Asus P4P800 Deluxe saying system failed cpu test, video card causing it!

[Intelman07]

Ok, I have a P4P800 Deluxe, and a 6600GT AGP card. I take it out, because I notice I see artifacts because of overheating, so I clean the heatsink on it, free it from dust. I also clean the old thermal goo out with 70% Isopropyl alcohol. I apply Antec's Silver compound, and put it all back together. I in no way mistreated it, static shocked it, or anything that I would believe to harm it, just clean it. Anyways I go to put it back in, and my motherboard says "System Failed Cpu Test" and the screen is black. After trying a lot of things, I try swapping my video card with a ti4200, and it works. I am thinking this looks like I have an expensive door stop here , and probably at my hands. I have replaced heatsinks before and cleaned them, at least 2 dozen times before, but I suppose there is a first to everything. Can there be anything done to try to get something working? Anyone else expierence this?

 

[nitromullet]

Sounds like your video card got damaged, or that is was already damaged before you touched it. A good possibility if you were seeing artifacts...

I wouldn't consider your pc an expensive door stop quite yet, just replace the video card for $120 and you'll be all set.

 

[Intelman07]

I think it is pretty much dead, I just put myself in a strange position though, wonder if i can conjur up money to go PCIe, with AMD. My system now is ok, but I did plan on switching soon. If I went AMD I'd want an X2, and that is a pretty large investment. I could go cheaper to a 3200+ and upgrade later though. Then that is just like replacing my card now. Decsions Decsions.

 

[nitromullet]

What kind of cpu do you have in your P4P800 Deluxe? If you still have a fairly strong cpu in that rig, you could replace the card with this AGP X850XT, which is $250 after mail in rebate. That should probably squeeze a bit more time out of your rig. Of course that all depends on what you currently have in there and what you use your rig for.

Edit: LOL @ Intelman07 wanting to buy an AMD cpu

 

[Intelman07]

Well this is a multipurpose machine, I do school work on it (presentations word processing, graphical sometimes). I watch movies on my computer, I game, sometimes some video encoding. I have a 2.6C @ 3.4 Northwood Pentium 4. Intelman will no longer work, but I dont care lol. Clearly AMD stole the lead.

 

[secretanchitman]

6800GS in agp is your best bet. im running a 2.4C @ 3.4 on a p4p800. but its slowly dying, as my cmos coin or whatever is busted and the agp lock fell off.

 

[Intelman07]

Slowly dying eh. I have been overall pretty happy with my P4P800. I am still debating my options, I have plenty of time to think I guess.

 

[Intelman07]

Here's the deal, I am going to replace it, but do you think I should get another 6600GT, or would something else be a better choice. That ATI X850XT looks intresting. As does the AGP variant of the 6800GS, although I have not seen any 6800GS AGP for sale yet.

 

[zagood]

For the price, the x850XT at $250. Looks like the AGP GS core is spec'd at 350mhz...a full 75mhz less than the PCI-E version. Such a shame too. It'll still be a damn good card but nowhere near what we were expecting.

http://www.xfxforce.com/web/product/lis...ils.jspa?productConfigurationId=118067

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[Intelman07]

I am actually seriously considering the 6800XT AGP. I really do want Pixil Shader 3.0!

Wait what about a 6800 NU