CobaltViper
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| Processor | Intel C2D E8500 |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3P |
| Memory | Corsair PC6400 1GB *4 |
| Video Card(s) | Nvidia Asus EN8800GT 1GB |
| Display(s) | Lliyama Vision Master Pro 450 |
| Case | Antec Nine Hundred |
| Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi Music |
| Power Supply | Zalman ZM 600 Watt |
I'm having some problems with my computer and I think it's the video card, I hope this Bios update will fix it. I've grabbed the following files:
http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/7113/Asus.8800GT.1024.071224.html
http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/819/NVFlash_5.57.html
http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/
I'm not sure how to proceed, I'm thinking by slamming the first two files on a floppy and using it to boot my PC?
The problem by the way is that after some time of playing games, like UT3/CoD4, the screen freezes and I get some artifacts, after this I have to reboot my PC using the reset button. This usually happens after 1+ hours of gaming, I think the longest I have been able to play is 5 or so hours. If I restart and Immediately start playing again it will crash again very quickly, but if I leave it alone for some time I can play 1+ hours again. This sounds like my card is overheating, I can't seem to find a program that lets me read the temps. Like I said I'm not 100% sure if it's the GPU but it seems a likely option, also I've stress tested my CPU and my RAM for 7 hours using Orthos, I know this is not the best way to do so, but since it shuts off after a maximum of ~5 hours I think it's unlikely it has to do with either one of those.
Computer specs:
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3P
CPU: Intel C2D E8500
CPU-cooler: Scythe Infinity
GPU: Nvidia Geforce 8800GT 1GB
RAM: Corsair 1GB 800MHz *4
PSU: Zalmann 600W
http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/7113/Asus.8800GT.1024.071224.html
http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/819/NVFlash_5.57.html
http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/
I'm not sure how to proceed, I'm thinking by slamming the first two files on a floppy and using it to boot my PC?
The problem by the way is that after some time of playing games, like UT3/CoD4, the screen freezes and I get some artifacts, after this I have to reboot my PC using the reset button. This usually happens after 1+ hours of gaming, I think the longest I have been able to play is 5 or so hours. If I restart and Immediately start playing again it will crash again very quickly, but if I leave it alone for some time I can play 1+ hours again. This sounds like my card is overheating, I can't seem to find a program that lets me read the temps. Like I said I'm not 100% sure if it's the GPU but it seems a likely option, also I've stress tested my CPU and my RAM for 7 hours using Orthos, I know this is not the best way to do so, but since it shuts off after a maximum of ~5 hours I think it's unlikely it has to do with either one of those.
Computer specs:
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3P
CPU: Intel C2D E8500
CPU-cooler: Scythe Infinity
GPU: Nvidia Geforce 8800GT 1GB
RAM: Corsair 1GB 800MHz *4
PSU: Zalmann 600W
