please help.. :( is my video card ruined??

CorNut · 06-13-2005, 04:14 AM

I built my system about 4 months ago and it has ran perfectly... Well today I was stoked about the Battlefield 2 demo so I installed it and updated to their reccomended drivers from nvidia(77.30). I sat and played BF2 for a good couple hours then all the sudden my monitor(Acer AL1914 19" LCD if that matters..) said no signal.. I didn't know what to do.. after a couple of minutes(checking connections) still nothing.. I had to do it... I hit the reset button and when it rebooted and I tried to open BF2 back up my screen looks like this:

I uninstalled BF2... and I uninstalled the unreleased nvidia drivers they had me install.. Everything is back to the way it was... well even Counterstrike is messed up... I get this:

My computer is not overclocked or anything... I am running a 3000+ 90nm, K8NF-9 NF4 board, XFX 6600GT, 500w PS, and 1GB(2x512 PC3200 in dual channel) ram..

Any advice?? My computer works fine online or just using basic programs but as soon as I open a game it has a screen that looks like the playboy channel if you don't have a descrambler... Seems like the more text the worse it is... as you can see on the CS:S pic the background is fine... but on the first pics you can see how the text is unreadable.. Hopefully it is something stupid that one of you can help me with... if it is the video card, anybody know how XFX is with warranty work? looks like I'll have to hook up my old setup if I need to have it warrantied... I have like a half dozen AGP video cards in my closet, but sure enough... the first one to go bad is a PCI-E one that I don't have a temporary replacement for if it needs sent in

mgoldb2 · 06-13-2005, 04:43 AM

The first thing I would check is make sure anti-aliasing and Anisotropic is disabled or set to application-controlled in the driver setting. You should always control these two things from the game not the drivers other wise you could conflicts with the game. Maybe when you upgraded drivers it enabled these things and when you switched back they stayed enabled.

This just a wild guess but it worth checking.

right click desktop, properties, settings, advanced, name of graphic card tab, performance and quility settings, make sure anti-aliasing and ansotropic is application controled.

CorNut · 06-13-2005, 05:03 AM

the anti-aliasing was on, and anisotropic was set to application controlled... I put them both on application controlled and it didn't fix it so I went ahead and turned them both to off and it is still doing it.... This sucks

any other ideas?

penguinrusty · 06-13-2005, 05:04 AM

Maybe the drivers could have something to do with it. Also, how hot does it get inside your case? Heat might be a cause of it.

CorNut · 06-13-2005, 05:16 AM

i dont have a thermo to check or anything... but I have the X-Connect PS with dual fans, 2 stealth 80MM fans+the Chieftec 80MM fan that came with my case, and I have ArcticSilver5 on my CPU/HS&fan combo so I am "guessing" that shouldn't be an issue?? the 6600GT have pretty good cooling out of the box?? Is there a way of checking without a thermo.?

mgoldb2 · 06-13-2005, 05:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CorNut

? Is there a way of checking without a thermo.?

If you have a newer driver is will say in the driver setting what the video card temp is. temperture setting tab in the graphic driver settings.

CorNut · 06-13-2005, 05:47 AM

hmm.. i can't seem to find that??

mgoldb2 · 06-13-2005, 05:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CorNut

hmm.. i can't seem to find that??

hmm that strange. Maybe it a feature specific to a geforce 6800 ULTRA. or you have a old version of the driver.

on my computer it is right click desktop, properties, settings, advanced, name of graphic card tab, temperture settings.

CorNut · 06-13-2005, 05:59 AM

I got it... I didn't have it enabled in the properties to display... it works now

mgoldb2 · 06-13-2005, 06:11 AM

nothing wrong there 50C is a perfectly safe temp for a video card.

