Can't figure out whats wrong with my 8800GTS

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Krunk_Kracker

Discussion Starter · Dec 7, 2009

G80 8800GTS 320 w/ stock cooling
Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit
P5N-D
e6400 @ 3.2
memory @ stock

While playing a game, the game will just freeze, but I can still hear the game going. I can press ctrl+alt+del and then cancel it, and it will work fine for another 10 minutes or so. The GPU is running around 66-67*, so I do not think it's an overheating issue.

This is a new installation, with the P5N-D being new, as well as the GPU being a RMA refurbished. I was originally having mother board issues with my old P5B-Deluxe and I misdiagnosed it as a GPU problem to begin with, so eVGA replaced the video card.

When I first installed the drivers, I installed it over the generic ones that W7 installs, so I uninstalled them again, turned of automatic driver installation in group policies, removed everything in the registry with Driver Cleaner Pro and ccleaner rebooted, and reinstalled. I've used the newest nvidia release drivers as well as what I think is the newest NGOHQ released drivers. I have no idea what this is, I'm ready to send the GPU back, but I get the feeling it's not a hardware issue.

About 10 minutes ago, I was scanning for artifacts with ATI Tool and the video driver crashed and recovered with the little balloon popup in the bottom right corner.

It does this in CoD4 although it's playable if I ctrl-alt-del and then cancel. Assasin's Creed is playable for about 5 minutes then I have to ctrl-alt-del out of that. It does this in Sims 3 for my GF as well. Fallout 3 plays flawlessly though.

Any ideas? I'm on the Forceware 169.25 ngohq modified driver ATM.

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venom55520

· #2 · Dec 7, 2009

that is quite weird. i think it might be your sound card as some sound cards do give problems like that, otherwise, i'd just try a different processor and memory if you have any.

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BlackOmega

· #3 · Dec 7, 2009

Are there any "official' drivers for the card? If so have you tried those? results?

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Krunk_Kracker

Discussion Starter · #4 · Dec 7, 2009

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that is quite weird. i think it might be your sound card as some sound cards do give problems like that, otherwise, i'd just try a different processor and memory if you have any.

You know what, I actually thought of that as well. Since you affirmed what I said, I'm going to disable it and see what happens. Thanks.

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Are there any "official' drivers for the card? If so have you tried those? results?

Yes I have, and it's the same deal.

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venom55520

· #5 · Dec 7, 2009

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You know what, I actually thought of that as well. Since you affirmed what I said, I'm going to disable it and see what happens. Thanks.

Yes I have, and it's the same deal.

yep, hope it works, otherwise i can't really think of anything else.

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venom55520

· #6 · Dec 7, 2009

:3 thanks krunk, a worthy 100th rep'er

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BlackOmega

· #7 · Dec 7, 2009

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Yes I have, and it's the same deal.

Does it do it at stock speeds too?

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Krunk_Kracker

Discussion Starter · #8 · Dec 7, 2009

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Does it do it at stock speeds too?

Yes'sir it does. Speed does not matter, although when I overclock my PC, it did get a better.

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Krunk_Kracker

Discussion Starter · #9 · Dec 7, 2009

OK - WOW

I'm getting rather pissed now....I turned the PC off, removed the sound card, booted into BIOS and turned the onboard audio back on, rebooted and now all it does is hang up on the ASUS logo. What the hell? I've been rebooting this thing all day long from overclocking and whatnot. I reset the CMOS and it's still doing it.

I need to walk away from it now, I'm so close to raging. This is aggravating. This PC has been down for months already as it is....

Man, I wish I could afford to upgrade this piece.

:EDIT:

My bad, it was hanging up because I had an external hard drive connected to it, lol.

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venom55520

· #10 · Dec 7, 2009

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OK - WOW

I'm getting rather pissed now....I turned the PC off, removed the sound card, booted into BIOS and turned the onboard audio back on, rebooted and now all it does is hang up on the ASUS logo. What the hell? I've been rebooting this thing all day long from overclocking and whatnot. I reset the CMOS and it's still doing it.

I need to walk away from it now, I'm so close to raging. This is aggravating. This PC has been down for months already as it is....

Man, I wish I could afford to upgrade this piece.

:EDIT:

My bad, it was hanging up because I had an external hard drive connected to it, lol.

been there, done that lol. anyway, did you try without the sound card yet?

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BlackOmega

· #11 · Dec 7, 2009

Krunk, do you have another GPU you can use to test out if it does it as well? (In case you haven't already tried that.)

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venom55520

· #12 · Dec 7, 2009

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Krunk, do you have another GPU you can use to test out if it does it as well? (In case you haven't already tried that.)

nah, it can't be that, he sent his card for RMA already.

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BlackOmega

· #13 · Dec 7, 2009

So it did it regardless of what GPU was in there? If so then, IMO, corrupt OS. Reinstall.

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venom55520

· #14 · Dec 7, 2009

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So it did it regardless of what GPU was in there? If so then, IMO, corrupt OS. Reinstall.

i was thinking that too, but i really think it's the sound card though.

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awaizy

· #15 · Dec 7, 2009

Try uninstalling the sound card drivers as well.

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Krunk_Kracker

Discussion Starter · #16 · Dec 7, 2009

Hello all, sorry I didn't get back to you last night, the GF got sick all of a sudden.

I booted it up without the soundcard, and it's still doing it, it made no difference at all. I uninstalled all the extra's (eVGA Precision, Logitech LCD onscreen projection server, ect) and it's still doing it. I'm not really sure what the deal is. I made a thread in the private mod forum asking if I could borrow a spare PCI-E card anyone might have, if I'm able to get one, I'll be able to make a better diag of this piece of a PC.

venom55520

· #17 · Dec 7, 2009

hmmm. what's weird is that it doesn't happen with fallout.

metallicamaster3

· #18 · Dec 7, 2009

I had a similar issue with having Steam and Xfire running at the same time in a game that Steam didn't support (or wasn't a steam-game).

If you have steam/xfire, try running the game without running Xfire or Steam.

Krunk_Kracker

Discussion Starter · #19 · Dec 7, 2009

Well, I do not have xfire installed yet, but I have all my games added to the steam list, although I doubt that matters. When I get home tonight, I'm going to try a repair install of W7.

Krunk_Kracker

Discussion Starter · #20 · Dec 7, 2009

I get my copies of Windows from TechNet and I was checking today and I had installed Windows 7 Enterprise 64 by mistake, so I reinstalled with Windows 7 Pro 64.

And guess what?

:EDIT:

I may install Win XP on my old 120gig seagate, jus tto test it

It's still doing it. I reinstalled, turned off automatic drinver installation, rebooted, turned it back on, installed video drivers and DirectX, rebooted, installed MW and it's still doing it. It's gotta be a hardware issue I guess.....

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