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p00sh!t
10-03-2003, 12:49 AM
ok well got my watercooling rig up and runnin....... but all the colors were ****ed so i restarted.... stickk ****ed....... and artifacts too at stock speeds...... What could this be from?

I know it's not too hot because the back of the gpu doesnt even feel warm.

Nothing inside is leaking either.

Only thing I can think of is when my dad was yanking the card around with the connections n **** it looked like it was gonna break, could that have done it?

Or could it be that the waterblock is on too tight?
xDUCK
10-03-2003, 01:12 AM
Originally posted by p00:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:
ok well got my watercooling rig up and runnin....... but all the colors were ****ed so i restarted.... stickk ****ed....... and artifacts too at stock speeds...... What could this be from?

I know it's not too hot because the back of the gpu doesnt even feel warm.

Nothing inside is leaking either.

Only thing I can think of is when my dad was yanking the card around with the connections n **** it looked like it was gonna break, could that have done it?

Or could it be that the waterblock is on too tight?

Waterblock is either on too tight, or your dad screwed something up. Do you get artifacts in BIOS & Windows, as well, or just 3d stuff?
luihed
10-03-2003, 01:12 AM
lol... must be the vancouver weather thats doing this cos I just had that same problem with my 9700pro just a few hours ago.... FWIW I took everything out and cleaned it up real well and after a couple of hours drying it, its back working again..... good luck bro...
xDUCK
10-03-2003, 01:13 AM
Originally posted by luihed
lol... must be the vancouver weather thats doing this cos I just had that same problem with my 9700pro just a few hours ago.... FWIW I took everything out and cleaned it up real well and after a couple of hours drying it, its back working again..... good luck bro...

ROFL, I'm from Vancouver too! Wouldn't you know it, three sole Vancouverites in the same thread.:rolleyes:

Hey, do you know where I could pick up VR's and/or SMD Grabbers here? I'm having a hell of a time finding some. :(

Edit: Btw, (as I mentioned, I live in Vancouver and) I'm not having this problem with my 9800 Pro.
kromosto
10-03-2003, 01:21 AM
i am just posting for decreasing the Vancouver concentration
%100 of it can be dangerous :D
luihed
10-03-2003, 01:32 AM
Originally posted by xDUCK
ROFL, I'm from Vancouver too! Wouldn't you know it, three sole Vancouverites in the same thread.:rolleyes:

Hey, do you know where I could pick up VR's and/or SMD Grabbers here? I'm having a hell of a time finding some. :(

Edit: Btw, (as I mentioned, I live in Vancouver and) I'm not having this problem with my 9800 Pro.

Go Canucks go!!!! anyways I ordered mine from electrosonic but it cost me 25$ for 4 grabbers cos of shipping.... try main electronics for the vr.......Electro Sonic Inc
Richmond BC V6V 2N2
(604) 273-2911
p00sh!t
10-03-2003, 01:39 AM
hmm its not wet, so time to RMA :(

Also yeah the colors are all §§§§ed in the bios too,
Marci
10-03-2003, 04:18 AM
Right... either your PSU is too weak for the card, or whilst fitting the block some components have been knocked off the board or the GPU Core crushed... basically.
Illicit Tweakin
10-03-2003, 04:25 AM
Remount the block and check very close to see if anything is on the card that shouldn't be(like thermal compound) especialy around the ram. I had the same problem when I put ram sinks on my 9700p. Took the sink off I thought was the trouble cleaned the card. Worked perfect ever since then.
mrzee
10-03-2003, 05:31 AM
Originally posted by Marci
Right... either your PSU is too weak for the card, or whilst fitting the block some components have been knocked off the board or the GPU Core crushed... basically.

My thoughts also.
phil stanbridge
10-03-2003, 05:39 AM
Hmmm I have had this problem too, but I put it down to pushing the card too hard. I had it running at 490/370 before it died. My waterblock (waterchill) was seated correctly, with no leaks. FWIW I tried it on air, and had the same problem. I was getting artifacts at bios level too. Yet it worked fine in 3dmark beforehand. I had lots of texture tears and sparklies but I thought so long as this was just for a few minutes benchmarking it would be fine. I got through 3dmark01, received 22950 marks for my time and then the card promptly went tits up at the next reboot. I still think this was strange.
xDUCK
10-03-2003, 11:12 AM
This is a long shot... But perhaps this is an effect of the pins around the core's die overheating? I remember having heavy BIOS/Windows artifacting when I was direct die water cooling my 9800 Pro. The pins were covered, and were probably overheating. Anyway, it's a long shot, but something to consider (I've also noticed that the stock HS has little ventilation holes, possibly for this reason).
p00sh!t
10-03-2003, 03:13 PM
nope, the card was §§§§ed, just got a bran new one, hope shes as goo of a ocr as my old 9800pro

I got 2.6ns ram :D im very happy :D
neyoung
10-03-2003, 03:55 PM
what card did you get that had 2.6 ns ram? I thought the 2.8 sammy chips were the fastest?!
xDUCK
10-03-2003, 05:10 PM
Originally posted by neyoung
what card did you get that had 2.6 ns ram? I thought the 2.8 sammy chips were the fastest?!

Probably PowerColor.
p00sh!t
10-03-2003, 05:44 PM
nvm 2.8ns sorry :P
phil stanbridge
10-04-2003, 02:04 AM
How can you tell what chips you have? I've got a Powercolor 128mb 9800Pro just arrived and it has Sammy chips but not sure which ones :confused:
st0nedpenguin
10-05-2003, 04:15 AM
My Sapphire has 2.8 printed as part of the code on the RAM, just have a peek.
phil stanbridge
10-05-2003, 05:21 AM
Erm, mine says:

SAMSUNG 310
K40263238E GC2A

What does this make the memory?
p00sh!t
10-05-2003, 05:21 AM
2.8ns
phil stanbridge
10-05-2003, 05:29 AM
wow, that's good isn't it?
I'm watercooling the gpu at present, but I can only get to around 440/370 before artifacts appear in Aquamark. :confused:
W1zzard
10-05-2003, 07:44 AM
if you removed the shim the colors are probably the result of overtightening the mounting screws .. same happened to me .. couldnt find a fix for it
phil stanbridge
10-05-2003, 07:49 AM
This is the thing - I didn't remove the shim this time - I kept it in place purposely. The contact was very good when I removed the block so I'm not sure what the problem was. I'm sure it was capable of more. It was giving me consistant results in 3dmark01 of around 22500, and around 55k in Aquamark. But I'm sure with better cooling (ie a better watercooling solution) it would be better still.