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Display driver Issue at launch.
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Description

When I try to launch the game, my screen goes black for a few seconds then goes back to the steam page with a message popping up from the Widnows toolbar, "Display driver stopped responding and has successfully recovered". This happens everytime I launch ARMA 3 Alpha. {F17487}

Details

Legacy ID
570777375
Severity
Crash
Resolution
Suspended
Reproducibility
Always
Category
Error Message
Steps To Reproduce
  1. Launch Steam.
  1. Launch Arma 3.
Additional Information

The card I am using is an EVGA NVIDIA GTX 660Ti 2GB.

The full error message is as follows;
"Display Driver NVIDIA Windows Kernal Mode Driver, Version 306.97 stopped responding and has successfully recovered."

Event Timeline

Maer_Blaidd edited Additional Information. (Show Details)
Maer_Blaidd set Category to Error Message.
Maer_Blaidd set Reproducibility to Always.
Maer_Blaidd set Severity to Crash.
Maer_Blaidd set Resolution to Suspended.
Maer_Blaidd set Legacy ID to 570777375.May 7 2016, 11:46 AM

Please provide files according to HOW TO GUIDE in the top right corner.

Also install latest stable Nvidia drivers with clean install options and make sure your HW is not overclocked

Closing due to lack of info/response. If the issue persists, please create a new ticket and make sure to attach all required files. (See the "how to guide", red button at the top right.)