Bad image quality on an 8800 gtx

1 g0t 0wn3d · 04-20-2007, 05:14 PM

My friend bought a 8800 gtx and it worked for 2 months and died he sent in for rma when the new card came he used it and for around 2-3 months its has been and now it still gets good frame rates but image quality is somethimes bad and he is annoyed.

I do not know much about the computer but it has some sort of sli amd motherboard
a AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+(65W) Windsor 2.4GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor
2 gb of ram
some sort of 650 watt that came with the computer(alienware)
and 2x120 bg hdd in raid 0

**forcifer** · 04-20-2007, 06:24 PM

what are the volts on the 12v rail for that psu? try speedfan or Sensor View Pro to see these if you dont feel comfortable opening up computer

1 g0t 0wn3d · 04-20-2007, 06:33 PM

I am not sure (not at his house)

**TheMatt** · 04-21-2007, 12:53 PM

Your friend's PSU is likely the issue. I wouldn't be surprised if Alienware didn't give a high quality PSU. Take a look at this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817256009

1 g0t 0wn3d · 04-21-2007, 06:41 PM

Ok, it is his birthday this weekend (perfect timing) so if you are sure that the psu is the problem i will tell him to get a new one (his is 6 months old). But if there is a chance it is not the problem then please tell me what it is.

floydfan · 04-21-2007, 07:48 PM

you have to give more info on the issue he is having... bad image quality where? desktop? games? and what sort of problems is he seeing?

1 g0t 0wn3d · 04-21-2007, 07:55 PM

He sees it in games and said it looks worse then the card that i have now (the card that came with his pc) it is almost as if it is getting set down a notch in settings even though it is on the highest.

floydfan · 04-21-2007, 08:21 PM

did he reinstall drivers? check in game that the right resolution is set? psu wouldnt cause image quality problems, it would cause a message to pop up saying that the card isnt recieving enough power.

**TheMatt** · 04-22-2007, 11:12 AM

Try these drivers:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_97.02.html

04-20-2007, 05:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,341 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Bad image quality on an 8800 gtx My friend bought a 8800 gtx and it worked for 2 months and died he sent in for rma when the new card came he used it and for around 2-3 months its has been and now it still gets good frame rates but image quality is somethimes bad and he is annoyed. I do not know much about the computer but it has some sort of sli amd motherboard a AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+(65W) Windsor 2.4GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor 2 gb of ram some sort of 650 watt that came with the computer(alienware) and 2x120 bg hdd in raid 0 __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

04-20-2007, 06:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
forcifer good bye and good luck Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City kansas Posts: 3,486 OS: Vista Premium 32 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Bad image quality on an 8800 gtx what are the volts on the 12v rail for that psu? try speedfan or Sensor View Pro to see these if you dont feel comfortable opening up computer __________________ im back...i guess...

04-20-2007, 06:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,341 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: Bad image quality on an 8800 gtx I am not sure (not at his house) __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

04-21-2007, 12:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
TheMatt Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,693 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Bad image quality on an 8800 gtx Your friend's PSU is likely the issue. I wouldn't be surprised if Alienware didn't give a high quality PSU. Take a look at this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817256009 __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

04-21-2007, 06:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,341 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: Bad image quality on an 8800 gtx Ok, it is his birthday this weekend (perfect timing) so if you are sure that the psu is the problem i will tell him to get a new one (his is 6 months old). But if there is a chance it is not the problem then please tell me what it is. __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

04-21-2007, 07:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
floydfan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 367 OS: xp pro My System	Re: Bad image quality on an 8800 gtx you have to give more info on the issue he is having... bad image quality where? desktop? games? and what sort of problems is he seeing?

04-21-2007, 07:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,341 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: Bad image quality on an 8800 gtx He sees it in games and said it looks worse then the card that i have now (the card that came with his pc) it is almost as if it is getting set down a notch in settings even though it is on the highest. __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

04-21-2007, 08:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
floydfan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 367 OS: xp pro My System	Re: Bad image quality on an 8800 gtx did he reinstall drivers? check in game that the right resolution is set? psu wouldnt cause image quality problems, it would cause a message to pop up saying that the card isnt recieving enough power.

04-22-2007, 11:12 AM	#9 (permalink)
TheMatt Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,693 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Bad image quality on an 8800 gtx Try these drivers: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_97.02.html __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides