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i bought a gts 250 and it( i think) is not working right.
i have a 5600+
4gig ddr2 800
xfx gts 250
bfg 450w psu
asus m.....-t motherboard and windows xp

i get wavy screens when playing and i get a haze that moves with me and it is about the most annoying thing in the world.
i know it is not the refresh rate because i have change that many times.

i play on a 19in 1440-900
 
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I get the same problem and I know your answer , its because its overheating. download EVGA percision and when you play games put the fan on 80%. the only game I ever have that problem in now is Crysis.
 
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Well cooling down my card more fixed that problem... I've noticed I get it when my card is hotter then it should be. I'm POSITIVE thats the problem , because I have the same GPU and HAD the same problem.
 
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well i get it on counterstrike with the fan on 60% and the haze. If it is a overheating problem and would constantly happen would returning it and gettting a different card help. I have evga precision and run it at 60% all times with no overclock what so ever.
 
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Well the problem can also be interference from things...such as something screwing with your dvi connection into the back of the card or your vga cable....i am still dealing with this problem on occasion Gin and its exactly as he is describing it....all of my systems are well cooled and this can happen at idle as i boot into windows etc....so you may be positive it can be a contributing factor and can cause it....that doesn't mean its his problem...

So far iv only had this happen on my 260 GTX system...which is odd...my 9800gtx+ system performs perfectly....

Slayer i suggest you replug your dvi cable and your vga to dvi adapter if your using one...route the cables away from others etc....shut everything off and back on...

Edit: Slayer....it doesn't matter if your fan speed is 60% or 100% if you don't know what temps your card is running at or if they are safe or dangerous you should just go ahead and sign off here...you may have a warmer room than joe blow running at 60% so you HAVE to watch your temps....

Go play an intensive game and make sure you don't go above 60C....i try to stay below 60C on all of my gaming pcs....if the problem doesn't arise whilst the card is at a safe and cool temperature than its interference...
 
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i have it set to 60-90% fan speed and get it on menus and gameplay. Counter strike is not graphics intensive and i get it the worst besides crysis
 
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Temps...temps temps...not fan speed...TEMPS!!!!

Sarcasm alert...

Hey get this...if you put a graphics card in a case with bad airflow and turn the fan speed to 100% it doesn't actually cool it very well.... CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT!!!!!....its almost like your sucking hot air from the case over the hot gpu which GUESS WHAT...doesn't do to well....


Gauge YOUR TEMPS!!!!!...and then come back to this thread :sarcastic: go play a game like crysis and watch your temps....pay attention for what the average temperature it sits at is...you could tell us

It sits between 50-55c and never goes above 60c....something like that...spend a good 30mins looking for temperatures...


And Gin...where does he say he purchased a new monitor?....even if he did he may not be using the new cable...it may be flawed as well...
 
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i get all new cables with the my monitor and it runs around 55 c idle in a room in about 70-80 degrees with the fan speed set to 65 or 70 but i also have an adapter for dvi to vga that might effect it.
 
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i have speedfan and it says 55-60 and same with my bios so i have checked the temps and i have good airflow with the haf 932 with 3 case fans so i am fully aware of my temps thank you
 
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Hmmm...it doesn't seem to be a temperature issue than...my 9800gtx+ runs close to that...if not cooler :D

Have you tried different cables and adapters...have you made sure to screw in the cables to assure a good connect on both the card and monitor...
 
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I was right its getting too hot , My video card starts to make an "Elevator" effect when it goes to 60C or above. It's jsut because of Crysis , turn down some settings , especially ones that have ot do with Physics. Then again my card probably was junk when I got it.

and sorry rewindlabs I'm jumping around on threads.. I was thinking about another guy who bought a new monitor. >.<
 
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....What? from what i have read 60c isn't a bad temp for the GTS 250 and aslong as it doesn't go any higher...considering this guy has better cooling than me im confused as to how he isn't running any cooler...the 250 supposedly runs cooler....

Are you overclocking the card a bit to much you think?
 
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I'm not overclocking it at all. >.< and when I did over clock it a week ago I got the same temps and same problems anyway. I also dont think the G92 GPU likes anything warmer then 55C while under load. 60C kills me.
 
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i have no overclock at all and its not only crysis that it does it on. i get it on start menus of many programs. i have tried twice reconnecting the cords and mking sure a good connection and even tried the second dvi slot on my card.
 
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Im guessing the same goes for him...from what i also read the 9800gtx+ overclocks a bit better as well...so it might take heat better than the GTS....i don't let it go over 60c...

This sound so weird though...are there other users having problems with the GTS at certain temps....
 
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is there a card out there that runs cooler for about the same performance. and for 149.99 because i have had the card for ten days and it has done it every single time.
 
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I've only had the start menu thing once , all I did was download the newest drivers and it was fixed. The start menu thing was on the 1st day too. question: are you running your monitor at its native resolution?
 
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