OK, I had this mostly typed up and then canceled it, so here's the short version:
Had an Athlon XP 1600+ with GeForce 3 Ti-500
Upgraded to an ATI 9600XT, everything worked fine.
Upgraded to an Athlon XP 3000+ issues came up in 3DMark05 (only got to try it twice with this card)
Upgraded to an XFX 6600GT still have issues; 3DMark 05 won't run, it crashes or reboots the PC. PCMark05 wouldn't run initially, I have since got that running. WoW crashes and drops me out on a regular basis.
Hardware:
Asus A7N8X-E
Athlon XP 3000+
Thermaltak 7 connected to the MB (Q-Fan enabled)
PC-Win 450ATXE powersupply
Exhaust Fan
CD-RW
DVD-ROM
2x SATA 7200 RPM 80GB Drives
2x 512MB PC2700 Crucial RAM
I installed the latest nvidia drivers at the getgo, so its not that. I have removed/reinstalled the drivers, no luck.
I have removed and reseated the CPU, put on new thermal grease and removed the copper support shim I installed the first time (had this from the 1600+)
I ran Memtest32 that all came out OK
I ran CPU Burn that didn't generate any errors
The CPU stays below 52C even at full load
Verified all the BIOS settings are whats recommended, disabled all extra components.
It is not overclock, and I have the RAM timings set by the SPD
3DMark05 will lock up every time I try it. PCMark05 runs sometimes. I didn't run 3DMark03 (I should have, see below)
I reinstalled the GeForce 3 Ti-500 and ran 3DMark03 4 times, no problems. Ran PCMark05, no problems.
I'm testing WoW now.
I'm thinking this is a PS issue? Since it started with the new CPU and the 9600XT. Upgrading to the 6600GT only made it worse I imagine. I figure that CPUBurn would have picked up errors if the CPU was to hot or had hotspots.
After I test WoW Some I'll reinstall the 6600GT and try 3DMark03 and see what it does.
The errors from WoW are different everytime. Sometimes its a memory reference error, sometimes an .exe. 3DMark05 dumps out with no error, reboots or generates a nodescript error.
I feel I've hit most things, even if I didn't list them, its hard to remember all I've done over the last 3-4 days.
Thoughts, comments? Ideas?
Thanks.
Murdock
Had an Athlon XP 1600+ with GeForce 3 Ti-500
Upgraded to an ATI 9600XT, everything worked fine.
Upgraded to an Athlon XP 3000+ issues came up in 3DMark05 (only got to try it twice with this card)
Upgraded to an XFX 6600GT still have issues; 3DMark 05 won't run, it crashes or reboots the PC. PCMark05 wouldn't run initially, I have since got that running. WoW crashes and drops me out on a regular basis.
Hardware:
Asus A7N8X-E
Athlon XP 3000+
Thermaltak 7 connected to the MB (Q-Fan enabled)
PC-Win 450ATXE powersupply
Exhaust Fan
CD-RW
DVD-ROM
2x SATA 7200 RPM 80GB Drives
2x 512MB PC2700 Crucial RAM
I installed the latest nvidia drivers at the getgo, so its not that. I have removed/reinstalled the drivers, no luck.
I have removed and reseated the CPU, put on new thermal grease and removed the copper support shim I installed the first time (had this from the 1600+)
I ran Memtest32 that all came out OK
I ran CPU Burn that didn't generate any errors
The CPU stays below 52C even at full load
Verified all the BIOS settings are whats recommended, disabled all extra components.
It is not overclock, and I have the RAM timings set by the SPD
3DMark05 will lock up every time I try it. PCMark05 runs sometimes. I didn't run 3DMark03 (I should have, see below)
I reinstalled the GeForce 3 Ti-500 and ran 3DMark03 4 times, no problems. Ran PCMark05, no problems.
I'm testing WoW now.
I'm thinking this is a PS issue? Since it started with the new CPU and the 9600XT. Upgrading to the 6600GT only made it worse I imagine. I figure that CPUBurn would have picked up errors if the CPU was to hot or had hotspots.
After I test WoW Some I'll reinstall the 6600GT and try 3DMark03 and see what it does.
The errors from WoW are different everytime. Sometimes its a memory reference error, sometimes an .exe. 3DMark05 dumps out with no error, reboots or generates a nodescript error.
I feel I've hit most things, even if I didn't list them, its hard to remember all I've done over the last 3-4 days.
Thoughts, comments? Ideas?
Thanks.
Murdock
