AMD QUAD CORE GEFORCE 9800gt gaming problems

olcmax · 12-15-2008, 09:22 PM

well i have just purchased a custom computer put it all together and applied raid 1 to my computer
i have a XFX PVT98WYDFH GeForce 9800 GTX, AMD Phenom 9950 2.6GHz Socket AM2 and a Foxconn A7DA-S AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard and when i play games games become laggy and choppy sometimes it crashes
can anyone help me fix the problem
i have windows xp service pack 2 and have directx 9.0c and updated my geforce drivers
SOME ONE HELP ME PLEASE!!!!

Tiber Septim · 12-15-2008, 10:48 PM

Hi.
What Power Supply are you using with that?
Also, have you checked the temps, both idle and when the system is under load? (You can use programs like CoreTemp and GPU-Z for that, both in my signature)

You did install the motherboard drivers right?

olcmax · 12-16-2008, 10:55 AM

yes i have an Antec earthwatts EA500 500W ATX12V v2.0 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2 and my temp is 40 degrees Celsius and i also have a COOLER MASTER RR-CCH-LB12-GP 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler with a EVERCOOL SB-RV Ever Lubricate Rocket V system cooler. i had also installed my motherboard drives from the cd that it had came with. foxliveupdate a utilty that came in the motherboard cd helped me auto update with the latest drivers

Tiber Septim · 12-16-2008, 03:10 PM

Which game/games are you experiencing the lag with?
Was that 40C temp for you CPU, GPU, RAM, HDD or just an ambient temp? Also, was that when the system was idle or after a few minutes of running a game (under load)?

olcmax · 12-16-2008, 03:28 PM

well i was playing warcraft 3 the frozen throne i wasnt really actually playing right after load buttons do not appear words dont either. funny looking shapes appear and i cant do anything i close the program and the screen seems to go to safe mode

olcmax · 12-16-2008, 03:28 PM

it is the cpu temperature

olcmax · 12-16-2008, 07:59 PM

an error also occurs nv4_disp

Tiber Septim · 12-16-2008, 11:37 PM

Download GPU-Z (in my signature) and check what both your idle and under load temps are on the Graphics card.

Also, when you updated your GPU drivers, did you completely remove the old ones first?

**Aus_Karlos** · 12-17-2008, 03:13 AM

I dont trust Antec earthwatts to run any rig i build. They use generic parts that are cheap. I would especially not run a Quad core and a 9 series card off of a 500W PSU even if it was the best PSU brand.
I suggest a more suitable PSU will a little more juice, round about 650W to 700W. Go for Thermaltake, SilverStone or Corsair

**koala** · 12-17-2008, 05:49 AM

Please give more details about the nv4_disp.dll error and the method you used to install your graphics driver.

Does the error appear in a window or a blue screen? If it's a blue screen, post back with the full message and Stop code.

olcmax · 12-20-2008, 09:55 PM

it says
The nv4_disp display driver has stopped working normally save your work and reboot the system to restore full display functionality. The next time you reboot the machine a dialog will be displayed giving you a chance to upload data about this failure to Microsoft. its not a blue screen my display just turns into a 8 bit display. i installed my video card with the cd the graphics card came with and updated with the NVidia site

dai · 12-20-2008, 10:14 PM

in the device manager uninstall the video card
reboot tapping f8 and choose vga mode
when windows finishes rebooting
disable a/virus
install your drivers
reboot the computer

olcmax · 12-21-2008, 11:26 AM

disable a/virus?

dai · 12-21-2008, 01:12 PM

right click on it's icon on the task bar and close or exit

**RockmasteR** · 12-21-2008, 01:50 PM

I had this nv4disp problem and believe it or not it was a RAM issue!!!

ebackhus · 12-21-2008, 03:53 PM

A new and more powerful PSU would be a good bet.

