8800GTS problems?
Hey guys,
This one is kicking my butt. So, recently while playing everquest II, I started to get artifacts. They became worse and worse. Now I can't play any game much longer then ten minutes and then the comp locks. I have tested my RAM with memtest, ran prime95, everything is running stock. I spoke with Evga tech support, their thoughts are that the PSU is not giving enough juice, or the card is bad. Trying to boil down the problem.
Ran 3DMark 06 and got a 4400. Last time I ran it I got a 10500. Pretty sure it is the video card, but I want to make sure.
P5B-Deluxe, Crucial Ballistix 4GB, E6600, Hiper 580W PSU, Evga 8800GTS.
Thanks,
This one is kicking my butt. So, recently while playing everquest II, I started to get artifacts. They became worse and worse. Now I can't play any game much longer then ten minutes and then the comp locks. I have tested my RAM with memtest, ran prime95, everything is running stock. I spoke with Evga tech support, their thoughts are that the PSU is not giving enough juice, or the card is bad. Trying to boil down the problem.
Ran 3DMark 06 and got a 4400. Last time I ran it I got a 10500. Pretty sure it is the video card, but I want to make sure.
P5B-Deluxe, Crucial Ballistix 4GB, E6600, Hiper 580W PSU, Evga 8800GTS.
Thanks,
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I used to have the same PSU, and it ran a C2D E6300 @ 3.06, 2GB G-Skill PC6400, 1x10,000 RPM WD Raptor, 1x WD Caviar, DVD-RW, 5 case fans, 2 cold cathodes, and finally, a 7950 GX2, which uses about 20 watts MORE power at full load than the 8800 GTS. My money is on the card being bad.
~FA
I just received my replacement GTS from EVGA. The card is still doing the same thing. So now I am confused. However, I do have one lead. If I change the FSB on my P5B-deluxe whatsoever, I fail prime in about two seconds. I have all of my bios settings to stock.
Second possibility is the PSU. How do I go about testing the PSU, to see if it is the culprit.
Thanks
On the HiPer, there are three 12v rails. One uses the two-pin modular connector, one uses the three pin, and one uses the four-pin modular. You can see these pins on the sockets for the power supply cables. Did you carefully make sure that the GTS is the only one on one of these rails?
I checked the PSU last night to make sure I had everything connected correctly. I did. I bought a new board last night. An EVGA 680i SE. We will see if this fixes it. If not, I have a motherboard that I need for my brothers build. So here we go.
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I just installed the new Mobo, the EVGA 680i SE. The system is running a lot better now. It was the mobo. If I hadn't screwed the warranty I would send it back to ASUS. Oh well, I will find some use for it. I must say that I absolutely love this board. The bios is awesome.