8800GT Problems Pls Help, 8800 GT Issues Options

[abumuqaatil]

I have recently purchased the Alpha Dog XFX 8800gt,and I seem to be having problems. They are :

1. Fan is always on low even under load, except on boot-up for 1st 3 seconds then goes to low
Rivatuner 2.06 doesnt help either.

2. Under Vista Crysis couldnt last for more than 10 seconds, display driver would stop working

3. 3dmark 06 has never finished under Vista. same prob as above.

My P.C was Overclocked, changed everything to stock still same problems. GFX card always at stock.
600/1800

What I have tried.

1.Drivers 173.xx that came with card, 169.02 and 169.04 = still no change !!

2. Format my HDD and go back to XP = Same problems except 3dmark 06 always gets bad artifacts on
Last SM3 HDR3 test which is the Antartic one, sometimes PC locks up altogether, says O.C failed on reboot
but when I change everything to stock still I still get bad artifacts on last 3dmark test ???

3. Unplug all extras from my PSU = still same problems.
4. All these tried non Vista and XP, XP slightly more stable but still same problems

BTW I have an Intel 2140 on 3GHZ OC 1.6 when stock and 2 GIG Corsair XMS DDR2800, Asus P5K Mobo
Also On GFX box it says recommended 500W PSU = My PSU is a thermatake 480W peak 550, with no native 6 pin PCIe
cable, So i use adapter , 2 four pins into a 6 pin, into one PCie 6 pin slot on card, which came with the card.

I think I have one of 3 problems.
1: Need more powerful PSU
2: Driver related problem
3: Faulty card

PLEASE HELP

[Volvo Racer]

I have recently purchased the Alpha Dog XFX 8800gt,and I seem to be having problems. They are :

1. Fan is always on low even under load, except on boot-up for 1st 3 seconds then goes to low
  Rivatuner 2.06 doesnt help either.

2. Under Vista Crysis couldnt last for more than 10 seconds, display driver would stop working

3. 3dmark 06 has never finished under Vista. same prob as above.

My P.C was Overclocked, changed everything to stock still same problems. GFX card always at stock.
600/1800

What I have tried.

1.Drivers 173.xx that came with card, 169.02 and 169.04 = still no change !!

2. Format my HDD and go back to XP = Same problems except 3dmark 06 always gets bad artifacts on
  Last SM3 HDR3 test which is the Antartic one, sometimes PC locks up altogether, says O.C failed on reboot
  but when I change everything to stock still I still get bad artifacts on last 3dmark test ???

3. Unplug all extras from my PSU = still same problems.
4. All these tried non Vista and XP, XP slightly more stable but still same problems 

BTW I have an Intel 2140 on 3GHZ OC 1.6 when stock and 2 GIG Corsair XMS DDR2800, Asus P5K Mobo
Also On GFX box it says recommended 500W PSU = My PSU is a thermatake 480W peak 550, with no native 6 pin PCIe
  cable, So i use adapter , 2 four pins into a 6 pin, into one PCie 6 pin slot on card, which came with the card.

I think I have one of 3 problems.
1: Need more powerful PSU
2: Driver related problem
3: Faulty card

PLEASE HELP
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abumuqaatil -- This is a duplicate of the post you left on the AnandTech forums. Advice for future posts involving hardware problems:

PROVIDE YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM SPECS!! This will help the forum techs to help troubleshoot your problem(s)!!

Okay, now on to the problem at hand. I'm assuming you realized your power supply was inadequate for providing enough power to your 8800GT. I have already recommended to several people to play it safe and ensure your power supple meets the same amperage per 12V rail as the GTX. Worst case, you have more power available than can be used!

Good luck with your new 8800GT and I hope you are able to work out the problems with it or RMA it if need be.

I have 2 eVGA 8800GT SSC cards on order and should have them in hand early next week. If they crap out, I will post all the specific problems (or lack of problems). My power supply will not be a factor as it is certified to run 2 x 8800GTXs in SLI

More to follow once I run those GTs through the tests and benchmarks...

Volvo Racer (also known as Ninjawithagun)

This post has been edited by Volvo Racer: Nov 7 2007, 06:04 PM

[{DvT}Hex]

RivaTuner is NOT a fix for GPU fan speed issues. Submitting a a bug report to nVidia EVERY DAY until they fix the Control Panel so that it remembers the user's fan settings is.

This post has been edited by {DvT}Hex: Nov 7 2007, 06:19 PM