my 8800 gts sucks

[aldave]

my 8800 gts is running at over 65 degress celcius idle at stock clocks and our weather is pretty cool. there are some artifacts in games like the big alien gun in crysis is a giant square. is it possible to get a diffrent one from the warrenty or do i just have to stick with it. btw its a stock clock evga 8800 gts 320mb.
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[cloned]

just turn up the speed of the fan and it should work fine and if after you turn it up pretty high(70% or higher) and you still get artifacts then maybe you should RMA.

also don't assume your hardware sucks if you didn't even try to find a solution to your problem

[systemviper]

my 8800 gts is running at over 65 degress celcius idle at stock clocks and our weather is pretty cool. there are some artifacts in games like the big alien gun in crysis is a giant square. is it possible to get a diffrent one from the warrenty or do i just have to stick with it. btw its a stock clock evga 8800 gts 320mb.
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How long have you had it, I just Stepped up mine to the new 8800 gts 512, it will be shipping tomorrow.

The step up program lasts for 90 days from purchase....

Man that is a great deal, thanks Evga

[aldave]

im not really sure, how much moer did uu pay for the new one?

[aldave]

dang i purchased 8/1/2007

[systemviper]

It cost me $64.00 delivered So for me to go from 320 to 512M in memory plus all the otehr little things, has got me excited, I might even do a SLI down the road if I like the card.

Damn, that is a heartbreaker, but ebay is still getting 200 to 250 for GTS's 320M
so if you don't mind taking a hit or don't like you current card, you could get a 8800 GT for almost what you sell the GTS for
but I would hurry on that one...

[IvanAndreevich]

It cost me $64.00 delivered So for me tot go from 320 to 512M in memore plus all the otehr little things, has got me excited, I might even do a SLI down the road if I like the card.

Good deal :D

[aldave]

damn i hate my bad luck, if i rma, will i ahve to send the card first? cause i dont want to wait without a computer for a long time

[cloned]

dude just turn up the card's fan if you haven't first. also it might just be dust in the heatsink that needs to be cleaned.

so instead of having your PC down for like a week it will be down for 15 minutes

[systemviper]

they also make a great air cooler for another 50

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835109136

Thermalright HR-03 Plus VGA Cooler

[aldave]

my fan is at 80% when idle and 100% at load

[aldave]

how does rma work? is it like u just wait for them to send u product then u send urs back?

[aldave]

they also make a great air cooler for another 50

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835109136

Thermalright HR-03 Plus VGA Cooler

would it still be worth it? becaues my card isnt worth much anymore, and i dont know if i should spend that much on a sucky card

[SparkyJJO]

dude just turn up the card's fan if you haven't first. also it might just be dust in the heatsink that needs to be cleaned.

so instead of having your PC down for like a week it will be down for 15 minutes

The point is he shouldn't have to. It should run fine straight out of the box, not be required to run something to make the fan run faster than stock.

[gOtVoltage]

The point is he shouldn't have to. It should run fine straight out of the box, not be required to run something to make the fan run faster than stock.


Turn up the fan and if it still :explode2: its gonna be Really Mad Again Time....:mad:

If i remeber correct ,,when they send you the (RMA New Card ) its now considered new but its value will be the same as your origanal.. You will then pay any differance +Tax Shipping if you use the Step up on the new card.....I could be wrong ,......The Worst case you sell the Card that is sent to you as if it was a new card wrapped in the box...But with a little discount:yepp: Use that money to buy 8800GTS512mb and be happy.:D

There is no sense in keeping a faulty item that will only get worse over time...Use your Warranty:yepp:Ask EVGA since You Are RMA'ing a new Card ,See if they would be willing to step you up for the differance of the RMA Card..You never Know.....They do try to take care of thier customers,so it dos'nt hurt to ask....

