HELP 6800 CARD SCREWED AFTER OC'ING

[BillyBobJoel71]

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[INGlewood78]

it looks what you did was software overclocking...if you brought down the frequencies then you have undone it.

 

[BillyBobJoel71]

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[fstime]

Temps?

 

[Megatomic]

Undo the unlocking and tell us what happens next.

 

[BillyBobJoel71]

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[Megatomic]

For some reason I can't see in your post where you reversed your unlocking such that the card is running at 12/5 instead of 16/6 and at stock speeds. You might also try the current NV drivers which are 71.84.

 

[BillyBobJoel71]

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[Megatomic]

Well, it would be a way to tell if your artifacting was related to the overclocking or it if is bad drivers. You can always reinstall the new beta drivers if it's not the source of your problems.

 

[BillyBobJoel71]

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[Megatomic]

Yes, just uninstall the 76.44 or whatever they are using Add/Remove Software in the Control Panel. You'll reboot and the system will use some default driver Microsoft provides until you load the 71.84 and reboot. You shouldn't have any problems.

 

[Blazin Trav]

Try the 71.xx drivers.

 

[cbehnken]

your card sounds fried. Abondon all hope..

 

[Keysplayr]

Originally posted by: SuperTyphoon
i did softmod the card to 16 pipes and 6 vp, so should i change it or what will work?
update: i was playing halo, and it was smooth for 10 minutes, the n it started getting choppy.

The flickering you speak of can be attributed to the 4 pipes you unlocked being defective.
Try locking the four pipes and vertex unit that you modded. Your card should be fine after that.

As far as "hiding evidence" you should know that this forum and most members in it frown on deceiving vendors and manufacturers. If you "blow up your card", don't RMA it.

 

[lavaheadache]

so whats's the outcome? Hopefully all is well

 

[nRollo]

Originally posted by: keysplayr2003

Originally posted by: SuperTyphoon
i did softmod the card to 16 pipes and 6 vp, so should i change it or what will work?
update: i was playing halo, and it was smooth for 10 minutes, the n it started getting choppy.

The flickering you speak of can be attributed to the 4 pipes you unlocked being defective.
Try locking the four pipes and vertex unit that you modded. Your card should be fine after that.

As far as "hiding evidence" you should know that this forum and most members in it frown on deceiving vendors and manufacturers. If you "blow up your card", don't RMA it.

What what what?!?! Some people here disapprove of voiding your warranty in an attempt to get performance you didn't pay for, and then fraudulently RMAing the card?! No way!



Sadly, it's true Super Typhoon. Unless you tell the company you're RMAing with that you OCd/unlocked, you're basically stealing a card from them.

They gave you a card that worked fine at spec, which is all they owed you.

 

[BobDaMenkey]

Drop back to stock speeds, lock the extra pipes, and grab driver cleaner and the newest XG drivers.

Remove whatever driver you're using right now, and then boot into safe mode and remove all of the nVidia display drivers on the machine. Boot back into windows normally, then install the XGs. Reboot, and stay at stock clocks, and then give your games a shot.

If you're still having issues, you fried your board. Good job :-D (I almost nuked an Ath XP 1800+ when I pushed it to 2400+ speeds, machine wouldn't boot for a few hours, then it started working again, at stock speeds, funny story on the same kind of subject)

 

[Insomniak]

Originally posted by: BobDaMenkey
Drop back to stock speeds, lock the extra pipes, and grab driver cleaner and the newest XG drivers.

Remove whatever driver you're using right now, and then boot into safe mode and remove all of the nVidia display drivers on the machine. Boot back into windows normally, then install the XGs. Reboot, and stay at stock clocks, and then give your games a shot.

If you're still having issues, you fried your board. Good job :-D (I almost nuked an Ath XP 1800+ when I pushed it to 2400+ speeds, machine wouldn't boot for a few hours, then it started working again, at stock speeds, funny story on the same kind of subject)

Basically what he said. If changing drivers and locking back up at stock speeds doesn't fix the problem, you killed your card. Best of luck buying another.

 

[doublejbass]

Originally posted by: Rollo

Originally posted by: keysplayr2003

Originally posted by: SuperTyphoon
i did softmod the card to 16 pipes and 6 vp, so should i change it or what will work?
update: i was playing halo, and it was smooth for 10 minutes, the n it started getting choppy.

The flickering you speak of can be attributed to the 4 pipes you unlocked being defective.
Try locking the four pipes and vertex unit that you modded. Your card should be fine after that.

As far as "hiding evidence" you should know that this forum and most members in it frown on deceiving vendors and manufacturers. If you "blow up your card", don't RMA it.

What what what?!?! Some people here disapprove of voiding your warranty in an attempt to get performance you didn't pay for, and then fraudulently RMAing the card?! No way!



Sadly, it's true Super Typhoon. Unless you tell the company you're RMAing with that you OCd/unlocked, you're basically stealing a card from them.

They gave you a card that worked fine at spec, which is all they owed you.

Such an ethical standpoint. At least you're not spewing the bullshit about it driving card prices up.

I say trying to respect the MFRs and retailers is both unneeded and foolish, they don't respect you, and they certainly don't need you worrying about them. But that's me.

 

[Icopoli]

Your core and caps are damaged. Friend and myself fried his 9800 Pro when we put it a little too high, Halo did the same thing, starting doing a light show, psychadellic color-retro thing, then died.

 

[BillyBobJoel71]

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[shimsham]

how high did you try to clock it? did you just bump it way too high to begin with, or did you bump 10, test, bump 10 more, test, etc. untill you found a stable oc?

 

[Insomniak]

Originally posted by: SuperTyphoon
i hope i can get an exchange at circuit city.

You don't deserve one. You killed the card. Suck it up and pay for another.

See all that OC'd stuff in my sig? If one of those craps out, guess what's happening? A replacement purchase. If you can't afford to replace hardware you break, then you really shouldn't be voiding the warranty by actively pursuing activities that could indeed blow it up.

 

[BillyBobJoel71]

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[billwinkle]

That sucks dude.
I shop at circuit city. They treat me good there. I would not return something that I broke just to take advantage of their return policy. YOU broke the card, not CC not the manufacturer. YOU should suck it up and BUY a new card. I overclock my system knowing full well I could damage any componet any time and instantly void my warranty. Don't give me any bull**t that they can afford to replace youre **ckups. Its morons like you that keep prices higher by making defect rate artifically inflated. You are morally corrupt by doing this. Did you shoplift as a kid? I bet you did with the same mentality as you have now. They can afford it. Wrong......We cant afford it. In a small way you are making all of us honest people pay for youre indecrestion. YOU SUCK!!!!!!!

BTW I have been in the retail business for almost 30 years. If a manufacture has a higher than expected fail rate, they will adjust future product price accordingly albiet a very small amount.

If you think car manufactures give you a warranty on your car for free, think again. They average out estimated warranty costs per unit and then add to cost of said vehicle. Just about any manufacture does this.