ive played witcher 3 for about 15hours but the game had gone from plays well to bsod my pc every 5 minutes i played it i couldnt fix this anyway i managed to play about 3-6 hours today by reverting my nvida drivers back to 350.12 it fixed the bsod completely but then i had the dreaded
"Display driver nvlddmkm stopped responding and has successfully recovered"
anyone know how to stop this im sick of this stuff happening
btw all my other games run without flaw or crash
fresh install windows 7 x64 bit
ASROCK z97 Extreme 4
EVGA G2 750w modular power supply
EVGA GTX 980 FTW ACX2.0 4GB
2TB WD BLACK (OS AND GAME INSTALLED ON THIS DRIVE)
1TB WD GREEN (FORMATTED)
CORSAIR H80I CPU COOLER
16GB G.SKILL ARES @1866MHZ
(actually installing tomorrow but meh atm have 8gb
@1333MHZ)
INTEL 4690K @4.0GHZ
p.s seems to only happen in quest locations during a quest or in cutscenes
here is my bsod dumps and the witcher 3 crash log
Red Engine Crash Log
--------------------------------------
Build: Not Set [ Compiled May 23 2015 ]
Crash reason: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (3221225477), Error reading location 0x00000000
Crashed Thread:
Thread ID: 6856
callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0xd830b - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0xd778f - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0xd3c24 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::System::~System() + 0x991da - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::System::~System() + 0x32336 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::System::~System() + 0x32023 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::System::~System() + 0x33ed1 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::System::~System() + 0xb7ebe - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::System::~System() + 0x96cf7 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb67b54 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb51650 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb51c3d - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb4c3bd - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb2862b - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x5d2ae - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb285b0 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x271077 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x27121e - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
Debug Information
================================================================
Commandline: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Witcher 3\bin\x64\witcher3.exe"
Thread ID: 5100
callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xce42a - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0x69b1d4 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x1111b6 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xaf0c1 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x10bbfa - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xaf3c7 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0x9f6 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0x21a8d - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xc59 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xd4c - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x2690d8 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 6732
callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb15e17 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb285b0 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x271077 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x27121e - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 7440
callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb285b0 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x271077 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x27121e - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 8436
callstack:
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 408
callstack:
DllUnregisterServer() + 0x45ad - <Unknown File>(0)
DllUnregisterServer() + 0x48a6 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 5636
callstack:
GetScrollBarInfo() + 0x1dd - <Unknown File>(0)
MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx() + 0x2e - <Unknown File>(0)
Ordinal9() + 0x1d96 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 7520
callstack:
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 8240
callstack:
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 9196
callstack:
Scaleform::System::~System() + 0x3c6a20 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 8936
callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb285b0 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x271077 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x27121e - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 1556
callstack:
Scaleform::System::~System() + 0x4a9841 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::System::~System() + 0x4bcfc9 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb285b0 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x271077 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x27121e - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 6996
callstack:
Scaleform::System::~System() + 0x4a9841 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::System::~System() + 0x4bcfc9 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb285b0 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x271077 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x27121e - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 8820
callstack:
Scaleform::System::~System() + 0x4a9841 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::System::~System() + 0x4bcfc9 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb285b0 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x271077 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x27121e - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 4672
callstack:
Scaleform::System::~System() + 0x4a9841 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::System::~System() + 0x4bcfc9 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb285b0 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x271077 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x27121e - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 9000
callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0x811dc - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb285b0 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x271077 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x27121e - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 6656
callstack:
OpenAdapter10() + 0xbdd50 - <Unknown File>(0)
OpenAdapter10() + 0xb605d - <Unknown File>(0)
NVAPI_Thunk() + 0x767aa - <Unknown File>(0)
NVAPI_Thunk() + 0x41baf7 - <Unknown File>(0)
NVAPI_Thunk() + 0x41bc9e - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 8920
callstack:
OpenAdapter10() + 0x18f11f - <Unknown File>(0)
NVAPI_Thunk() + 0x41baf7 - <Unknown File>(0)
NVAPI_Thunk() + 0x41bc9e - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 1832
callstack:
OpenAdapter10() + 0x18f11f - <Unknown File>(0)
NVAPI_Thunk() + 0x41baf7 - <Unknown File>(0)
NVAPI_Thunk() + 0x41bc9e - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 7668
callstack:
OpenAdapter10() + 0x18f11f - <Unknown File>(0)
NVAPI_Thunk() + 0x41baf7 - <Unknown File>(0)
NVAPI_Thunk() + 0x41bc9e - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 3096
callstack:
OpenAdapter10() + 0x18f11f - <Unknown File>(0)
NVAPI_Thunk() + 0x41baf7 - <Unknown File>(0)
NVAPI_Thunk() + 0x41bc9e - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 3488
callstack:
GetScrollBarInfo() + 0x1dd - <Unknown File>(0)
MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx() + 0x2e - <Unknown File>(0)
DirectInput8Create() + 0xa4ba - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 2888
callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x271077 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x27121e - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 6692
callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x271077 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x27121e - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 6288
callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x271077 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x27121e - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 9056
callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x271077 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x27121e - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 7360
callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x271077 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x27121e - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 7980
callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x271077 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x27121e - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 2556
callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x271077 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x27121e - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 8948
callstack:
DllUnregisterServer() + 0x45ad - <Unknown File>(0)
DllUnregisterServer() + 0x48a6 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 3684
callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb285b0 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x271077 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x27121e - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Thread ID: 2952
callstack:
OpenAdapter10() + 0x18f11f - <Unknown File>(0)
NVAPI_Thunk() + 0x41baf7 - <Unknown File>(0)
NVAPI_Thunk() + 0x41bc9e - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)
================================================================
Game
Last opened world: novigrad.w2w
================================================================
Game
Last opened world: novigrad.w2w
================================================================
the bsod dumps are below in the links
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzDpiLpyfJ6UYVQ1S2dqdGFTeWM&authuser=0
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzDpiLpyfJ6UVnRXVFgxeW9tNzQ&authuser=0