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deech86   10-03-2007 at 05:53:56 AM

What would be the best card to use with an Asus P5B-E board? I currently have a Radeon x1900xt but I'm getting a lot of graphics corruption and haven't been able to figure out a way to fix it.

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Maziar   10-03-2007 at 07:30:05 AM
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x1900xt is still a good card , what are the probs u r talking about ?

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deech86   10-03-2007 at 04:39:58 PM
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Same problem people are posting in this thread http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] tion-games. Lots of graphic garbage flashing on the screen and textures stretching across.

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Maziar   10-03-2007 at 06:42:56 PM
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updated driver ?

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deech86   10-03-2007 at 07:24:32 PM
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I've updated the driver every time I've seen a new one hoping it would fix the problems. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers, reformatted and went back to XP from Vista just to see if the Vista drivers were the problem, but I still get the exact same thing. For a few months, it worked fine and I don't remember there being any change on my computer around the time this started.

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geofelt   10-03-2007 at 07:33:08 PM
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Those symptoms sound like a driver problem or a heat problem.

If you are using the latest driver, check to see if there is a beta version that might solve the problem.

VGA cards generate lots of heat, even more than the CPU. They are designed to tolerate this, but there is a limit.
Check that the VGA fan is working.
Remove the side cover to your case, and direct a house fan into the case to insure that the case temperatures are as good as it can get. If the problem goes away, then look into case cooling solutions.

To answer your question: Look at the 8800GTS-320.

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deech86   10-04-2007 at 03:20:40 AM
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Is EVGA a good brand to get?

The cooling didn't seem to help, the ATI card stays at around 78C anyway, isn't that fairly normal? Now my computer has started locking up after a few minutes of being in a 3d game, but it runs fine on 2d stuff. Is my PSU ok for this set up?

PSU is a FSP Bluestorm AX500-A

CPU: Core 2 6400
P5B-E Motherboard
and the Radeon x1900xt


Message edited by deech86 on 10-04-2007 at 04:34:57 AM
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geofelt   10-04-2007 at 06:24:45 AM
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EVGA is a very good brand.

I think a vga card is good to 100c, so you are ok there.

FSP 500w is a quality part, but not top tier. If the x1800xt is more power hungry than a 8800gts (26a), or you are powering lots of other devices, then the psu could be the problem . Sometimes psu's can deteriorate with age.
If you are so inclined, you can get a PC Power & cooling silencer 610 (49a) directly from them for $120. Check their refurb list also.

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