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    New 6600GT - Problems, What am I doing wrong?

    OK, Time for an update. Tech number 3 @ BFG finally agreed that there was something wrong with the card. Suggested calling the store where I purchased it on Monday, if they wouldn't exchange it, I would have to RMA-it. Well, they agreed to swap it at the store - yahoo! So, since I...
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    New 6600GT - Problems, What am I doing wrong?

    Last techie @ BFG told me that he's pretty sure the lock-ups are caused by the "fast write" option being enabled on my AGP. Claims that the symptoms I've been experiencing are usually related to this. He wasn't sure how/if I could diable it on my mobo (ASUS P4P800 SE), so he suggested I call...
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    New 6600GT - Problems, What am I doing wrong?

    Quick update... I've experienced lock-ups with HL2 and Doom3 (just wanted to test those again to make sure) it starting to look like an RMA to me.
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    New 6600GT - Problems, What am I doing wrong?

    Yes, I am sharing the power to the video card with the hard drives! Could that potentially cause me any grief?
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    New 6600GT - Problems, What am I doing wrong?

    OK folks firstly - thanks so much for all of the input . You guys have been 10x better than the BFG support team thus far! A question. 1. If I experience a freeze/lock-up on select games and benchmarks (I.e. Far Cry, Breed, Halo and CSS Stress Test) but run others just fine (i.e. Doom3...
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    Please Help! OMG BFG NFG RMA?

    For a bit of background please refer to the message entitled "New 6600GT - Problems, What am I doing wrong?" Bottom line: After taking the BFG tech's advice I updated my mobo's BIOS, programs seem to work fine, however games (3 now: Far Cry, Halo and Breed) are locking-up right near the...
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    New 6600GT - Problems, What am I doing wrong?

    Well I thought I was on the road to recovery, but alas my woes persist! After updating the mobo's BIOS, I've experienced freezing in 2 games Far Cry and Halo. With my old card Ti4600 this NEVER happened. Now, twice in 1 day - Yipes! So, when I have more time I will run rthdribl for an...
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    New 6600GT - Problems, What am I doing wrong?

    Thanks for the feedback, I understand wha you're saying about 'rthdribl' and will run it that way when I have the time. However, I'm slightly confused at your comment surrounding the Forceware drivers. The main question I had was if I could use the forceware drivers with my set-up. From what...
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    New 6600GT - Problems, What am I doing wrong?

    Under 'rthdribl' my GPU core te,p went as hifh as 67c, however I'm not sure if I'm using the program correctly to be honest.
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    New 6600GT - Problems, What am I doing wrong?

    Are the 67.66 drivers "Forceware". Aren't you only supposed to use these if you have nVidia based mobo?
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    New 6600GT - Problems, What am I doing wrong?

    I checked the temp under the videocard's settings and here they are... GPU core temp = 44c Ambient temp = 36c Is that bad? Can anyone explain how I test the temp on my card "under load"? Thanks again
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    New 6600GT - Problems, What am I doing wrong?

    Wolfshanze Those specs are pretty close. Here's a update. After waiting 30 minutes I got a tech @ BFG - bottom line is he couldn't detect anything wrong. After checking multiple things (including BIOS), he suggested updating the BIOS. So, off to asus.com I went. Downloaded the latest...
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    New 6600GT - Problems, What am I doing wrong?

    Thanks for the info - I'm oh hold right now (BFG support) How would one underclock? (I've never even OC'd a card)
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    New 6600GT - Problems, What am I doing wrong?

    I'm a moderate gamer, not an enthusiast. I recently upgraded my vid card from a VisTek Ti4600 4XAPG, to a BFG 6600GT OC. I was originally going to get a AIW 9800 Pro, or a 9800XT. But after reading all of the gushing reviews I decided to spend a little more and get a better card. I only...
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    Minimum PS for 6600gt?

    I was hoping that someone could verify that my set-up (mainly the power supply) would be sufficient for the following video card (which I plan-on purchasing if compatible)? I?ve heard that the minimum spec of 350W isn?t nearly enough. Here?s the card I wish to purchase - BFG GeForce? 6600...