BFG Geforce 8800gtx problem

2007-07-16 15:53:19

#1

=EXP= Dr>Fragalot<: Does not have a minicity!; +11|6625|Tulln | Austria

Hello there!

Well i just bought myself a new graphics card a BFG Geforce 8800gtx, and i allways got this weird stripes on my screen while playing, and after ive stopped BF2 i only got a black screen and i had to restart my pc, it also sometimes happen that i got everything in a bright yellow :S
The bloke in the PC shop told me its about my PSU so i bought a new one today, TAGAN TH480-U22 with 480W but it seems useless, i got all these issues again, and now it think its because the GFX card is overheating, could that be? Do i need some extra cooling for the gfx card? Sorry im a noob, please tell me if you want me to post my rig

Looking forward to your help!

Thanks in advance

2007-07-16 15:54:24

#2

paper_pigeon: God Status; +26|6698|Mildura, Aus

i think the 8800's are known for overheating anyway.

2007-07-16 15:55:24

#3

ReDevilJR: Member; +106|6823

480 watt on a GTX?!?! Do you know what the amperage is on the PSU?

Last edited by ReDevilJR (2007-07-16 15:55:52)

2007-07-16 15:57:12

#4

geNius: ..!.,; +144|6914|SoCal

ReDevilJR wrote:
480 watt on a GTX?!?! Do you know what the amperage is on the PSU?

480's enough.

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2007-07-16 15:58:36

#5

ReDevilJR: Member; +106|6823

Yes, but if the power supply isn't providing enough amperage, then that could be his problem...

2007-07-16 16:04:21

#6

=EXP= Dr>Fragalot<: Does not have a minicity!; +11|6625|Tulln | Austria

+3,3V 28 A
+5Vsb 2,5 A
+5V 48 A
-5V 0,8 A
+12V 20 A
+12V2 20 A
+12V 30 A
-12V 1 A

Hope thats what you wanted to know

2007-07-16 16:06:03

#7

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|7093|London, England

Weird stripes?

It could be that you installed the video card in a bad way or something something slightly similar happened with my 6600. What happens with other video cards? If it's fine with other video cards, get the 8800GTX replaced.

Could be overheating or bad PSU, but if nVidia detects a low PSU doesn't it say "you have a crappy PSU, i'm lowering speeds so it doesn't act gay"

2007-07-16 16:08:40

#8

geNius: ..!.,; +144|6914|SoCal

Mekstizzle wrote:
Weird stripes?

It could be that you installed the video card in a bad way or something something slightly similar happened with my 6600. What happens with other video cards? If it's fine with other video cards, get the 8800GTX replaced.

Could be overheating or bad PSU, but if nVidia detects a low PSU doesn't it say "you have a crappy PSU, i'm lowering speeds so it doesn't act gay"

The most likely culprit is the card itself.

2007-07-16 16:11:13

#9

Mr.Dooomed: Find your center.; +752|6800

Waste. of. money.

Nature is a powerful force. Those who seek to subdue nature, never do so permanently.

2007-07-16 16:11:16

#10

=EXP= Dr>Fragalot<: Does not have a minicity!; +11|6625|Tulln | Austria

Mekstizzle wrote:
Weird stripes?

It could be that you installed the video card in a bad way or something something slightly similar happened with my 6600. What happens with other video cards? If it's fine with other video cards, get the 8800GTX replaced.

Could be overheating or bad PSU, but if nVidia detects a low PSU doesn't it say "you have a crappy PSU, i'm lowering speeds so it doesn't act gay"

Nope never had any problems with my other video cards, allways worked perfectly, and ive also got the newest driver for the new gfx card, installed it normally, i didnt even set the graphics on all-high @ BF2 :S

2007-07-16 17:19:36

#11

ReDevilJR: Member; +106|6823

Power supply looks good, must be your graphics card then, get it RMA'd if necessary

2007-07-16 19:35:25

#12

<BoTM>J_Aero: Qualified Expert; +62|6937|Melbourne - Home of Football

Im_Dooomed wrote:
Waste. of. money.

Reasoning?

2007-07-16 20:18:07

#13

Mr.Dooomed: Find your center.; +752|6800

I dont need to give a reasoning when I post. I am law. (*hides from mods*) jk!

Nature is a powerful force. Those who seek to subdue nature, never do so permanently.

2007-07-16 20:49:54

#14

theknuck: It's pronounced Knuck, like in Knuckle!!; +45|7084|balls

take the bad boy out, reseat it, got your 6-pin pcie power cable connected to it? double check you downloaded the right drivers, reinstall drivers. if that don't work, i think you got a bad card. where did you buy card from?

oh, and go evga next time!!!

Last edited by theknuck (2007-07-16 20:50:38)

2007-07-16 22:45:40

#15

<BoTM>J_Aero: Qualified Expert; +62|6937|Melbourne - Home of Football

Im_Dooomed wrote:
I dont need to give a reasoning when I post. I am law. (*hides from mods*) jk!

Well you are posting in tech, not talking to a friend who knows nothing about computers. So if you want to make a valid contribution there Judy, maybe you could explain why you think this particular card is a waste of money?

2007-07-16 22:51:23

#16

Slickdawg8: Visit TAW.NET; +58|7250|Long Island

From the looks of it, like somebody else here said, I think the graphics card is bad. I would get a RMA for it. If it happens with the replacement, its obviously not the graphics card. In that case, I would think it is a compatbability issue with the motherboard and graphics card together.

2007-07-17 02:05:14

#17

=EXP= Dr>Fragalot<: Does not have a minicity!; +11|6625|Tulln | Austria

Hmm allright, yeah ill replace the Graphics card and see what happens with the new one then i still have warranty anyway, i will karma everyone who helped me as soon as ive got enough posts for it

Cheers!!!!!!!!

2007-07-17 03:15:44

#18

xRBLx: I've got lovely bunch of coconuts!!; +27|6827|England - Kent

Use the NVIDIA Monitor tool that came with the card to check the temp then post them on here. At a guess if say its a funky card or ur over heating.

Last edited by xRBLx (2007-07-17 03:16:17)

2007-07-17 05:07:24

#19

<BoTM>J_Aero: Qualified Expert; +62|6937|Melbourne - Home of Football

Tell us how it goes with replacing the card, I've been looking at one of these for my next system.

2007-07-17 05:15:08

#20

Noobeater: Northern numpty; +194|6919|Boulder, CO

Yeah mine does things like that 8800GTS but only on BF2 everything else its fine i think it actually goes worse when i set BF2 to medium than when i set it to high, although somethings been causing my pc to crash whilst playing Bf2 and i've tested the RAM and the CPU and both are fine. Oh and my PSU's a 550 watt one.

Mines EVGA would you reccomend that i do the same?

Last edited by Noobeater (2007-07-17 05:23:21)

2007-07-17 05:20:08

#21

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7053|SE London

I would've thought 480W would be a bit on the low side for a GTX. Although that is a pretty nice PSU, I'm not sure it'll be able to cope. But I'm not sure, it's borderline.

I've seen quite a few BFG cards die with no reason, but they replace them pretty quick. It could be that - but I'm still leaning towards thinking you need a bigger PSU - not much bigger, maybe a 550W, but 480W for a GTX is optimistic.

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