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Problems with XFX FX5900XT
About 1 1/2 months ago I upgraded my Ti4600 to the above card and during
games (Doom III and Painkiller) I'd intermittently get green dots appearing on screen, sometime it'd sort itself out, other times the system would freeze. Not long after that I'd even get problems when on the windows desktop vertical lines of dots and it started to cause the monitor to try to resynch. Tried various drivers and disabling fast writes but had same problems. Even though my PC came with a 300W PSU i thought that it probably wasn't a very good one and as it was powering a cd-rw in addition to a dvd-rom and an Audigy Platinum drive bay panel it might not be up to the task. Just installed a 430W PSU by Antec and although the computer started off fine at the desktop, the same problems occured in the games and when I rebooted the PC later - it rebooted a few times before windows xp loaded. Does it sound like the card is duff or is there something else I can try? (Have already tried re-seating the card, scanning for viruses & spyware) thanks Mal System: XP2100+ 512Mb PC2700 RAM XFX FX5900XT Audigy Platinum Antec 430W PSU |
"Mal Franks" wrote in message t... About 1 1/2 months ago I upgraded my Ti4600 to the above card and during games (Doom III and Painkiller) I'd intermittently get green dots appearing on screen, sometime it'd sort itself out, other times the system would freeze. Not long after that I'd even get problems when on the windows desktop vertical lines of dots and it started to cause the monitor to try to resynch. Tried various drivers and disabling fast writes but had same problems. Even though my PC came with a 300W PSU i thought that it probably wasn't a very good one and as it was powering a cd-rw in addition to a dvd-rom and an Audigy Platinum drive bay panel it might not be up to the task. Just installed a 430W PSU by Antec and although the computer started off fine at the desktop, the same problems occured in the games and when I rebooted the PC later - it rebooted a few times before windows xp loaded. Does it sound like the card is duff or is there something else I can try? (Have already tried re-seating the card, scanning for viruses & spyware) thanks Mal System: XP2100+ 512Mb PC2700 RAM XFX FX5900XT Audigy Platinum Antec 430W PSU From your dscription of what you have done, it sound like [my guess] your card need to make an appointment with nVidia cementary. During the meantime, see if your card can function with lower "Hardware acceleration" in TroubleShooting tap. If you have "Enable wirte combining" checked, try to uncheck and see if it work without those freeze or obnormal issue. You might also can try to under clock your card and see if it work better while deciding what to do next. CapFusion,... |
In article , CapFusion.Yo.
@hotmail.Hehe.Com says... From your dscription of what you have done, it sound like [my guess] your card need to make an appointment with nVidia cementary. During the meantime, see if your card can function with lower "Hardware acceleration" in TroubleShooting tap. If you have "Enable wirte combining" checked, try to uncheck and see if it work without those freeze or obnormal issue. You might also can try to under clock your card and see if it work better while deciding what to do next. CapFusion,... Thanks well i've tried underclocking it already and that didn't seem to affect it and i suspect the other settings won't have an effect as sometimes the lines appear over the logo at boot-up and in safe mode. Probably best to RMA it and hope the company doesn't take forever to send out a replacement :) cheers Mal |
Ok, I understand better when you indicated you see line while during post.
Then definitely the card need to be replace. CapFusion,... "Mal Franks" wrote in message t... In article , CapFusion.Yo. @hotmail.Hehe.Com says... From your dscription of what you have done, it sound like [my guess] your card need to make an appointment with nVidia cementary. During the meantime, see if your card can function with lower "Hardware acceleration" in TroubleShooting tap. If you have "Enable wirte combining" checked, try to uncheck and see if it work without those freeze or obnormal issue. You might also can try to under clock your card and see if it work better while deciding what to do next. CapFusion,... Thanks well i've tried underclocking it already and that didn't seem to affect it and i suspect the other settings won't have an effect as sometimes the lines appear over the logo at boot-up and in safe mode. Probably best to RMA it and hope the company doesn't take forever to send out a replacement :) cheers Mal |
The green dots you are seeing usually indicate a Graphic memory problem.
This was always a common problem with some of the old VOODOO cards,the same technology NVIDIA bought and uses.Either that or you have overclocked your ram to the max. Another thing you can try is getting RAM heatsinks for the card. PAUL "Mal Franks" wrote in message t... About 1 1/2 months ago I upgraded my Ti4600 to the above card and during games (Doom III and Painkiller) I'd intermittently get green dots appearing on screen, sometime it'd sort itself out, other times the system would freeze. Not long after that I'd even get problems when on the windows desktop vertical lines of dots and it started to cause the monitor to try to resynch. Tried various drivers and disabling fast writes but had same problems. Even though my PC came with a 300W PSU i thought that it probably wasn't a very good one and as it was powering a cd-rw in addition to a dvd-rom and an Audigy Platinum drive bay panel it might not be up to the task. Just installed a 430W PSU by Antec and although the computer started off fine at the desktop, the same problems occured in the games and when I rebooted the PC later - it rebooted a few times before windows xp loaded. Does it sound like the card is duff or is there something else I can try? (Have already tried re-seating the card, scanning for viruses & spyware) thanks Mal System: XP2100+ 512Mb PC2700 RAM XFX FX5900XT Audigy Platinum Antec 430W PSU |
Is its fan working ok? It's not just overheating is it?
"Mal Franks" wrote in message t... About 1 1/2 months ago I upgraded my Ti4600 to the above card and during games (Doom III and Painkiller) I'd intermittently get green dots appearing on screen, sometime it'd sort itself out, other times the system would freeze. Not long after that I'd even get problems when on the windows desktop vertical lines of dots and it started to cause the monitor to try to resynch. Tried various drivers and disabling fast writes but had same problems. Even though my PC came with a 300W PSU i thought that it probably wasn't a very good one and as it was powering a cd-rw in addition to a dvd-rom and an Audigy Platinum drive bay panel it might not be up to the task. Just installed a 430W PSU by Antec and although the computer started off fine at the desktop, the same problems occured in the games and when I rebooted the PC later - it rebooted a few times before windows xp loaded. Does it sound like the card is duff or is there something else I can try? (Have already tried re-seating the card, scanning for viruses & spyware) thanks Mal System: XP2100+ 512Mb PC2700 RAM XFX FX5900XT Audigy Platinum Antec 430W PSU |
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"Mal Franks" wrote in message t... In article , says... Is its fan working ok? It's not just overheating is it? I don't think so, it didn't really have much opportunity to heat up before it started acting up (i.e. within 10 seconds of POST from cold) When you get this problem during the post, your can will need to be service / RMA / Exchange etc. CapFusion,... |
Mal Franks wrote:
sometimes the lines appear over the logo at boot-up and in safe mode. Definately dead card. Get it replaced. |
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