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Subject: GFX card help.
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newt182 3.02.11 - 08:52pm
Hi all. I bought a new rig last September, Core i7, x58 mobo, 6GB DDR3, OCZ 700 watt PSU and an EVGA GTX 460. Since day 1 I had random crashes and freezes, not just in windows but also on the POST screen and in BIOS. Anyway, I tested the memory and went through 3 passes with memtest86+, so I don't think that was the problem. I then changed the gfx card to a GTS450 and the problems have disappeared (so far, fingers crossed). I just can't get the system to crash like before, no matter what I do. * +

newt182 3.02.11 - 08:53pm
So, I'm thinking the problem was with the gfx card, BUT, the one thing that still makes me a little bit unsure is that when running memtest a few times, the screen seemed to freeze, but there was still two cursors blinking. * +

newt182 3.02.11 - 08:54pm
I have emailed EVGA to see what they say. Surely it would have to be the card at fault if a new card has fixed the problems? * +

nfxcr3w 3.02.11 - 09:08pm
could be overheating issues? * +

newt182 3.02.11 - 09:22pm
checked the temps and they were quite low. Happens most often just after booting. If it was/is overheating, it would have to be a card fault as it's in an antec1200 case. Sometimes when the screen freezed I could still press caps lock and the light would come on, or go off pressing it again. I was wondering if anyone had heard of anything like this before. * +

newt182 3.02.11 - 09:24pm
Could the gfx card not be updating the data it's getting from the motherboard, to the screen? But still show old frames (frames, not sure if that's the right word?) * +

newt182 3.02.11 - 09:24pm
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7andabit 3.02.11 - 09:43pm
enable your crash dumps. then download this http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/bluescreenview_setup.exe - run it the files in red is causing the problems * +

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