graphics card problem

superfly · 13-08-2003 12:07pm #1

Hi guys

i recently put together a system
amd 2700+ processor
K7N2 Delta- ilsr mobo
1024 mb ram
120gb hdd
and a gigabyte radeon 9700 pro

the problem is that when i installed windows xp pro and i installed 3d games, the game would get to the menu part and then crash when i tried to go into the game proper and the machine would also hang on every 2nd boot up, i installed all the latest graphics drivers and Bios and nforce 2 drivers but still no joy
i installed a different graphics card and this worked but its a ****ty one
so i tried installing windows 2000 with service patch 3 and this didnt help but it didnt hang on every 2nd boot up

so any suggestions?

thanks guys!

feylya · 13-08-2003 12:12pm

What sort of heat is it running at? I'm just after building a system and I had a couple of issues due to heat.

superfly · 13-08-2003 12:18pm

off hand i think it was about 35 degrees maybe 40

feylya · 13-08-2003 12:20pm

Probably isn't it considering I'm running at 58C. I assume you've tried new Radeon drivers, DirectX 9b, SP1 for XP, things like that?

superfly · 13-08-2003 12:41pm

just checked its 35 degrees when its idle and i cant get into a game to test it in game

yeah i installed sp1 and all the latest drivers, no joy!

feylya · 13-08-2003 12:46pm

What games are you trying to play? do they work with the other graphics card? Where did you get the Radeon from? Possible defect perhaps?

superfly · 13-08-2003 1:20pm

i just tried installing serious sam and Rune which came with it and it still crashes and these games worked with the other card
i bought it off Dabs, so there very well maybe a fault

feylya · 13-08-2003 1:40pm

I reckon you should try and get a RMA from Dabs and get it replaced. Email them and see what they have to say for themselves.

superfly · 13-08-2003 2:08pm

thanks for all the help feylya

feylya · 13-08-2003 2:11pm

No worries superfly. Any time.

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