Very odd video corruption, HELP!

[dbman190]

I just built a new comp, a64 3200, MSI K8N platnium, BFG Geforce 6800GT, 1gig corsair xms ram (2,3,3,6). It ran fine for the first few hours, and i played lots of games. Then I ran Source Beta again, and about 10 secs into it, it crashes with weird pixels. Now, I get them everywhere, even at the windows xp desktop. Basically after scrolling in web pages all the text gets corrupted, and pixels are off colored, misplaced, etc. It is not a temperature problem, the gfx card is at 67C, and the processor is around there too.

I'll try to post a picture later, b/c i havent installed my ftp client yet.

Thx in advance

 

[maxxo]

have you been overclocking your video card at all yet?

 

[dbman190]

No, everything is running at stock speeds. very puzzling

 

[JrCamacho]

whats your power supply? Run it on its own line.. etc.

 

[dbman190]

It seems to have disappeared on its own accord. Also, is 60C idle temp on an athlon64 3200+ normal? I'm using the stock hsf

 

[maxxo]

It seems to have disappeared on its own accord. Also, is 60C idle temp on an athlon64 3200+ normal? I'm using the stock hsf

for idling temps that sounds high to me. what are your load temps?

 

[dbman190]

Load temps are around 71-72C, with prime95 running.

My case is incredibly cluttered, horrible airflow at the moment. Also, I think the thermal pad on the HSF might be a tiny bit messed up, not sure tho.

Is 67C idle 6800gt temp high? Is 46C ambient temp high too?

 

[DirtyApe]

the temp on the GT is fine. mine idlesat 64C so there isnt much difference in temps there. but the CPU is getting a bit hot. id suggest a new heatsink and fan. take a look at the SP-97 from thermalright heres a link to a review http://www.overclockercafe.com/Reviews/cooling/ThermalRight_SP-97/
and get a good fan for it also. i have the P4 equivalent to that heatsink and i love it. keeps my P4 3.2 running around 36C @ idle and never goes over 44C on load

 

[dbman190]

Ok, I may do taht. But what about the ambient temp of 44C? Is that really high for that?

 

[Tobyus]

What temperature do you keep your thermostat in your home at? Also, do you have a fan pulling air into the case at the base of the front of your case?

 

[dbman190]

Yes, but there are no air intake hoels in the front of the case. I may cut/drill a few. Whats a good way to drill holes in plastic? (I'm new to modding)

 

[DirtyApe]

using a dremel works quite well.

 

[Shorty]

You need to grab yourself a tube of Arctic Silver 5, take off that crappy thermal pad on your processor and apply the AS5!

 

[jacuzz1]

Load temps are around 71-72C, with prime95 running.

My case is incredibly cluttered, horrible airflow at the moment. Also, I think the thermal pad on the HSF might be a tiny bit messed up, not sure tho.

Is 67C idle 6800gt temp high? Is 46C ambient temp high too?

67 is aobut 10 c higher then most are getting but it should not cause your issue.

 

[Ludic]

Set the memory timing from 2 to 2.5... (2.5-3-3-6)

If you check the Corsair website, their memory is rated CAS 2 for Intel platforms, but only CAS 2.5 for AMD. That may be causing your corruption.

It's almost the same system I built, so I have some knowledge to give

 

[CraftyOtter]

It is not a temperature problem, the gfx card is at 67C, and the processor is around there too.

You must have got an exceptional card or have some 3rd party cooler installed????
A recent review of a "stock" BFG 6800GT OC showed that particular board running @ 80+C under load. For comparison my PNY 6800GT runs as high as 82C under load, 62C idle.

Uninstall/reinstall graphics drivers??

I'll try to post a picture later, b/c i havent installed my ftp client yet.

Windows XP has the crude and crusty "ftp" installed

Start -> Run -> command -> ftp blah.blam.com