Hey I've just flashed my evga 8800GT 512MB into a EVGA 9800GT 512MB SC because of the temperature of the evga 8800gt was not even cool to deal with.(hehe get it it wasn't... w/e) Besides that, the point is that when i play games such as TF2 it freezes at random points. I can't Alt + Tab but I can Ctrl + Alt + Del.(I have Windows 7 BTW) So since i have windows 7 it sends me to a menu that i can choose from. When i press cancel or Task Manger it sends me back to my desktop. But i see my TF2 still running. I click back onto it. It slowly comes back. Then it freezes again and then it starts artifacting then freezes the whole computer.
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EVGA 8800GT Flashed to a EVGA 9800GT SC Problems
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novadaemon
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Though the GPU's are basically the same, the bios may have different memory timings setup for the 9800. This may be the cause of your problem.
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There are enough differences between an 8800gt and 9800gt that it isn't possible to flash. I would just put your stock back on and get a better cooler.
Factory fan speeds were about 40% for the 8800 GT If I recall.
Use MSI Afterburner and adjust the fan to your liking, or program in a cycle to meet demands.
http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/download.htm
I used EVGA Precision. I adjusted my fan speed and my core and memory clock