Need help with graphics card drivers

2010-07-25 12:37:00

#1

paranoid101: Ambitious but Rubbish; +540|6998

My pc is using the 8800 gt graphics card, but I'm stuck using an old graphics card driver from over 2 months ago.

Here's the problem, I use Nvidias control panel and stability test programs to keep a check on fan speed and card temperatures of my GPU, when I use the old 197.45 graphics card driver on start up the fan speed on the GPU is set to 30% default and its like this everytime I boot up.

But when I try to update my GPU driver to anything after 197.45 like say the latest one that is 258.96 when I boot up and check fan speed in control panel the fan speed is set to 0, this is worrying because if anyone that uses the PC forgets to check speed on boot up my card will be fried.

I've been in touch with Nvidias support site but as yet have has no luck with solving this problem.

Any help would be fantastic.

2010-07-26 05:56:18

#2

paranoid101: Ambitious but Rubbish; +540|6998

Well I'm now thinking of getting a new card, could anyone recommend me a good one for around £80 to £100?

2010-07-26 05:58:07

#3

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6046|Catherine Black

5770 is a stretch at £130.. but if you can stretch even further to it a 460 is around £190, but worth every penny.

2010-07-26 09:17:10

#4

paranoid101: Ambitious but Rubbish; +540|6998

This is my motherboard http://www.nvidia.com/object/designed_b … t_sli.html

Would these 2 items work in it?

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/191864 graphics card

and

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/158333 cpu

Can only get what I need at ebuyer do these 2 look like the best I can get for £250?

2010-07-26 09:23:19

#5

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6046|Catherine Black

What CPU do you have just now? And yes they'll both work.

2010-07-26 09:28:17

#6

paranoid101: Ambitious but Rubbish; +540|6998

Finray wrote:
What CPU do you have just now? And yes they'll both work.

I have an E6600 core duo quite old now.

2010-07-26 09:32:44

#7

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6046|Catherine Black

That'll do you fine for now, upgrading to the CPU you posted would be very cost in-effective.. Very little improvement for £130. I'd sink it into a better graphics card, and get a decent heat sync and overclock the E6600.

2010-07-26 09:40:26