Crash in Crysis - 8800GT 512mb

[gorenziv]

Hey All,
As I said, I have a 8800GT I brought in from Singapore.
it's xfx, AlfA-Dog Edition, 640mhz core speed.
BUT, as far as I can say, standard fan and heat sink.

after about 2.5hrs in Crysis, the screen got to be all red, and the computer stuck.

I believe it's over heating of the card, as it was very hot to touch, with nominal temp in windows of 54C.

Should I over-run the fans using Riva Tuner?
should I replace heat sink or fan?

can it be just game problem?

thanks all....

 

[nxcmp]

Hey All,
As I said, I have a 8800GT I brought in from Singapore.
it's xfx, AlfA-Dog Edition, 640mhz core speed.
BUT, as far as I can say, standard fan and heat sink.

after about 2.5hrs in Crysis, the screen got to be all red, and the computer stuck.

I believe it's over heating of the card, as it was very hot to touch, with nominal temp in windows of 54C.

Should I over-run the fans using Riva Tuner?
should I replace heat sink or fan?

can it be just game problem?

thanks all....

I would install the 169.12 Display Driver from Nvidia for your card, back when it was in (BETA), I had artifact tearing and other issues and it would crash but this driver was designed for the Crysis engine and the 8800 GT in mind as well. Hope that helps.

 

[nxcmp]

Oh and yes use RivaTuner 2.06, a good fan speed for that stock clock would be about 50+ % for sure to keep it well within limits. I use direct control (constant speed) of 75% when I overclock my eVGA 8800 GT SC to SSC spec. Good Luck.