Greetings,
i have a problem and hope someone can help me.
First off my system specs:
AMD Athlon 5200+
Jetway 8800GT
3 GB DDR RAM
430W PSU
Now, i got the 8800GT about one month ago, previously it was a 8600GTS. I immediately noticed that it was barely able to fit into my pc. Still, i got the two motherboard connector (i am not familiar with technical terms) pins to snap in and connect the power unit on the rear of the card. Still, when i started the pc there was no "beep", and i am told that only a long beep confirms that the graphics card has been correctly installed.
The problem i have is that i think it is under performing. When i compare the performance i have with benchmarks on some internet sites they have about 20fps more. Of course, they mostly use a besser processor, but i doubt it makes SUCH a difference.
I then tried running 3Dmark06, and it crashed on the third test, giving me this Error message: "IDirect3DDevice9:resent failed: Device lost (D3DERR_DEVICELOST) ". In the first two tests i got terrible fps (10-20).
So..I'm pretty lost at the moment. And yes, i have the newest drivers and deleted the old ones.
Any help would be appreciated.
i have a problem and hope someone can help me.
First off my system specs:
AMD Athlon 5200+
Jetway 8800GT
3 GB DDR RAM
430W PSU
Now, i got the 8800GT about one month ago, previously it was a 8600GTS. I immediately noticed that it was barely able to fit into my pc. Still, i got the two motherboard connector (i am not familiar with technical terms) pins to snap in and connect the power unit on the rear of the card. Still, when i started the pc there was no "beep", and i am told that only a long beep confirms that the graphics card has been correctly installed.
The problem i have is that i think it is under performing. When i compare the performance i have with benchmarks on some internet sites they have about 20fps more. Of course, they mostly use a besser processor, but i doubt it makes SUCH a difference.
I then tried running 3Dmark06, and it crashed on the third test, giving me this Error message: "IDirect3DDevice9:resent failed: Device lost (D3DERR_DEVICELOST) ". In the first two tests i got terrible fps (10-20).
So..I'm pretty lost at the moment. And yes, i have the newest drivers and deleted the old ones.
Any help would be appreciated.