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So, yesterday i recieved my new 2407WFP-HC Monitor, amazing btw, and kicked my resolution up to 1900x1200(i dont know the exact number).

Those are the only changes ive made to my computer, new screen with a higher resolution. Now i can sit there and play WoW for a decent time and all of a sudden ti freezes for minute. then recovers giving me the "Nv____.dll driver has stopped working but recovered" and i go from a steady 25-35fps in 2 windows of WoW to barely breaking 5fps. a Reboot fixes it but this happens so randomly, sometimes i went for hours without it happening, other times only a few minutes.

Before i got the screen and up'd my reso, i could leave wow open for days on end and never have a slow down, save for good ol memory leaks which never made a huge differece.

I've updated the drivers and still had the problem, Im running the latest 169.25 nvidia drivers with the 7900GTX 512MB card on Windows Vista x64 Ultimate.

If anyone has any ideas what may be causing this or how to fix it, i would greatly appreciate the help. I am affriad im going to be informed it is the resolution causing the problem and i will cry.

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A compact troubleshooting checklist and cause map for the "NVIDIA driver stopped working but recovered" event that left the system very slow — based on 's report and 's suggestion to test lower resolutions. The behavior (driver reset then long slowdown) usually points to a driver hang that Windows recovers from, leaving the GPU/driver in a degraded state rather than a clean, permanent fix.

Try these steps in order to isolate and fix the root cause:

  • Reproduce and log: try to reproduce reliably (as suggested, step the display load up/down) while watching Windows Event Viewer (System logs) for display/driver errors. Note timestamps and any nv or display-related entries so you have evidence for later steps.

  • Clean driver cycle: remove the current NVIDIA stack completely (use a safe-mode removal tool or the driver's clean-install option), then install a known-good WHQL build. If the latest fails, test a stable older release — driver regressions are common with major resolution/monitor changes.

  • Monitor temps and power: use a GPU monitoring tool to watch core/temp/VRAM usage under load. Check that all PCIe power leads are firmly seated and that the PSU is sized for a high-end card. Thermal throttling or intermittent power can cause driver hangs.

  • Check cable/handshake and bandwidth: for high resolutions make sure the display cable and port support the required bandwidth (use a correctly rated dual-link DVI or DisplayPort/HDMI cable; try swapping cables/ports).

  • Swap to isolate hardware: if possible, test the card in another PC or test another card in this PC. If the problem vanishes on a different OS (as noted by the OP), that points to an OS/driver interaction rather than outright hardware failure.

If the issue persists after these checks, collect the Event Viewer entries, exact driver versions, and a small log of steps that trigger the problem, then contact the GPU vendor or consider an RMA. Disabling OS-level recovery mechanisms is a last resort and not recommended as a permanent fix.

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First, reset your resolution to a low setting, really low and see if it works fine. then, step it up one by one and see what your upper limit is. then don't go over it.

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Well i needed XP for class so installed it and had been playing all day yesterday with no problem.... vista sucks :( So with xp i dont have a problem ill just deal with the faster, better managed windows XP :P.

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