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[Mussels]

it is possible his CPU is killing UT3, but not the other games. artifacts are known in UT as well... its just those Nvidia alerts that make us think its the PSU.

 

[bigmacks433]

Since you so easily disregarded my original post.....obviously you as well overlooked my statement of running UT3 on my rig.....go read It.

Get a 5000+ black edition CPU and the 650 PCP&Cooling PSU....then you can quit your bitchin.

i want to see your 1024x768 scores not your assumption.


load up ut3 dm map arsenal load up 5 bots max 1024x768 press f10 for the console type stat fps and tell me your fps playing/shooting game.

and you not dipping below 60 fps 1680x1050 x2 aa? bs

 

[bigmacks433]

it is possible his CPU is killing UT3, but not the other games. artifacts are known in UT as well... its just those Nvidia alerts that make us think its the PSU.

i bought ut3 the first day it came out it ran great on my outdated 7800 gtx no artifacts untill i accidentally killed it then i bought 8800 gt and it runs ass and im seeing artifacts.

 

[Kursah]

i bought ut3 the first day it came out it ran great on my outdated 7800 gtx no artifacts untill i accidentally killed it then i bought 8800 gt and it runs ass and im seeing artifacts.

Just out of curiosity, how did you "accidently" kill your 7800?

Sorry to hear you still haven't found a solution yet man.

 

[bigmacks433]

my point is i was getting higher fps using 3800+ single core 2.4 ghz a64 using 7800 gtx 256 mb running 1024x768 max no aa in ut3 dm map named arsenal with 5 bots i was getting 50-60 fps, now with same cpu/psu and a faster card 8800 gt im getting 30-40 fps this makes no goddamn sense .

 

[bigmacks433]

Just out of curiosity, how did you "accidently" kill your 7800?

Sorry to hear you still haven't found a solution yet man.

turning off pc? never turned back on, when your fan just blows full blast on a 7800 gtx you know its dead or basically any card.

 

[Kursah]

really? That's interesting...
Did you try it in a different rig by chance just to verify? I wonder if you are having MB issues...and maybe the 8800GT is suffering from what may have killed your 7800...

 

[bigmacks433]

really? That's interesting...
Did you try it in a different rig by chance just to verify? I wonder if you are having MB issues...and maybe the 8800GT is suffering from what may have killed your 7800...

im running a different motherboard.

the mobo asus a8n32 sli deluxe and my 7800 gtx both died so i returned them for replacements waiting on them to arrive in mail.

im using a winfast nf4sk8aa sli motherboard now it's brand new basically and never use it and should be fine, ive reformated and updated all drivers also/updated bios.

im worried it's the ram or harddrrive becuase they were running in same rig my mobo/7800 gtx died.

 

[bigmacks433]

underpowering a card shouldnt be making it artifact like im seeing on this 8800 gt, not to mention how come the artifacts werent there with the 7800 gtx 256 mb?

i cannot wait to get my mobo/7800 back to test, but i meantime i think im gonna buy new psu to see if that actually does anything if not, this 8800 gt goes back to bfgtech for rma.

 

[bigmacks433]

3 psu's have artifacts with 8800 gt.

1 over spec 36 amp dual 12v rail silverstone psu 650w.

artifacts with starlogic 550 19amps 12v rail single

coloursit 500 15 amp 12v rail.


the performance is the exact same with all 3 psu's and artifacts plus ive underpowered cards in the past and they all performed on par with every game benchmark on the net.

so underpowering a card really isnt bad as long as it isnt totally underpowered all it i had a cheap psu blow out using 7800 gtx and didnt hurt card.

my 7800 gtx that did die recently ever since i got the card though it had some weird artifact when control+alt+deleting in game, first 7800 gtx died memory problems.

 

[calvary1980]

what are the temps of your 8800GT? are you running the fan at 100%

Happy Holidays.

- Christine

 

[bigmacks433]

this sucks im getting outscored look lol


http://www.pcgameshardware.de/?menu...id=620646&entity_id=-1&image_id=731745&page=1






i score 88 fps heatray flyby 8800 gts 640 mb gets 110 wtf? 1280x1024 x16 af.

