Major Video Problems!!!!!!

[DKlein]

Here's what happened: I had my computer running all night, doing some downloading, and then in the morning the power went out after all this. When I turned my computer back on and tried to play a game, it ran like crap. I tried unclocking the computer, reinstalling the video drivers, testing out other games, defragging and virus checking, but nothing did anything.

The problem is that I get terrible frame rates, they must be around 5 or 10 a second at best, perhaps less if there's anything actually being rendered. When I turn, everything shifts around wierdly, it's all very choppy.

Specs:
AMD Athlon XP 2500+
Abit NF7-S v2.0 (BIOSv1.8)
Samsung DDR333 512MB
GeForce3 Ti 200
Maxtor 7200PRM 80GB
Windows XP

I also ran 3DMark03 and PCMark02:
PCMark was around 5500 for CPU, 4400 for RAM, 780 for HDD
3DMark was around 880
In comparison, 3DMark was around 880 before this problem, so there doesn't appear to be much of a difference there. All stock now, BTW, although it was o/c'ed before (and about 880 then too). I think it might be my copy of 3dMark though, I plan on reinstalling soon.

 

If your using windows xp, use the system restore function and go back to the time just before you had problems. If it doesn't work, chances are that the power failure has fragged one or more pieces of hardware in your PC..

Good Luck.

GM

 

[videoclone]

Also Last resort try formating if your not able to do a system restore.
If a last resort format still does nothing and the computer still slows down it could be your Geforce3 has died ..... it is an old card and the power thing could have tiped it over the edge into the grave!

 

[NYHoustonman]

I don't think it's the video card if you get the same 3DMark03 score...It has been shown that this benchmark depends on mainly the video card. Try running PCMark, I guess, and if everything is the same there, just reformat.

 

[DKlein]

Alright I reformatted, but it did nothing. The graphics are still poor. The image looks like it has cuts in it when I move the mouse around, and is incredibly slow with graphics turned up.

 

[Mem]

Try the video card in another PC or try another Geforce in your PC (from a friend) this should tell you if you`ve any damage to the card from the powercut,btw a good anti-surge power socket is worth buying.