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| 736655 | 2009-01-09 07:58:00 | Hi Everyone I've posted about this before, making a long story short. Few weeks ago I swapped the monitor without turning the computer off, stupid mistake, graphics card (X1950 Pro AGP) wouldn't work for a while, thought I must have damaged it during the switch, because Counter Strike Source lags after the switch on both monitors, it never lagged before. Under the assumption the X1950 Pro is damaged, I bought a 6600GT to use temporarily, I know the 6600GT can run the game at high settings smoothly, however it STILL lags, in fact it lags much much worse than before. I gave the X1950 Pro to a friend, who is also finding it laggy with the same game, though I asked him to try new drivers (he installed from the disk), so I will keep his progress updated. I'm really puzzled here as to what the problem could be. Any ideas? Maybe something simple I overlooked? Cheers & Much appreciated. |
michaelqian (9385) | ||
| 736656 | 2009-01-09 08:10:00 | what is that game? they are both very good cards | pcuser7895 (12979) | ||
| 736657 | 2009-01-09 08:17:00 | It's basically an upgraded version of Counter Strike 1.6. | michaelqian (9385) | ||
| 736658 | 2009-01-09 08:49:00 | maybe its not the graphics cards, do u have enough virtual memory? have u got a good enough CPU? did u install a new program that might hog memory? or maybe the card's firmware is not suited for the game? | pcuser7895 (12979) | ||
| 736659 | 2009-01-09 08:50:00 | none of the above. My computer has been running perfect for almost 4 years, no significant changes. |
michaelqian (9385) | ||
| 736660 | 2009-01-09 08:54:00 | i don't think it is the switching of the monitors | pcuser7895 (12979) | ||
| 736661 | 2009-01-10 03:08:00 | With the 6600gt, the computer freezes in the first few seconds of 3D Mark 2005. Also with Need for Speed Most Wanted, it freezes at the menu. Could it be the motherboard connection? |
michaelqian (9385) | ||
| 736662 | 2009-01-10 07:51:00 | Just found out that the CPU, 3Ghz P4, is at 60C idle. Could this be the problem? If so then it's a timing coincidence with the monitor switching. |
michaelqian (9385) | ||
| 736663 | 2009-01-10 09:23:00 | Hi Everyone I've posted about this before, making a long story short. Few weeks ago I swapped the monitor without turning the computer off, stupid mistake, graphics card (X1950 Pro AGP) wouldn't work for a while, thought I must have damaged it during the switch, because Counter Strike Source lags after the switch on both monitors, it never lagged before. Under the assumption the X1950 Pro is damaged, I bought a 6600GT to use temporarily, I know the 6600GT can run the game at high settings smoothly, however it STILL lags, in fact it lags much much worse than before. I gave the X1950 Pro to a friend, who is also finding it laggy with the same game, though I asked him to try new drivers (he installed from the disk), so I will keep his progress updated. I'm really puzzled here as to what the problem could be. Any ideas? Maybe something simple I overlooked? Cheers & Much appreciated. Umm, i change monitors all the time will turned on, it is only a video output signal, nothing else.....unless you have damaged the pins in the cable....! |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 736664 | 2009-01-10 09:24:00 | With the 6600gt, the computer freezes in the first few seconds of 3D Mark 2005. Also with Need for Speed Most Wanted, it freezes at the menu. Could it be the motherboard connection? ATI card to Nvidia card, did you uninstall the ATI drivers 1st before installing the drivers for the Nvidia 6600GT?..... |
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