nVidia geforce 8800 gtx artifacts

vIrUs_32 · 05-14-2008, 12:38 PM

Hey i bought a new nvidia geforce 8800 gtx on ebay to replace my faulty ati radeon x1950xt cuz the video ram was damaged and displayed artifacts, gave me bsod's, froze the pc, tons of sick sh*t. Anyway i got the gtx on ebay for about 255, 275 with shipping. Brand new, OEM product. just came with the card,nothing else. All went well, i installed the latest drivers blah blah blah. Everything works fine, card idles at around 56c. The thing is, as soon as I went into team fortress 2, there were polygon artifacts EVERYWHERE, covering the ENTIRE screen basically. Same thing in p0rtal. I'm 99.5% sure it's my psu, because i only have one pcie connector. It's some crappy 450watt, old piece of junk. Raidmax i think. I just wanna know, these artifacts are happening because of the psu right? cuz 450 isnt enough. I just wanna get things straight because i'm buying a BFG Tech BFGR800WPSULE 800W ATX 12V 2.2, link is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...=BFGR800WPSULE ....that should solve my problem, right?

dai · 05-14-2008, 01:10 PM

i would prefer this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...corsair%2b750w

vIrUs_32 · 05-14-2008, 01:52 PM

How come you recommend that one? like, whats better about it?

dai · 05-14-2008, 02:15 PM

i think they are a better quality build

**emosun** · 05-14-2008, 04:43 PM

Yea skip the nvidia psu's and go with corsair.

vIrUs_32 · 05-14-2008, 05:57 PM

Ok thanks for the info dudes!

**mattlock** · 05-14-2008, 11:43 PM

BFG video cards are great, but thier PSU are low quality, overpriced junk. I recently handled a thread dealing with that exact same PSU, that literally went out in a blaze of glory taking the motherboard down with on it's a way to the grave. I've also seen a BFG 650w takeout a motherboard when it died.

If you value your hardware, stay away from BFG PSUs.

The Corsair unit recommended by Dai is very good choice however, and with a GTX you should be looking at no less than 650w.

vIrUs_32 · 05-15-2008, 11:57 AM

thanx for all your advice guys, really appreciate it!!! u saved me a lot of moh-nay

05-14-2008, 12:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
vIrUs_32 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: washington state Posts: 162 OS: windows xp home sp3 My System	nVidia geforce 8800 gtx artifacts Hey i bought a new nvidia geforce 8800 gtx on ebay to replace my faulty ati radeon x1950xt cuz the video ram was damaged and displayed artifacts, gave me bsod's, froze the pc, tons of sick sh*t. Anyway i got the gtx on ebay for about 255, 275 with shipping. Brand new, OEM product. just came with the card,nothing else. All went well, i installed the latest drivers blah blah blah. Everything works fine, card idles at around 56c. The thing is, as soon as I went into team fortress 2, there were polygon artifacts EVERYWHERE, covering the ENTIRE screen basically. Same thing in p0rtal. I'm 99.5% sure it's my psu, because i only have one pcie connector. It's some crappy 450watt, old piece of junk. Raidmax i think. I just wanna know, these artifacts are happening because of the psu right? cuz 450 isnt enough. I just wanna get things straight because i'm buying a BFG Tech BFGR800WPSULE 800W ATX 12V 2.2, link is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...=BFGR800WPSULE ....that should solve my problem, right?

05-14-2008, 01:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,609 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: nVidia geforce 8800 gtx artifacts i would prefer this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...corsair%2b750w __________________

05-14-2008, 01:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
vIrUs_32 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: washington state Posts: 162 OS: windows xp home sp3 My System	Re: nVidia geforce 8800 gtx artifacts How come you recommend that one? like, whats better about it?

05-14-2008, 02:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,609 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: nVidia geforce 8800 gtx artifacts i think they are a better quality build __________________

05-14-2008, 04:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,966 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: nVidia geforce 8800 gtx artifacts Yea skip the nvidia psu's and go with corsair. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

05-14-2008, 05:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
vIrUs_32 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: washington state Posts: 162 OS: windows xp home sp3 My System	Re: nVidia geforce 8800 gtx artifacts Ok thanks for the info dudes!

05-14-2008, 11:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
mattlock Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,183 OS: XP SP2, Win 7 Beta, Win 7 RC My System	Re: nVidia geforce 8800 gtx artifacts BFG video cards are great, but thier PSU are low quality, overpriced junk. I recently handled a thread dealing with that exact same PSU, that literally went out in a blaze of glory taking the motherboard down with on it's a way to the grave. I've also seen a BFG 650w takeout a motherboard when it died. If you value your hardware, stay away from BFG PSUs. The Corsair unit recommended by Dai is very good choice however, and with a GTX you should be looking at no less than 650w. __________________ Matt Everest-Thermal Paste Instruction-Power Supply Info-Sensorview PSU Calculator-Speedfan-Bench Test Help TSF Fight Disease. It's Free!

05-15-2008, 11:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
vIrUs_32 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: washington state Posts: 162 OS: windows xp home sp3 My System	Re: nVidia geforce 8800 gtx artifacts thanx for all your advice guys, really appreciate it!!! u saved me a lot of moh-nay