BFG 6800GS AGP problems

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Bunkalnarf

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Well ive been having problems with this card since day one. When this card wants to work its awesome, but the problem is it does not always want to work.

This card will run BF2 and HL2 at 1024X768 like a dream. Thats all I wanted was 1024X768 with just about all settings at high.

Heres what the problem is some games dont wanna run. CoD2 gets past the Activison logo and as soon as it gets to the enter player name screen the system locks up. In GTA:San Andreas the Creative logo will show then the screen will go black for about 20 secs then faintly you can see the nivdia logo. Over the next two mins the Nvidia logo will slowly appear then the system locks up. Black and White 2 runs fine but after about 5 mins the game locks up.

I know the card isnt over heating because Ive been keeping a close eye on that. It stays around 49-50 idle and 56-60 during games. But you have to remember I live in Canada and its still winter.

I have tried many different drivers. 82.12, 83.91, 84.12 and a bunch of others some of them 3rd party, All have the exact same problem. Also BFG is aware that some drivers do not recognize the 6800GS like the 84.12.

It seems to me like its a PSU problem seeing as I have a very shitty PSU. Its a 300W generic power supply I got with my case years ago. BFG did say my power supply was "a bit on the low side"

So [H]ardfourm what is the battle attack?
Also If I do buy any PSUs itll probably be from NCIX.com
 
To check whether this is your PSU, grab a program like Lavalys' Everest, Prime95, and rthdribl. Start up Everest, and make sure that the voltage monitors are up in the system tray, then start an instance of prime95 as well as rthdribl. Your 3.3 should put out 3.3 volts, your 5 volt should put out 5 volts, and your vcore should be...well whatever your default vcore is!

If you see these dipping significantly, its certainly time for a new psu.

If you're looking to grab a new psu, get either this 450 or this 400. I'm not familiar with canadian computing sites, so I'm sure if you shop around you can get those for cheaper. As a point of reference, the 400 usually sells for $40 US, and the 450 for ~$45 US.

Be aware that I did read about this somewhere on [H]ardForum sometime a few weeks ago...someone was having the same sort of odd issues as you are. I'll post back if I find it.
 
For both HDR demo and Prime 95
The first time the system locked up and the second time I didnt put the HDR window full screen but the 3.3 dipped down to about 3.22 once or twice and 5 dipped to about 4.8
 
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