7800 GTX - CRAPPING OUT!

[mozzartusm]

Hmmm! My 7800 just totally flipped its wig. I turned the system on and everything loooked fine until after the window XP logo. When the desktop came up, "MY WHAT A RAINBOW!" After pulling the plug and the card and then reinstalling the card its back to normal. I dont think it would be wise to wait and see what happens, i think an RMA is in the works.

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[scottchen]

You didn't change heatsink yet did you?

 

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

That sucks man!

Yeah I would contact them, see what they have to say and RMA the sucker.

Nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.


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[KCjoker]

Damn that does suck, haven't read about anyone else's going out, has anyone else heard of more?

 

[mozzartusm]

No, I havent. I never even pushed it past what BFG clocks theirs at.

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[mozzartusm]

It may have something to do with my plasma TV. This is the first video card that has really impressed me with its software thats geared towards this type of display. I may be way off base, but ive got a feeling that alot of work is yet to be done before video cards get to where they are presently with other displays. This just isnt an area that I have enough knowledge in. Im not going to knock the card, this is the only one that I have heard of that has done this. I wouldnt be so eager to RMA if they didnt cost more than a total system can be built for.


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[mrface]

so you were running it on your plasma?

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[mozzartusm]

Yes, I have been using a 37" plasma as my monitor for 4 or 5 months.

Did you ever call?

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[Vapor]

Wow. That. Sucks.

Maybe you'll get an even better clocking one though? I know you didn't push yours hard at all, so it couldn't have been that.

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[mozzartusm]

Its working fine now, but it seems foolish to not just RMA the card. Ive got an X700 Pro to use for now.

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[mrface]

holy crap 37". dude youre hardcore. but that might be the problem, are you using svideo?

nah i never called; got busy with essays for class.



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[eden]

Hehehe, Auburn U's already torturing ya with essays... :lol:

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[eden]

d00d would you see me your Plasma? Please please please!

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[mozzartusm]

My plasma has a 15 pin that is much better than S-video. Its also better than composite. I was just about ready to grab one of the HDMI to DVI cables but now im on strandby.

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[mozzartusm]

My eyes were going down hill fast. I was at the point that 20 mins of viewing a 19" CRT would give me a crushing headache. It really brings out the grahics that this 7800 is capable of.

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[eden]

For me it's more like using any LCD at work would hurt my eyes. It still does at home, but much less than before. As for CRTs, now without my glasses, I'm as good as asleep.

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[mozzartusm]

My eyes are super sensitve to all of the negatives that a CRT may produce. I looked at LCD's forever and the only ones that I could stand to look at were up in the $3000.00 range. If there is a fault be it the Rainbow effect, ghosting, or many others my eyes will pick it up right away. Of course this really blows. The plasma ended up costing me around $2100.00 with a full 5 year warranty that even covers lightning.

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[eden]

Yeah I am uber sensitive as well.

Eyes spot ghosting and it easily ruins it for me. Yet I kept this 16ms 20.1" LCD, for many reasons. However most people claimed to see little to no ghosting on it, yet I spotted it right off.

I always hear of the rainbow effect and I think I do know what it is, but does anyone have any pics to show that would make it obvious?

The coolest thing with LCDs these days though is the anti-reflect filter screen added on most new models. It boosts the image quality by a mile, makes it brighter, deeper, and much more vivid. Glossy's always cool!

But no matter what, I still think plasma's the way to go. Aww gawd, I still haven't recovered from watching huge LCD TVs at Futureshop, advertised for such high prices and yet the content was delivered in low resolution, so the interpolation was horrible to the point of even distorting and making some things unreadable or perceivable. Add to it the fact HD is barely yet mainstream and your investment just started off pretty badly.
Seriously, there's those and the old large screen TVs found in the past for home theater systems. Those had such horrible angle of vision and yet people liked them. I could never grasp why! Seriously, I think Plasma's the best option from here on, given its more flexible resolutions IIRC, not to mention unbeatable image quality and very fast response times. I've yet to see a reason why LCD TVs will win.

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[mrface]

yeah fockin world lit man... grr...

i onl;y have three core classes left unforunately two of the are world lit classes...

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[lb19984]

that sucks
why arent u clocking it higher than bfg?
not a good ocer?



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[mozzartusm]

I dont think that its easy to pick up the RAINBOW effect in a pic unless its really bad. Not sure about that. Trust me, if you saw it you would know it.

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[TheGreatGrapeApe]

You couldn't show the rainbow effect in a pic because it's a sequential colour frame issue due to the colour wheel. You could show a rainbow-like shot in a picture but it wouldn't be related to the issue you are talking about that plagues DLPs (although they are getting better).

I too notice the rainbow effect on motion mostly (it's fine when doing presentations at work), which is why LCOS is so much better, no worries about that. Of course Plasma is sweet but we know the drawbacks there. Sofar no 'perfect' replacement for the CRT IMO, but I hold out hope for improvements in all areas.


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[eden]

Well they did improve a lot on plasma burn-in issues from what I gathered. And you do have to wonder how often do people really keep their TVs locked into one single picture without movement for days?

Finally, if you get a long warranty, then what's the worry, really, it'll be serviced and off it goes.

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[eden]

Is it the thing when you see a lot of stripes on TV, that are of two colors, like black and white, and then create a weird distortion with some rainbow-like colors coming out of them?

Or is it the one where if you move your head fast enough away and look back on the screen, you sometimes notice a brief RGB color spectrum in front of you which disappears quickly?

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[eden]

Heheh you got pwnt by Auburn's U...

Go, have a bastage ready for him when you finish passing the general classes.

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