olcmax · 01-20-2009, 12:54 PM

well i play world of warcraft and it plays fine however once i switch to warcraft 3 frozen throne it just glitches and crashes with the nv4_disp or sometimes just a black screen and my computer stops responding i have reinstalled windows xp and all my drivers everything is moving smoothly but playing a low end game does not work on my computer kinda funny lol i play farcry no prob and all the new games out no prob

Mcninjaguy · 01-20-2009, 01:36 PM

you stil need a new psu your current one wil sooner rather than later take down the whole computer with it

something like this will do

PC and Power Cooling 750w
$110
after rebate $70
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341011

olcmax · 02-10-2009, 09:59 PM

soo your telling me that world of warcraft farcry, mass effect and all the new games need less power than warcraft 3 the frozen throne?

Mcninjaguy · 02-12-2009, 07:13 AM

far cry 2 and mass effect need more power that WC3

12-15-2008, 09:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
olcmax Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 9 OS: xp	AMD QUAD CORE GEFORCE 9800gt gaming problems well i have just purchased a custom computer put it all together and applied raid 1 to my computer i have a XFX PVT98WYDFH GeForce 9800 GTX, AMD Phenom 9950 2.6GHz Socket AM2 and a Foxconn A7DA-S AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard and when i play games games become laggy and choppy sometimes it crashes can anyone help me fix the problem i have windows xp service pack 2 and have directx 9.0c and updated my geforce drivers SOME ONE HELP ME PLEASE!!!!

12-15-2008, 10:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tiber Septim Asst Manager, Games Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,871 OS: Fedora 11 / Windows 7 My System Blog Entries: 5	Re: AMD QUAD CORE GEFORCE 9800gt gaming problems Hi. What Power Supply are you using with that? Also, have you checked the temps, both idle and when the system is under load? (You can use programs like CoreTemp and GPU-Z for that, both in my signature) You did install the motherboard drivers right? __________________ First Steps - System Specs - SIW Help TSF beat Cancer and other serious Illness.

12-16-2008, 10:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
olcmax Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 9 OS: xp	Re: AMD QUAD CORE GEFORCE 9800gt gaming problems yes i have an Antec earthwatts EA500 500W ATX12V v2.0 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2 and my temp is 40 degrees Celsius and i also have a COOLER MASTER RR-CCH-LB12-GP 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler with a EVERCOOL SB-RV Ever Lubricate Rocket V system cooler. i had also installed my motherboard drives from the cd that it had came with. foxliveupdate a utilty that came in the motherboard cd helped me auto update with the latest drivers

12-16-2008, 03:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tiber Septim Asst Manager, Games Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,871 OS: Fedora 11 / Windows 7 My System Blog Entries: 5	Re: AMD QUAD CORE GEFORCE 9800gt gaming problems Which game/games are you experiencing the lag with? Was that 40C temp for you CPU, GPU, RAM, HDD or just an ambient temp? Also, was that when the system was idle or after a few minutes of running a game (under load)? __________________ First Steps - System Specs - SIW Help TSF beat Cancer and other serious Illness.

12-16-2008, 03:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
olcmax Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 9 OS: xp	Re: AMD QUAD CORE GEFORCE 9800gt gaming problems well i was playing warcraft 3 the frozen throne i wasnt really actually playing right after load buttons do not appear words dont either. funny looking shapes appear and i cant do anything i close the program and the screen seems to go to safe mode

12-16-2008, 03:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
olcmax Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 9 OS: xp	Re: AMD QUAD CORE GEFORCE 9800gt gaming problems it is the cpu temperature

12-16-2008, 07:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
olcmax Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 9 OS: xp	Re: AMD QUAD CORE GEFORCE 9800gt gaming problems an error also occurs nv4_disp

12-16-2008, 11:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
Tiber Septim Asst Manager, Games Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,871 OS: Fedora 11 / Windows 7 My System Blog Entries: 5	Re: AMD QUAD CORE GEFORCE 9800gt gaming problems Download GPU-Z (in my signature) and check what both your idle and under load temps are on the Graphics card. Also, when you updated your GPU drivers, did you completely remove the old ones first? __________________ First Steps - System Specs - SIW Help TSF beat Cancer and other serious Illness.

