Direct X Error
When I start Battlefield it crashes after 1 min and I an Direct X Error. Could someone plz help
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EA_Pulsar
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Community ManagerCheck if you still have any programs like MSI Afterburner, EVGA Precision X1, or Gigabyte Xtreme Engine.
Uninstall any such programs to return your GPU to its default speed and settings. Check if your GPU has an option to disable its factory overclocking.
You can also check NVIDIA Control Panel and test different settings.
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Here is how to disable overclocking from NVIDIA Control Panel:
Right-click Desktop > NVIDIA Control Panel > Manage 3D Settings > Performance > Global Settings > Power Management Mode.
If it is set to Prefer Maximum Performance, it means overclocking is active.
Change to the Optimal Power option to disable overclocking in the NVIDIA GPU.
Disconnect any devices from your PC, like webcams, LED Controllers, or any Wireless Gaming Headsets, etc.
Please also disable any programs that might be running in the background that are related to those devices.
Hi, check this location to see if you have these 2 files listed below marked as , "read only", if you have them as , "read only" then uncheck this attribute.
C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\Drs
nvdrsdb0.bin
nvdrsdb1.bin
MSI Afterburner doesn't modify the GPU settings as far as clocks etc. by itself , if it didn't do OC then it won't do anything to it.
For resetting (including the manufacturer's factory OC) use debug mode in the nvidia panel (screen below) , this option restores Nvidia's factory settings and disables any built-in GPU OC.
Question, do you use Windows process management programs like Process Lasso , game/PC booster , if so uninstall it and see if it helped.
Question, did you configure the cooling graph of your GPU? If not then it's worth configuring it, the default fan speeds are very often too low, causing the GPU processor or VRAM to overheat and this causes errors with GPU stability as the GPU cuts voltages and clocks to cool itself (not to exceed 70°C)
My fan speed chart for the RTX 2080Super below.
It is still worth configuring the GPU power supply in Nvidia Panels , I have it set to ,,Adaptive'' mode. , in this mode the GPU is more stable (better selects its power for the needs of gameplay)
Where did you get the information that setting the control panel to maximum performance turns on its OC? If you mean turbo mode then in optimal power mode it turns on too 🙂 Turbo mode is not OC 🙂 OC = increasing the clocks by the user/manufacturer to increase the factory processing power of the processor.
I have had my RTX 2080 Super for 3 years on MSI's factory OC (+15 mhz 😃) and have had no problem with it.
In my case, leaving the ,,Optimal Power" mode only causes cutoffs during gaming in any Nvidia GPU, because the GPU modifies clocks too late for entertainment dynamics.
The clocks in turbo mode are the same regardless of the power mode setting.
Adaptive mode is so much better, because the GPU updates component clocks faster for entertainment dynamics (so the game doesn't cut off), and Maximum Performance mode causes clocks not to go below base clock, so in the example of RTX2080 Super clocks do not go below 1650 MHZ regardless of load.
GL
