Dual 6600GTwoes...

Slyder · 11-19-05, 01:32 PM

Now I am worried.

Ive been playing all my fave games on my new rig and have never liked the way it rendered the graphics. My old FX5700 was much more nicer when moving. My current 6600 displayed what could only be described as a ripple effect when moving which was maybe an inch in width and would travel up and down the entire lenght of the screen. This was very noticeable when sidestepping in front of a wall. I first noticed this on Doom 3 and FEAR. Tonight I am hoping to prove what I suspect. A faulty card.

Note this effect would just stop if I stood still and everything would look fine.

While downloading a new driver for something, the screen on my monitor when blank and came back on. This happened near enough every 3 seconds (but the green light on the monitor stayed on it did not turn amber. Then the picture went all blue, it was like looking at the Matrix code in blue and finally a strange effect which I thought would be best desrcribed if pictured.

I am really tempted to just try another gfx card. I have never liked this so called upgrade but the card came with the m/b so it would be easier to bite the bullet on this one.

JellyStones · 11-19-05, 08:51 PM

ok for your first problem with the tearing in games....is vsync turned on?

Slyder · 11-20-05, 03:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JellyStones

ok for your first problem with the tearing in games....is vsync turned on?

Tried both on and off in the games and I get the same result.

Slyder · 11-20-05, 12:52 PM

next...

Salamandar · 11-20-05, 01:32 PM

Tearing in games Problem, I had this problem 4 years ago using 2 cards, one was a geforce3 and one was an ATI 9500 card.
All I did is replacing the card by another vendors, the Geforce 3 was Hercules switched to Gainward, the ATI 9500 was ATI switched to Herculese ATI 9700.
Vsync on or off didn't work at all.

mx125race · 11-20-05, 02:30 PM

im not impressed with my 6600 coming from a 5200FX...

its might be faulty, hope u can sort it out...

Slyder · 11-21-05, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Salamandar

Tearing in games Problem, I had this problem 4 years ago using 2 cards, one was a geforce3 and one was an ATI 9500 card.
All I did is replacing the card by another vendors, the Geforce 3 was Hercules switched to Gainward, the ATI 9500 was ATI switched to Herculese ATI 9700.
Vsync on or off didn't work at all.

Would my problem in games be classed as tearing then ? Im seriously considering buying a new 6600.

darkrider01 · 11-21-05, 12:11 PM

What resolution and refresh are your running your desktop and games at?

Just an idea, but I would take your cards out, switch their places, and reseat them. Put card one in slot 2, card two in slot one... Anyway, that is what I would try. I have seen reseating cards take care of lots of problems.

Salamandar · 11-21-05, 01:09 PM

Try to play using one card........ then try the other.

rohit · 11-21-05, 03:02 PM

WHats your PSU like? Total watts, AMps on +12v rail, make?
And is this the gigabyte 3D1 card. that came bundled with ur mobo? (3d1 = 2 6600GT's on the same card)
This happens only in windows or even on startup?
2nd i would suggest to update the mobo BIOS. and re-seat the card.

Slyder · 11-21-05, 03:28 PM

Enermax 535 watts...
Rails EG535AX-VE FMA 2.0
+12v1 18A / +12v2 18A / 34A on the 12v rail in total.
-12v 0.8A
+5v 32A
+5v sb 2.5A
+3.3v 32A

I have only seen these funky colours once in windows, havnt seen them recently.

@ darkrider01 & Salamandar - My 6600 is a dual card. It has 2 cpu's on one card but unlocks all the SLI features. Resolution in games is normally default and I always play at 1024*768 (something my old FX5700 was very able to do)

rohit · 11-21-05, 03:37 PM

Yeh you have the 3d1 card.

ur prob. sounds pretty much similar of what i read earlier somewhere.
what that person did was accidentally update the mobo bios, and grafical curroption went away.
If the problem persists, you should RMA it.

