Computer Issues GPU?
Hi, I hooked up the new system and everything seemed to run great. I had just put in the new 8800 GT. I noticed a bit of lag playing company of hero's when things got busy. I didn't remember this happening when I was using the 7900GT. I then installed Need for Speed Carbon. I've maxed out the settings, and occasionally I'll start to get a ton of lag. I'm only playing single player. I've monitored my stats while playing, the CPU never went over 49%, and the RAM usage was also under 50%. The GPU temp was kinda high (maxed at 71C - usually around 65C).
Now when I start my system, I get a weird grey screen (after the win xp goes away, and before the windows login prompt). This will last for maybe 30 seconds. NSF Carbon will now frequently quit to desktop...
I'm using the 169.21 nvidia driver (GPU). I'm using 6.86_nforce nvidia driver for my motherboard. I've looked on asus's site but I didn't see anything else I should be using instead...
GPU: 8800 GT
MOBO: AN8 Sli Premium
LCD: 24" 1920x1200
Idea's anyone?
Now when I start my system, I get a weird grey screen (after the win xp goes away, and before the windows login prompt). This will last for maybe 30 seconds. NSF Carbon will now frequently quit to desktop...
I'm using the 169.21 nvidia driver (GPU). I'm using 6.86_nforce nvidia driver for my motherboard. I've looked on asus's site but I didn't see anything else I should be using instead...
GPU: 8800 GT
MOBO: AN8 Sli Premium
LCD: 24" 1920x1200
Idea's anyone?
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Looking on nvidia's site, I belive I have the latest drivers. I have direct x 10.
It's about a year old. I'm running 4 HD's, X-FI sound card, 2 dvdrw's.
Which version of the card are you using? 512MB? 256MB? What brand is it, and what clock settings does it use? What case are you using? Airflow can be important with a card that runs at those temps. What resolution and settings are you running your games at?
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I'll try getting the beta for the newer driver and see how that works. I forgot to mention that in addition to the 4 hd's, 2 dvd drives, I have 4 led light things in the case. If the newer driver doesn't work, I'm gonna try unplugging one of the hd's that isn't really being used.
EDIT: there's actually 2 drivers. 175.16 (released today) and 174.74. I'll try the newer one first and see how it works.
5+15+5+2=27A. More than sufficient power if Kingwin could make a decent power supply. If that doesn't solve your problem, Let me know.
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Thats a really high res im surprised it wasnt a slide show on the 7900.
My 8800GTS struggles with some games at 1680x1050.
Honestly I can't remember what I was running the 7900 at. However I've even tried lowering the settings on carbon from the highest to med, and lowering the res to 1220x1024 (or w/e it is), and it didn't seem to make a difference.
I'll try again before I start wiping and reloading things. I haven't had time yet to play with it.
I would load up the 7900 after uninstalling 8800 drivers and mess with the settings on carbon to see if you get the same issue, my 1900xt ran it maxed out. It might be an issue of feeding the card data.