Solved Nvidia GFX Card 630GT Windows 8 x64 Artifacts

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OK so the main issue I am having is my Windows 8 x64 has tons of artifacts and the mouse leaves trails that's even if it lets me into windows... however when I use the same setup on my Windows 8 x86 there are no artifacts...oh and same on Windows 7 Ultimate x64. I am aware that there are still some known issues with Nvidia Chips on x64 versions of Windows 8 but if anyone has also had this issue please comment and help me find a solution.

Example 1

[video=youtube;a3_Eg5uSwlE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3_Eg5uSwlE&feature=youtu.be[/video]

Example 2

[video=youtube;0XyoO3cdD1E]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XyoO3cdD1E&feature=youtu.be[/video]

I have tried several different things and nothing has worked so far...

Example 3

[video=youtube;evv5MiOxdNI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evv5MiOxdNI&feature=youtu.be[/video]

Example 4

[video=youtube;1UG07R6eiXw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UG07R6eiXw&feature=youtu.be[/video]
 
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    PCCHIPS A13G+ V3.0
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    2 x G.Skills PC2-6400 2GB - 4GB Total
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    Nvidia Gigabyte 630GT
Hmm, I have 2 different pcs with Win8 64 bit and Nvidia cards I have not seen this issue ever. Can you boot to safe mode and reinstall the latest drivers? If you boot to safe mode does it have the same artifacts?

Also when you say you've booted the other OS's, do you mean you have those os's booting on the same machine or just similar hardware on another pc?
 

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Hmm, I have 2 different pcs with Win8 64 bit and Nvidia cards I have not seen this issue ever. Can you boot to safe mode and reinstall the latest drivers? If you boot to safe mode does it have the same artifacts?

Also when you say you've booted the other OS's, do you mean you have those os's booting on the same machine or just similar hardware on another pc?

I'm running a dual boot on one hard drive Windows 8 x86 and x64 and another HDD with 7 Ultimate x64 so yea same exact machine safe mode does not work (same artifacts) i have tried that already lol...
 

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    Motherboard
    PCCHIPS A13G+ V3.0
    Memory
    2 x G.Skills PC2-6400 2GB - 4GB Total
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Gigabyte 630GT
Hmm, I have 2 different pcs with Win8 64 bit and Nvidia cards I have not seen this issue ever. Can you boot to safe mode and reinstall the latest drivers? If you boot to safe mode does it have the same artifacts?

Also when you say you've booted the other OS's, do you mean you have those os's booting on the same machine or just similar hardware on another pc?

I'm running a dual boot on one hard drive Windows 8 x86 and x64 and another HDD with 7 Ultimate x64 so yea same exact machine safe mode does not work (same artifacts) i have tried that already lol...

Hi there,

And it really happens only on x64 then?

Have you looked for drivers?
I use 630M with no problems but probably the mobile gfx is way different than the desktop (yours I assume).
 

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Yes unfortunately i am running the most up to date drivers 310.70 and yea only x64 bit it's really weird .... as for the mobile chipsets not sure if its the same issue with the desktop chipset ...
 
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    PCCHIPS A13G+ V3.0
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    2 x G.Skills PC2-6400 2GB - 4GB Total
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    Nvidia Gigabyte 630GT
I know, send me your video card and I'll send you my nVidia GT 430, it works perfectly in Win 8 64bit!!
 

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I know, send me your video card and I'll send you my nVidia GT 430, it works perfectly in Win 8 64bit!!

ROFFLMFAO!!!!! Nice one but unfortunately I have already tried my previous Video card which just so happens to be a Galaxy 430GT and they both experience the same issues that you see in my videos ... lol thanks for the input tho lmao oh yea and both cards work fine under x86 Windows 8 and x64/x86 Windows 7 Ultimate ...
 

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    2 x G.Skills PC2-6400 2GB - 4GB Total
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Are the artifacts still there if you uninstall the NVidia drivers?

In that case I can give you a possible cause.
 

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Are the artifacts still there if you uninstall the NVidia drivers?

In that case I can give you a possible cause.

The worst case scenario is that the GFX itself is broke. But I don't think so! Because you said that even the second 430 had the same problem.

Back to what I had in mind:
It's something I did on an older GFX card way back on AGP but had artifacts and black-screens as well.

You will need to look at the pci-e pins:
pins.jpeg
Those tend to be affected by oxidation (usually after long term but depends on the environment) because they are made of copper (even the slightest invisible oxidation layer can be annoying to the electric connection).
You need to clean (gently wipe) those with a piece of smooth paper or rubber on both sides before you place the card back in.
Now is the part someone will probably comment about static charges but that didn't gave any problems here, and you can constantly discharge yourself of static using the ground connector(s) at home.

