Problems with my new GTX260

Shook · 19 Nov 2009

thefabe said:

I just searched the web for this error and it seems to be everywhere, with no real solution that i could find. I do know this. I have the Evga GTX 260 superclocked version from Newegg. I only purchased it after I read that Evga, after reading all the reviews, and DOA cards or ones that failed within a week of purchase went into Newegg and removed every single card and replaced them with and I quote"100% quality tested cards". I'm not trying to be an alarmist but it could be the card. But with that being said after surfing the net for the error file listed it doesn't seem limited to just that card but a bunch of different cards. With no real fix evident.

Yea fabe, I also found all the people with similar or the same problem and no fix. Many forums pointed towards your guys (sevenforums) so I thought I would give it a go. My last resort is RMAing and/or Trading up for a better BFG card

sygnus21 · 19 Nov 2009

Watching that video with the artifacts suggests the card may be failing, especially when you mention the display stopped responding issue. Now the "Display driver stopped responding and has recovered" error is an issue in and of itself, but again, looking at your supplied video, it looks like a bad or over heating video card, which will also give you that error.

Are you in a position to swap video cards? If so, do that and see what happens.

Let us know

thefabe · 19 Nov 2009

I saw on the egg that their were only 5 reviews with 1 that died within a week. One good thing is with BFG I've never had any problems with them and RMA's as a matter of fact once they didn't have any of my cards in stock so they upgraded me. Like I have written before when if comes to graphics cards I only buy from XFX,Evga and BFG. Cause warranty and customer service with graphic cards is very important to me. Since they have a higher rate of failures or problems than other hardware, or it seems. Fabe

Shook · 19 Nov 2009

Yes I am in a position to RMA the card through BFG. However I don't want to do it unless I know that is the problem(since I would be without a vid card for maybe 2 weeks) given I do have ATI onboard vid card.....

thefabe · 19 Nov 2009

I can't remember but does BFG cross ship? At least you can still use your onboard in the mean time.

sygnus21 · 19 Nov 2009

You can call or e-mail BFG and see if they can send you a card before shipping your old one back to them, but I believe that will require a credit card payment first, then when you ship them your old one they reimburse your charges back to you credit card.

That might be a hassle but...

torrentg · 19 Nov 2009

Try running with a room fan blowing on the open case. It could be a heat issue. This way, you'll know either way from testing.

Also, visit the maker of your RAM's site to see the correct Vdimm (RAM voltage) and timings. Adjust motherboard accordingly.