Hi, long time lurker, but been having some problems lately so i decided to register
1st off system specs
550W PSU
2 gig ddr2
amd athlon x2 6000+
1 320 gig SAta Drive
mobo; ECS GeFroce6100SM-m2 (I know **** mobo I was just too broke to update it when I updated the rest of the PC)
When I got this card, I was very happy with it. Ran everything I could throw at it at high settings. I wanted to see if it can overclock, but I didn't get much success with it, so I'm running it at stock speed. But after the overclocking business ( I only tried OC with the auto tune) I got less performance out of it @ stock speeds.
anyways, to the problem. I still play C&C Zero Hour with this mod called Shockwave (also increases graphics quality) and the card overheats at random. By random I mean, sometimes i can play for hours and not get it or I get it after 20 mins of playtime. This also happens with UT3 on high settings. But I don't get overheating with COD4, Supreme Commander nor crysis.
I have the fan set on at least 60% at all times, and my normal temperatures are 35-45 at idle and 60-65 under load. But with UT3 and Especially with Shockwave, it goes upwards to 77-80 degrees (even with the fan @70%) and the screen goes black and I have to restart.
Can the motherboard be a problem?
Could the card have been damaged when I tried to OC?
or could be simply the heat sink not seated properly? (not sure if those temps are normal)
possibly a combination? :/
Another thing, would the PSU not supplying enough power on the 12v be the cause of all this? I had it running on a lower PSU but that PSU died; turned out it was running with 20amps on the 12v. so I bought an adequate PSU, but the card might be damaged already?
Thanks in advance
1st off system specs
550W PSU
2 gig ddr2
amd athlon x2 6000+
1 320 gig SAta Drive
mobo; ECS GeFroce6100SM-m2 (I know **** mobo I was just too broke to update it when I updated the rest of the PC)
When I got this card, I was very happy with it. Ran everything I could throw at it at high settings. I wanted to see if it can overclock, but I didn't get much success with it, so I'm running it at stock speed. But after the overclocking business ( I only tried OC with the auto tune) I got less performance out of it @ stock speeds.
anyways, to the problem. I still play C&C Zero Hour with this mod called Shockwave (also increases graphics quality) and the card overheats at random. By random I mean, sometimes i can play for hours and not get it or I get it after 20 mins of playtime. This also happens with UT3 on high settings. But I don't get overheating with COD4, Supreme Commander nor crysis.
I have the fan set on at least 60% at all times, and my normal temperatures are 35-45 at idle and 60-65 under load. But with UT3 and Especially with Shockwave, it goes upwards to 77-80 degrees (even with the fan @70%) and the screen goes black and I have to restart.
Can the motherboard be a problem?
Could the card have been damaged when I tried to OC?
or could be simply the heat sink not seated properly? (not sure if those temps are normal)
possibly a combination? :/
Another thing, would the PSU not supplying enough power on the 12v be the cause of all this? I had it running on a lower PSU but that PSU died; turned out it was running with 20amps on the 12v. so I bought an adequate PSU, but the card might be damaged already?
Thanks in advance