The next part is the pci-e slot itself:
pcie.jpg
Not only oxidation (long time effect) but also fine dust that settles down can be a problem.
I've inserted a clean straight piece of paper (thick enough to reach the connectors) in the slot (again discharge before the procedure) a few times. You can see that the paper will get a slight mark of the connectors dust and copper on it, that means the cleaning is complete.
Don't rush it or leave paper in the slot afterwards.

Insert the cleaned gfx card in the cleaned slot and start the computer.
If this was the culprit, then no artifacts should be seen anymore and you can install the latest 310.90 drivers (if you didn't do it yet) or later.


If you still have artifacts after this, then the card itself can have issues (worst case). In this case overheated components or GPU can be the cause, the solder tin can be out of place where bad connections arose.

Considering the fact that you had issues on both cards, the worst case has reduced chance and can be put out of the way if you ask me.
Also we see that only on Win8 x64 this artifact problem is made, so the cleaned pins may or may not fix the problem but is worth a try.

That's the idea.
 

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Good thought great feedback I do appreciate any help anyone can give me but as you said

The worst case scenario is that the GFX itself is broke. But I don't think so! Because you said that even the second 430 had the same problem.

You would be right about the I don't think so bid... my Galaxy 430 GT is like maybe a year old, oxidation usually happens in moist locations I live in Colorado probably the driest state in the us lol ... my Gigabyte 630 GT brand new and even had a connector protector on the PCI-E slot for the card .... and both cards works fine in Windows 7 x64 and Windows 8 x86 ... thats not the issue but I will keep that one in mind for future use thank you.
 

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    PCCHIPS A13G+ V3.0
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    2 x G.Skills PC2-6400 2GB - 4GB Total
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No problem!
I gladly shared the procedure above because it worked!

You could still try it though. So no moist hmm: dust, you got dust in Colorado. :)
Oxidation on pci-e is not always visible and you don't need moist: happens with the oxygen in the air.
The canyons are red/brown because of oxidation between oxygen in the air and iron in the ground.
Hope we cleared this one.

Don't forget: for me, it was fixed after cleaning, (you might be right about the dry air) but you don't know until you try it.
No driver or other OS seems to have helped in my case either.

I've noticed that Ubuntu was having constantly issues while XP was working fine.

So in your case this can be noticed as well: Win8 seems to put more pressure/use to your GFX (must be the new WDDM 1.2 features).

The pci-e protector is for physical reasons. Here we're dealing with tiny dust particles and stuff.

But anyway:
Seems like nobody else with 630 GT and Win8 x64 that has the issue.
The one here with a GT 430 (azasadny) has no issues on x64.

Just so we can rule out some possibilities. Otherwise you might be right about the OS: happens only on Win8 x64.
It looks weird (brand new GFX with problems) but: seems to be a local problem on your motherboard or Win8 installation only (until someone else confirms the same issue). To be honest: There is no noticed x64 graphics issue, no NVidia problems either.

If you hesitate the cleaning procedure then you can stick with Win7 or x32 where it works.:thumb:
But if with time the same problem will occur there as well (usually happens) then you'll nave no choice.

I do hope you find a solution be it dust, oxidation, os problems, whatever! :cool:

I'll leave it to someone with other ideas, that's all I got.

Cheers
Hopachi
 

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Hello. I have the same problem but with a GT220. In any operating system works correctly in Windows 8 x64 unless that is when the image appears distorted. I tried a thousand things. Get it to work when I uninstall the drivers with "Driver Sweeper" but when Windows is updated becomes the problem. I currently use a chip card Nvidia 9500GT and works well with the 310.90 driver
 

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    GV-N630-2GI GT630
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Hello. I have the same problem but with a GT220. In any operating system works correctly in Windows 8 x64 unless that is when the image appears distorted. I tried a thousand things. Get it to work when I uninstall the drivers with "Driver Sweeper" but when Windows is updated becomes the problem. I currently use a chip card Nvidia 9500GT and works well with the 310.90 driver

Try what I mentioned earlier.

Begin clean by fully uninstalling the driver from Device Manager:

-right click on GFX and uninstall (uninstall driver + software)
-reboot and see if you still see the glitches
-go to Device Manager and see if you run on something like "Microsoft Basic Display Adapter" instead of nvidia.

If you still see some problems after the third step (-) then (it's no driver fault) you can proceed with cleaning (http://www.eightforums.com/graphic-...630gt-windows-8-x64-artifacts.html#post174018)

After that, all should work fine but there is a chance not to because the card can have problems itself (in case of overheating in the past).
 

