. :shrug:

Looks like your testing was not 100% convincing...

Thanks for the info.

» Sat Aug 31, 2013 4:00 pm

Yeah I usually stick to WHQL drivers also but I got Splinter Cell: Blacklist and 326.80 added optimization for Blacklist. The next WHQL driver cannot come fast enough. Hopefully it isn't as problematic as 326.80 for Skyrim.

Yeah AMD gets [censored] on for driver issues (mainly the installation and uninstallation process) but I never had issues like this on my old 7850.

» Sat Aug 31, 2013 9:43 am

Microsoft Visual C++ error? I've been getting that when i need to quickload more than once in short time. I'm using 314.22 drivers since newer ones caused my whole PC to freeze.

» Sat Aug 31, 2013 7:25 am

Something like that but I didn't get a good look at it. Either way, 326.80 gave me more random CTDs than 320.49. I wasn't quickloading in short succession though.

» Sat Aug 31, 2013 6:22 pm

Oh boy, I know exactly what you mean.

Trust me, it's very true...
I'm extremely happy with nVidia (in all games).

My Skyrim runs like a champ. :smile:

And my vidcard ain't exactly cutting edge anymore, heheh...

Wonder what's up with you ToJKa?
320.49 is quite solid in my experience.

» Sat Aug 31, 2013 6:41 pm

No, I used it to scale back my boost clock and set a new fan profile last night and played for 4 hours. Finally CTD while riding a horse.

» Sat Aug 31, 2013 6:00 pm

Zero crashes in Skyrim with 326.80, the only game that is crashing is Chivalry and I think that's probably more due to the developers because they are known to release broken patches much like Bethesda. Uninstall it entirely with https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/550192/geforce-drivers/display-driver-uninstaller-ddu-v5-1-1/ and then make a clean install. Troubleshoot on a fresh game save with no mods or enbs, otherwise it's not accurate to target drivers or the last Skyrim patch as the source of the CTDs.