kind of stuck vid card crashes

Sean8 · May 6, 2009, 11:12 PM

Hello, i was having problems with my video card it kept crashing, i rma'd it they sent me a new one. It still crashes, he said it could be my psu, or a bios update would fix it. I have no other psu to test it though, is my psu enough to run my system im stuck on what to do

alexp999 · May 6, 2009, 11:14 PM

PSU is plenty powerful enough.

What exactly crashes?

My guess is that its either driver or MAYBE a bad PSU. But Corsair are usually pretty good

Sean8 · May 6, 2009, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexp999

PSU is plenty powerful enough.

What exactly crashes?

My guess is that its either driver or MAYBE a bad PSU. But Corsair are usually pretty good

it crashes on start up, blue/green dots appear on the screen then it recovers and doesnt crash again. I know its not a driver issue i updated to the latest.

alexp999 · May 6, 2009, 11:19 PM

So it screws up on the BIOS post screen?

Sean8 · May 6, 2009, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexp999

So it screws up on the BIOS post screen?

after i log in windows

alexp999 · May 6, 2009, 11:23 PM

So does the boot logo look ok?

Login screen look okay?

Desktop not look okay?

Sean8 · May 6, 2009, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexp999

So does the boot logo look ok?

Login screen look okay?

Desktop not look okay?

yes
yes
no crashes at the desktop then recovers

alexp999 · May 6, 2009, 11:26 PM

What happens if you uninstall the drivers? And leave them that way?

Does it crash then?

Sean8 · May 6, 2009, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexp999

What happens if you uninstall the drivers? And leave them that way?

Does it crash then?

want me to uninstall it in device manager?

alexp999 · May 6, 2009, 11:30 PM

Actually, just boot into safe mode and see what happens.

Sean8 · May 6, 2009, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexp999

Actually, just boot into safe mode and see what happens.

ok

Sean8 · May 7, 2009, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexp999

Actually, just boot into safe mode and see what happens.

didnt rash, nor did it crash in windows it does it when it wants to

alexp999 · May 7, 2009, 12:17 AM

You mean it doesnt always crash on the normal desktop either?

Sean8 · May 7, 2009, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexp999

You mean it doesnt always crash on the normal desktop either?

its a 50/50 shot. least thats how it was with my last card, so far this one has done it 3/5 restarts.

alexp999 · May 7, 2009, 12:24 AM

What drivers are you using, or have you tried?

Sean8 · May 7, 2009, 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexp999

What drivers are you using, or have you tried?

the one that came with the video card, they crashed, then i updated to the latest from amd.com

alexp999 · May 7, 2009, 12:29 AM

Did you have an nvidia card or anything before hand?

Sean8 · May 7, 2009, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexp999

Did you have an nvidia card or anything before hand?

No but i'm probably switching to nvidia after this, will probably just use onboard video since im pretty sure this card is a pos lol

what i dont understand though is, what would cause it to crash half of the time? it could be a psu or something, maybe it overloads it idk im just stuck

Sean8 · May 7, 2009, 01:29 AM

Can I harm anything by using it even though it crashes when it wants to?

alexp999 · May 7, 2009, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sean89

Can I harm anything by using it even though it crashes when it wants to?

I dont know, it depends what it is. Is seems strange that it intermitent.

What happens when the GPU goes under load?

I would point at a faulty GPU or bad drivers personally.

Sean8 · May 7, 2009, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexp999

I dont know, it depends what it is. Is seems strange that it intermitent.

What happens when the GPU goes under load?

I would point at a faulty GPU or bad drivers personally.

i've got the latest drivers, even tried old drivers. second card from them too cant wait to call them and they tell me its my psu again now that ive tried 2 other psus doubt its mine. Tried it in another computer still happens lol it has to be the card.

alexp999 · May 7, 2009, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sean89

i've got the latest drivers, even tried old drivers. second card from them too cant wait to call them and they tell me its my psu again now that ive tried 2 other psus doubt its mine. Tried it in another computer still happens lol it has to be the card.

Yeah its definetly the card now.

Sean8 · May 7, 2009, 06:38 PM

is there anyway to test the pci slot it was in? I switched it to my other pci slot and after 2 restarts it hasnt crashed so far. Only downside is i think this pci slot runs slower or something like that

its still so weird that it crashed on2 of my friends computers though :\

alexp999 · May 7, 2009, 06:42 PM

Thats wierd that its ok in the second slot, but not in first slot on your or any other PC.

have you tried putting it back in the top slot again?

