Ads

Tom's Hardware > Forum > Graphics & Displays > Nvidia > [Solved] 790i Ultra SLI/9800GTX SSC Freeze ,Artifact

[Solved] 790i Ultra SLI/9800GTX SSC Freeze ,Artifact

Forum Graphics & Displays : Nvidia [Solved] 790i Ultra SLI/9800GTX SSC Freeze ,Artifact

My Setup
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz
XFX 790i Ultra SLI Mobo
EVGA 9800gtx SSC
1000w Ultra PSU
4GB 1066MHz DDR3 RAM running at 1.7v
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

Problem
I live in Bangalore, India. I have purchased ALL the parts above from the US. They are about 3 years ,3 months old.
I have been experiencing a lot of freezing and artifacting. It is extremely irritating to restart the computer every single time it freezes. I have heard a lot of people experiencing problems with the 790i and 9800gtx.
It keeps freezing while watching Hi Def Movies, playing Crysis , COD, UT3, etc. It also freezes when it gets a little warm.Recently, the XFX logo that appears when i boot up is distorted, then it loads windows in 640x480 resolution and its all distorted. The BIOS and Drivers are ALL latest, up to date ! I just cant seem to find the solution to this problem.I spent a lot of money from my pocket and I am depressesd to see that this is the performance delivered. I am really worried and keep thinking of a new solution. I cant sleep properly !!

Please help me.

Additional Info
I have tried overclocking the CPU and RAM before.
I have sightly increased the Northbridge and Southbridge Voltages as it keeps my system stable.
RAM is at 1.7v
CPU is at 1.26v (auto)
My cabinet has excellent ventillation (2intake fans, 3 exhuast fans)
The games usually freeze when i play them in 1920x1080
Motherboard bios P06 and GFX card BIOS is up to date.

Reply to samanthms

What are the temps on that card ?
Also, restore the CPU and RAM clocks to stock. See if the problem still persists.
If the problem still occurs, run memtest86+ and see if it's the problem with RAM.

PS: Does these crashes occur even in safe mode ?

------------------------------

http://valid.canardpc.com/cache/banner/2306195.png

Don't forget to select the "Best Answer" to whoever helped you with a problem/issue
Reply to Gman450

Best answer

A distorted image during bootup is a sign of damage on the card. I suggest that you look at the capacitors on your video card to check for a leak, continuing to use a video card with a leaking capacitor can lead to permanent damage on the other components of the video card.

However, an easier thing to do would be to install the video card on another PC and try to place games that you believe is causing the crash, if it does not happen, you will have to run tests (prime95 is good for checking stability and memory) and rule out each sub system.

Message quoted 1 times

Reply to icedeocampo

everything is not only distorted during bootup, it is distorted even after windows loads in safe mode... ! Yes, I have set the CPU and RAM to stock voltages and the problem still continues to haunt me !

Anyway, I took screen shots, this is what I see -

Reply to samanthms

Can you try the card on another PC?

------------------------------ Get busy livin' or get busy dyin.
Reply to Tamz_msc

No...i cant find anyone or any other computer to try on ! sadly !!

Guys, do you think getting a new graphics card , say the GTX260 ? can this solve the entire problem ?
Do you think there's a problem with the motherboard ?
PS: i performed memory tests and it went ok and my RAM didnt get hot.

Reply to samanthms

[quotemsg=2427021,3,58394]A distorted image during bootup is a sign of damage on the card. I suggest that you look at the capacitors on your video card to check for a leak, continuing to use a video card with a leaking capacitor can lead to permanent damage on the other components of the video card.[/quote]

I just opened up the heatsink of the graphics card to clean off all the dust. The capacitors are perfect, there are no leaks. I didnt see any liquid oozing out.

Reply to samanthms

icedeocampo wrote :

The 9800gtx uses solid state caps unlike low end cards from the period.

Reply to nforce4max

I suggest that you go ahead and purchase a new card but in your country you already know how things are. A gtx 260 is a lot faster than your 9800gtx any way so you will like it but one thing to remember keep it clean.

Message quoted 1 times

Reply to nforce4max

nforce4max wrote :

Roger that I have decided on the GTX 275 896MB Card

Reply to samanthms

I like the 275's performance but not it's cooler. I noticed when I picked one up just how light it was compared to other coolers from the period.

Reply to nforce4max

I think it's better you get the current gen cards from NVIDIA. Preferable the GTX 560 Ti or a GTX 560.

Message quoted 1 times

------------------------------

Don't forget to select the "Best Answer" to whoever helped you with a problem/issue
Reply to Gman450

Gman450 wrote :

I think it's better you get the current gen cards from NVIDIA. Preferable the GTX 560 Ti or a GTX 560.

In his country that is more easy said than done and current gen cards aren't all that great when it comes to build quality. If people were the same way with high end and expensive sports cars I would have gotten me a cheap Ferrari by now :sol:

Reply to nforce4max

Which country BTW ?

