Yep, that's what appears in the Windows event log. It's the same cause, it simply happens a lot more frequently for me. Typically, it's the sort of thing that happens if a GPU overheats or it's swapping between the Intel power saving GPU and the regular one. The latter is definitely not the case for The Witcher 3 though, it generally only happens in games with low requirements.I'm nearing 44 hours of gametime, and I've had exactly 4 crashes so far. On a 980 Gtx with the latest nVidia drivers. (windows always notifies that the video drivers failed, and needed to be reset, I'm not sure if that says anything relevant).
Yes, I mainly play longer sessions. That could be a reason, though a reboot should clear all that. The only thing it won't clear is overheating, as it takes longer to cool down. It sounds a bit odd if it's an overheating issue, but I haven't ruled it out. If it is, then something's a bit off (for either CPD or NVidia).Do you tend to play huge playsessions in one run, without restarting the game? Because I have a tendency to play about 2-3 hours, then leave the game, post on the forums, then get back into it. And I always close and restart the game. Maybe it hits some sort of an overflow and then it crashes.
I've had three different types:Mine never crashes directly to desktop, it behaves like the computer just freezes, and I hit ctrl-alt-del, alt-tab a couple of times, and Windows seems to recover, and gives me the opportunity to stop the process from task manager.
- Regular CTD.
- Total freeze. Reboot required. Nothing responds.
- The one you mention.
The Windows event log is always the same though, telling me it's an NVidia driver issue.