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Tyil Thunder Arrow · Jun 03, 2005, 10:17 PM // 22:17

i recently just installed a bfg 6600gt oc'd at factory and am haing a weird problem guild wars runs fine counter strike source runs at 94.7fps

the problem is everything on my desktop is messed up when i close stuff at start up it leaves drag marks desktop icons and quick start icons are distorted.
does this sound like a vid card problem or a windows problem.

funny how games work IE works but desktop is screwed.

Please any suggestions

p4 3.0g 1mb cache 800fsb
asrock p4v88 mb
1 gig smasung copper heatsick pc 3200 ddr ram
hyundia 19inch 8ms monitor
bfg geforce 660gt
600w psu 21a at +12v

nechronius · Jun 03, 2005, 10:26 PM // 22:26

Sounds like a driver problem, if I'm reading things correctly.

Tyil Thunder Arrow · Jun 03, 2005, 10:27 PM // 22:27

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Originally Posted by nechronius

Sounds like a driver problem, if I'm reading things correctly.

i used the driver on the disk it came with and even upgraded to the newest no change.

Dirkiess · Jun 03, 2005, 10:57 PM // 22:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyil Thunder Arrow

i recently just installed a bfg 6600gt oc'd at factory and am haing a weird problem guild wars runs fine counter strike source runs at 94.7fps

the problem is everything on my desktop is messed up when i close stuff at start up it leaves drag marks desktop icons and quick start icons are distorted.
does this sound like a vid card problem or a windows problem.

funny how games work IE works but desktop is screwed.

Please any suggestions

p4 3.0g 1mb cache 800fsb
asrock p4v88 mb
1 gig smasung copper heatsick pc 3200 ddr ram
hyundia 19inch 8ms monitor
bfg geforce 660gt
600w psu 21a at +12v

I have no idea how good BFG are, but there is someone else on this forum with a similar or exact same model card and very similar problems.
As part of his solution he has turned down the OC to see if this helps but like Nechronius says, it could well be a driver issue.

Just because the drivers came with the Card, doesn't always mean they will work straight away with your PC config out of the box.

Look for updates on the Nvidia website and update if possible. See if this helps you at all.

Dirkiess · Jun 03, 2005, 10:59 PM // 22:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyil Thunder Arrow

i used the driver on the disk it came with and even upgraded to the newest no change.

Oops. Just read this bit. hehe. Damn Wine. Plays tricks on your eyes..

What card did you have before and did you fully uninstall the drivers before removing your old card and installing this new card?
Also, I have heard others talk about a driver cleaner program. Could someone spread some light on this please or where to get it.
This may help to remove any left over files that may be affecting the new card, if it is a replacement.

Tyil Thunder Arrow · Jun 03, 2005, 11:17 PM // 23:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dirkiess

Oops. Just read this bit. hehe. Damn Wine. Plays tricks on your eyes..

What card did you have before and did you fully uninstall the drivers before removing your old card and installing this new card?
Also, I have heard others talk about a driver cleaner program. Could someone spread some light on this please or where to get it.
This may help to remove any left over files that may be affecting the new card, if it is a replacement.

had a 6800 bought on ebay found it was fried
bfg supposed to be a good company even has lifetime warranty and not shelf life full life of card hmm could use that cleaner program

Principa Discordia · Jun 03, 2005, 11:38 PM // 23:38

Weird. The first thing you should try is indeed the Driver Cleaner from www.guru3d.com.

Uninstall all your video drivers, reboot, then run Driver Cleaner and reboot again before installing the newest Forceware. That's the best way to really clean it all out.

If you're still having trouble after that, get back to us. You know we love to help. BFG are indeed a very reliable company, I rank them and Chaintech as joint #1 personally, with XFX in close second.

It could turn out that the specific card you got delivered has some minor damage, unfortunately it happens, but they won't hesitate to replace it if that's the case. Before we get to that though, we've got tons of stuff to try.

Tyil Thunder Arrow · Jun 03, 2005, 11:41 PM // 23:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Principa Discordia

Weird. The first thing you should try is indeed the Driver Cleaner from www.guru3d.com.

Uninstall all your video drivers, reboot, then run Driver Cleaner and reboot again before installing the newest Forceware. That's the best way to really clean it all out.

If you're still having trouble after that, get back to us. You know we love to help. BFG are indeed a very reliable company, I rank them and Chaintech as joint #1 personally, with XFX in close second.

It could turn out that the specific card you got delivered has some minor damage, unfortunately it happens, but they won't hesitate to replace it if that's the case. Before we get to that though, we've got tons of stuff to try.

*wipes some moisture from eye*
man i love this community

Dirkiess · Jun 03, 2005, 11:48 PM // 23:48

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Originally Posted by Tyil Thunder Arrow

*wipes some moisture from eye*
man i love this community

ROFL.

Serafita Kayin · Jun 03, 2005, 11:48 PM // 23:48

Principia hit it spot on, you may have a factory bad card.

Try all that, then start the RMA process.

Tyil Thunder Arrow · Jun 04, 2005, 10:57 AM // 10:57

ok so i undid the overclocking and it works fine now wonder if it's just that my motherboard won't handling the overclocking for some reason or I'm a techno noob (guilty). this is my first build everything else went well

mb is an asrock p4v88
new i should have went with at least an 865 chipset. If that is the problem that is.

Dirkiess · Jun 04, 2005, 11:12 AM // 11:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyil Thunder Arrow

ok so i undid the overclocking and it works fine now wonder if it's just that my motherboard won't handling the overclocking for some reason or I'm a techno noob (guilty). this is my first build everything else went well

mb is an asrock p4v88
new i should have went with at least an 865 chipset. If that is the problem that is.

I would think it's an Iffy Overclock on that GPU. The Mobo is really just the Highway for everything to run through, with various stop offs that everything talks to, to communicate with everything else.

More often than not, graphics faults are either due to Heat on the GPU or bad OC and even drivers. I go with a Bad OC as there is another Post here with a problem with the same card, and as you've shown, turning the OC down has resolved your problem.

I'm wondering if this card is meant for OC out of the Box as the company have set it up for and are you paying for the OC and would it have been more beneficial to go for a Card that is Clocked at those speeds without the OC??

Principa Discordia · Jun 04, 2005, 06:53 PM // 18:53

Naw, BFG cards are stress tested at the speeds BFG overclock them to. They should work fine right out of the box.

Sounds like a faulty card to me.

Unfortunately, it happens.

Vertical_Zer0 · Jun 04, 2005, 07:49 PM // 19:49

Is GW the only game that causes the issue?

Principa Discordia · Jun 04, 2005, 08:30 PM // 20:30

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Originally Posted by Vertical_Zer0

Is GW the only game that causes the issue?

He's having problems in Windows too.

Tyil Thunder Arrow · Jun 04, 2005, 08:57 PM // 20:57

well tx to everyone cleaned up all old driver went back to a little older driver now am running 1280x1024 32bit getting 88.9fps on counterstrike source.

So it was the driver and let me tell ya once fixed this card rocks set at factory overclock and there is room to go.

It stays right at 63-64c temp wise

Principa Discordia · Jun 04, 2005, 09:29 PM // 21:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyil Thunder Arrow

well tx to everyone cleaned up all old driver went back to a little older driver now am running 1280x1024 32bit getting 88.9fps on counterstrike source.

So it was the driver and let me tell ya once fixed this card rocks set at factory overclock and there is room to go.

It stays right at 63-64c temp wise

YAY.