12-17-2008, 03:13 AM	#9 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,461 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: AMD QUAD CORE GEFORCE 9800gt gaming problems I dont trust Antec earthwatts to run any rig i build. They use generic parts that are cheap. I would especially not run a Quad core and a 9 series card off of a 500W PSU even if it was the best PSU brand. I suggest a more suitable PSU will a little more juice, round about 650W to 700W. Go for Thermaltake, SilverStone or Corsair __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home

12-17-2008, 05:49 AM	#10 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,389 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: AMD QUAD CORE GEFORCE 9800gt gaming problems Please give more details about the nv4_disp.dll error and the method you used to install your graphics driver. Does the error appear in a window or a blue screen? If it's a blue screen, post back with the full message and Stop code. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

12-20-2008, 09:55 PM	#11 (permalink)
olcmax Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 9 OS: xp	Re: AMD QUAD CORE GEFORCE 9800gt gaming problems it says The nv4_disp display driver has stopped working normally save your work and reboot the system to restore full display functionality. The next time you reboot the machine a dialog will be displayed giving you a chance to upload data about this failure to Microsoft. its not a blue screen my display just turns into a 8 bit display. i installed my video card with the cd the graphics card came with and updated with the NVidia site

12-20-2008, 10:14 PM	#12 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,692 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: AMD QUAD CORE GEFORCE 9800gt gaming problems in the device manager uninstall the video card reboot tapping f8 and choose vga mode when windows finishes rebooting disable a/virus install your drivers reboot the computer __________________

12-21-2008, 11:26 AM	#13 (permalink)
olcmax Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 9 OS: xp	Re: AMD QUAD CORE GEFORCE 9800gt gaming problems disable a/virus?

12-21-2008, 01:12 PM	#14 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,692 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: AMD QUAD CORE GEFORCE 9800gt gaming problems right click on it's icon on the task bar and close or exit __________________

12-21-2008, 01:50 PM	#15 (permalink)
RockmasteR Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lebanon Posts: 3,176 OS: Vista Ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: AMD QUAD CORE GEFORCE 9800gt gaming problems I had this nv4disp problem and believe it or not it was a RAM issue!!! __________________ CPUz GPUz Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers System Information for Windows (SIW) Revo Uninstaller RivaTuner ATITOOL Directx 9.0C !!Please don't PM me for Tech Support!!

12-21-2008, 03:53 PM	#16 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,303 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: AMD QUAD CORE GEFORCE 9800gt gaming problems A new and more powerful PSU would be a good bet. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

01-20-2009, 12:54 PM	#17 (permalink)
olcmax Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 9 OS: xp	Re: AMD QUAD CORE GEFORCE 9800gt gaming problems well i play world of warcraft and it plays fine however once i switch to warcraft 3 frozen throne it just glitches and crashes with the nv4_disp or sometimes just a black screen and my computer stops responding i have reinstalled windows xp and all my drivers everything is moving smoothly but playing a low end game does not work on my computer kinda funny lol i play farcry no prob and all the new games out no prob

01-20-2009, 01:36 PM	#18 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: AMD QUAD CORE GEFORCE 9800gt gaming problems you stil need a new psu your current one wil sooner rather than later take down the whole computer with it something like this will do PC and Power Cooling 750w $110 after rebate $70 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341011

02-10-2009, 09:59 PM	#19 (permalink)
olcmax Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 9 OS: xp	Re: AMD QUAD CORE GEFORCE 9800gt gaming problems soo your telling me that world of warcraft farcry, mass effect and all the new games need less power than warcraft 3 the frozen throne?

02-12-2009, 07:13 AM	#20 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: AMD QUAD CORE GEFORCE 9800gt gaming problems far cry 2 and mass effect need more power that WC3