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Thread ID: 119326	2011-07-17 05:16:00	problems with Ge force 8800Gt card (maybe)	kiwibits (5574)	Press F1

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
1217315	2011-07-17 05:16:00	Hi all I have a computer with a Ge force 8800Gt video card in it. the other specs are intel core2 duo CPU E8400 and Asus P5n-t deluxe motherboard and a 582.4 watt power supply. sometimes the screen freezes especially when playing farcry 2 or world at war 5 and I need to reboot. I do some video processing and never have problems. Also now and then (sometimes weeks between episodes) when starting the computer the screen stays blank, and the video card fan runs flat out. Windows seems to boot ok as I can hear music it plays to indicate it’s started. This has been going on for several months now. I've tried updating the video card driver but don't want to replace the card if I don't have to as it does all I want it too. Any ideas? Ta for any help	kiwibits (5574)
1217316	2011-07-17 05:49:00	Did you recently buy this card or have you had it for a while and it developed these problems?	icow (15313)
1217317	2011-07-17 05:59:00	I've had it since new. it developed both problems about the same time I think but I could be wrong about the timing.	kiwibits (5574)
1217318	2011-07-17 06:30:00	582 . 4 watt power supply . sometimes the screen freezes especially when playing farcry 2 or world at war 5 and I need to reboot . I do some video processing and never have problems . 582 . 4 w??? What brand is it and what wattage does it claim? Video processing uses CPU more than GPU . Run 3DMark in a loop and see if it locks up/glitches, whatever . If so, time for a new card . Probably time anyway - it's pretty old for todays games .	pctek (84)
1217319	2011-07-18 01:36:00	You could also try Furmark, it'll load your GPU to 100% and graph the temperature. If the fan is running at full on startup have you checked to see if the heatsink is clogged with dust or fluff? overheating could cause your problems. Probably worth running memtest also, it does sound like a graphics problem but RAM can also cause system hangs. When you install the latest driver choose custom and there's an option to do a clean install which should remove any old drivers, or run driver sweeper or similar to remove all traces of the old driver.	dugimodo (138)
1217320	2011-07-20 02:35:00	Thanks all, i've run the Furmark and it hit a max of 75 and after 20 minutes had no stability problems but i'll check out the fan. I reinstalled the driver as a clean install after that and got the same results. It maybe time to upgrade anyway. Thanks for the help	kiwibits (5574)
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