I need your help. Heres my specs first.
EVGA 680i SLI MOBO
EVGA 8800GT SUPERCLOCKED version 650MHz 950Mem
2GB RAM
700W PSU
E6600 DUAL CORE
Plenty of cooling Idle = (CPU 37, CASE 28, GPU 52) Load = (CPU 43, Case 32, GPU 77)
I bought the new 8800GT card and for some reason cant get it to run at default clock anymore. It was running great until I did a full system reformat and re-install of my computer the other day. Everything installed great but now when I try to play any games like Crysis, COD4, or even run a GPU stress test, my computer screen fills up with artifacting and splotches and then locks up. This happens almost instantly when I begin a game or do the stress test. I can do normal desktop and internet things though. So I tried to underclock this card back to 600 and 900. The card seems to run fine at those clocks, lame. The closest I can get it without locking up is 640MHz and 940Memory. This is suppose to be the factory 8800GT Superclocked version and I am having to underclock it. Also keep in mind that I was even able to overclock this card to about 700MHz and 1000Memory like the SSC version without any problems before I reformatted my computer a few days ago. Yes I have all of the latest drivers for everything including bios. Does my card maybe need more power or something? I do have it plugged in too. What could be wrong? Please help.
EVGA 680i SLI MOBO
EVGA 8800GT SUPERCLOCKED version 650MHz 950Mem
2GB RAM
700W PSU
E6600 DUAL CORE
Plenty of cooling Idle = (CPU 37, CASE 28, GPU 52) Load = (CPU 43, Case 32, GPU 77)
I bought the new 8800GT card and for some reason cant get it to run at default clock anymore. It was running great until I did a full system reformat and re-install of my computer the other day. Everything installed great but now when I try to play any games like Crysis, COD4, or even run a GPU stress test, my computer screen fills up with artifacting and splotches and then locks up. This happens almost instantly when I begin a game or do the stress test. I can do normal desktop and internet things though. So I tried to underclock this card back to 600 and 900. The card seems to run fine at those clocks, lame. The closest I can get it without locking up is 640MHz and 940Memory. This is suppose to be the factory 8800GT Superclocked version and I am having to underclock it. Also keep in mind that I was even able to overclock this card to about 700MHz and 1000Memory like the SSC version without any problems before I reformatted my computer a few days ago. Yes I have all of the latest drivers for everything including bios. Does my card maybe need more power or something? I do have it plugged in too. What could be wrong? Please help.