Help me with a GTX 280

[live4spd]

So I just upgraded my computer a couple weeks ago, and this week I decided to upgrade my EVGA 8800 GTS to a EVGA GTX 280 1GB. I figured more power is better right?

Well it's not working so well, first of all this card is rediculous loud. As soon as I load COD 4 its fan is at 100%. I barely here the freakin TV it's so loud.

2nd after playing for about 20-30 minutes the screen craps out and the computer will reboot. This is has never happened before so I know it's the video card.

Is this normal for this card to be so loud and why is it restarting all the time. I'll put my equipment down below.

Do I even need this thing to run games at 1360x768 resolution, that's the best my HDTV will do so perhaps I don't even need it?

Here are some specs....

Asus P5BE QX9450, 8GB of RAM, couple hard drives, 1 DVD, plus a small RAID controller. The P/S is a Corsair TX650

I have a screen shot, and the EVGA Precision utility is showing fan speed at 94%, and the temp at 106 degrees C. My processor at the time was only running at 117 Degrees F.

What do you think?

 

[AmberClad]

Those symptoms (max fan speed and very high temps) seem quite similar to the ones that a few other people have experienced with defective GTX280s. It would probably be best just to RMA it and have them send over a new one.

I don't know that I would have upgraded from a 8800 GTS at all if I were running 1360x768 though. Did you find it inadequate ?

 

[Magusigne]

Originally posted by: live4spd
So I just upgraded my computer a couple weeks ago, and this week I decided to upgrade my EVGA 8800 GTS to a EVGA GTX 280 1GB. I figured more power is better right?

Well it's not working so well, first of all this card is rediculous loud. As soon as I load COD 4 its fan is at 100%. I barely here the freakin TV it's so loud.

2nd after playing for about 20-30 minutes the screen craps out and the computer will reboot. This is has never happened before so I know it's the video card.

Is this normal for this card to be so loud and why is it restarting all the time. I'll put my equipment down below.

Do I even need this thing to run games at 1360x768 resolution, that's the best my HDTV will do so perhaps I don't even need it?

Here are some specs....

Asus P5BE QX9450, 8GB of RAM, couple hard drives, 1 DVD, plus a small RAID controller. The P/S is a Corsair TX650

I have a screen shot, and the EVGA Precision utility is showing fan speed at 94%, and the temp at 106 degrees C. My processor at the time was only running at 117 Degrees F.

What do you think?

RMA it. There have been a Rash of bad GTX 280's that shoot up to past 100 degree's C.

RMA for sure. Hopefully it doesn't happen again.

 

[TaylorTech]

Nvidia to double-check their cooling solutions at the plant before shipping IMO.

 

[n7]

Argh, another defective one.

Same thing happened to me.

RMA time, or return/exchange time.

 

[live4spd]

Alright so it's in progress of getting RMA'd. Hopefully the next one will work.

 

[TaylorTech]

EVGA is letting me down, down, down :[

 

[AmberClad]

Why would you blame EVGA? The same problem has cropped up with the other brands as well.

 

[TaylorTech]

I'm not blaming them per-se. It just seems like theirs seem to be top on the list lately.

I'm still having a rough time deciding between the GTX 260 and HD4870. I have heard the 4870 dominates, but I'll always be an Nvidiot.

 

[Hugh H]

I have found that XFX cards have the best reputation for the quality of their Nvidia cards. The downside is, no step-up program like EVGA's.

 

[live4spd]

Well FWIW, I have bought at least 50 8800GTS cards from EVGA for work, and I have NEVER had one go bad. So perhaps this is an early adopter issues that they will work out.

 

[TaylorTech]

Well yes, that's what we're all assuming. Just manufacturing kinks they have to work out, as it is with any next-gen card release.