problems with the 8600 GT oc

seitojan · 12-10-2007, 10:20 AM

Hello from Finland! =)

I just bought this card and noticed that it's running poorly. In benchmarks it doesn't even get up to minimun criteria and in games I can't even play in fullscreen mode. I have installed all drivers correct and checked the devicemanager for faults without results. I'll put the computer specs here so maybe somebody could help me or give a few pointers to solve the problem...

Procesor: AMD Athlon 64 4000+ 2,6 GHz
Motherboard: MCP61SM-AM
Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT overclocked 512mb PCI-E
RAM: 4GB PC2 5300 (1gb * 4)

THANK YOU!

dai · 12-10-2007, 11:37 AM

always include the power supply in your specs they are not much use when left out
check your drive are running in dma mode

seitojan · 12-10-2007, 12:01 PM

yes the power supply is a ATX-250PA.. at least what it says on the powerbox... I'm sorry for being stupid but how do I check that dma thing?

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 12-10-2007, 03:29 PM

You need a better psu then a 250 watt look at the antec trio 550 watt

seitojan · 12-11-2007, 08:30 AM

Alright now I've installed a new PSU with over 550W capacity on peak preformance. I should be enough as I have only one CDRW and one Tb HDD connected with SATA2. I also bought a new CPU Athlon 64 X2 6000+. I've checked everything and the graphics card is still slow considering the cards overclocked GPU and MEM... Could this be the motherboard's fault as I have some random Acer motherboard?

dai · 12-11-2007, 08:57 AM

have you checked the drives are running in dma mode

**koala** · 12-11-2007, 10:06 AM

DMA Instructions

http://www.onthegosoft.com/dma_setting_nt.htm
http://www.real-knowledge.com/dma.htm

seitojan · 12-11-2007, 02:07 PM

drives are running in dma mode.

**koala** · 12-11-2007, 02:14 PM

You might need a higher quality PSU with more amps on the +12V line. Enter your full system specs into this power calculator, and add 30% to the total to allow for PSU inefficiency.

Did you install the motherboard chipset drivers and the AMD dual core optimizer?

seitojan · 12-11-2007, 02:23 PM

According to the text it has a maximum of 38A on the +12V line.. I think it's enough as the calculator gave a result of about 320W... The motherboard chipset is installed but I have not tried the optimizer.. gunna go ahead and try that one now.. see what happens..

seitojan · 12-11-2007, 02:26 PM

humm.. "there is a problem with this windows installer package. a program required for this install to complete could not be run...." what?

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 12-11-2007, 03:58 PM

whats the brand of the psu (we see 800 watts that a worse then 500 watt ones)

seitojan · 12-12-2007, 08:40 AM

SilverStone... it wasn't the cheapest and have worked fine.. maybe the card is old and crap... think I'll just get rid of it and buy n other brand...

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 12-12-2007, 03:57 PM

if its a silver stone it should be fine, make sure you are logged on as an admin

12-10-2007, 10:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
seitojan Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7 OS: Vista Home Premium	problems with the 8600 GT oc Hello from Finland! =) I just bought this card and noticed that it's running poorly. In benchmarks it doesn't even get up to minimun criteria and in games I can't even play in fullscreen mode. I have installed all drivers correct and checked the devicemanager for faults without results. I'll put the computer specs here so maybe somebody could help me or give a few pointers to solve the problem... Procesor: AMD Athlon 64 4000+ 2,6 GHz Motherboard: MCP61SM-AM Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT overclocked 512mb PCI-E RAM: 4GB PC2 5300 (1gb * 4) THANK YOU!

12-10-2007, 11:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,592 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: problems with the 8600 GT oc always include the power supply in your specs they are not much use when left out check your drive are running in dma mode __________________

12-10-2007, 12:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
seitojan Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7 OS: Vista Home Premium	Re: problems with the 8600 GT oc yes the power supply is a ATX-250PA.. at least what it says on the powerbox... I'm sorry for being stupid but how do I check that dma thing?

12-10-2007, 03:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: problems with the 8600 GT oc You need a better psu then a 250 watt look at the antec trio 550 watt __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

12-11-2007, 08:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
seitojan Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7 OS: Vista Home Premium	Re: problems with the 8600 GT oc Alright now I've installed a new PSU with over 550W capacity on peak preformance. I should be enough as I have only one CDRW and one Tb HDD connected with SATA2. I also bought a new CPU Athlon 64 X2 6000+. I've checked everything and the graphics card is still slow considering the cards overclocked GPU and MEM... Could this be the motherboard's fault as I have some random Acer motherboard?

12-11-2007, 08:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,592 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: problems with the 8600 GT oc have you checked the drives are running in dma mode __________________

12-11-2007, 10:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,342 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: problems with the 8600 GT oc DMA Instructions http://www.onthegosoft.com/dma_setting_nt.htm http://www.real-knowledge.com/dma.htm __________________ 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

12-11-2007, 02:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
seitojan Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7 OS: Vista Home Premium	Re: problems with the 8600 GT oc drives are running in dma mode. Last edited by koala; 12-11-2007 at 02:09 PM.

12-11-2007, 02:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,342 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: problems with the 8600 GT oc You might need a higher quality PSU with more amps on the +12V line. Enter your full system specs into this power calculator, and add 30% to the total to allow for PSU inefficiency. Did you install the motherboard chipset drivers and the AMD dual core optimizer? __________________ 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 Last edited by koala; 12-11-2007 at 02:16 PM.

12-11-2007, 02:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
seitojan Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7 OS: Vista Home Premium	Re: problems with the 8600 GT oc According to the text it has a maximum of 38A on the +12V line.. I think it's enough as the calculator gave a result of about 320W... The motherboard chipset is installed but I have not tried the optimizer.. gunna go ahead and try that one now.. see what happens..

12-11-2007, 02:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
seitojan Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7 OS: Vista Home Premium	Re: problems with the 8600 GT oc humm.. "there is a problem with this windows installer package. a program required for this install to complete could not be run...." what?

12-11-2007, 03:58 PM	#12 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: problems with the 8600 GT oc whats the brand of the psu (we see 800 watts that a worse then 500 watt ones) __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

12-12-2007, 08:40 AM	#13 (permalink)
seitojan Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7 OS: Vista Home Premium	Re: problems with the 8600 GT oc SilverStone... it wasn't the cheapest and have worked fine.. maybe the card is old and crap... think I'll just get rid of it and buy n other brand... Last edited by dai; 12-12-2007 at 08:57 AM.

12-12-2007, 03:57 PM	#14 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: problems with the 8600 GT oc if its a silver stone it should be fine, make sure you are logged on as an admin __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan