eVGA 7900GT Crashes/Freezing

Lifeismusic · 09-04-2006, 04:50 PM

Hey, so I reciently put together my new computer. It all went together just fine, but now I have been encountering some weird crashes and freezing. It seems to only be when I'm playing a game, which leads me to believe that it is the video card. I have This video card. I will be playing a game, and it will randomly freeze, and I will have to do a hard reboot. Another issue, is that occasionally when I start a game, it will fill the entire screen with colored streaks. I can get this to go away by hitting the windows key, and then maximizing it again. The temperature after gaming is about 57C (51C idle), and I'm using the 84.21 drivers. Thanks for your help.

Indoril Nerevar · 09-04-2006, 05:46 PM

Hi Lifeismusic,

Please post your full system specs (see "Posting System Specs" in my signature).

Sounds like a faulty video card. Do you have another PCI-E card you can swap in for testing?

MhzManiac · 09-04-2006, 05:49 PM

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Ahaha, what kind of graphics card do you have? Nvidia cards cannot run antialiasing and High Dynamic Range lighting at the same time. Therefore if your graphics card supports both and you have them both turned on in a game it would cause it to crash.

That was quoted by Cliffard in another thread.

He may have something here even though I have never seen this with my En7900GT. I would turn off antialiasing in the Nvidia CP & see what happens.

Clifford · 09-04-2006, 05:57 PM

I also in fact have a 7900gt(Which pwns btw). I haven't experienced any problems with it. Maybe I'll tweak around with mine and try to see what your problem could be.

Lifeismusic · 09-04-2006, 06:05 PM

Here you go.

Motherboard – Asus M2n-SLI Deluxe AM2

CPU – AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ AM2 2.2Ghz

RAM – Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 2x1Gb 5.5.5.12 (I had to set this in bios to comply with what they were supposed to be running at)

Video Card – eVGA 7900GT KO PCI-Express 256MB

Hard Drive – WD Cavier SE16 SATA 250GB.

Power Supply – FSP Epsilon FX600-GLN 600W 4x +12V@15A= 60A total

@Indoril Nerevar - Sadly I don't have another PCI-E card I can swap in, or access to one.

@MhzManiac - I've heard of this too, and I've made sure that I'm not trying to run HDR and AA at the same time. I know that Oblivion won't let you even select both at the same time.

[EDIT] I've attached a pic of what the monitor looks like with the streaking. This time it was gray. I should also note that this did NOT happen while gaming. I had to hit alt+f4 several times to close programs to get it to go away.

@Clifford - Yeah, it really does pwn.

Clifford · 09-04-2006, 06:09 PM

Our cards are exactly the same model! What are you clock speeds?

Lifeismusic · 09-04-2006, 06:10 PM

500Mhz and 1500Mhz

Clifford · 09-04-2006, 06:12 PM

Same here. I haven't had any problems with my card. Though I am running the 91.31 drivers. Try using those drivers and see if they will work.

Indoril Nerevar · 09-04-2006, 06:15 PM

The card is faulty, and you need to send it back for a replacement. I doubt the drivers will make any difference, and I would use the 84.21's over the 91.31's anyway, as the 91.31's have proved to be unstable.

Clifford · 09-04-2006, 06:17 PM

Woof?

Lifeismusic · 09-04-2006, 07:54 PM

Yeah, I was afraid of that. Should I send it to newegg (where I bought it) or to eVGA?

Clifford · 09-04-2006, 09:03 PM

eVGA first. If you didn't tinker with the card I would send it directly to them

Lifeismusic · 09-04-2006, 09:51 PM

Really? I thought it would be better to send it to newegg. I have always had good experiences with newegg.

Indoril Nerevar · 09-05-2006, 12:53 AM

I don't buy from newegg, so I'm not sure how they work, but my first thought would be to send it to them. Perhaps email them and ask what they recommend?

Clifford · 09-05-2006, 08:58 AM

Well you could send it into newegg and see what they would do. My opinion would be to send to to eVGA since they designed the card and all.

