I'll never solve the nv4.dll loop / freeze

puppychow · 08-09-2007, 02:27 PM

Vid:NVIDIA GeForce 7800 - most recent/recommended driver from evga 94.24 forceware
Mobo: GA-K8N-SLi

Greetings,

Oh this is getting annoying. I'd love to be beta testing away but i cant. Anything HL2 related - from HL2 to episode 1 and FF either gives me the nv4.dll loop error and subsequent bsod, or it just constantly freezes for 15 secs, releases for 10 secs then repeates over and over.

I have used the valve troubleshooter over and over. I'm apparently all up to date - mobo wise, vid card wise, and theres no more recent bios updates. I tried the -nosound thing and -nowindow as well, but that didnt change anything - it's gotta be graphics related as i'm getting artifacts and tears in the worlds as well.

I really don't know what else to try sans a clean install of xp, which i'd really like to avoid. Any help would be most appreciated. Any info you need I will supply.

Thanks,

pc

Zydell · 08-09-2007, 05:05 PM

Try your videocard in another system and try another videocard in your system. That way you might be able to isolate the problem.

puppychow · 08-09-2007, 05:29 PM

i simplified my life and no longer have more than one rig...

IvaQuaL · 08-09-2007, 10:43 PM

HL2 is a very RAM delicate game.. you might want to check that too

StrickNine · 08-09-2007, 11:40 PM

Hey Puppychow. I have a Geforce 7800 GT (BFG Brand). I kinda had the same issues as you. I would get terrible artifacts, and after about 15-30 minutes of play, the screen would go black, and I'd have to restart.

I eventually found out that my card's fan wasn't cranking up the speed to 100% during games and such. I ended up using the Riva Tuner tool to force it to run at 100% all the time.

That really helped out, but shit still wasn't running as well as it should be. I guessed that my card overheated so much that it messed up the gpu. So I RMA'd and BFG send me a brand new one. Everything is workin' great now.

I have read that this issue seems to happen a lot on 7800's, so maybe that's your problem.

puppychow · 08-10-2007, 12:30 AM

im doing an annoying OS reinstall (been along time) and i shall report findings. See you in 3 years.

StatisticZ · 08-10-2007, 05:23 AM

Bummer.

Ihmhi · 08-10-2007, 07:19 PM

GL

TheWetMule · 08-10-2007, 07:52 PM

I seem to have the same problem, only in TFC though, I can play spam hungry HL2 games it'll run better than TFC, really annoys me

It's one of the reasons I'm waiting for FF :P

Mooga · 08-11-2007, 12:23 AM

I would recomend checking your video card and game settings to make sure you don't have anythign set to a point it shouldn't. Even setting things too low can effect performance if your video card dosen't like it. Worse case: set your video card to just let the program do the picking. I found that turn up settings on my video card actualy made the game look better AND run better. Crazy stuff.

Dospac · 08-12-2007, 02:38 AM

Don't use the "eVGA" recommended drivers or whatever, I would try the latest full release available on nVidia's website.

Beyond that, check the fan/gpu temp as was mentioned and check the video memory temp/stability. The error you're getting could be hardware related, though it is just as likely a software/driver error.

Can you reproduce it in other 3d apps?

08-09-2007, 02:27 PM	#1
puppychow Arf! D&A Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	I'll never solve the nv4.dll loop / freeze Vid:NVIDIA GeForce 7800 - most recent/recommended driver from evga 94.24 forceware Mobo: GA-K8N-SLi Greetings, Oh this is getting annoying. I'd love to be beta testing away but i cant. Anything HL2 related - from HL2 to episode 1 and FF either gives me the nv4.dll loop error and subsequent bsod, or it just constantly freezes for 15 secs, releases for 10 secs then repeates over and over. I have used the valve troubleshooter over and over. I'm apparently all up to date - mobo wise, vid card wise, and theres no more recent bios updates. I tried the -nosound thing and -nowindow as well, but that didnt change anything - it's gotta be graphics related as i'm getting artifacts and tears in the worlds as well. I really don't know what else to try sans a clean install of xp, which i'd really like to avoid. Any help would be most appreciated. Any info you need I will supply. Thanks, pc

08-10-2007, 07:19 PM	#8
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08-09-2007, 05:05 PM	#2
Zydell Ex-king D&A Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The Netherlands Affiliations: Knights of the Round Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	Try your videocard in another system and try another videocard in your system. That way you might be able to isolate the problem.

08-09-2007, 05:29 PM	#3
puppychow Arf! D&A Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	i simplified my life and no longer have more than one rig...

08-09-2007, 10:43 PM	#4
IvaQuaL Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	HL2 is a very RAM delicate game.. you might want to check that too

08-09-2007, 11:40 PM	#5
StrickNine Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	Hey Puppychow. I have a Geforce 7800 GT (BFG Brand). I kinda had the same issues as you. I would get terrible artifacts, and after about 15-30 minutes of play, the screen would go black, and I'd have to restart. I eventually found out that my card's fan wasn't cranking up the speed to 100% during games and such. I ended up using the Riva Tuner tool to force it to run at 100% all the time. That really helped out, but shit still wasn't running as well as it should be. I guessed that my card overheated so much that it messed up the gpu. So I RMA'd and BFG send me a brand new one. Everything is workin' great now. I have read that this issue seems to happen a lot on 7800's, so maybe that's your problem.

08-10-2007, 12:30 AM	#6
puppychow Arf! D&A Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	im doing an annoying OS reinstall (been along time) and i shall report findings. See you in 3 years.

08-10-2007, 05:23 AM	#7
StatisticZ My title is... Custom. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tri-State Area Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Bummer.

08-10-2007, 07:52 PM	#9
TheWetMule Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: England, Midlands Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I seem to have the same problem, only in TFC though, I can play spam hungry HL2 games it'll run better than TFC, really annoys me It's one of the reasons I'm waiting for FF :P

08-12-2007, 02:38 AM	#11
Dospac Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Don't use the "eVGA" recommended drivers or whatever, I would try the latest full release available on nVidia's website. Beyond that, check the fan/gpu temp as was mentioned and check the video memory temp/stability. The error you're getting could be hardware related, though it is just as likely a software/driver error. Can you reproduce it in other 3d apps?

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