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CaiNaM

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there's no reason to upgrade or overclock the cpu, nor is there any reason to use "modified" drivers. the 1900XT should run just fine with std. drivers and a 3200+ (very few games, if any, or cpu bottlenecked after around 2.4ghz on an a64).

there's obviously some driver corruption, a hardware conflict, faulty piece of hardware, or some rogue apps taking away cpu cycles/memory...

the best way to troubleshoot would be to remove any and all unecessary peripehrals - extra hard drives, optical drives, sound cards, 5 of the fans if you're running 8 ;) make sure everything is installed properly (for example if dual channel ram, have the installed in the right banks, etc.). unplug everything you can to leave as little load as possible on your psu (better to test with a known good one tho). if you don't have a psu with a dedicated plug for the vid card, make sure you don't have the adapter plugged into one that's on the same chain as hard drives, cdrom, etc.

run tests.

if it runs well, install a peripheral and check again, and so on and so forth until you find the problem.
 
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imported_michaelpatrick33

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I have a similar problem! Help!

I have two evga 7900GTX's in SLI but Oblivion only runs at 640 X 480 and is like a slide show. What the heck is wrong with you fools? Help me? What the heck is a pci-ex connector? Is that part of the hard drive?

I have reinstalled my computer 4 times and still; the same problem. Heck, Half Life 2 runs great at 800 X 600!

My rig for you all
Opty 170 at 2.4
2 1gig patriot dimms at 220 2.5-3-2-7
DFI NF4 Expert SLI board
Raptor and Maxtor HDD's
Seasonic S12 600 dual rail 18amp
X-fi
dell 2405 fpw
If you all can't help then it is your fault not mine that my supposedly great graphics cards can't even run in SVGA ... I think it is SVGA or is it HDTV ... Hmmm .... ....
 
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TanisHalfElven

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Originally posted by: michaelpatrick33
I have a similar problem! Help!

I have two evga 7900GTX's in SLI but Oblivion only runs at 640 X 480 and is like a slide show. What the heck is wrong with you fools? Help me? What the heck is a pci-ex connector? Is that part of the hard drive?

I have reinstalled my computer 4 times and still; the same problem. Heck, Half Life 2 runs great at 800 X 600!

My rig for you all
Opty 170 at 2.4
2 1gig patriot dimms at 220 2.5-3-2-7
DFI NF4 Expert SLI board
Raptor and Maxtor HDD's
Seasonic S12 600 dual rail 18amp
X-fi
dell 2405 fpw
If you all can't help then it is your fault not mine that my supposedly great graphics cards can't even run in SVGA ... I think it is SVGA or is it HDTV ... Hmmm .... ....
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and my sarcasm meter blew up. :p
 
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TheRyuu

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Dec 3, 2005
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Originally posted by: tanishalfelven
Originally posted by: michaelpatrick33
I have a similar problem! Help!

I have two evga 7900GTX's in SLI but Oblivion only runs at 640 X 480 and is like a slide show. What the heck is wrong with you fools? Help me? What the heck is a pci-ex connector? Is that part of the hard drive?

I have reinstalled my computer 4 times and still; the same problem. Heck, Half Life 2 runs great at 800 X 600!

My rig for you all
Opty 170 at 2.4
2 1gig patriot dimms at 220 2.5-3-2-7
DFI NF4 Expert SLI board
Raptor and Maxtor HDD's
Seasonic S12 600 dual rail 18amp
X-fi
dell 2405 fpw
If you all can't help then it is your fault not mine that my supposedly great graphics cards can't even run in SVGA ... I think it is SVGA or is it HDTV ... Hmmm .... ....
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and my sarcasm meter blew up. :p
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lol, it's obviously CPU limited at such a low Resolution, duh!

I suggested the same thing 4 times, oh well, I'm done here.

I think we should just let this thread fade away, or get locked. It's just sad now.
 
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TanisHalfElven

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nah i am enoying this thread.
come on OP insult a few more ppl.
hell, insult me if you have to. just don't lets this thread die.
 
