Leadtek GeForce 6800 GT 8X AGP video card

[Link19]

I just purchased a Leadtek GeForce 6800 GT video card. Whenever I play games after about 15-30 minutes when running the game, it will lockup. Sometimes, it will just lockup for 5-10 seconds, then the game play will resume. But sometimes it will lockup for maybe 10 seconds, then the screen will go blank, and a BSOD will come up saying something about nv4_disp.dll going in an infinite loop.

I have overclocked the video card before to about 406Mhz. I tried returning it to the default stock speeds, but the same thing still happens when playing games. The temperature when I overclocked never got any higher than 61C after playing 3-D games and running 3-D Mark 2005. It usually idles around 50-53C when not playing games or any 3-D applications.

I have the latest 71.89 drivers from NVIDIA installed, and these were installed on a clean install of Windows XP, so no previous NVIDIA drivers were ever installed. I have run Prime95 for 12 hours straight with all passes. I have an Antec True 550WATT power supply and it works great, so I know I should easily have enough power for this video card. Although why does it only come with one molex connector, when the Ultra comes with two??? Could it be that one Molex power connector isn't enough for this video card and stabiliy issues are common because of it??? If so, what can I do because it only came with one Molex power connector?

Any idea what may be the problem?? It is really frusterating me.

 

[MBentz]

I have the same card (AGP) and one Molex connecter is fine. Make sure the dongle that is plugged into the card doesnt have anything else plugged into it. (HDD, CDROMs etc)

Also, are you sure that the card is firmly locked into the AGP slot/PCI-e slot?

 

[Greenman]

My MSI 6600gt will BSOD with the same message if I run a 3d game with MBM5 running as well.

 

[BillyBobJoel71]

that is definetly not too hot for overclocking! mine goes to 70 without oc'ing. the ultra is clocked high and they want to make sure it gets enough power, assuming you will not overclock it anymore, and the same with the 6800gt. but it must be a heat problem or power problem, and in your case it looks like its not either. (how do you get such low load temps???). it must be a driver thing or windows thing. try going to 76.54 drivers, thats what i use and they are fine.

 

[Link19]

Are there known problems like this with the latest 71.89 NVIDIA drivers? And would going back to 76.54 fix it?? I would think the latest drivers should be the best if anything?

 

[Link19]

Originally posted by: Greenman
My MSI 6600gt will BSOD with the same message if I run a 3d game with MBM5 running as well.

What is MBM5?

 

[Greenman]

Motherboard Monitor 5.
Puts the system temps down in the task bar. Has more options than SpeedFan, you can even have it call your Priest if your system over heats.

 

[Link19]

I am reading the temperature from the NVIDIA Control Panel that installs with the display drivers.

 

[Gstanfor]

About the molex plugs, 6800GT's only have one, by design. Only the Ultra's have two molex connectors.

Have you installed the latest drivers for your motherboard chipset? you might try disabling Fast-Writes if you are using an nForce3 board.

 

[Link19]

I don't think I should need any chipset drivers for my motherboard because I have an ABIT motherboard with an Intel 875P Northbridge and Windows XP SP2 already has it's own drivers for that chipset. I just tried uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers, and I have ran 3Dark 2005 two straight times without any problems and my score was better than last time as well.

Also, I must say that I enabled the AGP settings screen on the NVIDIA Control Panel by adding the registry entry under the tweaks section. I notice that under the AGP settings, for the Maximum AGP rate, it says only 2X under the OS?? Everything else says 8X like it should?? WHy does it only say 2X for the OS??

If you don't know what I mean, I took a screen shot of the AGP settings and uploaded it here: http://img47.echo.cx/my.php?image=nvcontrol7um.jpg

 

[Gstanfor]

It says that for anyone, regardless of chipset, and yes, you should update your motherboard chipset drivers, regardless of whether they are from intel or not. I'm pretty sure at least two new intel driver updates have released relatively recently.

 

[Link19]

Originally posted by: Gstanfor
It says that for anyone, regardless of chipset, and yes, you should update your motherboard chipset drivers, regardless of whether they are from intel or not. I'm pretty sure at least two new intel driver updates have released relatively recently.

So, are you saying Microsoft has released new chipset drivers for Windows XP SP2?? Or should I update to the latest Intel ones rather than use the ones Windows XP SP2 comes with?

 

[Gstanfor]

Update to the latest intel drivers.

You should NEVER rely on what MS might or might not provide you with in the way of driver support, more often than not their drivers harm performance and provide less features compared to the proper driver from manufacturer.

