I have been back and forth with the GW support team about ingame lag that (at times) makes the game unplayable. To make a long story short, they asked me to run a program called pingplotter while playing to see where I am losing packets. There is 10-100% packet loss, but it is occurring at...
So I had enough of my x1950pro VRM's overheating and I RMA'd it to the etailer I purchased it from. I have had the card for awhile so I could only get it serviced or replaced.
I guess I am lucky, but I never had to RMA anything before. Anyway, I sent EVERYTHING in as instructed: card, cables...
I have not been able to find a review or thread where OCing one of the standard versions, 675/2000 particularly of the XFX and evga brands, has been tested. And the ones I did find were only voltmods.
Does anyone know of (or tried) to OC the standard 8600gts without a voltmod and wouldn't...
Anyone who has this card and experiences game crashes, this is most likely a result of the VRM's overheating. You can check this out on the Sapphire forums where it deatils the problems people are having. My advice is to exchange your card for something else, or at least let Sapphire know about...
I have speedfan and ATI ccc for detecting temps on my x1950pro, speedfan detects the the temp as 7C less than ccc. Which is correct? I am thinking ccc, and I searched a couple threads where someone has mention speedfan detecting temps inaccurately. Can anyone confirm this? Thanks.
Thought I could share my experience thus far with this new item. Hope this can help some people out there (including myself!).
Just picked up this mobo and assembled my system (for gaming, movies, storage):
nview of course
thermaltake tr2 500w
amd athlon 3800 orleans
Crucial 2x1GB...