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6600 GT AGP freezing

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robtk3

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OK guys, before I call PNY (no e-mail tech support!?)

ASUS A7V8X
Athlon 2100 o/c 2700 (i.e. 1.73Ghz - 2Ghz)
512Mb Corsair XMS (2x256)
Seagate 200Gb
PNY 6600 GT AGP
Creative SoundBlaster
DVD/RW CD/RW
500 watt Ultra X-connect
WinXP SP2

When I try running 3dmark (any version) or AquaMark3 everything freezes anywhere from a few seconds to less than a minute into it. In 3dmark03 and AquaMark it seems to lock at the same frame. 3dMark05 it locks before frame 140 or so. Also, it has frozen with UT2003. Yet Call/Duty seems to play fine.
I did not have these problem with my old 9500Pro.
I have tried:
different video drivers (using DriveCleaner and CabCleaner in between)
checked power connector to gfx card
upgrading from 330 watt to 500 watt
updating chipset drivers
updating Windows (like that would do it, ha)
changing CPU to AGP bridge-PCI to PCI and back again
un-overclocked my processor
turn on/off fastwrites
disable/enable vsync

One other thing, when it's frozen, ctrl-alt-del won't budge it. Must hit reset.
No warning messages (other than "restore active desktop" crap after restart)

Anybody? Thank you in advance.
 
Does that card have a temperature sensor?
If you go to the display properties, advanced, can you see a temperature tab?
If yes, use RivaTuner to log the temperature when you run 3DMark. Make it store the log into a text file. After the freeze, restart and open the text file to see how high the temperature goes.
 
I don't have a temp sensor tab, but my mb temp 29-33c proc 40-42c. If I run MarineAquariun screen saver the temp stay close to the same.
If I don't have that tab, does that mean my card does not have a temp sensor?
 
I have the same problem with my AGP Leadtek A6600 6600 GT card, which I got 2 days ago. Locks up in 3DMark2005 around frame 1000. From a fresh XP installation, I tried reference drivers v66.93, beta drivers v67.03 and Leadtek's latest drivers based on v66.93.
Sometimes I need to push reset, other times it reboots by itself after a 5-10 second hang.

My previous card was an ATI Radeon 9700 Pro.
 
I did the Rivatuner temperature logging thingie. The highest core temp before it locked up was 81C. The ambient temp at that point was 48C.

Is 81C too high under this kind of load, and is it possible that it is the cause of the lock up? What are the normal load temps?
 
hmmm... I too have a Leadtek 6600GT AGP however all seems well when I run 3DMARK05. I get a scores around 3000 each time so yah... perhaps you should return the card for a new one? btw, I am running this card on an ASUS P4P800S with Intel Pentium 4 2.8 Ghz HT technology, 1 gig of XMS Corsair PC3200 ram, and a 350w Cooler Master Active PSU.
 
Thanks for your reply impemonk. However, I solved my problem. Before I noticed the heat thing, I actually solved it by, get this... I RE-ENABLED AGP Fast Writes in the BIOS, but DISABLING it in RivaTuner. The easily reproducible freeze or lock-up is now gone. I tested 3DMark05 3 times and 3DMark03 1 time and had my bro (the guinea pig) play FarCry for about half-an-hour (which couldn't last 5 mins before.)

I was using the very latest Forceware drivers v71.24 BETA. I'm sort of sure that using the latest official drivers should work too. I also had the Rivatuner chipset compatibility option checked. Maybe I'll test again without the checkbox.

By the way, the high heat was due to me forgetting to attach the power connectors to my other two case fans. And this did NOT have anything to do with my freeze problem.

Question! Is this weird Fast Write fix a proper solution? I mean... am I fine here or am I just bypassing a deeper problem in the card itself?
 
I could not seem to get the temp to display for me. So, grabbed my trusty indoor/outdoor thermometer and set the sensor on the backside of the GPU. I knew this wouldn't be accurate but at least if will give me something to go by. At idle 98f, marine screensaver pushed it to 116f but settled at 115f. COD 115f. AquaMark got it to 115-116f til it froze. Left it as is for a few minutes and the temp shot up another 3-4f. Next. display went to squiggly lines and then the whole machine shut itself off. That's it for me. My tough little 9500Pro is back in the tower and the 6600GT will be back at CompUSA tomorrow.

Are PNY boards not worth the money? ($200 after rebates) Would I be better off spending a little more for an evga or something?
 
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