sh4 is completey freezing up

[Lt commander lare]

hello im in serious trouble i just bought the graphics card nvidia 8600 gt and upgraded the power supply and now after like 6 mins of play with 1.5 installed and the rsrdc added the screen and dials and everything change color and the computer is completley frozen wont shut down nothing just frozen can anyone help me with this should i get rid of this grahpics card i had no problems with my ati radeon x1600 pro

lt commander lare

[MONOLITH]

Sorry, but of course I have to ask....

You did get the latest Nvidia drivers from the nvidia website, yes? Not the ones on the disc that came with the card.

[Lt commander lare]

yes i downloaded them from nvidia is there something im doing wrong i never had this problem before

lt commander lare

[Lt commander lare]

is there anybody here that can help im desperate to play the game

lt commander lare

[MONOLITH]

I know you said you upgraded your power supply, but did you get a big enough PSU to accomodate both the card and everything else on your PC?

Even after upgrading my PSU when installing my X1950 Pro, it wouldn't run, because there wasn't enough power to run the new card, and two disc drives, two hard drives, a Physics card, a sound card, etc.


With a brand new card, it's either not enough power, overheating (you did say after 6 minutes of time), or driver conflicts.

[Lt commander lare]

i went from a power supply of 2.79 to 500 watts and the card should handle silent hunter 4 perfectly inst the card I bought an upgrade from the ati raedon x1600 pro because thats what best buy told me


lt commander lare

[Lt commander lare]

how do i resolve the driver conflicts because its not overheating

lt commander lare

[Captain von Keldunk]

Hello
Try with drivers that came with the card.
also maybe something from ati drivers is still there, and may cause problems.

[Lt commander lare]

ok thanks loading cd drivers now

lt cmdr lare

[MONOLITH]

Originally Posted by Captain von Keldunk

Hello
also maybe something from ati drivers is still there, and may cause problems.

Yes..did you uninstall the ATI drivers?

[Lt commander lare]

yes and the game is not working at all now as soon as the game starts the whole computer freezes not the game but the whole system no response to anything just frozen like a popsicle

lt commander lare

[Lightning61]

vid cards are notorious for coming with inadequate cooling "out of box".
take the side cover off your case and let a fan blow through.
If no help, clean the entire mobo, ram, cpu heatsink, etc. and reseat all connections.
If you have an SATA drive be very careful the cables are in no bind whatsoever.
I would also do a full vid driver uninstall, including registry entries before going from ATI to NV.
Please don't forget to check your mobo manufacturer for the latest northbridge chipset drivers.

[Captain von Keldunk]

Hello
Try "safe" mode, then you will use only basic vga driver. and can do maitenance.
or put back in box your working ati card, this way at least you can change drivers etc.

[Lt commander lare]

hi uninstalled the nvidia graphics card and put back my ati radeon x1600 pro how do i make sure that nvidia is completley off my system please help me with this before i retry silent hunter 4 we should be back in business

lt commander lare

[Lt commander lare]

now trying silent hunter 4 ati's way let you know the results thanks for everyones help on this you guys are great and wonderful and its so much appreciated


lt cmdr lare