**pharoah** · 09-05-2006, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Clifford

eVGA first. If you didn't tinker with the card I would send it directly to them

depends on what you meant by tinkering with i am a member over at the evga forum as well. overclocking ,and aftermarket coolers DO NOT void the warranty as long as you dont physically damage the card while swapping coolers.

Clifford · 09-06-2006, 06:56 PM

Does overclocking affect the warranty? The only reason I haven't overclocked is because if I had problems with the card I wouldn't be able to send it back.

Lifeismusic · 09-06-2006, 09:06 PM

See the post above yours. Pharoah said it doesn't.

philheckler · 09-07-2006, 04:12 AM

Hi,

There are a lot of bad 7900gt's out there at the moment - just google ''7900gt problems' and see what you get - I got a faulty xfx one a couple of weeks ago which was RMA'd and replaced by ebuyer.co.uk with no questions asked. Classic symptoms are artefacting / crashing to WINDOWS blue screen of death and the classic blinking screen of death at the desktop when the screen flashes on and off when you move the mouse. Apparrenlty its to do with the regulators on the back of the card overheating which damages the gpu. The issue is more common amongst pre - overclocked cards...

Phil.

**pharoah** · 09-07-2006, 11:00 AM

yes its true you can change the cooler,and it wont void the warranty unless you do physical damage to the card.you can overclock without voiding the warranty as well this is evga specific i cant say about other companies. this part kinda sucks though if you are in europe changing the cooler will void the warranty,but here in the USA you are fine to do it.

edit: what phil said is the truth there were crap loads of bad 7900's in fact the problem was so bad xfx closed there message board

09-04-2006, 04:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lifeismusic Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 159 OS: XP Home My System	eVGA 7900GT Crashes/Freezing Hey, so I reciently put together my new computer. It all went together just fine, but now I have been encountering some weird crashes and freezing. It seems to only be when I'm playing a game, which leads me to believe that it is the video card. I have This video card. I will be playing a game, and it will randomly freeze, and I will have to do a hard reboot. Another issue, is that occasionally when I start a game, it will fill the entire screen with colored streaks. I can get this to go away by hitting the windows key, and then maximizing it again. The temperature after gaming is about 57C (51C idle), and I'm using the 84.21 drivers. Thanks for your help.

09-04-2006, 05:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
Indoril Nerevar Manager, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,015 OS: Windows 7 RC 64-bit My System	Hi Lifeismusic, Please post your full system specs (see "Posting System Specs" in my signature). Sounds like a faulty video card. Do you have another PCI-E card you can swap in for testing? __________________ Donating to the forum keeps TSF free for all. • Common PC Game Issues • Common Installation Issues • Posting System Specs • Power Supply Information • • NVIDIA Drivers • ATI Drivers • Thermal Paste Guide • System Requirements Lab • YouGamers Game-o-Meter • • Everest • Prime95 • DirectX • AMD Drivers • Memtest86 • SensorsView • Driver Cleaner • I do not give help via PM. Please post your question on the forum.

09-04-2006, 05:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
Clifford Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Posts: 125 OS: Windows XP My System	I also in fact have a 7900gt(Which pwns btw). I haven't experienced any problems with it. Maybe I'll tweak around with mine and try to see what your problem could be. __________________ Why of course I am the big red dog..... What makes you think I wouldn't be? Proud to post on TSF! Woof!

09-04-2006, 06:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
Clifford Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Posts: 125 OS: Windows XP My System	Our cards are exactly the same model! What are you clock speeds? __________________ Why of course I am the big red dog..... What makes you think I wouldn't be? Proud to post on TSF! Woof!

09-04-2006, 06:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
Clifford Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Posts: 125 OS: Windows XP My System	Same here. I haven't had any problems with my card. Though I am running the 91.31 drivers. Try using those drivers and see if they will work. __________________ Why of course I am the big red dog..... What makes you think I wouldn't be? Proud to post on TSF! Woof!

