System crash while running DX9 games

[usasma]

When requesting the RMA, just describe that the system crashes with the current card, but not with another nVidia card.

There's no telling about specific issues on a graphics card. Test equipment/programs (if available) would be much more expensive than a replacement card - so there's no need for that sort of testing equipment/software.

 

[badpool]

Hi Kadeem,

Did you manage to narrow down/fix your issue? I ask because I am having a very similar experience. Specifically, I've noticed that DX9 games stop working after 5 minutes or so of playtime, sometimes more. The most telling evidence was with Crysis, which can be run in DX9 or DX10 mode; when running in DX9 mode the game would freeze within 9-10 minutes but in DX10 mode it would run just fine. Unfortunately, other games like Half-Life 2 don't have a DX10 mode (that I know of) and so I simply cannot play them for extended periods of time.

My system specs are quite recent (i7, Asus Z68V-Pro motherboard, AMD Radeon 6950, 8GB RAM). I find it interesting that we have different video cards but the same problem, which makes me believe it is not a hardware incompatibility.

Anyway, if you have resolved your problem please let me know how you did it as it will save me a great deal of time.

Regards,