Message quoted 1 times

------------------------------

Don't forget to select the "Best Answer" to whoever helped you with a problem/issue
Reply to Gman450

Gman450 wrote :

Which country BTW ?

OP lives in India..

Reply to nforce4max

:??:
I live in India too. The next gen video cards aren't hard to get, but they're tad too expensive when they get shipped here. Cost of a GTX 560 is about $300.

------------------------------

Don't forget to select the "Best Answer" to whoever helped you with a problem/issue
Reply to Gman450

Yea prices outside the US suck a lot.

Reply to nforce4max

I forgot to mention that all the distortion started after I uninstalled the drivers using the control panel and then I tried to reinstall them. Everythings' screwed up after that. I did that because i experienced several freezes. I thought that reinstalling drivers would help, but it just worsened the situation.

Reply to samanthms

Well that is just water under the bridge at this point and it was already having issues so it isn't your fault.

Reply to nforce4max

my memory seems to be working fine. My Motherboard and CPU are working properly too. Its definitely the graphics card.
Please suggest a good replacement. I am looking for a card under or near $200.
And do you think going for an ATI/AMD card will be better ? because i have heard that ATI cards have better quality components which are sold at a lesser price but the downside is that ATI makes bad drivers. Is that true ? Help me out on this one please !

Reply to samanthms

AMD/ATI cards consume less power than as well.
Yeah, the drivers for an AMD/ATi card is a letdown.
Both NVIDIA and AMD/ATi cards are good.
For about $200,
GTX 560
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814127592

But I'd like to ask you, are they available ?

------------------------------

Don't forget to select the "Best Answer" to whoever helped you with a problem/issue
Reply to Gman450

But I'd like to ask you, are they available ?[/quotemsg]

Yes, I generally order things from an International seller on eBay who ships from the US itself.

I have decided on the HD 6870. Do you think it will work well with my nForce 790i mobo ?

Reply to samanthms

Quote :

I have decided on the HD 6870. Do you think it will work well with my nForce 790i mobo ?

Yes it will run fine on your motherboard.

------------------------------

Don't forget to select the "Best Answer" to whoever helped you with a problem/issue
Reply to Gman450

I have ordered the XFX HD 6870 card. Its en route.

And go to this link below, the first image you see under Video Ram Artifacts was EXACTLY the same problem I faced !
http://www.playtool.com/pages/artifacts/artifacts.html

My new card should take care of everything !

Reply to samanthms

Good luck.

------------------------------

Don't forget to select the "Best Answer" to whoever helped you with a problem/issue
Reply to Gman450

update: i got my new video card. Installed it. Its running better than before !!! [HD 6870 is tons better than 9800gtx ssc]

Looks like the problem was with my 9800gtx after all....
All the distortion and corruption is gone for good

Now, here's a problem that has been messing with my head for over a year !!

After installing the new video card, it did solve the problem of distortion during boot up.
It successfully loaded Win 7 in 1920x1080. Then i tried playing a Blu Ray Movie.... it ran for about 40 seconds and then it just hung up, it forze. I had to restart.

I tried playing COD:MW2 too. The game opened fine. I selected the single player mission, it started to load. While it was loading, it suddenly hung up (forze) and I had to restart it again.

Then same exact problem of "loading" data while i use Adobe Photoshop and apps which run at High Resolution.

I just fixed a Video Card problem....now behind it- is a RAM problem :fou:

I found this to be an excellent RAM kit. I ordered it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231428

Do you think it would solve this issue ?

Message edited by samanthms on 09-30-2011 at 08:07:18 PM

Reply to samanthms

Does it just freeze up? Or does it go into blue screen?

------------------------------

Don't forget to select the "Best Answer" to whoever helped you with a problem/issue
Reply to Gman450

only freeze up.

Reply to samanthms

Does it freeze up only during play back movies and games? Or does it do it even when at idle? Like while surfing the web?

------------------------------

Don't forget to select the "Best Answer" to whoever helped you with a problem/issue
Reply to Gman450

yes, it does freeze up while playing movie and games.
It also freezes while watching youtube videos and when I open many tabs in google chrome.

It doesn't freeze up if i go to gmail or facebook. (when only a few or 2 tabs are open)

Reply to samanthms

Installed new RAM sticks.
This solves everything. Thank you all for your help

Reply to samanthms

Best answer selected by samanthms.

Reply to samanthms

This topic has been closed by Mousemonkey

------------------------------

http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/3995/bl11.gif

Reply to Mousemonkey

Related content

See all topics related to "790i Ultra SLI/9800GTX SSC Freeze ,Artifact"

Tom's Hardware > Forum > Graphics & Displays > Nvidia > [Solved] 790i Ultra SLI/9800GTX SSC Freeze ,Artifact

Go to:

Help |
Forum rules

There are 1980 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Page generated in 0.492 seconds

Please mind

You are about to answer a thread that has been inactive for more than 6 months.
If you still wish to proceed, please ensure that your posting is original and does not duplicate or overlap any prior responses to this thread.

Add a reply Cancel