09-04-2006, 06:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lifeismusic Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 159 OS: XP Home My System	500Mhz and 1500Mhz

09-04-2006, 06:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
Indoril Nerevar Manager, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,015 OS: Windows 7 RC 64-bit My System	The card is faulty, and you need to send it back for a replacement. I doubt the drivers will make any difference, and I would use the 84.21's over the 91.31's anyway, as the 91.31's have proved to be unstable. __________________ Donating to the forum keeps TSF free for all. • Common PC Game Issues • Common Installation Issues • Posting System Specs • Power Supply Information • • NVIDIA Drivers • ATI Drivers • Thermal Paste Guide • System Requirements Lab • YouGamers Game-o-Meter • • Everest • Prime95 • DirectX • AMD Drivers • Memtest86 • SensorsView • Driver Cleaner • I do not give help via PM. Please post your question on the forum.

09-04-2006, 06:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
Clifford Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Posts: 125 OS: Windows XP My System	Woof? __________________ Why of course I am the big red dog..... What makes you think I wouldn't be? Proud to post on TSF! Woof!

09-04-2006, 07:54 PM	#11 (permalink)
Lifeismusic Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 159 OS: XP Home My System	Yeah, I was afraid of that. Should I send it to newegg (where I bought it) or to eVGA?

09-04-2006, 09:03 PM	#12 (permalink)
Clifford Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Posts: 125 OS: Windows XP My System	eVGA first. If you didn't tinker with the card I would send it directly to them __________________ Why of course I am the big red dog..... What makes you think I wouldn't be? Proud to post on TSF! Woof!

09-04-2006, 09:51 PM	#13 (permalink)
Lifeismusic Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 159 OS: XP Home My System	Really? I thought it would be better to send it to newegg. I have always had good experiences with newegg.

09-05-2006, 12:53 AM	#14 (permalink)
Indoril Nerevar Manager, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,015 OS: Windows 7 RC 64-bit My System	I don't buy from newegg, so I'm not sure how they work, but my first thought would be to send it to them. Perhaps email them and ask what they recommend? __________________ Donating to the forum keeps TSF free for all. • Common PC Game Issues • Common Installation Issues • Posting System Specs • Power Supply Information • • NVIDIA Drivers • ATI Drivers • Thermal Paste Guide • System Requirements Lab • YouGamers Game-o-Meter • • Everest • Prime95 • DirectX • AMD Drivers • Memtest86 • SensorsView • Driver Cleaner • I do not give help via PM. Please post your question on the forum.

09-05-2006, 08:58 AM	#15 (permalink)
Clifford Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Posts: 125 OS: Windows XP My System	Well you could send it into newegg and see what they would do. My opinion would be to send to to eVGA since they designed the card and all. __________________ Why of course I am the big red dog..... What makes you think I wouldn't be? Proud to post on TSF! Woof!

09-06-2006, 06:56 PM	#17 (permalink)
Clifford Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Posts: 125 OS: Windows XP My System	Does overclocking affect the warranty? The only reason I haven't overclocked is because if I had problems with the card I wouldn't be able to send it back. __________________ Why of course I am the big red dog..... What makes you think I wouldn't be? Proud to post on TSF! Woof!

09-06-2006, 09:06 PM	#18 (permalink)
Lifeismusic Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 159 OS: XP Home My System	See the post above yours. Pharoah said it doesn't.

09-07-2006, 04:12 AM	#19 (permalink)
philheckler Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 114 OS: xp My System	Hi, There are a lot of bad 7900gt's out there at the moment - just google ''7900gt problems' and see what you get - I got a faulty xfx one a couple of weeks ago which was RMA'd and replaced by ebuyer.co.uk with no questions asked. Classic symptoms are artefacting / crashing to WINDOWS blue screen of death and the classic blinking screen of death at the desktop when the screen flashes on and off when you move the mouse. Apparrenlty its to do with the regulators on the back of the card overheating which damages the gpu. The issue is more common amongst pre - overclocked cards... Phil.

09-07-2006, 11:00 AM	#20 (permalink)
pharoah TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,188 OS: vista business edition My System	yes its true you can change the cooler,and it wont void the warranty unless you do physical damage to the card.you can overclock without voiding the warranty as well this is evga specific i cant say about other companies. this part kinda sucks though if you are in europe changing the cooler will void the warranty,but here in the USA you are fine to do it. edit: what phil said is the truth there were crap loads of bad 7900's in fact the problem was so bad xfx closed there message board __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015 Last edited by pharoah; 09-07-2006 at 11:02 AM.