X1900 GT Problem/Question

[Ogre67]

I bought a X1900 GT from newegg open box recently. Whole new computer and when this problem arose took me a day or so to figure it out since it didnt make sense it would be the source.

As soon as a game would launch computer would freeze. Last thing I would think would be a video card at "stock speeds". Long story short it was the video card. The computer is seeing it properly as a x1900 GT but wants to clock it at 575 core and 800 memory.

At this setting it will instantly hardlock. Drop the memory down to 750 and works fine. Heres what bothers me, specs show its supposed to be nowhere near that memory speed.

All the reviewers show their cards at 600 memory? I figure that cant be right because I dont think mine would do 750 and work.

A little confused here as to why the "Default" settings arent correct, why my memory is doing way way way higher then the "stock" settings according to what websites say they should be.

Lastly even ATI Tool wants to set it at 575/800. Its wierd enlighten me.

 

[jebo_4jc]

I bought a X1900 GT from newegg open box recently. Whole new computer and when this problem arose took me a day or so to figure it out since it didnt make sense it would be the source.

As soon as a game would launch computer would freeze. Last thing I would think would be a video card at "stock speeds". Long story short it was the video card. The computer is seeing it properly as a x1900 GT but wants to clock it at 575 core and 800 memory.

At this setting it will instantly hardlock. Drop the memory down to 750 and works fine. Heres what bothers me, specs show its supposed to be nowhere near that memory speed.

All the reviewers show their cards at 600 memory? I figure that cant be right because I dont think mine would do 750 and work.

A little confused here as to why the "Default" settings arent correct, why my memory is doing way way way higher then the "stock" settings according to what websites say they should be.

Lastly even ATI Tool wants to set it at 575/800. Its wierd enlighten me.

It sounds like that card may have been owned by somebody who flashed the BIOS to program higher 3d speeds.

You have two options, as far as I see them:
1. Flash the BIOS yourself, using lower clock speeds
2. return the card (if you can)

 

[defaultluser]

Yup, welcome to the fun of Newegg open-box items. They are completely untested, because it's cheaper to just ship them to you and let you do the testing yourself. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't.