Should I bother with an RMA? 9800gtx

EaGle1337 · Oct 1, 2008, 07:21 PM

when i launch a game i get a bunch of gray lines going across the screen for about a second or two, this also happens when I turn v sync on or off, I haven't noticed any frame rate loss though.
I've unistalled the drivers re-installed beta,latest, and older drivers to no avail, upon a reformat the problem went away for a day.

erocker · Oct 1, 2008, 07:27 PM

Mabye it's your monitor or DVI cable?

aCid888* · Oct 1, 2008, 07:28 PM

Get it RMAed

XFX cards seem to have issues sometimes...i.e. 8800GT with too high clocks (like I had and replaced with a 9800GTX+ from eVGA)

EaGle1337 · Oct 1, 2008, 07:29 PM

it does it on both my monitors and 2 cables. Problem about rmaing it is i'm gonna be with out a computer for a while.

Oct 1, 2008, 07:21 PM	#1
EaGle1337 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 78 (0.05/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts System Specs	Should I bother with an RMA? 9800gtx when i launch a game i get a bunch of gray lines going across the screen for about a second or two, this also happens when I turn v sync on or off, I haven't noticed any frame rate loss though. I've unistalled the drivers re-installed beta,latest, and older drivers to no avail, upon a reformat the problem went away for a day. __________________ This is a signature. Last edited by EaGle1337; Oct 1, 2008 at 07:26 PM. Reason: Typos!

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Oct 1, 2008, 07:29 PM	#4
EaGle1337 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 78 (0.05/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts System Specs	it does it on both my monitors and 2 cables. Problem about rmaing it is i'm gonna be with out a computer for a while. __________________ This is a signature.

Oct 1, 2008, 07:27 PM	#2
erocker Senior Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Milwaukee, WI. Posts: 32,284 (12.78/day) Thanks: 2,815 Thanked 12,450 Times in 7,916 Posts System Specs	Mabye it's your monitor or DVI cable?

Oct 1, 2008, 07:28 PM	#3
aCid888* Join Date: May 2008 Location: In a state of flux... Posts: 2,297 (1.24/day) Thanks: 360 Thanked 660 Times in 547 Posts	Get it RMAed XFX cards seem to have issues sometimes...i.e. 8800GT with too high clocks (like I had and replaced with a 9800GTX+ from eVGA)

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