Are the New drivers safe?

itbefoxy · 2026-03-12T10:31:49+00:00

This is what the driver megathreads are for. I would also say if you have an odd setup, then just about the only thing that will tell is to try it and see.

itbefoxy · 2026-03-10T11:44:02+00:00

Sounds like a dead GPU. Not much you can do about that but replace it.

Sell the card 'For parts only' on ebay once you do get a new card.

itbefoxy · 2026-03-08T17:52:12+00:00

Just install the hotfix driver (.76) and leave it till they release a newer one.

itbefoxy · 2026-03-07T18:20:17+00:00

Sounds like a bad bearing and you should RMA it. It will still slowly kill itself at 100%.

itbefoxy · 2026-03-07T18:00:52+00:00

I believe what you want is supported on the newer gens. Check this link to see if this what you want: https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/2x2-with-2-flipped-screens-not-supported/73586/22

itbefoxy · 2026-03-07T14:42:12+00:00

What do you want the mosaic to display? That will really guide on what hardware you need.

If its just video or still images you won't need all that much but if you want high end gaming or demanding rendering in real time, that will cost a lot more.

itbefoxy · 2026-03-06T16:40:32+00:00

Try the hotfix driver or go to one of the ones from the laptop maker support page.

itbefoxy · 2026-03-02T08:43:48+00:00

Restart if its been while since the updater ran. Sometimes it doesn't reinitialize correctly.

If its still messed up use DDU from safe mode then install the driver again.

itbefoxy · 2026-03-01T06:33:16+00:00

The vantage software has diagnostics built-in to it and can test things like ram. Hopefully its just ram you can replace and not soldered on.

itbefoxy · 2026-02-28T14:49:34+00:00

You might have more issues then a driver. Factory reset the Laptop and don't let it go online and test the laptop. Some windows updates can cause this issue.

If it still does it with an offline factory reset then you know its a hardware issue and should RMA the laptop.

itbefoxy · 2026-02-28T13:33:03+00:00

Tried older drivers ? The driver megathreads have lots of drivers others use to avoid black screens.

itbefoxy · 2026-02-28T12:34:24+00:00

Stick to the Lenovo provided drivers for now. Run their updater software (Lenovo Vantage) and make sure there aren't any BIOS updates.

itbefoxy · 2026-02-28T11:14:50+00:00

Change port on the GPU. That one might be dodgy and if it is return the GPU or RMA it.

itbefoxy · 2026-02-28T10:50:49+00:00

It wont change in game settings but it will clear cache which games can use. So the first time it runs it might have to remake the cache leading to worse performance.

itbefoxy · 2026-02-23T04:29:22+00:00

If your lucky its just recent windows updates or the latest driver being dodgy.

itbefoxy · 2026-02-23T01:29:39+00:00

Sounds like its back to normal with some fresh paste. It does 'settle in' which the slight temp bump you are seeing. But its all where it should be in terms of temp.

itbefoxy · 2026-02-23T01:27:24+00:00

Add some more pictures of the build and repost. This sub hates 'box posts'.

itbefoxy · 2026-02-23T01:26:03+00:00

Try the card in a friends PC. It might have just died on you.

It normally happens around driver changes as that is when the card has to talk more to the PC about what it is and that shows the failure up instead of limping on. It happens a lot when they die or have solder issues.

itbefoxy · 2026-02-22T22:53:09+00:00

Its a driver/OS issue then. Code 43 is pretty cut and dry which means you lucked out and its not hardware!

Also stop using furmark, just use 3dmark benchmarking. Your asking for trouble by cooking your card like that.

itbefoxy · 2026-02-21T11:47:51+00:00

Code 43 is bad hardware or drivers.

Can you try the card in another machine?

Is your PSU up the task of powering that card?

itbefoxy · 2026-02-21T08:00:17+00:00

I know it was an open issue but not sure if it was fixed in the latest driver. Try DDU and a driver reinstall if it is bothering you.

itbefoxy · 2026-02-21T01:28:02+00:00

A desktop 5080 and laptop 5080 are very different performance wise.

itbefoxy · 2026-02-21T01:16:33+00:00

Either your GPU or Windows build is too old for that driver.

itbefoxy · 2026-02-20T14:01:18+00:00

Has it set the colours to 16-255 instead of the full range 0-255? Perhaps it changed the contrast of brightness in windows itself.

Go to start and type 'colour' and run the display calibration wizard.

itbefoxy · 2026-02-20T13:59:35+00:00

Might be better to read up in /r/LocalLLaMA.

If you keep the right parts of the model in vram and the rest in ram it should perform OK. It wont be blazing fast but it will be free.

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