I have a Acer desktop and I wanted to speed up my graphics
over the onboard video controller. I
purchased a SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5450 1GB
64-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Ready Video Card ( 100292DDR3L)
from New Egg.
After one of the ubiquitous Windows upgrades I started
getting the error message: display driver stopped responding and has
recovered”. Being curious and annoyed I
researched the issue and discovered many, many comments and suggested solutions
online. I tried every solution I could find on the net
to no avail. Contrary to what AMD
suggests it was not generated in a game(don't play them) nor was it any
particular program. I was unable to find
any common thread. I pulled the card and
"gasp" the problem disappeared.
It is a shame to have to trash a nice video card. I spent 25 years in the small computer arena
so I don't give up easily, I GIVE UP!
My suggestion is to avoid the ATI/AMD chip set if you are
running Windows 7.
If reviewing a product, it may have been received free of charge. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.
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