Incompatibility between DFI infinity and evga 6800gs?

jxer00 · 04-30-2006, 05:50 AM

Hello-

I am having some difficulty with my video card. I have the following:

evga 6800gs 256mb pci-exp video
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ (running @ 2600mhz) w/1gb OCZ ram
DFI NF4X-INF Infinity Motherboard (754 socket)
ALL DRIVERS AND BIOS CURRENTLY AT NEWEST REVISION
(dont know if more info is needed, please advise...)

When I try to play a game such as Oblivion or Doom3 Fear(any game really)
I get frame rates around 10 or less. Unless I stand still and dont do anything...then I get 15-20fps. Keep in mind this is with everything turned off or set to minimums.....

After trying to resolve on my own, I got bummed and tried swapping video cards to see what/if anything may be faulty. So my 6800gs runs fine in my dads pc and his Sapphire x800 gto2 runs fine in mine. With his card i get 60fps in the above games with settings at medium to high?!

Also, my 6800GS vid card runs fine in his pc and he gets fps etc around 65+ with settings around same spot medium to high etc....

So my theory is that hardware seems to be working ok just maybe a compatibility issue with this particular mobo and vid card (6800 and infinity)....? Any theories advice etc appreciated!

**ceewi1** · 04-30-2006, 10:05 AM

Did you install the video drivers and connect the PCI-E power connector?

jxer00 · 05-01-2006, 09:20 AM

Yep installed and plugged in

jxer00 · 05-03-2006, 10:10 PM

Resolved my problem! Sold the pos on ebay and bought an ATI card....works great!

04-30-2006, 05:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
jxer00 New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 11	Incompatibility between DFI infinity and evga 6800gs? Hello- I am having some difficulty with my video card. I have the following: evga 6800gs 256mb pci-exp video AMD Athlon 64 3700+ (running @ 2600mhz) w/1gb OCZ ram DFI NF4X-INF Infinity Motherboard (754 socket) ALL DRIVERS AND BIOS CURRENTLY AT NEWEST REVISION (dont know if more info is needed, please advise...) When I try to play a game such as Oblivion or Doom3 Fear(any game really) I get frame rates around 10 or less. Unless I stand still and dont do anything...then I get 15-20fps. Keep in mind this is with everything turned off or set to minimums..... After trying to resolve on my own, I got bummed and tried swapping video cards to see what/if anything may be faulty. So my 6800gs runs fine in my dads pc and his Sapphire x800 gto2 runs fine in mine. With his card i get 60fps in the above games with settings at medium to high?! Also, my 6800GS vid card runs fine in his pc and he gets fps etc around 65+ with settings around same spot medium to high etc.... So my theory is that hardware seems to be working ok just maybe a compatibility issue with this particular mobo and vid card (6800 and infinity)....? Any theories advice etc appreciated!

04-30-2006, 10:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,274	Did you install the video drivers and connect the PCI-E power connector? __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: Gigabyte HD4870 RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 2TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

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05-01-2006, 09:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
jxer00 New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 11	Yep installed and plugged in

05-03-2006, 10:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
jxer00 New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 11	Resolved my problem! Sold the pos on ebay and bought an ATI card....works great!