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Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 7:51 pm
by WoodenPlank
Wonderful.
The only way I can test it is to put it in one of the display PCs we have at work that has PCI-X and see if it works there.
As for artifacts before booting, I have yet to see any. To make it worse, I dont have a spare card I can throw in here, and cant afford to buy one (even if I were to get one knowing Id return it for a refund later) right now. Isnt life wonderful?
Heres the latest shots of the artifacting. It went from splotches to...much worse.
http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/9126 ... 0029jy.jpg
http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/7793 ... 0033xj.jpg
http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/4816 ... 0058ky.jpg
THe rotten thing is that those dont always appear...heres one that was taken at the same time as those, but looking a different direction...
http://img323.imageshack.us/img323/4285 ... 0048nu.jpg
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 3:01 pm
by Ash2Dust
Definitely try the card in a second machine if you can.
Also the problem started after installing a new sound card. Rule that out by completely removing all sound hardware and/or disabling in the bios if onboard. Run the game/windows without any sound and see if it still happens.
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 3:18 pm
by Mat-Moo
Have you tried removing and reseating the card? could just be in badly?
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 3:35 pm
by zeplin05
theres a program called ati tool its more for ati cards there might be one for nvidia but i don't use nvidia so i don't know but atitool has a program that scans for artifacts, works well never had an artifact with any ati card i have had
http://www.techpowerup.com/atitool/
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:46 am
by Ramrod64
what about putting the bus frequenz lower with powerstrip?
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:38 am
by ChickenSalad
Hey there,
While the 1st pics you posted did show some artifacts, these
are not. Those tearing lines are a pretty clear indicator of an overheating gpu (while artifacts are mostly vram related).
Have you tried running your machine with an open case? Could be that your case just needs additional airflow (you know, hot air doesn't cool well).
But if that doesn't help and if you've still got some warranty on your card, I'd send it in asap.
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:39 pm
by zeplin05
open the case and put a fan on it blowing into the case worked well for me last year
its a true overclockers cooling methood
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 2:11 pm
by Ash2Dust
We're back to overheating. Whats the GPU temps while playing bf2?
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 2:21 pm
by zeplin05
prolly doesn't have a temp monitor on the card my x800xl doesn't but it does have a fan speed monitor which is weird
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 12:28 am
by WoodenPlank
The GPU never broke 120 immediately after exiting BF2 after a long session. Popped the card in a display PC at work, and the same "paintball artifacts" appeared IMMEDIATELY. Id already tried uninstalling sound cards, reseating the video card, etc. I didnt try a house fan into the PC, but Ive never been close to overheats. CPU temp under major load doesnt even break 105, case temp on my two probes RARELY breaks 90. All those temps are in farenheit, not in C.
Also, those tear lines only appeared that one session, albeit on two different maps. Havent seen them since. Im going to go set that box back up and give it a run with BF2 again.
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:54 pm
by Ash2Dust
The problem followed the card, get a new card.
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:18 pm
by ChickenSalad
Overheating, if related to the videocard only as it seems in your case, could also occur from badly mounted heatsinks, failing vent, wrong bios, overclocking, faulty hardware. As I said, if there's still a warranty on it, have it replaced. If not, start with downclocking (if you oc'ed it), then dis- and re-assemble the heatsinks and check the vent...