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akshayt

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@michaekpatrick, is your problem solved now?

try this:
1)new and more powerful powersupply
2) new sata cables and not bent2
3)new hdd

joing techenclave.com/forums, they may not be so rude as these people to you.
 
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imported_michaelpatrick33

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Jun 19, 2004
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Originally posted by: akshayt
@michaekpatrick, is your problem solved now?

try this:
1)new and more powerful powersupply
2) new sata cables and not bent2
3)new hdd

joing techenclave.com/forums, they may not be so rude as these people to you.
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errr ... uhhhh .... uuhhhhh .... errrrrrr .... glances at walls for a moment .... uh .... errrrr .... uhhhhhh hnmmmmmmmmmmm ... makes puzzled Wookied grumble ...... hghmmmmmm ..... errrr ...... uhhhhhhh ....... hhnmjhhjjjmmmmmm

All I can say to this post is :laugh:

In the .0000001% chance you don't understand this akshayt, I was being sarcastic and trying to create a little light hearted humor at this rather black hole of a thread. I just can't seem to escape its gravitational pull into ....

My above rig is real and watercooled. I know what I am doing and I game at 1920X1200. My Opty is low because I got the worst overclocking Opty in history :laugh: and will soon rectify this with a Conroe. MMMMM Conroe
 
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LOUISSSSS

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haha he took micheal patrick serious lol
good. go to that forum and stay there, and did you get that dell yet?
 
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Avalon

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Originally posted by: akshayt
@michaekpatrick, is your problem solved now?

try this:
1)new and more powerful powersupply
2) new sata cables and not bent2
3)new hdd

joing techenclave.com/forums, they may not be so rude as these people to you.
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They're ruder over there than the guys over here seem to be. Ever considered the fact that it's you? If you weren't acting like such an ass and actually LISTENED and TRIED the suggestions given here (I see you've done some, after a painstakingly long time), you might actually solve your problem.

Game stuttering with such a powerful card is usually caused by insufficient power to a video card. Just because your power supply is brand new (and it's not >30A on the 12V rail, it has seperate rails which CANNOT be added in mathematical fashion), it could very well be struggling depending on how much stuff is crammed into your case.

I notice you said you tried playing some of your games on a friend's system and they ran fine at settings you were having stuttering issues with. Is it not possible for you to be able to throw your X1900 into your friend's system? If not, do you still have your old card with you? If your issues go away after these checks, you've got it narrowed down to either a faulty card or a card that isn't getting enough power.
 
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akshayt

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I will most probably be going for Antec NeoHE 500 which has 3 rails each with 17A and can provide 456watts continuous at 50C.
 
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Sable

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Originally posted by: akshayt
@michaekpatrick, is your problem solved now?

try this:
1)new and more powerful powersupply
2) new sata cables and not bent2
3)new hdd

joing techenclave.com/forums, they may not be so rude as these people to you.
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lolololol

Now YOU are offering tech advice? aaaaaaaahahahhahahaaaaaa
 
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The Batt?sai

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Originally posted by: akshayt
MY Rig

http://www.techenclave.com/forums/rig/viewgallery-267.html

Just repartitioned and freshly formatted.

Running Win XP SP2 with drivers 6.5

MW

MW demo
1024*768 MAX, 16x AF, drivers on performance
crap
12x10 even worse
runs choppy

12x10 even lags, useless

should I overclock on the spot to 2.4ghz or higher?
Tried AOE3 demo, 12x10, MAX in game AA, there is a little ingame lagging though fps are 50-70 or more
AOE3 demo is lagging a little despite the high fps

Same with MW, fps are more or less ok but performance is crap

min fps at 12X10 are unacceptable
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why would u buy a x1900xtx but have a a64 3200? :confused:
 
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Killrose

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I had a problem with game stuttering before and it was because I had plugged the Master HD into the Secondary IDE connector position on the Mboard and not the Primary position. It was on a Mboard only swap-out, not a new build. Not only did games stutter real bad, the sound was intermittant too.
 
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