Yeah, great video card for $620 bucks. My NVS 420/450 run fine for $50 about 4 years a go. No need to run the latest greatest for my setup. Next upgrade will be 2x40" 4k monitors. Which equates to 8x 1080P but no rush. Maybe in a couple of years.
Ha, I was waiting for a comment like this. The card the OP is using is a gaming card. Usless for trading screens..... heck I could go get a graphics card from a old computer out of the tip that will spit out 60 FPS. Its all in the process of information, which is why Nvidia has both gaming and workstation cards. Were u using the graphics card for gaming Maverick1?
I've never had a problem with this program in over 10 years of using it and i'm certain it has saved me having to clean install windows on many occasions. You'd be surprised how many redundant registry entries are left behind by programs that stop your PC from operating like it should. Not sure where the snake oil comes into it either, this program is free.
Misconception.. Why Using a Registry Cleaner Won’t Speed Up Your PC or Fix Crashes Microsofts policy I also have used registry cleaners in the past i.e. ccleaner. 20 years and 100's of installations. Often after using a ccleaner I experienced conflicts and computer corruption issues requiring OS re-installation. A quick search on reg cleaners confirmed my suspicion that the registry cleaning isn't recommended. Don't take my word for it, google it... I stopped using ccleaner many years ago and many unnecessary user induced issues have been eliminated. ccleaner is fine for cleaning out temp files, recycle bin, etc... but using the reg cleaner is not. Even Revo uninstaller can create problems when you scan for left over files with the advanced or moderate option after program uninstalls ... (Safe mode is recommended) A better solution is to use system imaging software to restore corrupted installations to a "clean" state. (system restore may work occasionally, but I prefer a clean image) Macrium Reflect is an excellent product to image or clone the OS disk (simple and reliable) (I prefer two images) #1, OS system only: Windows + updates #2, OS + primary applications Macrium Free is sufficient to back-up one computer If one desire's to reinstall OS on dissimilar hardware (new computer) or multiple computers, then the licensed product is desirable for the "redeploy feature" which saves a tremendous amount of time. ---- Now to address the OP's original question. Best solution is to uninstall all video drivers and reinstall the driver directly from manufactures website NOT windows update. If problem still exists, test the card in a different system. This will isolate if card or system. If card is not the issue, then system restore to a point prior to the issue starting, however, since OP stated he has had problems from the beginning, he is probably better off just going with Nvidia... and possibly re-installing Windows, because it has been 4 years and windows does slow down with time... I perform a fresh install/mount image at least once a year to freshen up performance, takes all of an hour or two. Regarding video cards, I prefer Nvidia, and opt for dual cards, if one fails you still have two monitors... also easier to troubleshoot, swapping cards... (but that is just a personal preference)
Never had a problem and use it once a week. This OS install is 2-3 years in running and still performs like a clean install. When i encounter my first problem i'll consider not using it. Thanks for the advice though.
Thanks everyone for posting. Lovethetrade, I think you're onto something here. I have been having issues with CHKDSK for a couple of days now starting at boot time, so I'm going down that rabbit trail...
Only now I'm starting to doubt the card again. When I booted up today, one of the screens just went dark. Tried restarting, same problem. Tried shutdown and restart, same thing. Finally I did what I did last time this happened, which was to try unplugging and plugging back the cables to the card and that worked. This is the second time that doing that has worked, so I'm starting to suspect it's the card, from what i've seen online these have failed.