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The only nv file was nvdata.bin. I deleted it and restarted, but my games are still broken 
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| noobly wrote : The only nv file was nvdata.bin. I deleted it and restarted, but my games are still broken |
If it were me I'd put down as a learning experience with a crap card and crappier drivers then I'd return it and get a nice GTX275 and download some lovely working drivers from the Nvidia site and get back to the gaming. ![[:mousemonkey]](http://img.tomshardware.com/forum/uk/images/perso/mousemonkey.gif "[:mousemonkey]")
| mousemonkey wrote : If it were me I'd put down as a learning experience with a crap card and crappier drivers then I'd return it and get a nice GTX275 and download some lovely working drivers from the Nvidia site and get back to the gaming. |
Oh here we go... I'd point out that my system works fine but why...
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| daedalus685 wrote : Oh here we go... I'd point out that my system works fine but why... |
Then maybe you should swap with the OP. 
Hmm, the StealthxStream has 4 rails and only 1 pcix connector... Be careful you are not stuffing everything on the same rail for the card.
OCZ PSU specs are so damn random...
It is certainly a cheep PSU, it 'should' work though.. but it may not in all cable configurations. Though if teh PSU was not givign enough power the card would usualyl just fail and give you a reboot/BSOD/TDR event. I can't see it causing an application tofail to load, that screams software problem to me.]
(PS. I'm not trading my system with anyone 
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Message edited by daedalus685 on 05-20-2009 at 08:57:45 PM
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| daedalus685 wrote : Ah, the 600 is four rails, sorry.
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That's because it's drawing power from subspace , in the great and good world of Nvidia 
it's possible for the card to work in 2D mode but crash when asked to go 3D or SLI if there is not enough power available.
| japps2 wrote : Noobly,
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Fallout 3 crashes randomly regardless , don't get me wrong I like the game (currently doing the BoS exp) but it's always crashing despite the various updates.
| mousemonkey wrote : That's because it's drawing power from subspace |
Ya, but if it works in 2d mode (it is the same for ATI) the card will usually fail (I.e. there will be a TDR event recorded in the event viewer) or the system will simply crash outright. I cant see a PSU causing an application to simply fail to load, even if the card wasnt gearing up to 3d properly.. but I've seen PSU's certainly cause stranger issues.
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