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  • OS
    Windows 10 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy DV6 7250
    CPU
    Intel i7-3630QM
    Motherboard
    HP, Intel HM77 Express Chipset
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD4000 + Nvidia Geforce 630M
    Sound Card
    IDT HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6' built-in + Samsung S22D300 + 17.3' LG Phillips
    Screen Resolution
    multiple resolutions
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    Samsung SSD 250GB + Hitachi HDD 750GB
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    120W adapter
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    small
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    laptop cooling pad
    Keyboard
    Backlit built-in + big one in USB
    Mouse
    SteelSeries Sensei
    Internet Speed
    slow and steady
    Browser
    Chromium, Pale Moon, Firefox Developer Edition
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    That's basically it.
Hello. I have the same problem but with a GT220. In any operating system works correctly in Windows 8 x64 unless that is when the image appears distorted. I tried a thousand things. Get it to work when I uninstall the drivers with "Driver Sweeper" but when Windows is updated becomes the problem. I currently use a chip card Nvidia 9500GT and works well with the 310.90 driver

Try what I mentioned earlier.

Begin clean by fully uninstalling the driver from Device Manager:

-right click on GFX and uninstall (uninstall driver + software)
-reboot and see if you still see the glitches
-go to Device Manager and see if you run on something like "Microsoft Basic Display Adapter" instead of nvidia.

If you still see some problems after the third step (-) then (it's no driver fault) you can proceed with cleaning (http://www.eightforums.com/graphic-...630gt-windows-8-x64-artifacts.html#post174018)

After that, all should work fine but there is a chance not to because the card can have problems itself (in case of overheating in the past).

If I do that, the display correctly, so I'm pretty sure it is a problem of the driver of these cards for windows 8 x64
 

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    AMD Athlon 64 x2 6400 Black Edition
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    Gigabyte GA-MA780G-UD3H
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    8 Gb DDR2
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    GV-N630-2GI GT630
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    FLAT 19" LG
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Hello. I have the same problem but with a GT220. In any operating system works correctly in Windows 8 x64 unless that is when the image appears distorted. I tried a thousand things. Get it to work when I uninstall the drivers with "Driver Sweeper" but when Windows is updated becomes the problem. I currently use a chip card Nvidia 9500GT and works well with the 310.90 driver

Try what I mentioned earlier.

Begin clean by fully uninstalling the driver from Device Manager:

-right click on GFX and uninstall (uninstall driver + software)
-reboot and see if you still see the glitches
-go to Device Manager and see if you run on something like "Microsoft Basic Display Adapter" instead of nvidia.

If you still see some problems after the third step (-) then (it's no driver fault) you can proceed with cleaning (http://www.eightforums.com/graphic-...630gt-windows-8-x64-artifacts.html#post174018)

After that, all should work fine but there is a chance not to because the card can have problems itself (in case of overheating in the past).

If I do that, the display correctly, so I'm pretty sure it is a problem of the driver of these cards for windows 8 x64


Thanks for mentioning.

You can still try the cleaning, but might not work: these symptoms are similar to an older laptop nvidia card I have due to overheating.

I have a acer laptop with nvidia 8400M that displayed artifacts and pink-green lines on screen a year ago.
You could even see the lines on BIOS screen.

It's fixed now. :) I looked on YouTube and saw how they reheat the gpu solder tin. I carefully used my hot air gun on the graphics card after I removed it from the laptop and placed it on a glass.

I was desperate because no other thing helped: I also cleaned the pins just to make sure, but I also remembered that I got up beyond 95°C on gpu temp... so this must be it in my case.
I found out it was overheated because I saw the high temperatures in GPU-Z or Speccy.

Without the nvidia drivers, the basic display driver worked because the gfx doesn't uses advanced features.
BUT that doesn't solve the problem. Re-installing the nvidia driver gives back problems:
-the pc can hang and you see one image on screen that doesn't change anymore.

I found something out after a reset in Event Viewer:
-nvlddmkm stopped responding and has successfully recovered

Why would the gfx driver crash?
-bad driver: no it wasn't the case
-overheated gpu can be the reason, bad solder contact
-hardware components damaged
-bad contact on pc-e slot (dust, oxids, bad connection)

Luckily after applying the re-heating procedure, the 8400M card worked normally again, it still does, and I didn't used heavy games on that laptop anymore: glad it does the basic tasks with good image. :)


You shouldn't expect problems like this on a new GFX card, only after overheating like above 95°C or even above the max limit.

Now I said both stories of the cleaning and the reheating.
It's up to you to decide what you do next.

Reheating?
It's a pretty delicate procedure and if you don't feel doing this by yourself for the risk of damaging the board then don't do it. Consider it as a last resort fix.
 