Either that or keep powerign down and restarting, see if you can make it do it again. Maybe launch a game or something

Sean8 · May 7, 2009, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexp999

Thats wierd that its ok in the second slot, but not in first slot on your or any other PC.

have you tried putting it back in the top slot again?

Either that or keep powerign down and restarting, see if you can make it do it again. Maybe launch a game or something

its in the top slot now, it has to be in the bottom to run at full speed with this little black card in the top one. Idk if thats right just check the manual if u want to confirm it its an asus m4a78-e motherboard. I've been restarting with it in the top so far 3 times. It might take a while before something happens, since one time it didnt crash for a week lol.

May 6, 2009, 11:12 PM	#1
Sean8 Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 270 (0.17/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts System Specs	kind of stuck vid card crashes Hello, i was having problems with my video card it kept crashing, i rma'd it they sent me a new one. It still crashes, he said it could be my psu, or a bios update would fix it. I have no other psu to test it though, is my psu enough to run my system im stuck on what to do

May 6, 2009, 11:14 PM	#2
alexp999 Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dorset, UK Posts: 6,728 (3.12/day) Thanks: 684 Thanked 915 Times in 783 Posts System Specs	PSU is plenty powerful enough. What exactly crashes? My guess is that its either driver or MAYBE a bad PSU. But Corsair are usually pretty good __________________ ASUS P45 Club [FS] [WTB] Heatware ebay Elite Lounge USB Boot Guide 3DMark Vantage My Rig XBOX Gamertag Steam ID Dad's: EVGA 750i FTW, E6600, F7Pro, 4GB, 8800GTS 640MB SLi, SST 750W, Commodore EVE Gallente Case

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May 6, 2009, 11:19 PM	#4
alexp999 Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dorset, UK Posts: 6,728 (3.12/day) Thanks: 684 Thanked 915 Times in 783 Posts System Specs	So it screws up on the BIOS post screen? __________________ ASUS P45 Club [FS] [WTB] Heatware ebay Elite Lounge USB Boot Guide 3DMark Vantage My Rig XBOX Gamertag Steam ID Dad's: EVGA 750i FTW, E6600, F7Pro, 4GB, 8800GTS 640MB SLi, SST 750W, Commodore EVE Gallente Case

System Name:	Gaming Rig \| Uni Laptop
Processor:	Intel Q6600 G0 (2007) @ 3.6Ghz @ 1.45625v (LLC) / 4 GHz Bench @ 1.63v \| AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-62 2 GHz
Motherboard:	ASUS P5Q Deluxe (Intel P45) \| HP 6715b
Cooling:	Xigmatek Dark Knight w/AC MX2 ~ Case Fans: 2 x 180mm + 1 x 120mm Silverstone Fans
Memory:	4GB OCZ Platinum PC2-8000 @ 1000Mhz 5-5-5-15 2.1v \| 2 x 1GB DDR2 667 MHz
Video Card:	XFX GTX 285 1GB, Modded FTW BIOS @ 725/1512/1350 w/Accelero Xtreme GTX 280 + Scythe sinks\| ATI X1250
Hard Disk:	2x WD6400AAKS 1 TB Raid 0, 140GB Raid 1 & 80GB Maxtor Basics External HDD (storage) \| 160GB 2.5"
Optical Drive:	Asus 2014L1T Sata DVD-RW \| HP GSA-T20N DVD-RW
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung SyncMaster SM2433BW @ 1920 x 1200 via DVI-D \| 15.4" WSXGA+ (1680 x 1050 resolution)
Case:	Silverstone Fortress FT01B-W ~ Logitech G15 R1 / Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000
Sound Card:	Soundmax AD2000BX Onboard Sound, via Logitech X-230 2.1 \| ADI SoundMAX HD Audio
PSU:	Corsair TX650W \| HP 90W
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7100 x64 \| Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7100 x64
Benchmarks:	3DM06: 19519, Vantage: P16170 ~ Win7: -CPU 7.5 -MEM 7.5 -AERO 7.9 -GFX 6.0 -HDD 6.0

