PNY Geforce 3 Ti 200 goin crazy on me...

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kontrabass

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I just installed a new PNY geforce3 ti200, and it only takes 30 seconds before my system totally locks up, XP dumps the memory, and reboots. (The entire screen fills with little red squares like a checkerboard when it locks up).

I know there is an issue with geforce cards and via chipsets with the new Detonator drivers while running 3d apps ... I'm wondering if anyone else has had problems outside of 3d games (normal explorer use) like this.

Setup:

Athlon XP 1600+
Epox 8KHA+
PNY geforce3 ti200

I've tried the 21.8x detonator drivers, Windows XP, 2K, and all the BIOS recommendations I could find on the issue.

Thanks -
 
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FreakyGuy

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I had the PNY GeForce 3 Ti200 for a couple days and it was doing the same thing to me. I took it back and got a refund. I just bought a Radeon 8500 instead.

Old Duron 600@950
Abit KT7-Raid
Radeon 8500 Retail
 
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kontrabass

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Freaky: Thanks for the response - sorry you had to go through the same thing, but I'm glad it's not just mine. Everything going fine with the 8500? Are you using XP also?
 
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maap

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That's to bad. Maybe a bad card, maybe it's XP. I still use 98se and probably will till nothing else runs on it, Still faster then XP.

My PNY GF3 Ti200 rocks. O/C's to 250/560. That's Ti500 O/C speeds.
 
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FreakyGuy

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I run Windows ME which is highly tweaked and just as fast as 98SE. No system restore etc.... I had the PNY up to 240/550 which is faster than a TI500 but when I got my Radeon 8500 it was faster than the TI200 OC'd. I paid $216.48 Retail for the PNY then returned it and got the Retail Radeon 8500 for $215.50 online. In 3DMark my score went up 400pts switching to the Radeon.

The PNY card was showing the checkerboard effect at stock speed. I would be cruising the net and it would act funny like that. Occasionally freezing also.
 
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t4t3r

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wow, that sucks man. sorry to hear about that. i have that identical system, except for ram, hdd, etc. that you didnt mention. i am running an epox 8kha+, xp 1600, and pny g3 ti200 with no problems. my ti200 doesn't oc very far, but that is a minor gripe. the card is fast as hell so i am very pleased. i also bought mine around the time they were just starting to show up at online vendors, so that is probably why. don't know what to tell you though man....




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ck1016

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I have the PNY Ti 200 on an Iwill KK266-R, 1.3 T-bird, Win XP with 21.83 drivers. I have the card at 245/550 stable. With the 23.11 drivers I crashed with the red and white checkered pattern with a high overclock, those drivers were also causing random crashes on my machine. Since going to the 21.83 drivers everything has been solid. I'm also using the latest VIA drivers.
 
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maap

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<< ck1016: Glad you got yours to work with the 21.83 drivers. I'm curious about the VIA drivers - I've heard others say that the latest 4 in 1 drivers help the problem, but from what I see, the 4 in 1 drivers don't install any video-releated drivers in XP >>


According to the VIA 4in1 release Doc, starting with 4.36 they made a fix "Fixed issues from application 3D2001 for KT133/KT133A". I have an Iwill KK266+R (kt133a chipset). Before my Ti200 I had/still have a Gainward GF2 Pro/450 Golden Sample. It would always lock at some point in 3dmark2001 and other DX games, reguardless of O/Cing. VIA 4in1 4.36 fixed it. 4in1 4.37 added this fix ". Fixed issues and make more stable for KM133". 4in1 4.35 was the last version to make an actual fix for XP. This is all straight from the driver release Doc.
 
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rjpaulsen

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<< Mine did this too, though only once- and I had little green squares. >>



I didn't have this problem until I installed my a new Adaptec SCSI card and WD SCSI Drive the other day. Since it happened after I installed SCSI I thought it may be a power supply issue (I had 300watts) so I picked up a 400W and I still have the same problem.

Under closer investigation I noticed I can leave my computer booted and running for hours and not have it crash... it only occurs when I try moving an IE window -- it gives me the stupid bluish-greenish squares (I'm not sure if it's limited to IE or not). I tried disabling that "XP Look" and that didn't help.

With the same setup as below (minus the SCSI) I did not have ANY problems.

I have:
- XP Prof
- 8KHA+
- AMP 1600+
- PNY G3 ti200
- Adaptec 19160 SCSI Controller
- 18gig WD SCSI + 2 IDE
 
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kontrabass

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Exactly the same thing here as far as the IE window - the video only goes beserk when dragging around an IE window (for about 10 seconds). I avoided ATI back in the day for lack of driver support, but I just ordered an 8500 - screw this Nvidia/XP crap.
 
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