Curse

Sethryle · Jul 29, 2005, 03:06 AM // 03:06

Well, I just built a lower-end gaming system and am running a 6600GT on it. When I first logged into GW I noticed something odd; the equiped items were covered in black/(dyed color here) artifacts. I think it may have been a driver issue, but not completly sure (I'd try updating, but, well..the MoBo died on me). Has anyone else experienced this?

AceSnyp3r · Jul 29, 2005, 05:44 AM // 05:44

Well if your Mobo was dying, then I'd chalk it up to that. I've played for a few months with my 6600GT, and save for the rare little graphics glitch, it runs just fine and dandy.

Algren Cole · Jul 29, 2005, 01:40 PM // 13:40

EVGA is bottom of the line for graphics cards. The chipset, ofcourse, should still run beautifully, but the board is of questionable integrity. How old was the motherboard? And what manufacturer?

Loviatar · Jul 29, 2005, 02:27 PM // 14:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Algren Cole

EVGA is bottom of the line for graphics cards. The chipset, ofcourse, should still run beautifully, but the board is of questionable integrity. How old was the motherboard? And what manufacturer?

ive found LEADTEK to be a dependable maker and the 3 year warranty with approved overclocking not voiding the warranty (they even have their own OC utility on the install disc) is a plus

i had a PNY 4200GT fry and they replaced it with a 5600 card but their lifetime warrnty is the shelf lifetime not as long as you own it so beware

Sethryle · Jul 29, 2005, 03:25 PM // 15:25

The system consisted of the following:

CHAINTECH VNF3-250 Socket 754 NVIDIA nForce3 250 ATX AMD Motherboard
eVGA 128-A8-N350 Geforce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card
AMD Athlon 64 2800+ Newcastle Integrated into Chip FSB Socket 754 Processor
crucial 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered System Memory
Antec Life Style SONATA 0.8mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Antec 380W TruePower 2.0

The board is the second I had been through (the first was DOA...for some reason I didn't take that as warning enough and ordered a replacement). The change I'm making to the system is switching the MoBo from Chaintech to a comprable Asus. I talked with a buddy that uses the same video card, he said the only reason the fan makes so much noise is the size (smaller=higher pitch), so I guess after going through the step-up offered by eVGA the fan is being taken off and relpaced with a nice Zalman ZM80C or VF700-Cu...we'll see how it goes.

Anyhow, I'm really hoping that it was the MoBo and not the video card itself. I'll update once the new board comes in.

MetalX · Jul 30, 2005, 09:55 PM // 21:55

I have the same exact eVGA 6600GT and I don't have any problems.