11-19-05, 01:32 PM	#1
Slyder AMD + Nv = pro gaming rig Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Coventry / England Posts: 746	Dual 6600GTwoes... Now I am worried. Ive been playing all my fave games on my new rig and have never liked the way it rendered the graphics. My old FX5700 was much more nicer when moving. My current 6600 displayed what could only be described as a ripple effect when moving which was maybe an inch in width and would travel up and down the entire lenght of the screen. This was very noticeable when sidestepping in front of a wall. I first noticed this on Doom 3 and FEAR. Tonight I am hoping to prove what I suspect. A faulty card. Note this effect would just stop if I stood still and everything would look fine. While downloading a new driver for something, the screen on my monitor when blank and came back on. This happened near enough every 3 seconds (but the green light on the monitor stayed on it did not turn amber. Then the picture went all blue, it was like looking at the Matrix code in blue and finally a strange effect which I thought would be best desrcribed if pictured. I am really tempted to just try another gfx card. I have never liked this so called upgrade but the card came with the m/b so it would be easier to bite the bullet on this one. __________________ Gigabyte K8NXP-SLI - Bios F11 AMD Athlon 64 3500+@2.2 2gig RAM DDR333 (PC2700) 4 x 512 Corsair Value Select (CL 2.5) Maxtor 6Y080L0 7200rpm 80 gig DiamondMax Plus 9 HDD Gigabyte Dual 6600GT SLI Enabled CTX VL701B 17ins CRT 0.27dpi 72khz MPRII Black Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS BenQ DW1655 LS DVD-Rewriter with BCDB f/w (ohh yes, get on) LiteOn 48246S CD writer with SS0E f/w NTL 10 meg cable connection thru Ambit 250 modem. Ethernet connected Linksys BEFSR41 v3 router with 1.05.00 f/w Enermax 535 watts SLI-Ready PSU XP pro with SP2 Playing multiplayer games online and lan enabled untill the day we die. What I think of the word Blog

11-19-05, 08:51 PM	#2
JellyStones Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2	Re: Dual 6600GTwoes... ok for your first problem with the tearing in games....is vsync turned on?

11-20-05, 12:52 PM	#4
Slyder AMD + Nv = pro gaming rig Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Coventry / England Posts: 746	Re: Dual 6600GTwoes... next... __________________ Gigabyte K8NXP-SLI - Bios F11 AMD Athlon 64 3500+@2.2 2gig RAM DDR333 (PC2700) 4 x 512 Corsair Value Select (CL 2.5) Maxtor 6Y080L0 7200rpm 80 gig DiamondMax Plus 9 HDD Gigabyte Dual 6600GT SLI Enabled CTX VL701B 17ins CRT 0.27dpi 72khz MPRII Black Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS BenQ DW1655 LS DVD-Rewriter with BCDB f/w (ohh yes, get on) LiteOn 48246S CD writer with SS0E f/w NTL 10 meg cable connection thru Ambit 250 modem. Ethernet connected Linksys BEFSR41 v3 router with 1.05.00 f/w Enermax 535 watts SLI-Ready PSU XP pro with SP2 Playing multiplayer games online and lan enabled untill the day we die. What I think of the word Blog

11-20-05, 01:32 PM	#5
Salamandar Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Amman, Jordan Posts: 536	Re: Dual 6600GTwoes... Tearing in games Problem, I had this problem 4 years ago using 2 cards, one was a geforce3 and one was an ATI 9500 card. All I did is replacing the card by another vendors, the Geforce 3 was Hercules switched to Gainward, the ATI 9500 was ATI switched to Herculese ATI 9700. Vsync on or off didn't work at all. __________________ Bann me cause I don't give a ** you SOBs. I Hate hetler because he didn't finish you all. ** YOU ALL

11-20-05, 02:30 PM	#6
mx125race Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA Posts: 391	Re: Dual 6600GTwoes... im not impressed with my 6600 coming from a 5200FX... its might be faulty, hope u can sort it out...

11-21-05, 12:11 PM	#8
darkrider01 A little rough at first Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The DEEP South - North Carolina Posts: 483	Re: Dual 6600GTwoes... What resolution and refresh are your running your desktop and games at? Just an idea, but I would take your cards out, switch their places, and reseat them. Put card one in slot 2, card two in slot one... Anyway, that is what I would try. I have seen reseating cards take care of lots of problems. __________________ Main Rig Intel i7 930 * Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R * EVGA GTX 590 * 12GB G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 2000 * Alienware TactX Keyboard * RAZER Mamba * Pioneer DVR-212D * Seagate Momentus XT 500GB Main Drive * 10+TB Other Storage * X-Fi Platinum * Ultra X3 1000W PSU * 2 X Gateway FHD2400 24" LCD * Beats by Dr. Dre headphones * Klipsch Promedia 2.1 * Lian Li PC-A71b * Cooler Master Hyper N520 * Windows 7 Ultimate Laptop Alienware M18x * i7 2670QM * Dual 560 GTX * 1.25TB Storage * Windows 7 Ultimate Home Theater Panasonic PT-AX200U * Homebrew 9' x 5' screen * Pioneer VSX-1121-K * Bose Acoustimass 6 * Velodyne VX10 Subwoofer * PS3/Xbox/Xbox360/Wii/WiiU/DirecTV HR22 Packin HEAT

