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I just got my 8800GT graphics card and was very excited like the rest of you until I ran into the constant lockup issue that has been going around. Heres my specs below to begin with.

EVGA 680i SLI MOBO
EVGA 8800GT SUPERCLOCKED version 650MHz 950Mem
Corsair XMS2 2GB RAM DDR2-800 4-4-4-12 2.1Volts
OCZ GamerXStream 700W PSU
E6600 DUAL CORE
Plenty of cooling Idle = (CPU 37, CASE 28, GPU 52) Load = (CPU 43, Case 32, GPU 72) "Tested with Crysis"

So what is going on with all of the 8800GT cards locking up? I know some of you got lucky and haven't been going through what the majority of use are. Please let us know your tricks and secrets to a flawless 8800GT card. I keep reading forum after forum with a majority of people having this same issue with these cards. I keep hearing many different ideas and fixes, but I am still not seeing any changes when i try those other then being able to run my game a little longer then before, but still locking up. I am starting to get a little frustrated with this card. Yes absolutely amazing graphics, but my joy is quickly turning into frustration after every time I want to play Crysis or COD4 it locks up after about 30 minutes to an hour. I have tried different drivers from 169.02 to beta versions like 169.09 and still same lockups. I have even tried underclocking my card and still same lockups. If anyone has some really helpful information on a fix for this major popular issue, please let all of us know.


 
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Bring down your clock speed...the mem should be 900 for Crysis. That should fix it.

I am not saying it is right, but it should work.
 
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I have read about this issue but I have never seen it appear on my system.. I have been running my 8800GT at 700/1000 for the last week or so and have not have one issue running anything at all.. the only problem is that since I keep the fan at 66% when its oc'd, the fan gets pretty damn loud... When is that HR03GT coming out anyway?

EDIT: My bad. That last question was rhetorical, I wasn't trying to hijack the thread.. ;)
 
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Thank you guys. Please continue with the tips and I will let you know as soon as one works. I will try all of these things and keep you up to date. I believe I have set it to 600 and 900 before, but I will try again.
 
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Hey Everyone. I have checked my CPU voltage using CPU-Z and it is going back and forth from 1.168 to 1.176 to 1.184. Also its not overclocked at all and set to 2.4GHz. Please let me know your thoughts on this.
 
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Hey quick thought. I read somewhere that one guy who was having this issue, turned off a setting called Cool n Quiet in his bios and he never saw a crash again. I have the EVGA 680i board and I dont have that setting. Is there something similar to that in my bios?
 
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I have been using a BFG 8800gt OC no tweaking except the fan and it has been running flawlessly for about a month now. I had no idea anyone was even having problems lol.

Have not played Crysis on my rig, but I play plenty of CoD 4 for hours and hours and never have any problems or slow downs
 
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i don't know about that, but your PSU is a great one. It has A LOT of power...and plenty of amps on v12 line to run your whole system...hell it probably could run 3 of them. However, I am not sure about the bios question.. =/

Reference: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.aspx?CurImage=17-341-002-04.jpg&Image=17-341-002-12.jpg%2c17-341-002-02.jpg%2c17-341-002-03.jpg%2c17-341-002-04.jpg%2c17-341-002-05.jpg%2c17-341-002-06.jpg%2c17-341-002-07.jpg%2c17-341-002-08.jpg%2c17-341-002-09.jpg%2c17-341-002-10.jpg&S7ImageFlag=0&Depa=0&Description=OCZ+GameXStream+OCZ700GXSSLI+700W+Power+Supply
 
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Well thanks qmalik. I guess I dont understand then. I have 4 12Volt rails and each one only puts out 18Amps. I was told that these 8800GT cards requier 24 Amps per rail. Am I wrong?
 
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lol. NOT per line. just in total. I only have 2 v12 lines, both are 17 amps (which = ~330W or something)....and that is more than enough to power everything in my system including the 8800GT....your PSU like 2x as powerful as mine - you have 4 v12 lines all 18amps (680W)...so you can run a lot on it. You PSU is fine - unless it is somehow defective. However, I personally think there is a better chance your 8800GT is defective than your PSU - but I don't know.
 
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Cool thanks man thats awesome to know. So heres something weird though. I have checked in my bios how much power I am getting on my 12v rail and it says 12.24. When I check it in Windows using SpeedFan it only says 9.54V. Could this mean that my windows is causing it to lose power?
 
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I really doubt it...It would make more sense to say at your computer needs more power at startup than ones it sends and idles in windows...but I am not really knowledgeable in that area.
 
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Qmalik, dude your awesome, you have helped me out a lot. So as of right now, I was just playing Crysis at 600MHz and 900Mem for about an hour without lock-ups. I did have to turn my 4xAA to off though. I did notice a big loss is FPS. I am still taking suggestions though.
 
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Ok cool, thanks randomizer. You have helped me a lot too. I appreciate it.
 
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I think you should RMA it..and when you get the new card ...set fan speeds to at least 40% (I have mine at 60%) and run it at stock speeds. The is the safest thing to do and I highly recommend it. Overclocking is overrated =P - I don't do it until I can't get 40 FPS on high settings with current games...excluding Crysis.
 
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Sound like a plan to me too. I have already RMAed it and the card is in the mail being cross shipped. Man, that Crysis game is the coolest game I think I have ever seen. Its on equal par with COD4 and maybe just a bit better because of how much more you get to do. So I play it with everything on high and without AA for best graphics and performance now that I had to underclock my card. So what in the heck would it look like on Very High settings and why cant I even get those options? They are black out on my game.
 
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Ask for a refund. EVGA has shipped another batch of cards with bad ram. Due to them having a super ghetto testing lab and using outside contractors they are replacing your card with the same card and the same problem. This is the trend that has sent me running to any other card maker out there.
 
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I just ran Crysis for about 3 to 4 hours on high graphics and with fan speed at 70% with the card underclocked to 600Mhz and 900 Ram and never once did I get a lock up. I am pretty happy, but still think its lame I am having to underclock it.
 
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