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Following what I said above,
I suggest you guys look in Event Viewer for warning and crashes related to graphics/drivers in general:

nvlddmkm stopped responding and has successfully recovered

If you have this one, you're close to what I described earlier, you can even find the error searches every where on Google.

Sometimes the crash gets reported to the desktop notification area. (depends of system and if one or more gpu's are available).
 

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    HP, Intel HM77 Express Chipset
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    Intel HD4000 + Nvidia Geforce 630M
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    AMD Athlon 64 x2 6400 Black Edition
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    Gigabyte GA-MA780G-UD3H
    Memory
    8 Gb DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    GV-N630-2GI GT630
    Monitor(s) Displays
    FLAT 19" LG
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
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    2 x 1 TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 SATA III
    1 x 500 Gb Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 SATA II
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    Artic Cooler Freezer 13
    Internet Speed
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Hopachi, Thanks for replying but I've ruled out overheating problem. I have two graphs, one other a GT220 and GT430 (New). I installed Windows 7 and Windows 8, both in 32 and 64 bits but only W8x64 fails.


I changed the thermal grease from the GT220, I cleaned the contacts on the bus and cards, I have tried different versions of drivers and still gives the same problem that appears in the videos in this post: very distorted image.


So I think the problem is some 64-bit Windows 8 specifically because the driver 310.90 for Win7 is the same as for Win8
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 x64
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 x2 6400 Black Edition
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-MA780G-UD3H
    Memory
    8 Gb DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    GV-N630-2GI GT630
    Monitor(s) Displays
    FLAT 19" LG
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    2 x 1 TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 SATA III
    1 x 500 Gb Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 SATA II
    Cooling
    Artic Cooler Freezer 13
    Internet Speed
    ONO 50/5 MB
Hopachi, Thanks for replying but I've ruled out overheating problem. I have two graphs, one other a GT220 and GT430 (New). I installed Windows 7 and Windows 8, both in 32 and 64 bits but only W8x64 fails.


I changed the thermal grease from the GT220, I cleaned the contacts on the bus and cards, I have tried different versions of drivers and still gives the same problem that appears in the videos in this post: very distorted image.


So I think the problem is some 64-bit Windows 8 specifically because the driver 310.90 for Win7 is the same as for Win8

Thanks for trying.

I'm still not sure about this but it brings us closer to say it's Win8-x64 fault... but the question is where and what? And why not everyone is affected?

Have you looked in Event Viewer?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy DV6 7250
    CPU
    Intel i7-3630QM
    Motherboard
    HP, Intel HM77 Express Chipset
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD4000 + Nvidia Geforce 630M
    Sound Card
    IDT HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6' built-in + Samsung S22D300 + 17.3' LG Phillips
    Screen Resolution
    multiple resolutions
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 250GB + Hitachi HDD 750GB
    PSU
    120W adapter
    Case
    small
    Cooling
    laptop cooling pad
    Keyboard
    Backlit built-in + big one in USB
    Mouse
    SteelSeries Sensei
    Internet Speed
    slow and steady
    Browser
    Chromium, Pale Moon, Firefox Developer Edition
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    That's basically it.
Hopachi, Thanks for replying but I've ruled out overheating problem. I have two graphs, one other a GT220 and GT430 (New). I installed Windows 7 and Windows 8, both in 32 and 64 bits but only W8x64 fails.


I changed the thermal grease from the GT220, I cleaned the contacts on the bus and cards, I have tried different versions of drivers and still gives the same problem that appears in the videos in this post: very distorted image.


So I think the problem is some 64-bit Windows 8 specifically because the driver 310.90 for Win7 is the same as for Win8

Thanks for trying.

I'm still not sure about this but it brings us closer to say it's Win8-x64 fault... but the question is where and what? And why not everyone is affected?

Have you looked in Event Viewer?


Yes, I looked in the event viewer and found nothing regarding the graphics card or the pci-e bus. I've been testing with another card, a 9500 GT which works correctly and I realize that the two cards that I fail are overclocked versions serial (GV-N220OC-1GI and GV-N430OC-1GL) and thinking it might have something that view, using a program for modifying the speeds Gigabyte of memory and microprocessor, reducing them to 50% of the normal speed without any positive result.


What I have found is that with the 310.90 driver the pc crashes and with previous drivers, the picture is distorted


No which way to go for more tests.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 x64
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 x2 6400 Black Edition
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-MA780G-UD3H
    Memory
    8 Gb DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    GV-N630-2GI GT630
    Monitor(s) Displays
    FLAT 19" LG
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    2 x 1 TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 SATA III
    1 x 500 Gb Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 SATA II
    Cooling
    Artic Cooler Freezer 13
    Internet Speed
    ONO 50/5 MB
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