[xMrBunglex]

your case is an Antec P180. i have friends with that case and some of them have reported high video card and northbridge temps as well. i believe the design of that case can starve video cards of fresh air if they don't have all optional intake fans installed (wiring can become a mess in those cases if you aren't meticulous, too). try making sure you have proper airflow through the case before going to the trouble of returning your card. if you have to return it, i've heard lots of good things about EVGA's customer service. could be worse.

[dehx]

It cost me $64.00 delivered So for me to go from 320 to 512M in memory plus all the otehr little things, has got me excited, I might even do a SLI down the road if I like the card.

Damn, that is a heartbreaker, but ebay is still getting 200 to 250 for GTS's 320M
so if you don't mind taking a hit or don't like you current card, you could get a 8800 GT for almost what you sell the GTS for
but I would hurry on that one...

Yeah.. get a 8800GT, just as long as you don't want to play UT3.

From Nvidias open Issues:
GeForce 8800 GT: Unreal Tournament 3–the game freezes at the Gateway map
[373530]

[revogamer]

my 8800GT is fine with UT3..

[aldave]

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/3019/2007aug061oh4.th.jpg (http://img527.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2007aug061oh4.jpg)

this is iinside of my case

[aldave]

i turned the fan to 80% and now its at 55 degrees celcius

[aldave]

i think i might rma but i dont think i can spend any more for the step up

[aldave]

do they pay for shipping in rma btw?

[systemviper]

do they pay for shipping in rma btw?

I think you pay for everything

that's great, you dropped the idle down 10 degrees with that, the big issue is to find out if your keep getting artifacts, then it's a bad card and that sucks, it would be tough to live with that, so RMA that sucker

[aldave]

is there an easy way to test for artifacts? because i dont wanna replay a game just to test, im just playing team fortress 2 now but dont get artifacts in it

[aldave]

o well i guess ill just keep my 8800 gts cause rma theres shipping and step up i have to pay more, ill just let it be kinda noisy. its noisy but not noisy enough that i cant stand it. ill probalbly upgrade at may 30 (my bday)

[gOtVoltage]

o well i guess ill just keep my 8800 gts cause rma theres shipping and step up i have to pay more, ill just let it be kinda noisy. its noisy but not noisy enough that i cant stand it. ill probalbly upgrade at may 30 (my bday)


Hey ,, ALL nvidia cards benifit Highly if you keep the fan set to 100%...The 320 is not a loud card period....My 8x120's are loud!Hek my silent 750 PSU is louder than my GTS at full swing.....


If you paid over $300.00 for your GTS 320 you can get the 512 for $299.00 tax shipping...They give you the amount that is on your reciete toward the new card....The newer GTS is little cooler and Faster with a Bigger fan....

It is well worth it comming from a GTS320 , Especialy if the GTS320 is OVERHEATING...

If it comes down to a money thing make shure you step it up for your Birthday present before your Step up ENDS!

[xMrBunglex]

i have a theory that dual slot coolers benefit from positive pressure inside your case (more CFM on your intake fans than exhaust fans). if your case has negative pressure, your VGA fan has to compete with your case fans for air. if you have positive pressure, there is plenty of air to go around and your video cooler can work more efficiently.

at least that's the theory. i never bothered to do any testing.

[gOtVoltage]

i have a theory that dual slot coolers benefit from positive pressure inside your case (more CFM on your intake fans than exhaust fans). if your case has negative pressure, your VGA fan has to compete with your case fans for air. if you have positive pressure, there is plenty of air to go around and your video cooler can work more efficiently.

at least that's the theory. i never bothered to do any testing.


+2 :up: Also heat rises so if your Exaust is at the top the better!

[aldave]

yay i put 1 fan rite in front of the fan blowing air to it and 1 fan at the back sucking air out of it and now i idle at around 50-54 celcius with the 8800 gts fan turned to 60% yay and i oc'ed it to 600/950 ^.^

[Aleki]

can you ask them if they could set you up with a cross-ship? i dont see why they would have a problem with that, your credit card will just take a hit for a few weeks till they get your bad card back