GTX260 Video Artifacting/BSODs

Frostmourne said:

Shook said:

WELL, Went to BestBuy picked up the Corsair 750Watt PSU with the single 60A 12V Rail... put it in and.... still doing the exact same thing.... Im at a loss...


Could I have gotten 2 bad Vid Cards?!?

Take out 1 RAM stick, all video cards, enable the onboard GPU, and make sure the HDD is on the SATA 1 port. Disable the DVD burner too. Triple check all cables are fully seated. I have probably said this, but I have the same board and its great - especially the heatpipes.

I ran my system bone stock the whole time my vid card was being RMA'd. I never once ran into the same problems that I get while using my GTX260. So what now? New Mobo? Possibly the Gigabyte mobo and nvidia card are not compatible? I don't want to get an nvidia chipset mobo though, i hear they are terrible!

Shook said:

Frostmourne said:

Shook said:

WELL, Went to BestBuy picked up the Corsair 750Watt PSU with the single 60A 12V Rail... put it in and.... still doing the exact same thing.... Im at a loss...


Could I have gotten 2 bad Vid Cards?!?

Take out 1 RAM stick, all video cards, enable the onboard GPU, and make sure the HDD is on the SATA 1 port. Disable the DVD burner too. Triple check all cables are fully seated. I have probably said this, but I have the same board and its great - especially the heatpipes.

I ran my system bone stock the whole time my vid card was being RMA'd. I never once ran into the same problems that I get while using my GTX260. So what now? New Mobo? Possibly the Gigabyte mobo and nvidia card are not compatible? I don't want to get an nvidia chipset mobo though, i hear they are terrible!

Agree about Nvidia chipsets. If the above works, get an ATI card.

Frostmourne said:

Agree about Nvidia chipsets. If the above works, get an ATI card.

With that said, can anyone give some suggestions on nvidia chipset mobos that are worth a damn? I have never used ATI, because of the feedback I hear about their terrible drivers.... How about a suggestion for a good ATI vid card that is comparable or better than the GTX260?

Can a card be any better than the driver that they use?

seekermeister said:

Can a card be any better than the driver that they use?

Well I wouldn't think so, I have just heard some horror stories, and myself have always used nVidia. Suggestions?

Shook said:

seekermeister said:

Can a card be any better than the driver that they use?

Well I wouldn't think so, I have just heard some horror stories, and myself have always used nVidia. Suggestions?

Keep the mobo and spring for a 4890. That's the card I chose, a standard Sapphire model. Choose chipsets made by the cpu manufacturer's.

Don't listen to everyone. I was also afraid to try out ATI, but since nvidia didn't have anything that i felt was reasonable but powerful and easy on my energy bill. Even the ATI 5770 can run max settings for COD MW2. Ati is doing a much better job with the ones I got. I also strong recommend Sapphire models.
They are really great. almost near silent and somewhat powered. On COD MW2 mine hits around 60C and idles at 50C. (have no clue how people get 37C on idle.

Don't be a fan of one, be a fan of what is the best. You may find out you love it.

Almost bought this one today..... might go back to MicroCenter in KC and buy it tomorrow.... what you think?

Micro Center - Radeon HD 5770 1GB GDDR5 PCIe 2.0 Graphics Card

Shook said:

Almost bought this one today..... might go back to MicroCenter in KC and buy it tomorrow.... what you think?

Micro Center - Radeon HD 5770 1GB GDDR5 PCIe 2.0 Graphics Card

128-bit memory bus is a bottleneck. If you want DirectX11 go for a 5850, if not a 4890 is still a great card (and the one I bought).

Frostmourne said:

Shook said:

Almost bought this one today..... might go back to MicroCenter in KC and buy it tomorrow.... what you think?

Micro Center - Radeon HD 5770 1GB GDDR5 PCIe 2.0 Graphics Card

128-bit memory bus is a bottleneck. If you want DirectX11 go for a 5850, if not a 4890 is still a great card (and the one I bought).

Is it really that much of a bottleneck? I mean would I notice the difference from my GTX260?

If it would solve my problem by going to ATI, than I would accept the "bottleneck". I am just fed up with this damn problem. Would like someone to say.... Hey its your _____. Replace that and your good. LOL if it was only that easy!