nVidia (PNY) 6800 GT AGP 256MB Video Problems

[epoxi]

I am pretty sure my card is faulty, but as a last resort, I have come to check with this forum.

I have had a nVedia 6800GT AGP 256MB (manufactured by PNY Technologies Europe) for a few months now.

You might think I'm crazy to put such an advanced grpahics card into a computer like this, but the card was a gift. My Computer Hardware/Software is as follows:
- ATA Compatible 650W PSU
- ASUS A7S333 (with latest BIOS)
- AMD Athlon 2000+ XP (@ 1.4 gHz)
- nVidia GeForce 4 MX440 64MB AGP (original card)
- Windows XP Professional with SP2

My problem: I have tried to various drivers from PNY.com, nvidia.com, and archived nVidia drivers, and have also updated by BIOS. However, whenever I try to run any game using 3D, when the 3D section of the game is loaded, the game runs like normal for around half a second, and then the display turns multicoloured and scrambled. The audio begins to sound like a broken record, the computer stops responding, and eventually, after about 10 seconds, my monitor switches off. Occasionally, the computer instantly restarts at the beginning of this problem, and sometimes about 10 seconds after the scrambled screen, and often not at all.

Does anyone have any suggestions? If so I would greatly appreciate them...

 

[electronicsfreak]

How much ram do you have in this computer?

 

[epoxi]

256MB DDR RAM I think

 

[electronicsfreak]

First off if your going to be doing gaming in that computer id reccomend upgrading your ram to 512 or more. Second did you make sure you had completely uninstalled the old video card before installing the new one? that way the computer does accidently try to access it. Also did you go in the bios and set it 256 for video card? Also be sure you meet the system requirements for the card.

 

[electronicsfreak]

Correction on line above .

" Second did you make sure you had completely uninstalled the old video card before installing the new one? that way the computer DOESNT accidently try to access it

 

[epoxi]

Yes, I uninstalled the original in Safe Mode, and installed the correct various drivers.

 

[paparazi]

I guess the easiest thing to do here is to fit the card into another high end AGP system.
You will soon see if it is the card or not.

Martin

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