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Right now I am suffering with a 256 MB 8500GT, waiting for the G92 GTS to come. Is there anything I should know about the G92 GTS concerning installation, drivers, or tweaking prior to using it?

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Yea, just keep it locked up at night, the 8800 series is known to eat the little children of ATI fanboys

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LOL @ annisman

I had one hell of a time getting drivers to work correctly for my 8800gt when playing cod4 (cod4 would freeze on me a few seconds into play, even at stock clocks).
I had to use the modded DNA drivers based off of the 169.04 beta.

My card was stable with the settings below, but I uninstalled them because I wanted the control panel. After several other drivers that failed, I gave up and went back to the DNA ones. Now I can't overclock :(. (its not heat cause I have a 120mm fan blowing on my gt).

I really think the culprit is my chipset. I have heard that ULI is very picky...


Message edited by soloman02 on 01-03-2008 at 06:00:19 AM
------------------------------ 3 more years to get my BSEE @ UNH :(
Intel E2200 @ 2.90Ghz (264x11) | 3GB DDR2 800 G.Skill (2x1GB, 2x512MB) | Gigabyte DS3L | Gigabyte 8800GT 512 @ 675/1566/900 | 160GB Seagate 7200rpm SATAII | Seasonic 500Watt SS-500ES | XP Pro
Reply to soloman02

It is. I have the same board in my older computer with a 7600GT, and driver problems plagued me until the 85 series of drivers.

Reply to nukchebi0

ya - set the fan to 70%

my msi 730mhz g92 gts ran at 60-65c normal desktop its now 44c
it ram at 85c gaming its now at 60-62 in crysis

i am on the last mission in crysis so i been playing for 4 days and its rock solid with the fan set to 70% - without the change i had issues -1200x1000 2x aa all high settings

i read about the 3870 auto fan not working and released mine is really hot, i thought it was the case its in a sff case. it was the same as the 3870 the fan was not ramping as it should.

its a little loud but i just leave it at 70% its not too bad


Message edited by dragonsprayer on 01-03-2008 at 08:25:04 AM
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How do I set the fan speed to 70%?

Reply to nukchebi0

nukchebi0 wrote :

How do I set the fan speed to 70%?



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Best,

3Ball

------------------------------ ASUS P5Q Pro P45 Motherboard
Intel C2Q Q9550 @ 3.40ghz w/ (8.5x400mhz, 1.2125v, Zalman 9500 & 24+ Hours Prime95 Stable)
6gb G. Skill DDR2 6400 @ 800mhz w/ (5-5-5-15: 2T, 2.04v)
EVGA GTX275 @ 660mhz/1550mhz/2400mhz
Reply to 3Ball

Is there anything I need to do to unlock this, or is it in Rivatuner already?

Reply to nukchebi0

Oh, I do have the fan set to 70%, and the card does not go above 60C, so it is not heat. At least someone confirmed that the ULI chipset is picky. Since I don't have the money to do a full system upgrade (IE: c2d,ddr2 mem, and mobo) Looks like I'll have to find me a good s939 motherboard.

------------------------------ 3 more years to get my BSEE @ UNH :(
Intel E2200 @ 2.90Ghz (264x11) | 3GB DDR2 800 G.Skill (2x1GB, 2x512MB) | Gigabyte DS3L | Gigabyte 8800GT 512 @ 675/1566/900 | 160GB Seagate 7200rpm SATAII | Seasonic 500Watt SS-500ES | XP Pro
Reply to soloman02

nukchebi0 wrote :

Is there anything I need to do to unlock this, or is it in Rivatuner already?



Its already in rivatuner and it is fairly simple from what I have heard. Though I have not messed with anything on an nVidia card since my 7800GT. I will not be able to install the card in my sig until tomorrow when I get back to school.

Best,

3Ball

------------------------------ ASUS P5Q Pro P45 Motherboard
Intel C2Q Q9550 @ 3.40ghz w/ (8.5x400mhz, 1.2125v, Zalman 9500 & 24+ Hours Prime95 Stable)
6gb G. Skill DDR2 6400 @ 800mhz w/ (5-5-5-15: 2T, 2.04v)
EVGA GTX275 @ 660mhz/1550mhz/2400mhz
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