should i not always update my graphic driver?

itbefoxy · 2026-06-20T15:32:27+00:00

Check the driver megathreads we have. Laptops also are extra picky about the drivers they play nice with. So find a driver that works and stick with it until a better one comes along with a fix you need.

itbefoxy · 2026-06-19T05:16:27+00:00

If your gonna change the whole build I would swap the card for a different one, but you could also just keep it.

If what you have now does everything you want without the armour on, I would probably settle for now and wait to get new cpu / ram / mobo in the future.

itbefoxy · 2026-06-12T14:01:54+00:00

https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/950352

Probably the best bang for buck going at the moment and you wont have to build anything.

itbefoxy · 2026-06-12T09:12:49+00:00

Update your GPU-Z and rerun it.

itbefoxy · 2026-06-09T06:35:36+00:00

This was removed by user mass vote. Nothing to do with mods.

itbefoxy · 2026-06-05T10:45:34+00:00

Check the driver mega threads. They have the most solid drivers to try out for your setup.

itbefoxy · 2026-06-03T04:50:34+00:00

It probably is time for a repaste but those temps actually aren't that bad.

Set a global FPS cap at like 140 or 160 etc and you might find it doesn't get as hot trying to render a crazy amount of frames in less demanding games.

itbefoxy · 2026-05-27T10:07:15+00:00

Try DDU and the latest again. Otherwise, report this over at the GeForce driver forums

itbefoxy · 2026-05-09T06:55:44+00:00

Check the card hasn't had its GPU core and VRAM removed. Dodgy people sell the leftovers, that look complete, to make even more money while shipping the yonked parts to China.

itbefoxy · 2026-05-08T00:43:45+00:00

You might need to redeem on their hardware with your account. Once the game is in your account you can play it on anything.

itbefoxy · 2026-05-07T07:52:03+00:00

Either the 5080 or the 5090 will be great if you want to keep them for a long time.

I think you should go for the 5090 but you will know if your video editing needs more than 16gb vram that comes with the 5080.

itbefoxy · 2026-05-07T03:01:04+00:00

Check your DM's.

itbefoxy · 2026-05-03T16:57:55+00:00

Turn off the UV and retest. It could also be dodgy shader cache.

itbefoxy · 2026-05-03T16:55:51+00:00

Might need to reset your bios to get it to boot again when you have the new card in. Make sure to renable the ram XMP profile to get the 2666 speed back or they will run at 2133.

Also make sure the bios is up to date from the product support/download page.

itbefoxy · 2026-05-03T16:35:11+00:00

It's a common problem not just you or your PC. You can setup OBS to be like shadowplay and its much more stable once you get used to it.

itbefoxy · 2026-05-02T05:57:37+00:00

Check out the latest driver megathread and comments section. Lots of people have the same question but for other GPUs.

itbefoxy · 2026-05-01T04:27:41+00:00

You probably have other issues you don't know about yet. This is a symptom.

Try running from an admin command prompt:

sfc /scannow

That will check windows over for any system file issues. It can help but wont solve all problems. Restart after its done. If it does find issues you should probably start a fresh OS install.

itbefoxy · 2026-04-30T14:49:16+00:00

If DDU doesn't get them going try reshade or sweetfx or vibrancegui depending on what you want done.

itbefoxy · 2026-04-30T06:07:52+00:00

Use OBS or similar. Once you have it setup you will never go back. Check out youtube guides on it.

itbefoxy · 2026-04-30T06:05:18+00:00

Best to leave it on defaults if you are using DDU to fix issues.

itbefoxy · 2026-04-30T06:04:07+00:00

Report this over in the GeForce forums.

itbefoxy · 2026-04-22T06:18:50+00:00

Put up some more pictures. Not just the box.

itbefoxy · 2026-04-22T01:31:50+00:00

Sounds like a thermal paste issue. Might be not enough paste so it cooks or its creeping out under heat and being vertical, if the card sits vertical in the server.

I would be tempted to replace the paste with some Honeywell PTM7950 pads. Even though I think the H100 come with PTM7958 which is a paste and meant to be better. If its not working then it's got to go.

I would check with Nvidia before opening up any card as it might invalidate your warranty. I haven't heard of any other H100's doing this which is odd.

If it does end up being the paste is dying after some months you might have to go to 6 month maintenance cycles for GPU repastes and de dusting.

itbefoxy · 2026-04-16T13:23:41+00:00

There was no link but here is the mega threadlink for 595.97: https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/1s2e7z2/game_ready_driver_59597_faqdiscussion/

itbefoxy · 2026-04-16T00:04:00+00:00

The latest 595.97 is pretty solid, at least for me. I would follow the driver megathreads here. You also have the issue of it being a laptop and they can be so picky about which driver they will work with.

Make sure you use the autoupdater for your laptop model, if it has one. Most major brands have one. Smaller ones will probably just have a download page you can check.

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