Random crash in Witcher 3
Random crash in Witcher 3
I was playing Witcher 3 when suddenly the screen turned green and I was brought back to the desktop with the game still active. After a few hours, I hadn’t noticed any problems. My GPU was overclocked, which usually caused some issues, but I didn’t run into many. While using the desktop, the game kept running quietly in the background. Eventually, I pressed ESC and the game closed. My system specs are an i5 4690K, 8GB DDR3 RAM, and an A G1 GTX 970 GPU. Any suggestions? EDIT: In my event log it says the display driver crashed but has recovered.
It could be just a single incident. Stay calm unless it continues.
Perform a complete system cleanup before reinstalling the Nvidia drivers. If issues persist, retry the process without installing GeForce Experience.
I heard rolling back might work, I’ll keep trying and reinstalling drivers if it happens again.
You should lower your GPU's overclock even if you haven't experienced issues before. I kept mine at 770 with the same speed for more than a year without any problems, but that was my solution. Once I reached a consistent clock, I stopped crashing. It's still a great game overall.
Some games perform better when using GPU overclocks, while others don’t show much improvement. This version worked well across most titles except TW3. I brought the card back to its original settings and didn’t experience any crashes. I plan to try the OC again but with a lower intensity to test its impact.
It's similar to a brief pause. GPUs often experience this regularly, but if the game supports it, they usually recover smoothly and you keep playing without noticing. On the other hand, Witcher frequently crashes. I tried the first three sessions, crashing every ten minutes until I discovered a solution.
@ Shaan5 - you're not the only one facing this challenge. I've been dealing with a similar problem while playing The Witch 3, where my screen would freeze and display numerous green dots. Occasionally it would unlock and let me continue, but sometimes I'd see error messages like the Nvidia driver stopped working or a BSOD appear. I've checked everything, tried various fixes, completely reset my Nvidia drivers and GeForce Experience, and even reinstalled the latest drivers (v 353.06) along with older versions. I also replaced my power supply unit to a new Corsair Ax860i and disabled all fan/temperature monitoring software in GeForce Experience, running just one at a time. The issue seems to persist, especially after installing The Witcher 3 on the weekend (May 30th, 2015). Previously, I had no issues with Star Citizen, Elite Dangerous, TESO, etc., though I haven't played them since. It's worth noting that Nvidia Hair Effects might affect ATI cards (which isn't a concern for my GTX), but I disabled it to boost performance.
Someone please help identify whether this is related to a faulty GPU or motherboard?