06-13-2005, 04:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
CorNut banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 36	please help.. :( is my video card ruined?? I built my system about 4 months ago and it has ran perfectly... Well today I was stoked about the Battlefield 2 demo so I installed it and updated to their reccomended drivers from nvidia(77.30). I sat and played BF2 for a good couple hours then all the sudden my monitor(Acer AL1914 19" LCD if that matters..) said no signal.. I didn't know what to do.. after a couple of minutes(checking connections) still nothing.. I had to do it... I hit the reset button and when it rebooted and I tried to open BF2 back up my screen looks like this: I uninstalled BF2... and I uninstalled the unreleased nvidia drivers they had me install.. Everything is back to the way it was... well even Counterstrike is messed up... I get this: My computer is not overclocked or anything... I am running a 3000+ 90nm, K8NF-9 NF4 board, XFX 6600GT, 500w PS, and 1GB(2x512 PC3200 in dual channel) ram.. Any advice?? My computer works fine online or just using basic programs but as soon as I open a game it has a screen that looks like the playboy channel if you don't have a descrambler... Seems like the more text the worse it is... as you can see on the CS:S pic the background is fine... but on the first pics you can see how the text is unreadable.. Hopefully it is something stupid that one of you can help me with... if it is the video card, anybody know how XFX is with warranty work? looks like I'll have to hook up my old setup if I need to have it warrantied... I have like a half dozen AGP video cards in my closet, but sure enough... the first one to go bad is a PCI-E one that I don't have a temporary replacement for if it needs sent in

06-13-2005, 04:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
mgoldb2 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Age: 25 Posts: 1,259	The first thing I would check is make sure anti-aliasing and Anisotropic is disabled or set to application-controlled in the driver setting. You should always control these two things from the game not the drivers other wise you could conflicts with the game. Maybe when you upgraded drivers it enabled these things and when you switched back they stayed enabled. This just a wild guess but it worth checking. right click desktop, properties, settings, advanced, name of graphic card tab, performance and quility settings, make sure anti-aliasing and ansotropic is application controled. __________________ Acer A11912B 19"montior Aspire x-superalien case Asus k8t800 pro motherboard athlon 64 fx-55 2GB(2 of 1GB) of Geil DDR ram Geforce 6800 ultra 2 Seagate 200GB 7200RPM Model ST3200822A configure as RAID 0 1 DVDRW and 1 CDRW 3.5 drive sound blaster audigey2 zs logitech 2300 thx certified 2.1 speakers

06-13-2005, 05:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
penguinrusty Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Grass Valley, CA Age: 17 Posts: 576	Maybe the drivers could have something to do with it. Also, how hot does it get inside your case? Heat might be a cause of it. __________________ "Weighing in at an extremely portable 42 pounds (lbs) is the Lappy 486. Finally, a computer for your lap. By Compy." -StrongBad AMD Athlon 64 4800+ X2 DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR 2gb Geil Value RAM Maxtor 160gb SATA hdd Hiper Type-R 550 watt PSU Aopen DVD burner ATI X1800XT

06-13-2005, 06:11 AM	#10 (permalink)
mgoldb2 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Age: 25 Posts: 1,259	nothing wrong there 50C is a perfectly safe temp for a video card. __________________ Acer A11912B 19"montior Aspire x-superalien case Asus k8t800 pro motherboard athlon 64 fx-55 2GB(2 of 1GB) of Geil DDR ram Geforce 6800 ultra 2 Seagate 200GB 7200RPM Model ST3200822A configure as RAID 0 1 DVDRW and 1 CDRW 3.5 drive sound blaster audigey2 zs logitech 2300 thx certified 2.1 speakers

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06-13-2005, 05:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
CorNut banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 36	the anti-aliasing was on, and anisotropic was set to application controlled... I put them both on application controlled and it didn't fix it so I went ahead and turned them both to off and it is still doing it.... This sucks any other ideas?

06-13-2005, 05:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
CorNut banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 36	i dont have a thermo to check or anything... but I have the X-Connect PS with dual fans, 2 stealth 80MM fans+the Chieftec 80MM fan that came with my case, and I have ArcticSilver5 on my CPU/HS&fan combo so I am "guessing" that shouldn't be an issue?? the 6600GT have pretty good cooling out of the box?? Is there a way of checking without a thermo.?

06-13-2005, 05:47 AM	#7 (permalink)
CorNut banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 36	hmm.. i can't seem to find that??

06-13-2005, 05:59 AM	#9 (permalink)
CorNut banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 36	I got it... I didn't have it enabled in the properties to display... it works now