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Revolt189   02-21-2009 at 08:38:08 AM

During gameplay (usually 10-15 minutes in), my game will feeze/hang up: then the screen will go black, I will lose sound for a few seconds, then the monitor will "restart", and then I will get a VPU Recovery Error Message.

 

Right after that I can go back to playing my game for another couple of minutes before I get ANOTHER error message.

 

Games like Counter-Strike 1.6, Day of Defeat, etc (older games) NEVER get it, but other games like BioShock, STALKER, COD4, etc do quite frequently.

 

Any ideas?

 

I'm of the opinion that it's a power supply problem.

 

Is my current PSU not enough?

 

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Antec EarthWatts 550 PSU
Intel Core 2 CPU 6320 @ 1.86GHz
2 GB RAM
ASUS EAH4850 TOP (pre-overclocked I think)


Message edited by Revolt189 on 02-21-2009 at 08:43:43 AM
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Maziar   02-21-2009 at 10:41:50 AM
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The power is enough,make sure u have the latest catalyst drivers installed.

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jitpublisher   02-21-2009 at 04:54:00 PM
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Could be getting too hot, make sure you have good case ventilation, and the fan on the card is working correctly.

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Revolt189   02-21-2009 at 06:11:02 PM
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I have the latest drivers installed, trust me on that...

My card idles at around 49C - how hot is normal during gameplay? Especially a demanding game like Company of Heroes or STALKER? I think the highest I've clocked it is at 63C... (And this is with the fan on 100%)

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Maziar   02-22-2009 at 08:17:27 AM
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your temps are fine,i suggest u RMA your card

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zipzoomflyhigh   02-22-2009 at 05:56:34 PM
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Is this the ATIKMDAG your display driver has stopped working and has recovered error?

This is a very well known problem when you have previously had a nvidia card and didnt properly uninstall your nvidia drivers. You need to manually uninstall any nvidia/rivatuner/ntune drivers. All files of the same name, then download drivercleaner and clean out any nvidia. Then reboot, reinstall your ati drivers from ati website and you should be good to go. It worked for me.

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Revolt189   02-22-2009 at 10:52:21 PM
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There's a correction I needed to make - I have a 500 Watt PSU.

Does this make a difference? There's a Wattage Calculator on the ASUS website that suggested a 550W PSU.

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Revolt189   02-26-2009 at 08:17:18 AM
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Shameless bump again...

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Maziar   02-26-2009 at 12:18:10 PM
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what are the specs of your PSU ?

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Maziar   02-27-2009 at 12:16:51 PM
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Your PSU is fine,just checked it
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/252242-33-4850-430w

Maybe u should RMA your card

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rolli59   02-27-2009 at 01:05:50 PM
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Had this VPU recovery error on a 1950GT once, turned out to be the memory on the card failing.

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Revolt189   02-27-2009 at 06:00:21 PM
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I can't... I had to remove the Serial Number from the box for the refund...

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rolli59   02-28-2009 at 12:11:28 AM
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It should still be covered if you have a copy of it (most likely somewhere on the card it self). All you have to do is ask for RMA ticket either from manufacturer or retailer.

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Revolt189   03-08-2009 at 10:24:42 AM
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I have an old Alienware rig that I might try this card out on.

It's a Socket 939 AMD 3000+ ATH64 processor, and it has two old 6600GTs in it.

Would this be an okay rig to test the card on?

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Maziar   03-08-2009 at 11:07:18 AM
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What is the power supply of it ?

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Revolt189   03-09-2009 at 12:24:31 AM
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650W in the Alienware.

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Maziar   03-09-2009 at 02:17:59 PM
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OK test in it and post thre results.

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