Vid card not running at full x16 speed.

Reading your BSOD issue - https://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-d...new-setup.html - are you sure there's nothing wrong with the MB? Power supply good?

Don't know for sure... I don't have a multimeter or another AM3 processor or even DDR3 ram to test if it's the board.

What BIOS are you running at? Assuming you have a M4A79XTD EVO board, there are a few BIOS updates that relate to stability improvements.

nerotoxen said:

Before leaving for the evening I removed the card from the mobo and cleared the cmos the umtinth million time. We were gone probably 3 hours or so so I know everything was cleared. Just got home plugged everything back in and started up and what do ya know....

So does that mean the issue went away? Cause.....

nerotoxen said:

I'm happy that it's x12 again, but disappointed at the fact that I don't know why it would be switching. I just got this system off of newegg on thursday, and am afraid if everything is "fixed" now what might happen in the near future? Will I have problems again? I think I'm just going to go ahead and keep it the way it is now that the bsods are clear and everything else seems in order. What are your guys' thoughts on that?

X12 or X16?

Also if you just got that stuff from Newegg I would consider replacing it if it's still within the return period. No need in messing about only to have the item(s) fail later and now you have to do an RMA.

Incidentally I just went swapped my 6950 for a new one as it was starting to artifact - Which ATI 6950?

Anyway the replacement came in and i'm issue free. Now I'm not saying it's the v-card, don't know, I'm just saying it's better to replace a suspected failing part now then to have to deal with an RMA later.

My two cents.

Oh.... I love my 6950. Great card

society misfit said:

What BIOS are you running at? Assuming you have a M4A79XTD EVO board, there are a few BIOS updates that relate to stability improvements.

Yeah, a BIOS update might be in order.

Oops lol yeah I meant x16 :)

Also since I posted that I had a bsod and nothing would post. My keyboard light stayed on when I shut the computer down. I just took everything apart and packaged it up a min ago I'm sending the mobo in. That should at least get the ball rolling on pin pointing whats messed up. Now I'm running on my old set up lol Dfi Lanparty nf4 2 gb ram and a lovely AMD +3700. Which overclocks quite nicely

Thank you all who discussed this issue! I very much appreciate the help and pointers!

edit: Man... the new parts sure did help with the fps in furmark! I've lost almost 100 fames a sec!

nerotoxen said:

Oops lol yeah I meant x16 :)

Also since I posted that I had a bsod and nothing would post. My keyboard light stayed on when I shut the computer down. I just took everything apart and packaged it up a min ago I'm sending the mobo in. That should at least get the ball rolling on pin pointing whats messed up. Now I'm running on my old set up lol Dfi Lanparty nf4 2 gb ram and a lovely AMD +3700. Which overclocks quite nicely

Thank you all who discussed this issue! I very much appreciate the help and pointers!

edit: Man... the new parts sure did help with the fps in furmark! I've lost almost 100 fames a sec!

Was your other system that was giving you problems overclocked?

Society - No sir! I wasn't sure how to overclock the phenoms just yet so I had just left everything bone stock. Pretty much the only thing I had messed with in the bios of the asus board was the cool n quiet option to off, and look for the pcie stuff.

Mag. - I don't believe its the video card since I've placed it into the dfi board and everything works 100% every time.

Ouch lol I just hate the sending it all back and having to pay for the shipping and then waiting more time without my baby lol!