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lodingi

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i have been experiencing these little micro-stutters and occasional hard lock ups when gaming. the game will freeze for about 10 seconds. i don't know if it's a software problem or a hardware problem. what's the proper troubleshooting steps to take? i have already tried different drivers for my 7600gt. thanks for your help.
 
i don't o/c the card but the card came factory o/c'd from evga. it's running at 580/750.
 
lodingi said:
i don't o/c the card but the card came factory o/c'd from evga. it's running at 580/750.
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I have that same card and its kinda of picky. I had to under clock it to run without any problems. What version of the drivers are you running?
 
techie81 said:
I have that same card and its kinda of picky. I had to under clock it to run without any problems. What version of the drivers are you running?
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right now i am using xg-91.47 drivers.
 
lodingi said:
i just clocked down to 560. i hope this solves my problem. thanks.
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Try running some benchmarks and play some games, post back if you still have problems. If everything is good you can clock it back up a little at a time.
 
Is your CPU overclocked?

Maybe new chipset drivers for your motherboard..
 
lodingi said:
*sigh* it's still happening. i don't what to do now. um. help. lol.
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Sounds like you may need to RMA the card. Whats the temp at?

Can you run something like 3Dmark06 all the way through?
 
thanks for the responses.

i am using the current n4 chipset.

my temps are 49c idle 55c under load

my cpu is not o/c'd.

i can run 3dmark 06 all the way through.

i was playing fear today and when running around the map i would literally step step pause. step step pause continuously. i may have to rma the card. i've already done so once.
 
When did this problem start? Did you change anything around the same time? What IDE/SATA drivers are you using? I ask because they can cause intermittent slow down problems.

What temp is your processor running at?
 
Marvelous said:
sounds more and more like a driver issue to me..
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Could be, however, some 7600's have freezing problems. Why did you have to RMA it the first time?
 
cpu temp is in the low 40's.

i rma'd the card at evga's advice. they said it was a memory problem.

i was using the nvidia ide drivers. i uninstalled them to see if it made a difference. it did not.

i'm going to try the latest stock drivers and see if it helps.
 
lodingi said:
cpu temp is in the low 40's.

i rma'd the card at evga's advice. they said it was a memory problem.

i was using the nvidia ide drivers. i uninstalled them to see if it made a difference. it did not.

i'm going to try the latest stock drivers and see if it helps.
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Unfortunately, its sounds like your going to have to RMA it.

Somebody else might have some advice though.

Good luck!
 
techie81 said:
Unfortunately, its sounds like your going to have to RMA it.

Somebody else might have some advice though.

Good luck!
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i do agree with you as i have already tried every driver.
 
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