Stu I think the card is just grinding to a halt. Get Mega to test it and if you can test another card in your machince
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Stu I think the card is just grinding to a halt. Get Mega to test it and if you can test another card in your machince
No i did not, I didn't bother, as I got the artefact's on boot up so I reckoned the Artifacting was due to the cardQuote:
Originally Posted by NiteShade
no dude sounds like that card is on the way out doesn't matter what you do.
how old is the card?
Ya if the card cant handle the graphics requirements of the POST screen then you might wanna check on the warrantee...
...mebbe you should try plugging it in on the onboard gfx....?
i got the similar effect a while back, then after looking at the card and fiddeling with it ...the fan fell off...re attached the fan ...hey presto...all was wekking.....
I recommend manually adjusting the gfx hardware with a light ball pene hammer.
Haha he said 'pene'.
lol...
It's cool I've spoken to a PC shop down the road from me and they do Lay-by so I'm going to put down a deposit on a card then pay it off over the next two months or so... all sorted...
Now what is a decent to mid range card? not top of the range because I cannot justify spending a months mortgage payment on a GFX card to the wife...
Dude make sure that it is the card that is a problem, what happened to your old Card? Can't you put it in there for now? If I remember you had an 8800 like me?
I will check the card out again but I installed the 8600 and no issue on the PC... it's defo's the card in my opinion
8800 was swapped with a friend of mine, in hindsight i should of held onto it for a while longer, but I swapped it out for a HDMI cable/8600 (HDMI PCI - Card) 5.1 Surround sound system and some other items for my Media Centre and Xbox
If you are mainly going to use this PC for Bad company then the 8600 should do you for now as BC2 use the CPU a lot. You might have to play with everything on low.
But if it is fine then save up for a nice card so you can join us on BF3
So don't tell her. What she doesn't know, won't bother her.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ic3nFl4me
And, if she does find out, remember:
Forgiveness is easier to get than permission
Stu, I have an 8800 GTS at home if you want it.
cool Jono let me know when you home and I'll pull through and fetch it this evening. tanks a million