Graphics card melt-down - Page 4

FIREWALL · 08-05-09, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Snakeeyes

LOL!! You know it! I only receive rebate checks 50% of the time.

And then the bank says it will take 10 days to clear.

AVGWarhawk · 08-05-09, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Snakeeyes

I'm thinking maybe a little FPS boost. We'll see. To be honest, upgrading was a bonus when my 8800 went to Davey Jones' Locker.

Whatever the case, you will be playing and playing it very well. In the end, that is all that matters.

FIREWALL · 08-05-09, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

And then the bank says it will take 10 days to clear.

Or Bounce.:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Seeadler · 08-05-09, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Snakeeyes

Well... I HAD an Nvidia 8800 GTS a few hours ago. I fired up Rainbow Six Vegas 2... saw a pyschadelic display and my computer crashed to the desktop at 640x400 resolution.

Funny, I had the same last sunday with my Nvidia 8800 GTX. I started Darkest Hour, the screen went into green vertikal stripes like Matrix and then back to desktop. After reboot, the display showed still these green stripes and every time some seconds later came a blue screen -> VRAM corrupted.

Yesterday I bought a Nvidia 275 GTX, which was cheaper as the 8800GTX at his time.

Snakeeyes · 08-05-09, 01:05 PM

Weird!!! Was there an EMP somewhere to which the 8800GTS was vulnerable?!

Task Force · 08-05-09, 01:05 PM

Why do I feel Im next...

I DONT WANA HAVE TO GO BACK TO MY 8200...

Snakeeyes · 08-05-09, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Task Force

Why do I feel Im next...

I DONT WANA HAVE TO GO BACK TO MY 8200...

Maybe the chinese are testing weapons.... lock your card in a lead-lined safe dude.

Task Force · 08-05-09, 01:09 PM

lol... how old was you twos cards... mines around 2 years old... and has been overclocked that entire 2 years... (and as Ive said before overheated once...)

AVGWarhawk · 08-05-09, 01:20 PM

Sounds like scheduled obsolesence on the 8800 card. RUN

Task Force · 08-05-09, 01:22 PM

lol, IT WONT DIE... lol

Well, atleast it runs cool.. (57degrees, crysis overclocked to around 600 core 875 memory...)

Its running at 47 degrees at idle.

The Bandit · 08-05-09, 08:18 PM

Unfortuneatly this has been happening, a lot with Nvidia GPUs in laptops. I can't bring up a link off the top of my head but go google Nvidia GPU Solder problem, hitting some of their laptop parts (6150, 8400MGS and 8600MGS to name a few) really hard. I have heard of some desktop cards failing (8400, 8500 and 8600) but I haven't heard of this affecting the 8800s until now. I used to have an 8800GT that ran pretty damn hot (stock reference cooling system, she would hit 100*C under load) but I am quite happy with my ATI HD4870. I usually recommend ATI now for GPUs, even though they do have some driver issues, I have to say that in my experience the MODERN (I.E came out within the last 2 years) ATI cards/chips are more reliable than Nvidia has become. Either way good luck with your new card.

Task Force · 08-05-09, 08:27 PM

Yea... Did you turn the fans up The Bandit... cause my card never goes up past 65degrees under load...

The Bandit · 08-05-09, 10:49 PM

yeah I could ramp up the fan on it and it would help out a bit, fan was quite loud on it though and led to an RMA (The bearing or somthing went in it and the fan blades started rubbing on the fan sink). This was the 8800GT just packs too much in a single slot layout. my 4870 gets never runs over 65*C and has a really nice cooler but I think it also has better thermal management for triggering the fans.

Task Force · 08-05-09, 10:58 PM

it may make noise... but I dont care... lol...

But your temps... what were your clocks?

The Bandit · 08-06-09, 12:05 AM

I can't remember off of the top of my head. It was a factory OC card and I pretty much left the timings alone (never was slow doing anything so I figured why bother), all I really did was turn u p the fan. As far as I know the guy who has it now still has the 2nd card working for him (mentioned in the first post that my first one was RMAed due to a bad fan)

08-05-09, 01:05 PM	#51
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Why do I feel Im next... I DONT WANA HAVE TO GO BACK TO MY 8200... __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

08-05-09, 01:09 PM	#53
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	lol... how old was you twos cards... mines around 2 years old... and has been overclocked that entire 2 years... (and as Ive said before overheated once...) __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

08-05-09, 01:22 PM	#55
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	lol, IT WONT DIE... lol Well, atleast it runs cool.. (57degrees, crysis overclocked to around 600 core 875 memory...) Its running at 47 degrees at idle. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

08-05-09, 08:18 PM	#56
The Bandit Sonar Guy Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 395 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 1	Unfortuneatly this has been happening, a lot with Nvidia GPUs in laptops. I can't bring up a link off the top of my head but go google Nvidia GPU Solder problem, hitting some of their laptop parts (6150, 8400MGS and 8600MGS to name a few) really hard. I have heard of some desktop cards failing (8400, 8500 and 8600) but I haven't heard of this affecting the 8800s until now. I used to have an 8800GT that ran pretty damn hot (stock reference cooling system, she would hit 100*C under load) but I am quite happy with my ATI HD4870. I usually recommend ATI now for GPUs, even though they do have some driver issues, I have to say that in my experience the MODERN (I.E came out within the last 2 years) ATI cards/chips are more reliable than Nvidia has become. Either way good luck with your new card. __________________

08-05-09, 08:27 PM	#57
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Yea... Did you turn the fans up The Bandit... cause my card never goes up past 65degrees under load... __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

08-05-09, 01:05 PM	#50
Snakeeyes Captain Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: trailing 1400 yards behind an Oscar-II with my outer doors open Posts: 488 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Weird!!! Was there an EMP somewhere to which the 8800GTS was vulnerable?!

08-05-09, 01:20 PM	#54
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,286 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Sounds like scheduled obsolesence on the 8800 card. RUN

08-05-09, 10:49 PM	#58
The Bandit Sonar Guy Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 395 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 1	yeah I could ramp up the fan on it and it would help out a bit, fan was quite loud on it though and led to an RMA (The bearing or somthing went in it and the fan blades started rubbing on the fan sink). This was the 8800GT just packs too much in a single slot layout. my 4870 gets never runs over 65*C and has a really nice cooler but I think it also has better thermal management for triggering the fans. __________________

08-05-09, 10:58 PM	#59
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	it may make noise... but I dont care... lol... But your temps... what were your clocks? __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

08-06-09, 12:05 AM	#60
The Bandit Sonar Guy Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 395 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 1	I can't remember off of the top of my head. It was a factory OC card and I pretty much left the timings alone (never was slow doing anything so I figured why bother), all I really did was turn u p the fan. As far as I know the guy who has it now still has the 2nd card working for him (mentioned in the first post that my first one was RMAed due to a bad fan) __________________