11-21-05, 01:09 PM	#9
Salamandar Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Amman, Jordan Posts: 536	Re: Dual 6600GTwoes... Try to play using one card........ then try the other. __________________ Bann me cause I don't give a ** you SOBs. I Hate hetler because he didn't finish you all. ** YOU ALL

11-21-05, 03:02 PM	#10
rohit Awaiting WGF 2.0 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,174	Re: Dual 6600GTwoes... WHats your PSU like? Total watts, AMps on +12v rail, make? And is this the gigabyte 3D1 card. that came bundled with ur mobo? (3d1 = 2 6600GT's on the same card) This happens only in windows or even on startup? 2nd i would suggest to update the mobo BIOS. and re-seat the card. __________________ \|C.P.U : s939 AMD Athlon64 3200+ (newcastle) \| \|MoBo : ASUS A8V Deluxe \|\|RAM: [512 x 2]MB Transcend DDR400 (pc3200) \| \|V.G.A : LeadTek a400GT TDH (350/1000) [GeForce 6800GT] \| \|Sound: RealTek Integrated. \| \|P.S.U : PowerSafe 450w \| \|MISC.: Logitech Cordless DUO(MX700 + Wireless Keyboard)\|\|Lite-On DVD CD-RW Combo 52x16x52 \|3dMark'05: 4893 [@ 350/1000]

11-21-05, 03:28 PM	#11
Slyder AMD + Nv = pro gaming rig Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Coventry / England Posts: 746	Re: Dual 6600GTwoes... Enermax 535 watts... Rails EG535AX-VE FMA 2.0 +12v1 18A / +12v2 18A / 34A on the 12v rail in total. -12v 0.8A +5v 32A +5v sb 2.5A +3.3v 32A I have only seen these funky colours once in windows, havnt seen them recently. @ darkrider01 & Salamandar - My 6600 is a dual card. It has 2 cpu's on one card but unlocks all the SLI features. Resolution in games is normally default and I always play at 1024768 (something my old FX5700 was very able to do) __________________ Gigabyte K8NXP-SLI - Bios F11 AMD Athlon 64 3500+@2.2 2gig RAM DDR333 (PC2700) 4 x 512 Corsair Value Select (CL 2.5) Maxtor 6Y080L0 7200rpm 80 gig DiamondMax Plus 9 HDD Gigabyte Dual 6600GT SLI Enabled CTX VL701B 17ins CRT 0.27dpi 72khz MPRII Black Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS BenQ DW1655 LS DVD-Rewriter with BCDB f/w (ohh yes, get on) LiteOn 48246S CD writer with SS0E f/w NTL 10 meg cable connection thru Ambit 250 modem. Ethernet connected Linksys BEFSR41 v3 router with 1.05.00 f/w Enermax 535 watts SLI-Ready PSU XP pro with SP2 Playing multiplayer games online and lan enabled untill the day we die. What I think of the word Blog*

11-21-05, 03:37 PM	#12
rohit Awaiting WGF 2.0 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,174	Re: Dual 6600GTwoes... Yeh you have the 3d1 card. ur prob. sounds pretty much similar of what i read earlier somewhere. what that person did was accidentally update the mobo bios, and grafical curroption went away. If the problem persists, you should RMA it. __________________ \|C.P.U : s939 AMD Athlon64 3200+ (newcastle) \| \|MoBo : ASUS A8V Deluxe \|\|RAM: [512 x 2]MB Transcend DDR400 (pc3200) \| \|V.G.A : LeadTek a400GT TDH (350/1000) [GeForce 6800GT] \| \|Sound: RealTek Integrated. \| \|P.S.U : PowerSafe 450w \| \|MISC.: Logitech Cordless DUO(MX700 + Wireless Keyboard)\|\|Lite-On DVD CD-RW Combo 52x16x52 \|3dMark'05: 4893 [@ 350/1000]

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