My 6800 Ultra is dead :*(

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My evga 6800 Ultra is no more :(

Today, it died.

I can't even boot into windows with it in. I can see the BIOS screen and the starting windows screen but when I get to the point where it should show the login screen, I get a black screen and then a hard lock - it will not continue. Win XP safe mode will do the same thing.

I can boot into windows with a spare PCI VGA video card I keep for emergencies like this - very handy in a pinch !!

I've been noticing that I've been getting these strange BSOD (BAD_POOL_HEADER) with my 6800U in and they were getting more frequent. The funny thing is that it only happens in 2D mode at the desktop. It never happens in 3D. Viewing the call stack using windbg, I could see that it always happens doing some normal windows GUI calls like drawing windows, moving windows, etc.. Finally, today I couldn't even boot into windows. I did an emergency repair intstall of Win XP thinking it was a software issue but it wasn't.

Before somebody claims it's my PSU, I have an Enermax 465W PSU with 33A on the 12v+ rail. There's nothing wrong with my PSU - it's the video card for sure. The only other slight possibility is the motherboard but I severely doubt that.

Anyhow, at least I can boot into windows with my cr@ppy PCI VGA card but I can't play games with it :( - at least no games made after 1996.

I'll be RMAing my 6800U to eVGA. They're ususally pretty good with RMAs from what I heard.

Wish me luck.
 
ouch! feel for ya bro, shit happens. Still, dont worry about it, u'll get ur replacement
 
Good luck man, I hope that RMA comes fast so you can get back on schedule.
 
A little - 440/1120

That's a very mild O/C for a ultra - there are GTs going faster.
 
Make sure you test your psu. I had a new Enermax PSU and my 6800U was as stable as Charles Manson. I bought a PC Power & Cooling 510 Express and all is well now.
My Enermax PSU had no problesms running the X800XT PE, but it had issues with the 6800U.
I heard EVGA is very good when it comes to the RMA process so you are covered, but you might have to wait a bit.
 
fallguy said:
Then you shouldnt RMA.

But we know you will.
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actually i normally agree with you, but if he fried it with THAT OC then something was wrong with it anyway, and he was going to eventually.
 
actually... i had htat same problem wtih a radeon 7000 and an older s462 MSI board...

do you have another board you can test it in?
 
lol.. ur ultra is not dead :) are you using sata drives? happens to me right when the windows start up and crash!
 
xSyzygy666x said:
actually i normally agree with you, but if he fried it with THAT OC then something was wrong with it anyway, and he was going to eventually.
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Any OC voids any reason to return it. The manufactuer sells it as running at the stock speds, not even a fraction of a percent higher.

That does not mean this OC was the problem.
 
Nope, I use plain old fasioned IDE.

The video card is dead - i'm 99.999% sure of it.
 
LordBritish said:
Nope, I use plain old fasioned IDE.

The video card is dead - i'm 99.999% sure of it.
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well.. if your are 100 percent sure.... throw in another videocard and see if that works..then rma
 
Let us all have a moment of silence for Lord British's 6800 Ultra :( ...Aww man that sucks. Bad.
 
fallguy said:
Then you shouldnt RMA.

But we know you will.
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please...if your $500 video card died on you, your tell me you wouldnt try to rma it even if you overclocked it?

maybe your rich or something but the rest of us who dont take $500 investments for granted would try to rma it and get another.
 
You obviously didn't read my post too well.

I did try it with another video card - an old PCI VGA card which worked fine.

So in summary.

With PCI VGA card: works great (i'm using it now).
With 6800 Ultra: can't even boot into windows, hard lock, black screen.

So, are you convinced yet?
 
Hey I can still play games with my 8mb PCI VGA card - hahhah

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Not quite Doom III or CS:S but it'll have to do till I get a replacement.
 
LordBritish said:
You obviously didn't read my post too well.

I did try it with another video card - an old PCI VGA card which worked fine.

So in summary.

With PCI VGA card: works great (i'm using it now).
With 6800 Ultra: can't even boot into windows, hard lock, black screen.

So, are you convinced yet?
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ever thought that your AGP slot could have gone bad? it does happen

it would suck to RMA the card, have them say nothing is wrong with it, and then have to RMA the board.
 
It might be the AGP or MB, but I doubt it.

