Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Graphics Card Meltdown Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]elementality09[/m] at 8:26 pm on Nov. 25, 2008[quote]it always could be a heating issue, i would check that out. my graphics card did the same thing and i though oh it's not a heating issue, i finally take it out and the fan on the side of the card is melted off. [/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post GdFtherOFCOWS Posted at 8:24 pm on Nov. 25, 2008 So I update my Nvidia 8800 GT card to the newest driver, and all of a sudden my computer goes to shit.  I get blue screens semi frequently, and if I try to play any full screen game, the whole computer shuts down. No worries, I told my self, I will just roll back to my last driver install.   This stopped the BSoDs, but I still cannot play full screen games for more than a few minutes without my computer turning off.  Not just exit the game, but turn off the whole computer. I know this isn't a heating issue, because I have never had one before.  Has anyone had similar problems like this before?

Replies bigredron Posted at 9:43 pm on Nov. 27, 2008 umm maybe its your power consumption, maybe upgrade your PSU. And when you updated the drivers you should have uninstalled the previous drivers first as several people have had this problem before. I got a 9800gtx and its awesome, consumes less power and is slighty more powerful. maybe you can try getting a new card as that might be an issue as the new drivers might have damaged it GdFtherOFCOWS Posted at 9:27 pm on Nov. 27, 2008 Well, I am sure it isn't a driver issue now.  I got it fixed and every game BUT Left 4 Dead works.  It might be the game. GdFtherOFCOWS Posted at 7:03 pm on Nov. 26, 2008 Quote: from obvious child at 6:07 pm on Nov. 26, 2008 Can you system restore? I really should have mentioned that a while ago. I hate system restore, but I work at a computer store, so if worst comes to worst I can Ghost it. obvious child Posted at 4:07 pm on Nov. 26, 2008 Can you system restore? I really should have mentioned that a while ago. GdFtherOFCOWS Posted at 9:11 pm on Nov. 25, 2008 Quote: from drifting at 11:10 pm on Nov. 25, 2008 x64 normally has slightly (ever so slightly) less stable drivers. Did you update XP to SP3? Yeah, all my updates are current.  Except Windows Search 4.0.  It is useless. drifting Posted at 9:10 pm on Nov. 25, 2008 Quote: from GdFtherOFCOWS at 12:01 am on Nov. 26, 2008 Quote: from drifting at 10:57 pm on Nov. 25, 2008 Ok, thats weird, XP normally has solid drivers. Are you x64?    Its possibly a card failure, but your symptoms dont really match. BIOS settings (for the motherboard, not the card) make sure theres nothing weird going on there...   I am not in x64, but even if I was the updated driver is for both that and my normal XP. I'll try a few more things then post again if I have problems. x64 normally has slightly (ever so slightly) less stable drivers. Did you update XP to SP3? GdFtherOFCOWS Posted at 9:01 pm on Nov. 25, 2008 Quote: from drifting at 10:57 pm on Nov. 25, 2008 Ok, thats weird, XP normally has solid drivers. Are you x64? Its possibly a card failure, but your symptoms dont really match. BIOS settings (for the motherboard, not the card) make sure theres nothing weird going on there... I am not in x64, but even if I was the updated driver is for both that and my normal XP. I'll try a few more things then post again if I have problems. drifting Posted at 8:57 pm on Nov. 25, 2008 Quote: from GdFtherOFCOWS at 11:33 pm on Nov. 25, 2008 Quote: from drifting at 10:30 pm on Nov. 25, 2008 Uhm, what OS are you on? Is it at all possible the card is faulty? Are you using nTune? Have you tried slightly under-clocking the card? Windows XP. I haven't had trouble with the card ever, but it might be a possibility. I don't know what nTune is. I haven't even overclocked the card. Ok, thats weird, XP normally has solid drivers. Are you x64? Its possibly a card failure, but your symptoms dont really match. BIOS settings (for the motherboard, not the card) make sure theres nothing weird going on there... I was thinking under-clocking it (which would be like over-clocking, but you would lower the speed instead, which would reduce heat and performance issues) just because that would verify that its not heat. Since you dont have experience with clock speed, I would recommend you just not try right now. (but when you get it working, play with it some, its good to know) nTune is a utility for adjusting clock speed. GdFtherOFCOWS Posted at 8:42 pm on Nov. 25, 2008 I do not have an onboard VGA port, just the card, but I will try it anyway. scalywag66 Posted at 8:41 pm on Nov. 25, 2008 Quote: from GdFtherOFCOWS at 8:37 pm on Nov. 25, 2008 Quote: from scalywag66 at 10:36 pm on Nov. 25, 2008 I use RivaTuner to overclock my card.  Becareful when using these kind of applications, they could mess with your system more than you already describe.     I haven't used anything to overclock my card. You are not helping me any.   I now see why Livewire is willing to give out donations for support. This topic is fucking raging me. You sure it's not your power supply fan or cpu fan?   get into the BIOS and see if they get readings. This PC I'm on sometimes resets itself also while playing Enemy Territory.  When I reboot and go into the BIOS, i see that the power supply fan speed wont register and that the cpu temp is in red.   I just let it rest for a bit whileI go on the other pc and do my thing there before coming back on this machine. obvious child Posted at 8:38 pm on Nov. 25, 2008 Reinstall your video card drivers. Do you have onboard? Switch to that, remove every video card drive related and then a clean install. GdFtherOFCOWS Posted at 8:37 pm on Nov. 25, 2008 Quote: from scalywag66 at 10:36 pm on Nov. 25, 2008 I use RivaTuner to overclock my card. Becareful when using these kind of applications, they could mess with your system more than you already describe. I haven't used anything to overclock my card.  You are not helping me any. I now see why Livewire is willing to give out donations for support.  This topic is fucking raging me. scalywag66 Posted at 8:36 pm on Nov. 25, 2008 I use RivaTuner to overclock my card.  Becareful when using these kind of applications, they could mess with your system more than you already describe. GdFtherOFCOWS Posted at 8:33 pm on Nov. 25, 2008 Quote: from drifting at 10:30 pm on Nov. 25, 2008 Uhm, what OS are you on? Is it at all possible the card is faulty? Are you using nTune? Have you tried slightly under-clocking the card? Windows XP.  I haven't had trouble with the card ever, but it might be a possibility. I don't know what nTune is. I haven't even overclocked the card. drifting Posted at 8:30 pm on Nov. 25, 2008 Quote: from DrummerOfTheFuture at 11:25 pm on Nov. 25, 2008 easy solution=get a mac How would he play games. Dumbass. Uhm, what OS are you on? Is it at all possible the card is faulty? Are you using nTune? Have you tried slightly under-clocking the card? 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