The original post: /r/pcmasterrace by /u/WorldlyAd2096 on 2025-08-03 19:35:52+00:00.

Hi everyone, I have an Acer Predator laptop (Windows 11) and I’m facing a strange issue. My games crash instantly when running on the NVIDIA GPU, but work fine when I force them to use Intel integrated graphics.

Sometimes I also get green screen or BSOD errors like VIDEO_DXGKRNL_FATAL_ERROR or nvlddmkm.sys. Here’s what I’ve tried so far: • Used DDU to clean uninstall NVIDIA drivers and reinstalled the latest version • Disabled NVIDIA GPU in Device Manager (games work on Intel after that) • Laptop crashes more when charger is plugged in • Format laptop too

Intel GPU works fine for light games, but I need the NVIDIA GPU for heavier titles.

Is this a driver conflict or could my NVIDIA GPU be failing? Any help or advice is appreciated 🙏 PS: Last servicing the guy used too much thermal paste.