I'm going to buy a real cheap AGP video card from BestBuy or CompUSSR and try it out and then return it for a refund later.

Some CompUSSRs charge a restocking fee though so I have to be careful doing this !!

BTW, What's the cheapest nVidia AGP video card I can buy? 5200FX?
 
LordBritish said:
It might be the AGP or MB, but I doubt it.

I'm going to buy a real cheap AGP video card from BestBuy or CompUSSR and try it out and then return it for a refund later.

Some CompUSSRs charge a restocking fee though so I have to be careful doing this !!

BTW, What's the cheapest nVidia AGP video card I can buy? 5200FX?
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Yea the FX5200 is
 
i want to play pac man too! where do i get it! btw sorry about ur card :eek:
 
Maybe its not the card, chances are it is, but it could be something wrong with the slot on your mobo, since the pci card worked =/
 
LordBritish said:
Picture of the deceased.
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if you are going to destroy it, save your energy...ill pay shipping for you to send it to me so i can add it to my kill wall!!

:D
 
LordBritish said:
My evga 6800 Ultra is no more :(

Today, it died.

I can't even boot into windows with it in. I can see the BIOS screen and the starting windows screen but when I get to the point where it should show the login screen, I get a black screen and then a hard lock - it will not continue. Win XP safe mode will do the same thing.

I can boot into windows with a spare PCI VGA video card I keep for emergencies like this - very handy in a pinch !!

I've been noticing that I've been getting these strange BSOD (BAD_POOL_HEADER) with my 6800U in and they were getting more frequent. The funny thing is that it only happens in 2D mode at the desktop. It never happens in 3D. Viewing the call stack using windbg, I could see that it always happens doing some normal windows GUI calls like drawing windows, moving windows, etc.. Finally, today I couldn't even boot into windows. I did an emergency repair intstall of Win XP thinking it was a software issue but it wasn't.

Before somebody claims it's my PSU, I have an Enermax 465W PSU with 33A on the 12v+ rail. There's nothing wrong with my PSU - it's the video card for sure. The only other slight possibility is the motherboard but I severely doubt that.

Anyhow, at least I can boot into windows with my cr@ppy PCI VGA card but I can't play games with it :( - at least no games made after 1996.

I'll be RMAing my 6800U to eVGA. They're ususally pretty good with RMAs from what I heard.

Wish me luck.
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My eVGA 6800GT did the same thing after about one month. I don't miss the loud ass fan. ;)
 
minc3d said:
These guys just want a free card to RMA. LOL.
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actually, i really was gonna hang it on my kill wall along with my TNT, screwed up MSI skt A board, and 2 hard drives.. itd be quite a peice to have up there :D
 
Quite surprising that your evga card died beause my BFG 6800U also died on me and Im going to RMA it. Have fun!
 
Well today I bought an AGP GeForce MX400 from CompUSSR for $49 (way overpriced !!).

Man this card blowz !!

At least my CompUSSR said that I can return the MX400 for a full refund without a restocking fee - not that 15% for $49 is that much - LOL :D

I could have purchased almost 12 MX400s for the price I paid fo rmy 6800U - LOL !! :p

However, it did accomplish one thing - it proved that my AGP and MB are OK since I'm using this POS card to type right now.

Thus all evidence is currently pointing to my evga 6800U malfunctioning.
 
You spent more than enough money for that 6800, you should have no problem RMAing it.
 
LordBritish said:
Thus all evidence is currently pointing to my evga 6800U malfunctioning.
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Which could be due to overclocking.

Be sure to tell them it was overclocked, when you ask for a RMA number...
 
fallguy said:
Which could be due to overclocking.

Be sure to tell them it was overclocked, when you ask for a RMA number...
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No offense dood but you are a pussy.
 
My eVGA 6800U is on RMA now as well, ..seems like alot of Ultra's die early. I am hoping my RMAed card is a revised PCB or something.


Thankfully eVGA has a 2 year warranty now. :)
 
lithium726 said:
actually, i really was gonna hang it on my kill wall along with my TNT, screwed up MSI skt A board, and 2 hard drives.. itd be quite a peice to have up there :D
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this i want pics of :D

i'm gonna start my own kill wall soon... soon as i get some stuff to put on it :D not too hard, at the frequency i'm checking the dump these days... :rolleyes: my mom hates it, but i enjoy it. a lot.
 
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