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Problem with 9800 Pro

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Ju1ien

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BLah I regret buying this thing. I spent 350 bucks for it retail and the only game I played with it was Diablo 2. Sigh.. anyway, now that I'm actually using it for some 3d gaming im having some problems.

When I play Battlefield 1942 it runs fine at max settings (like I expect it to) for a while, but then it starts getting choppy and then it just gets too choppy to even play. With this in mind im thinking it's a heat problem.

I havent tried different drivers or anything because im not connected to the internet on that computer yet. I had some power supply issues in the past and im thinking that somehow it could have screwed with it a bit.

Anyway, before RMA'ing it im going to try different drivers and what not. But if it still fucks up im getting a new one. Also, I have overclocked it a little bit before (barely, then I changed it back to stock), Will they be able to detect that I did that? Will I be able to RMA it?

My question is when I touch the heatsink should it be scalding hot? I can keep my finger on it for like 5 seconds before it gets to burning me.
 
Ju1ien said:
When I play Battlefield 1942 it runs fine at max settings (like I expect it to) for a while, but then it starts getting choppy and then it just gets too choppy to even play. With this in mind im thinking it's a heat problem.
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How much system RAM do you have? You may need 1G of memory.

Most new video cards run VERY hot. Which is why I bought my 9800 Pro with the VGA Silencer already on it (HighTech 9800).
 
Well.. I have 512 Mb of pc3200 memory. I forgot to add that even when I put the graphic settings to the bare minimum, it still does the same thing. I also see little white lines here and there.

The problems with my power supply were pretty serious I might add, so im kinda worried that might have what messed it up. :confused: :(

Im really hoping that driver updates and WinXP service pack 2 will fix it but if not will I be able to RMA it even though I overclocked it a little bit once?
 
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