Go back to the 314.22 driver (http://www.nvidia.com/object/win8-win7-winvista-64bit-314.22-whql-driver.html) the 320.xx series has stability issues:
https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/546165/geforce-drivers/geforce-r320-xx-r326-xx-display-driver-stability-feedback-thread-/
Hi applelisa,
Please try the following methods to solve this issue:
Method 1: Check if the Graphics Card is compatible with Windows 8. For your information, please refer to Compatibility Center.
Method 2: Run the Hardware and devices troubleshooter.
- Press Windows + R on the keyboard.
- Type control panel in the search box and press Enter.
- Type troubleshooter in the search box, and press Enter.
- Click Troubleshooting, and click Configure a device under Hardware and Sound.
- Follow the steps in the wizard.
Method 3: Update the NVidia drivers
Click on the following link to download and install the latest version of Nvidia drivers: http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/42740 .
Note: Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information.
For your information, please refer to the similar issue to get more help:
Regards,
Lany Zhang
What about Lany's process? Did you try that?
Thanks!
try the 326.80 Beta driver:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/win8-win7-winvista-64bit-326.80-beta-driver.html
Also try to increase the TdrDelay value to 8:
"Display driver stopped responding and has recovered"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2665946/en-us
Click Start, type regedit in the Search box, and then double-click regedit.exe from the results above. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
Browse to and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers
On the Edit menu, click New, and then select the following registry value from the drop-down menu specific to your version of Windows (32 bit, or 64 bit):
For 32 bit Windows
Select DWORD (32-bit) value.
Type TdrDelay as the Name and click Enter.
Double-click TdrDelay and add 8 for the Value data and click OK.
For 64 bit Windows
Select QWORD (64-bit) value.
Type TdrDelay as the Name and click Enter.
Double-click TdrDelay and add 8 for the Value data and clickOK.
Thanks for the suggestion. I followed the process exactly with the 320.80 and am still getting the same problem. I appreciate your trying to fix this for me.
Run a tool like OpenhardwareMonitor:
http://openhardwaremonitor.org/
and look at the temperature of the GPU.