 

[bigmacks433]

what are the temps of your 8800GT? are you running the fan at 100%

Happy Holidays.

- Christine

idling around 60 i think 80c in game , the card should automatically adjust it's fanspeed according to temps.

 

[bigmacks433]

8800 gts 640 mb gets 110 i get 88 fps.




the difference they have a core 2 duo at 2.67 ghz and i have a athlon 64 single core at 2.4 ghz .


would a cpu really make that much of a difference? im calling bullshit. 8800 gt is more powerful.

 

[bigmacks433]

so my psu is problem? my cpu? or the card itself is messed up?

because it has artifacts in ut3 the 7800 gtx didnt have.

im gonna run ut3 heatray flyby at 2.8 ghz 1280x1024 and check my framerate then.

 

[bigmacks433]

@ 2.8 ghz fps went up too 103 average fps vs 88 at 2.4 ghz.

still im getting beat by a 2.6 ghz core 2 duo/8800 gts 640 mb thats lame lol.


eitherway still stuff aint right artifacts in soldier of fortune payback trees wasnt there with 7800 gtx.

 

[calvary1980]

I think the card has some heating issues, 80'c on load is too much for my likings. you should update the bios, new ones have fixes for the fan speed sensor. try running the fan at 100% first and see if there is an improvement.

Happy Holidays.

- Christine

 

[Cold Storm]

I think the card has some heating issues, 80'c on load is too much for my likings. you should update the bios, new ones have fixes for the fan speed sensor. try running the fan at 100% first and see if there is an improvement.

Happy Holidays.

- Christine

+1 on that.
The psu test that I went for on a website was a dud... It wasn't even working right on mine... I'm going with the fact that heat is making that happen. I've said it before on here also... Vista asks for A WHOLE LOT in order to run it.. And if your card is over heating, it shuts down... Thats why I had my bestfriend do a volt mod to my x1650.
The 3870's have the same problem with heat on some cards. But, through mods everyone have had good reviews from it happening.

 

[bigmacks433]

I think the card has some heating issues, 80'c on load is too much for my likings. you should update the bios, new ones have fixes for the fan speed sensor. try running the fan at 100% first and see if there is an improvement.

Happy Holidays.

- Christine

nope, even at 66c fanspeed 100% loud as hell temps 66c still shadow/black blinkin leaves in trees on soldier of fortune payback and ut3 models<

 

[Cold Storm]

wow... I don't know anymore....

 

[bigmacks433]

i think the card might just be f'ed.

is anyone else getting like a blinking black triangles on models in ut3? or atleast theirs doing feign death or riding hoverboard? fraps wont let me capture picture.

 

[bigmacks433]

wow... I don't know anymore....

I can quit soldier of fortune payback doing cotrol+alt+delete to desktop let my temps get to 50c kick in the game while it's running in background and the trees are still glitchy fanspeed 100%.

goddamn i cannot wait to get my 7800 gtx back .

I might aswell send in the card because i tried different drivers all same plus 3 different powersupplys all show same artifacts.

performance is same all 3 also even with underpowered vs overpowered lol.

 

[calvary1980]

update the bios and try. I can't think of anything else if you have a sister get her to RMA it lol

- Christine

 

[bigmacks433]

update the bios and try. I can't think of anything else if you have a sister get her to RMA it lol

- Christine

Hmm i dont know what programs to use or bios

and i doubt that will do anything, im gonna try to contact one of my friends and see if he has a really high amperage single rail 12v psu and try that see if it does anything, my stuff meets over spec but it might not like a dualrail 12v set up and just wants a single 12v 28 amps or more.


goddamn im sick of rmaing stuff .

i will rma this hunk of **** when i get me 7800 gtx back lol

 

[calvary1980]

run GPU-Z to see which bios you got, probably stock.

http://www.bfgtech.com//CMDocs/BFGTech/88512GTOCE BIOS Update 1F.00.18.zip

- Christine