card stuttering problem 6600GT

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mike_6289

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so basically, i've got this little problem.
whenever i play pretty much any game, the frame rates jump between 200fps and 1fps randomly. so yeah, it's smooth, then it'll get really choppy for less than a second, then it's really smooth again and then gets really choppy. it's an AGP card.

specs in sig

edit: motherboard is a GA-SINXP1394 with the 655 chipset
 
The cpu core or the agp bridge chip overheating would be my guess.

Either the fan is dying or the thermal seal between the chip(s) and the heatsink are broken.

You might try cleaning off all the thermal compound, replacing it with a thin coat of thermal grease and remounting the heatsink.
 
the fan on the chipset failed years ago, i unplugged it and took the fan off. it doesn't get above 35 deg C.
proc doesn't go above 44 deg C.
I have two intake, and two exhaust fans. case temp stays around 28-32
 
Do you have a seperate heatsink for the AGP bridge chip, or does it contact the main heatsink? That bridge chip gets very hot and is small - the contact area with it's sink isn't very big.


Anyway, if you're not interested in pursuing a possible solution, then just toss it and get a new card.
 
i think that it's a software issue.
it happens even when the card isn't hot at all. like right when i turn my computer on.
i remember a while back i looked it up and there was some kind of fix for it, but i can't find it anymore :(

btw the heatsink is touching the bridge, i think

http://www.ixbt.com/video2/images/nv43-5/gigabyte-6600gtagp-front.jpg

that's a picture of the same card i have. i think the heatsink without the fan is the heatsink over the bridge.
 
mike_6289 said:
i think that it's a software issue.
it happens even when the card isn't hot at all. like right when i turn my computer on.
i remember a while back i looked it up and there was some kind of fix for it, but i can't find it anymore :(

btw the heatsink is touching the bridge, i think

http://www.ixbt.com/video2/images/nv43-5/gigabyte-6600gtagp-front.jpg

that's a picture of the same card i have. i think the heatsink without the fan is the heatsink over the bridge.
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I have that problem randomly, also. But all I do is restart my system, and it's fine. Sounds like a software issue.

Try this:

Download the latest drivers from nvidia.com
Restart PC
Once in windows, shut down you anti virus/spyware/malware.
Shut down any un-needed background tasks.
Download FRAPS (If you havn't already) and run a benchy wth the newer drivers (Run the game as you normally would and see if there is an improvement, with FRAPS running of course).

If that doesn't help, shut down the PC and re-seat the card. Also try turning down the graphics in the games that you play (Probably won't help much, but it is worth a try). If there little or no improvement, I would guess you card is dieing. Theres not much else you can do other than try and get some better cooling to that guy, as others have stated.

And heck, you can get a better card for under $100 bucks.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150190
 
What game are you playing? Your machine is pretty old by todays standards.. P4 1gb or ram, 6600GT, could it just be the game choking?
 
Three more replacement options:

$79.99 AR - 7600GS - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127219

$109.99 AR 7600GT - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150233

$119.99 AR 7800GS - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130274
(all plus ship)

Of course, if you're going to put any more money into AGP, then my next recommendation would be to spend about $60 on an Asrock 4Core Dual VSTA mobo (which has both AGP and PCI-E slots) and accepts older DDR ram... and about $85 on an Intel e2140 dual core cpu. At least that way you'd have more performance and an upgrade path.

Or just do a full mobo and cpu upgrade and move straight to a pci-e videocard.
 
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