Computers and Related Hardware/Software

phlargo wrote:

Yeah.. do some testing with ATITool - it'll scan for artifacts and it'll let you check to see if your fan is properly seated - you run a burn in, wait for the temps to stabilize at load (probably ~80C) and then stop it an see how fast it goes down. If it stays high too long, you may have a heatsink seating problem or a ventilation problem.

I ran ATITool for 20 minutes, with the temps going up to blistering 90C. No artifacts and the temp dropped down to 60C not long after I stopped (didn't time it though) with the fan going at 90% speed.

I guess it's working like it should, but getting to 90C is worrisome for me. I've played Crysis a few times already, so chances are the GPU has been as high as 90C, maybe higher, while I've played it. I definitely have to look into getting a better cooler for it, or find a similar performing card with better cooling (9800 GTX+ perhaps?)

deseipher wrote:I ran ATITool for 20 minutes, with the temps going up to blistering 90C. No artifacts and the temp dropped down to 60C not long after I stopped (didn't time it though) with the fan going at 90% speed.

I guess it's working like it should, but getting to 90C is worrisome for me. I've played Crysis a few times already, so chances are the GPU has been as high as 90C, maybe higher, while I've played it. I definitely have to look into getting a better cooler for it, or find a similar performing card with better cooling (9800 GTX+ perhaps?)

Maybe you should check with the manual or ATI about the operating temperature... 90C seems way too high. :sweat:

And the surrounding hardware (capacitors, resistors, PCB) probably can't endure those kinda temps for a sustained amount of time as well.

bmwracer wrote:
Maybe you should check with the manual or ATI about the operating temperature... 90C seems way too high. :sweat:

And the surrounding hardware (capacitors, resistors, PCB) probably can't endure those kinda temps for a sustained amount of time as well.

90C, or even 80C, is too high for me, even if others have posted similar temperature readings. Looking at a few coolers at Newegg.com and I'll probably end up ordering one by the end of the day.

shoujo22 wrote:

Okay. I'll break out my old Nero 6...since I think that everything after that sucks in a major way *ahem Nero 9* :usuck:

ImgBurn is free open source software that I've found to do most everything I wanted Nero to do. Check it out :)

So I plugged in my old Geforce 6800GS not long ago, wanting to make sure it was working fine before I try to sell it off. I turn on the computer and get some beeping sounds and there is no display signal according to the message on my monitor. I turn off my computer, take out the card and try to seat it in the slot once more. Everything looks fine on the card and I made sure it's in the slot properly, but I still get the same problem upon booting.

Scouring the internet for solutions, but they seem to range from taking out ram to a new power supply. Looks like it might be a long while before I find a solution, if any :puppydog:

deseipher wrote:So I plugged in my old Geforce 6800GS not long ago, wanting to make sure it was working fine before I try to sell it off. I turn on the computer and get some beeping sounds and there is no display signal according to the message on my monitor. I turn off my computer, take out the card and try to seat it in the slot once more. Everything looks fine on the card and I made sure it's in the slot properly, but I still get the same problem upon booting.

Scouring the internet for solutions, but they seem to range from taking out ram to a new power supply. Looks like it might be a long while before I find a solution, if any :puppydog:

Re-seat the RAM modules... I had a similar problem when I was fidgeting with my second PC's Matrox card. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Re-seat the RAM modules... I had a similar problem when I was fidgeting with my second PC's Matrox card. :sweat:

No luck with re-seating the RAM :puppydog:

deseipher wrote:No luck with re-seating the RAM :puppydog:

Reset the BIOS?

bmwracer wrote:
Reset the BIOS?

Before you do this, the beep pattern will tell you what's not functioning. They use the patterns so you can tell what's hanging up the POSTing process.


I'm most familiar with AWARD bios:

Three short beeps, if I remember correctly is a problem with the memory.
A long beep and a short beep has to do with the video card.

It may be different for different BIOS makers.. here's a guide I just found:

http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.shtml

phlargo wrote:

Before you do this, the beep pattern will tell you what's not functioning. They use the patterns so you can tell what's hanging up the POSTing process.


I'm most familiar with AWARD bios:

Three short beeps, if I remember correctly is a problem with the memory.
A long beep and a short beep has to do with the video card.

It may be different for different BIOS makers.. here's a guide I just found:

http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.shtml

I get one long beep followed by two short ones. It's a video card problem but I don't know what to make of it so far. It's getting a little frustrating trying to find a solution. I've tried to re-seat the card, checked the BIOS, re-seated the RAM, used one stick of memory instead of two, and reapplied the heatsink on the GPU with some new thermal paste. It's looking more and more like I have a dead video card. It's not much of a loss, considering it would only probably fetch $25 online, but not knowing what the problem is irritates me.

deseipher wrote:I get one long beep followed by two short ones. It's a video card problem but I don't know what to make of it so far. It's getting a little frustrating trying to find a solution. I've tried to re-seat the card, checked the BIOS, re-seated the RAM, used one stick of memory instead of two, and reapplied the heatsink on the GPU with some new thermal paste. It's looking more and more like I have a dead video card. It's not much of a loss, considering it would only probably fetch $25 online, but not knowing what the problem is irritates me.

Do you have another PC to check out the video card?

bmwracer wrote:
Do you have another PC to check out the video card?

Not at the moment. My roommates use laptops, so I won't be able to try it out until next weekend perhaps when I go home. A friend of mine said he'll check it out and hopefully we'll be able to fix the problem.

deseipher wrote:

I get one long beep followed by two short ones. It's a video card problem but I don't know what to make of it so far. It's getting a little frustrating trying to find a solution. I've tried to re-seat the card, checked the BIOS, re-seated the RAM, used one stick of memory instead of two, and reapplied the heatsink on the GPU with some new thermal paste. It's looking more and more like I have a dead video card. It's not much of a loss, considering it would only probably fetch $25 online, but not knowing what the problem is irritates me.

ugh.. that is frustrating for sure.

phlargo wrote:

ugh.. that is frustrating for sure.

Yes, it's been frustrating, but I've been telling myself that it could be worse. I'd rather much have the HD 4850 working and not the 6800GS instead of the other way around.

Power supplies, GPUs, CPUs: http://www.anandtech.com/casecoolingpsus/showdoc.aspx?i=3413

bmwracer wrote:Power supplies, GPUs, CPUs: http://www.anandtech.com/casecoolingpsus/showdoc.aspx?i=3413

Yeah.. that's a great article - I've pointed many people to it. Sometimes Anandtech really does high quality articles!

I've been going there since before it was called Anandtech ;-)

Accelerate x.264 1080p movies over the GPU Guide:

http://www.guru3d.com/article/accelerate-x264-1080p-movies-over-the-gpu-guide/

bmwracer wrote:Accelerate x.264 1080p movies over the GPU Guide:

http://www.guru3d.com/article/accelerate-x264-1080p-movies-over-the-gpu-guide/

Sweet, I can make good use of the video card I have :mrgreen:

deseipher wrote:Sweet, I can make good use of the video card I have :mrgreen:

I thought it might help. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
I thought it might help. :victory:

I certainly appreciate it :woot: I tried it out last night and was getting CPU usage % in the single digits, much better than the 30%+ I was getting before. It's nice being able to use the filters and shaders without having to worry about taxing the CPU and makes the video card purchase worth it just a little more.