8800 GT SLI Artifact and Glitch help needed

thamann2000 · 03-31-2008, 03:14 AM

First off, I will give the run down of what Im running. I just recently finished building a gaming PC for myself.

Intel Quad Core 2.4Ghz
Cooler Master 690 Case
eVGA 780i Motherboard
Antec 850W PSU
4GB OCZ SLI Memory
2 X XFX 8800GT XT Edition
750GB Sata HD
Samsung 25.5" LCD Monitor

With all this stuff, I should be on Cloud 9, and happy but Im not. At first I was getting a weird glitch when changing settings in World of Warcraft. That lingered for a couple days, and after an update from Nvidia, and Windows Vista SP1 that issue went away. Im not overclocking, simply because I dont need to. I know some people think its just lost productivity, but for me its not worth the trouble. Virtually any game I want to play should run. Now after a few days of all the other trouble being fixed, I am running into two annoying glitches.

The first is a weird mouse glitch, the mouse will have like some artifacts following it around. The cursor is not just a simple white arrow as normal, and the "junk" following it gets in the way and it is annoying. Second, usually a minute or two after the cursor junk, the system freezes, and I have to reboot. I am running the cards in SLI mode. Some people I know recommended disabling it, but that is really the reason I bought two video cards. Any suggestions? Ill take any and all tips and advice friends.

Again heating isnt an issue, and I am NOT overclocking

thamann2000 · 03-31-2008, 01:30 PM

Hey even if you are not an expert I will take ANY advice and opinions. I dont want to return everything I have built up.

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 03-31-2008, 04:47 PM

what are temps and voltages check with speedfan in my sig

thamann2000 · 04-02-2008, 01:04 PM

You know for some reason I couldnt use your links, but thats OK, i have tested and confirmed that all temps and voltages are at or around normal. Everything is basically at stock settings. ANything else anyone think it could be?

dai · 04-02-2008, 01:47 PM

is it the same in safe mode
try one card at a time to check there is not a problem with one of them

03-31-2008, 03:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
thamann2000 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3 OS: Windows Vista HP	8800 GT SLI Artifact and Glitch help needed First off, I will give the run down of what Im running. I just recently finished building a gaming PC for myself. Intel Quad Core 2.4Ghz Cooler Master 690 Case eVGA 780i Motherboard Antec 850W PSU 4GB OCZ SLI Memory 2 X XFX 8800GT XT Edition 750GB Sata HD Samsung 25.5" LCD Monitor With all this stuff, I should be on Cloud 9, and happy but Im not. At first I was getting a weird glitch when changing settings in World of Warcraft. That lingered for a couple days, and after an update from Nvidia, and Windows Vista SP1 that issue went away. Im not overclocking, simply because I dont need to. I know some people think its just lost productivity, but for me its not worth the trouble. Virtually any game I want to play should run. Now after a few days of all the other trouble being fixed, I am running into two annoying glitches. The first is a weird mouse glitch, the mouse will have like some artifacts following it around. The cursor is not just a simple white arrow as normal, and the "junk" following it gets in the way and it is annoying. Second, usually a minute or two after the cursor junk, the system freezes, and I have to reboot. I am running the cards in SLI mode. Some people I know recommended disabling it, but that is really the reason I bought two video cards. Any suggestions? Ill take any and all tips and advice friends. Again heating isnt an issue, and I am NOT overclocking Last edited by thamann2000; 03-31-2008 at 03:16 AM. Reason: add mobo info

03-31-2008, 01:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
thamann2000 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3 OS: Windows Vista HP	Re: 8800 GT SLI Artifact and Glitch help needed Hey even if you are not an expert I will take ANY advice and opinions. I dont want to return everything I have built up.

03-31-2008, 04:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: 8800 GT SLI Artifact and Glitch help needed what are temps and voltages check with speedfan in my sig __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

04-02-2008, 01:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
thamann2000 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3 OS: Windows Vista HP	Re: 8800 GT SLI Artifact and Glitch help needed You know for some reason I couldnt use your links, but thats OK, i have tested and confirmed that all temps and voltages are at or around normal. Everything is basically at stock settings. ANything else anyone think it could be?

04-02-2008, 01:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,609 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: 8800 GT SLI Artifact and Glitch help needed is it the same in safe mode try one card at a time to check there is not a problem with one of them __________________