 

[Link19]

Originally posted by: Gstanfor
Update to the latest intel drivers.

You should NEVER rely on what MS might or might not provide you with in the way of driver support, more often than not their drivers harm performance and provide less features compared to the proper driver from manufacturer.

I thought chipset drivers was something standard enough to rely on from Microsoft and that it was only necessary to intsall them if the OS didn't recognize the chipset like with the newest motherboards released after the latest major Windows update?? I mean the CD and DVD-ROM drivers from Microsoft are fine aren't they?? Almost all CD and DVD drives don't come with drivers because the ones that come with Windows are standard for everything?? Isn't it the same with chipsets??

ANd I would think that the chipset drivers that come with Windows XP SP2 would be the most up to date for the Intel 875P chipset which was released a year prior to the release of Windows XP SP2. So wouldn't the drivers in Windows XP SP2 be the same as the ones provided by Intel?? Or am I missing something important here?

Im Device Manager, there are no devices with a question mark. Before Windows XP SP2, there would be a question mark by an Unknown device named SM Bus controller. That indicated you had to install the chipset drivers for Windows XP to recognize it and take full advanatge of of the system chipset. I remember reading that the Intel chipset software install utility was only to be used if the OS didn't recognize the SM Bus controller?

 

[Gstanfor]

Look, try installing the drivers I've suggested and see for yourself if they make a difference or not. I'm not going to debate the matter with you forever, microsoft only provide minimal functionality drivers (enough that the OS can work with the hardware, preferably the way MS wants to work with the hardware). IDE & USB are the exceptions here (unless you are using some older VIA boards).

If you are concerned about mucking your system up, do a backup first with Ghost, DriveImage or similar.

 

[Link19]

I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the vdieo drivers completely. I have ran 3DMark 2005 and rthdribl_1_2 numerous times, and so far no problems. I even tried overclocking the GPU to 406MHz and the RAM to 1.05GHz. This time when overclocking, I reboot after I change the clock frequency settings. Last time, I just changed the clock frequency settings without rebooting.

I ran rthdribl_1_2 for 45 minutes with the GPU clocked at 406MHz and the RAM at 1.05GHz. No problems at all. I monitored the temperature while it was running and the highest it ever reached was 72C. Whenever I would move the rthdribl_1_2 window (which stops the 3-D anaimation), the temperature would immediately fall to 64C. So I guess you always have to miniotr your temperature when doing 3-D intensive stuff because it will fall in a matter of a second or two as soon as there is a break in the 3-D application or game.

 

[otispunkmeyer]

you really want the Intel drivers for your chipset

ive seen it before....specially on nforce boards, people get p!iss poor performance until the proper drivers from the chipset maker are installed. they made the chipset, they know how to make it work well, MS dont.

find your chipset in that list http://developer.intel.com/design/motherbd/gendrive.htm and i promise you your computer will be more stable and perform better

 

[Link19]

Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer
you really want the Intel drivers for your chipset

ive seen it before....specially on nforce boards, people get p!iss poor performance until the proper drivers from the chipset maker are installed. they made the chipset, they know how to make it work well, MS dont.

find your chipset in that list http://developer.intel.com/design/motherbd/gendrive.htm and i promise you your computer will be more stable and perform better

I notice that the dates for all the drivers listed there are prior to when the final release of Windows XP SP2 came out. So will those drivers work fine with Windows XP SP2? Aren't there any updated drivers for the 875P chipset from Intel released in August 2004 or later just to ensure they are comptible with Windows XP SP2?

 

[Link19]

I just tried installing it, and it is dated April 2004 and that is before Windows XP SP2. The one that came with Windows XP SP2 is dated 2001, but I don't think that is accurate because Mof the way Microsoft always seems to keep their driver dates labeled the same as when the OS was first released, but it probably is still updated. Are the Intel drivers ok even though they are not dated after Windows XP SP2 was released?

 

[Link19]

BUMP

 

[Sentential]

RMA the card. This is a known issue with the capaciters on 6800s. If they use the cheaper ones/PCB it has that freezing issue. If that is what you are getting you need to RMA the card because it is faulty

 

[Link19]

The weird thing is, I ran rthdribl_1_2 stable for a long time at 406MHz without any problems. But now when I go to play C&C Generals, it locks up when I am looking for a match to play online. The first thing that happens is the mouse freezes up, and then temporily unfreezes, but immediately locks up again, and it makes a weird fuzzing noise, than the audio in the game will come back on, then it will do it again in another few seconds later until it locks permanently and the screen goes blank. Is this a sign of the fault card with the cheap PCB capaciters?