Hello everyone, I posted this on another forum but my problem went unsolved. Maybe you guys can help me out. Here is my situation:
I bought a BFG 6800 GT OC, when I installed it on my system it started to randomly freeze every 1-5 hours (with no games running, just a couple small applications).
Things I have done and tried:
Updated Bios
Updated system drivers
Complete system reinstalls many times
Used driver cleaner 3
Tried different video drivers
Up my VGA voltage to 1.6, 1.65, 1.7
Up my CPU voltage to 1.55 (since MSI under-volts)
Ran memtest, 30 passes, 0 errors, so RAM can be ruled out.
Again, everything is updated
My system is a new build, here is the current stats:
MSI Neo2 Platinum
AMD 64 3500 90nm Winchester
1 Gigabyte of Ram 2325 timings
BFG GeForce 6800 GT OC
NEC DVD+RW 3500
200 Gig Seagate barracuda 7200 RPM SATA HD
1 1.2mb floppy drive
1 120mm, 1 PCI slot fan
Antex 160w case
Aspire 520watt PSU 35a 12v
I had a eVGA 6800 Limited Edition (down-clocked Ultra) before this BFG 6800 GT OC card and I did not get these freezes. So I am unsure if it is the PSU.
My temperatures are low, CPU is 47c I think and video card is around 57c, system is around 24c.
PSU is currently giving: +3.3v = 3.23, +12v = 11.85, +5v 4.94
I have called BFG technical support many times but they could not help me. They offered to send me a replacement but it may be someone else's "refurbished" card, so I said I will think about it. I don't think it is a problem with the card though, but I am unsure what the problem is. One thing interesting is that while I ran memtest all night, over 8 hours maybe, I did not get no freezes (I was not in windows).
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I bought a BFG 6800 GT OC, when I installed it on my system it started to randomly freeze every 1-5 hours (with no games running, just a couple small applications).
Things I have done and tried:
Updated Bios
Updated system drivers
Complete system reinstalls many times
Used driver cleaner 3
Tried different video drivers
Up my VGA voltage to 1.6, 1.65, 1.7
Up my CPU voltage to 1.55 (since MSI under-volts)
Ran memtest, 30 passes, 0 errors, so RAM can be ruled out.
Again, everything is updated
My system is a new build, here is the current stats:
MSI Neo2 Platinum
AMD 64 3500 90nm Winchester
1 Gigabyte of Ram 2325 timings
BFG GeForce 6800 GT OC
NEC DVD+RW 3500
200 Gig Seagate barracuda 7200 RPM SATA HD
1 1.2mb floppy drive
1 120mm, 1 PCI slot fan
Antex 160w case
Aspire 520watt PSU 35a 12v
I had a eVGA 6800 Limited Edition (down-clocked Ultra) before this BFG 6800 GT OC card and I did not get these freezes. So I am unsure if it is the PSU.
My temperatures are low, CPU is 47c I think and video card is around 57c, system is around 24c.
PSU is currently giving: +3.3v = 3.23, +12v = 11.85, +5v 4.94
I have called BFG technical support many times but they could not help me. They offered to send me a replacement but it may be someone else's "refurbished" card, so I said I will think about it. I don't think it is a problem with the card though, but I am unsure what the problem is. One thing interesting is that while I ran memtest all night, over 8 hours maybe, I did not get no freezes (I was not in windows).
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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