gtx 285 crashes with forceware drivers 2xx.xx

[svartberg]

Using 2xx.xx drivers, after 5-120min of playing games (or using unity/udk) the game freeze frame and pc crashes, gotta do a hard reboot.
Sound keeps playing though.

This doesn't happen with 1xx.xx series drivers (e.g. 190.62), I can play for hours and they don't crash.

I tried NVidia forums but they weren't helpful at all, I'm hoping maybe one of the experts here can help and maybe suggest why this happens.
The card is rock solid even after 2 years, plays the latest games very well, I like this card and want to keep it for another 1-2 years at least.

Recorded temps at crashes range from 70-80c, hot but not too hot (I run games fine with 90c+ on old drivers)
Specs - Gigabyte gtx 285, vista 64bit, Intel core 2 Q9550

[Gloup_Gloup]

Hi svartberg, 

Welcome to forum and happy new year....

Give us a more infos about hardware like PSU, motherboard, HeatSinkFan.
With a WebLink of Brands and model for each hardware. Thanks for comprehension.

Revision of motherboard, version of BIOS...

Add infos, if you have make change in BIOS. Overclocking a RAM, CPU or GPU.

What is your DirectX or other  graphics drivers (OpenCL, OpenGL, Direct3D, etc)

Gloup_Gloup

[svartberg]

Hello Gloup_Gloup, thank you and happy new year to as well
My system specs below, no overclocks :

[Computer]
Computer Type - ACPI x64-based PC
Operating System - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
OS Service Pack - Service Pack 2
DirectX - DirectX 11.0

[Motherboard]
CPU Type - QuadCore Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550, 2666 MHz (8 x 333)
Motherboard Name - Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3  (4 PCI, 1 PCI-E x1, 2 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394)
Motherboard Chipset - Intel Eaglelake P43
System Memory - 8192 MB  (DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM)
DIMM1-4 - Kingston 2G-UDIMM 2 GB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM  (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz)  (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz)  (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
BIOS Type - Award Modular (06/19/08) (F5)
   
[Display]
Video Adapter - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285  (1024 MB)
3D Accelerator - nVIDIA GeForce GTX 285
Monitor - LG W2343(Digital) [NoDB]  (2007192131)
   
[Multimedia]
Audio Adapter   Creative SB X-Fi Xtreme HD Audio Controller
Audio Adapter   M Audio Audiophile
   
[Storage]
Disk Drive - WDC WD10EACS-00D6B0 ATA Device  (931 GB, IDE)
Disk Drive - WDC WD20EARX-00PASB0 ATA Device  (1863 GB, IDE)
Disk Drive - WDC WD6400AACS-00G8B1 ATA Device  (596 GB, IDE)
Optical Drive - ASUS DRW-1814BL ATA Device  (DVD+R9:8x, DVD-R9:8x, DVD+RW:18x/8x, DVD-RW:18x/6x, DVD-RAM:14x, DVD-ROM:16x, CD:48x/32x/48x DVD+RW/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM)
SMART Hard Disks Status - OK
   
[DMI]
DMI BIOS Vendor - Award Software International, Inc.
DMI BIOS Version - F5
DMI System Manufacturer - Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
DMI System Product - EP43-DS3
DMI Motherboard Manufacturer - Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
DMI Motherboard Product - EP43-DS3
DMI Motherboard Version - x.x
DMI Chassis Manufacturer - Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
DMI Total / Free Memory Sockets - 4 / 0