I recently upgraded my video card to a Gigabyte 6870 from an old 8800gts. I removed the Nvidia drivers before I installed the 6870 and installed the latest Catalyst drivers after rebooting with the 6870.
About this same time, I created a new Worgen Druid "bank alt" character in WoW. I was told the newbie Worgen area was fun and wanted to give it a shot. All was well for the first few levels, but then my video goes out. The monitor says "No VGA" and the little light on it changes from blue to orange to indicate sleep mode. A quick reset gives me 3 quick beeps, which on Asus is No VGA detected. If I shut the machine down completely and back on, all is well. I can relog back into WoW and play any of my characters, EXCEPT the druid. If I relog the druid, I can get 5-10 minutes before the "No VGA" crash happens again. My paladin tanking in Firelands should be more stressful on the card than Gilneas newbie area!
I can run 3dmark11 with no problems. I can play any of my other characters in WoW with no problems. I have removed, re-downloaded, and re-installed new drivers. I have reseated the card multiple times. I have changed the power source. I have run the WoW "repair" option in the downloader screen. I have turned down graphics settings.
I am at a loss. Any thoughts??
EDIT: System specs
C2D@3.2
2X2GB G-Skill DDR2/2X1GB Corsair DDR2
Asus P5K-Deluxe
Gigabyte 6870
Corsair SSD
Corsair 520 PSU
Win7 Pro
About this same time, I created a new Worgen Druid "bank alt" character in WoW. I was told the newbie Worgen area was fun and wanted to give it a shot. All was well for the first few levels, but then my video goes out. The monitor says "No VGA" and the little light on it changes from blue to orange to indicate sleep mode. A quick reset gives me 3 quick beeps, which on Asus is No VGA detected. If I shut the machine down completely and back on, all is well. I can relog back into WoW and play any of my characters, EXCEPT the druid. If I relog the druid, I can get 5-10 minutes before the "No VGA" crash happens again. My paladin tanking in Firelands should be more stressful on the card than Gilneas newbie area!
I can run 3dmark11 with no problems. I can play any of my other characters in WoW with no problems. I have removed, re-downloaded, and re-installed new drivers. I have reseated the card multiple times. I have changed the power source. I have run the WoW "repair" option in the downloader screen. I have turned down graphics settings.
I am at a loss. Any thoughts??
EDIT: System specs
C2D@3.2
2X2GB G-Skill DDR2/2X1GB Corsair DDR2
Asus P5K-Deluxe
Gigabyte 6870
Corsair SSD
Corsair 520 PSU
Win7 Pro
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