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i've recently acquired a XFX 5850 card, to replace my burned out 8800gts. from the get go, there have been problems. i'd like to think that i caused all my problems since i didn't uninstall nvidia drivers before replacing the card (like i said, it burned out). however, there should be a fix even for that.
i'm experiencing 2 problems; one major, and one minor. the major one being that on boot up, the computer hangs (with no post). i've not really had the problem with my old card, so i assume it's because of the new one. it takes a few boots to get it up and running, but once i do, everything seems to work fine. except for one thing...
the cursor on one (and only one) of my monitors starts acting up whenever i'm trying out a video game. when i get back into windows, the windows cursor is weird, but only on the same monitor. while this is a minor thing, i'd like to know whether this could be something serious.
for the first issue: i've used driver sweep to remove all existing nvidia drivers. i've given the CPU extra voltage, to no avail. i even realized i need to return my CPU voltage to auto settings, because all my games are beginning to run ridiculously fast (as in, uncontrollably). i'd like to know what i can do in this situation, short of reinstalling windows, which i am not very keen on doing again.
for the minor issue: i've tried checking the DVI cable from the problematic monitor, but it's plugged in fine. the monitor also works fine in every other aspect.
apart from that, i also have some problems with my creative fatality champion edition, but i doubt this is the right forum for that?
anyway, i'd appreciate any help anyone could give here. thanks.
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so, the problem was solved by doing the bios update... however, i have a new problem. whenever i play games, say, heroes of newerth or battlefield bad company 2, i get a freeze/stutter after about an hour of play. the only thing that works to get out of this is a hard reset. i reckon some people have had the same problem in battlefield, so any help towards any meaningful topic would be appreciated. thanks! |
i'm experiencing 2 problems; one major, and one minor. the major one being that on boot up, the computer hangs (with no post). i've not really had the problem with my old card, so i assume it's because of the new one. it takes a few boots to get it up and running, but once i do, everything seems to work fine. except for one thing...
the cursor on one (and only one) of my monitors starts acting up whenever i'm trying out a video game. when i get back into windows, the windows cursor is weird, but only on the same monitor. while this is a minor thing, i'd like to know whether this could be something serious.
for the first issue: i've used driver sweep to remove all existing nvidia drivers. i've given the CPU extra voltage, to no avail. i even realized i need to return my CPU voltage to auto settings, because all my games are beginning to run ridiculously fast (as in, uncontrollably). i'd like to know what i can do in this situation, short of reinstalling windows, which i am not very keen on doing again.
for the minor issue: i've tried checking the DVI cable from the problematic monitor, but it's plugged in fine. the monitor also works fine in every other aspect.
apart from that, i also have some problems with my creative fatality champion edition, but i doubt this is the right forum for that?
anyway, i'd appreciate any help anyone could give here. thanks.