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alexp999 Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dorset, UK Posts: 6,728 (3.12/day) Thanks: 684 Thanked 915 Times in 783 Posts System Specs	So does the boot logo look ok? Login screen look okay? Desktop not look okay? __________________ ASUS P45 Club [FS] [WTB] Heatware ebay Elite Lounge USB Boot Guide 3DMark Vantage My Rig XBOX Gamertag Steam ID Dad's: EVGA 750i FTW, E6600, F7Pro, 4GB, 8800GTS 640MB SLi, SST 750W, Commodore EVE Gallente Case

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alexp999 Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dorset, UK Posts: 6,728 (3.12/day) Thanks: 684 Thanked 915 Times in 783 Posts System Specs	What happens if you uninstall the drivers? And leave them that way? Does it crash then? __________________ ASUS P45 Club [FS] [WTB] Heatware ebay Elite Lounge USB Boot Guide 3DMark Vantage My Rig XBOX Gamertag Steam ID Dad's: EVGA 750i FTW, E6600, F7Pro, 4GB, 8800GTS 640MB SLi, SST 750W, Commodore EVE Gallente Case

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alexp999 Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dorset, UK Posts: 6,728 (3.12/day) Thanks: 684 Thanked 915 Times in 783 Posts System Specs	Actually, just boot into safe mode and see what happens. __________________ ASUS P45 Club [FS] [WTB] Heatware ebay Elite Lounge USB Boot Guide 3DMark Vantage My Rig XBOX Gamertag Steam ID Dad's: EVGA 750i FTW, E6600, F7Pro, 4GB, 8800GTS 640MB SLi, SST 750W, Commodore EVE Gallente Case

May 7, 2009, 12:17 AM	#13
alexp999 Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dorset, UK Posts: 6,728 (3.12/day) Thanks: 684 Thanked 915 Times in 783 Posts System Specs	You mean it doesnt always crash on the normal desktop either? __________________ ASUS P45 Club [FS] [WTB] Heatware ebay Elite Lounge USB Boot Guide 3DMark Vantage My Rig XBOX Gamertag Steam ID Dad's: EVGA 750i FTW, E6600, F7Pro, 4GB, 8800GTS 640MB SLi, SST 750W, Commodore EVE Gallente Case

May 7, 2009, 12:24 AM	#15
alexp999 Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dorset, UK Posts: 6,728 (3.12/day) Thanks: 684 Thanked 915 Times in 783 Posts System Specs	What drivers are you using, or have you tried? __________________ ASUS P45 Club [FS] [WTB] Heatware ebay Elite Lounge USB Boot Guide 3DMark Vantage My Rig XBOX Gamertag Steam ID Dad's: EVGA 750i FTW, E6600, F7Pro, 4GB, 8800GTS 640MB SLi, SST 750W, Commodore EVE Gallente Case

May 7, 2009, 12:29 AM	#17
alexp999 Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dorset, UK Posts: 6,728 (3.12/day) Thanks: 684 Thanked 915 Times in 783 Posts System Specs	Did you have an nvidia card or anything before hand? __________________ ASUS P45 Club [FS] [WTB] Heatware ebay Elite Lounge USB Boot Guide 3DMark Vantage My Rig XBOX Gamertag Steam ID Dad's: EVGA 750i FTW, E6600, F7Pro, 4GB, 8800GTS 640MB SLi, SST 750W, Commodore EVE Gallente Case

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May 7, 2009, 06:38 PM	#23
Sean8 Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 270 (0.17/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts System Specs	is there anyway to test the pci slot it was in? I switched it to my other pci slot and after 2 restarts it hasnt crashed so far. Only downside is i think this pci slot runs slower or something like that its still so weird that it crashed on2 of my friends computers though :\

May 7, 2009, 06:42 PM	#24
alexp999 Staff Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dorset, UK Posts: 6,728 (3.12/day) Thanks: 684 Thanked 915 Times in 783 Posts System Specs	Thats wierd that its ok in the second slot, but not in first slot on your or any other PC. have you tried putting it back in the top slot again? Either that or keep powerign down and restarting, see if you can make it do it again. Maybe launch a game or something __________________ ASUS P45 Club [FS] [WTB] Heatware ebay Elite Lounge USB Boot Guide 3DMark Vantage My Rig XBOX Gamertag Steam ID Dad's: EVGA 750i FTW, E6600, F7Pro, 4GB, 8800GTS 640MB SLi, SST 750W, Commodore EVE Gallente Case

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