Why does the IGP of my Biostar M7NCG rev. 7.2 keeping crashing with UT2004?

[mshan]

I own a Biostar M7NCG rev. 7.2 and I am trying the IGP graphics, but when I open anything graphics intensive (e. .g. Unreal Tournament 2004, 3DMark2001SE), it keeps crashing my computer.

I have 2 x 512 MB Corsair Value Select PC3200 at 333 and 2.5 3 3 11.

My cpu is an AMD Athlon XP 2500+ "barton" at 333 with stock hsf.

I've read about problems with this mobo's IGP, but I thought that was when you tried to run the cpu at fsb 200.

?

 

[mechBgon]

What brand & model of PSU is running the show in there?

 

[mshan]

Fortron FSP350-60PN (350W).

 

[RanDum72]

Relax the memory timings even more and see what happens. Or set it to run by SPD.
Also, check if there is a BIOS upgrade for the mobo.

 

[wchou]

thats normal for onboard video, either its too slow or crashes on intensive application. just use a video card if you got one laying around.

 

[mshan]

That's what I was thinking, but I would have thought it could handle 3DMark2001SE.

Is it possible that I need to increase the IGP voltage?


EDIT: SPD for this memory is 2.5 3 3 7 at fsb 200. I was told that nforce2 chips like 11, so I relaxed that timing. Also, I am currently at fsb 166 synch.

 

[mshan]

increased IGP voltage from 1.5 to 1.6 and system is no longer crashing under light load.

 

[wchou]

IGP is very weak video, its not good for gaming. You need high quality ram as well, even standard grade will crash often. Biostar have bad onboard video, when I had a board like that based in AMDK7 iit crashes even when I'm not gaming.

 

[knothead34]

onboard video sucks.....there isent a nice way to put it.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: wchou
IGP is very weak video, its not good for gaming. You need high quality ram as well, even standard grade will crash often. Biostar have bad onboard video, when I had a board like that based in AMDK7 iit crashes even when I'm not gaming.

It shouldn't crash though. I have a P3 700 MHz Compaq laptop with crappy onboard graphics. It'll run games, but it just gives me less than 10fps. So it's unplayable, but they at least won't crash.

That's one thing that irks me about computers - crashes are viewed as normal. It shouldn't be that way! You'd consider it a design flaw if your air conditioner turned itself off every time you tweaked the settings a certain way, and you'd demand a replacement that worked. Computers? Nope, if it crashes, it's normal, just don't do what made it crash again, and the problem's fixed, right?


Aaaanyway, maybe look for updated drivers at nVidia's website? I believe you'll want the Unified drivers and the Forceware.