Problem with XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra Video Card

Eddiex1x · 11-24-2008, 03:28 PM

Hey guys, I have purchased this card recently and felt that I haven't been getting the performance I paid for. From what I've heard, it's a pretty high-end card that can play high-end games almost flawlessly, however this is not the case for me. In most games, the game auto-detects my maximum resolution to be 1024x768, when the regular resolution I played on with my much older ATI card was 1280x1024. The card claims to support much higher resolutions than that. Also, I need to turn down the filtering options such as Anisotropic and Trilinear filtering so that my game could run more smoothly. Could any of those problems be related to my RAM, i have 2 gigs (1x1gb 2x512MB), 3.4ghz processor. Thank you

**wrench97** · 11-24-2008, 04:16 PM

What Brand and Model PC do you have and Power Supply do have?
Did you upgrade the power supply when you upgraded the video card?

**Jtsou** · 11-24-2008, 04:33 PM

Most likely the power supply. That 8800 Ultra is a power hungry beast. 700W+

Eddiex1x · 11-24-2008, 08:10 PM

I have a dell dimension xps generation 5. I bought the video card and then had to updgrade the power supply later on because it didn't have the p4 connector. The only option i had to upgrade to was 650 Watt power supply from 450. The card requires 500 watts of power to operate perfectly according to the manufacturers website.

**wrench97** · 11-25-2008, 11:29 AM

650 is small for a 8800 Ultra for 8800GT or 9800GT it's ok, But I know with the Gen 5's and the proprietary psu that you don't have a choice.

The fact that your only getting a resolution of 1024x768 makes me think it may be a driver issue or that your running out of cpu if you can play something in windowed mode with task manager running on top and watch the cpu usage lets see if it's topping out.
Also check the cpu temp with speed fan or Everest.
http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php
http://www.softpedia.com/progDownloa...oad-16369.html

**Jtsou** · 11-27-2008, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eddiex1x

I have a dell dimension xps generation 5. I bought the video card and then had to updgrade the power supply later on because it didn't have the p4 connector. The only option i had to upgrade to was 650 Watt power supply from 450. The card requires 500 watts of power to operate perfectly according to the manufacturers website.

Usually that is total junk. What they tell you is the minimum requirement, we can tell you the recommended requirement.

dai · 11-27-2008, 08:49 PM

with the ultra you need to be up here
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817153062

Eddiex1x · 12-03-2008, 09:33 PM

so what am I to do? If you guys are sure it's a PSU problem, then idk...I can't buy another PSU because my case doesn't support it. Any suggestions that aren't bizarre?

P.S I really appreciate all the help I've been given so far.

dai · 12-03-2008, 10:27 PM

with a dell case i believe you have to modify the back to fit another psu

**magnethead** · 12-03-2008, 11:42 PM

Dell got smart and the newer XPS's use an ATX bolt pattern. But the 3, 4, and 5 use a BTX PSU.

11-24-2008, 03:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
Eddiex1x Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 30 OS: xp sp3	Problem with XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra Video Card Hey guys, I have purchased this card recently and felt that I haven't been getting the performance I paid for. From what I've heard, it's a pretty high-end card that can play high-end games almost flawlessly, however this is not the case for me. In most games, the game auto-detects my maximum resolution to be 1024x768, when the regular resolution I played on with my much older ATI card was 1280x1024. The card claims to support much higher resolutions than that. Also, I need to turn down the filtering options such as Anisotropic and Trilinear filtering so that my game could run more smoothly. Could any of those problems be related to my RAM, i have 2 gigs (1x1gb 2x512MB), 3.4ghz processor. Thank you Last edited by Eddiex1x; 11-24-2008 at 03:29 PM.

11-24-2008, 04:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,590 OS: Win7	Re: Problem with XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra Video Card What Brand and Model PC do you have and Power Supply do have? Did you upgrade the power supply when you upgraded the video card? __________________ Power Supply and Selection

11-24-2008, 04:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jtsou Hardware Specialist Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Louisburg, NC Posts: 1,214 OS: Vista Home Premium SP1 My System	Re: Problem with XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra Video Card Most likely the power supply. That 8800 Ultra is a power hungry beast. 700W+ __________________ CPU-Z-----GPU-Z-----CoreTemp-----Speedfan

11-24-2008, 08:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
Eddiex1x Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 30 OS: xp sp3	Re: Problem with XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra Video Card I have a dell dimension xps generation 5. I bought the video card and then had to updgrade the power supply later on because it didn't have the p4 connector. The only option i had to upgrade to was 650 Watt power supply from 450. The card requires 500 watts of power to operate perfectly according to the manufacturers website.

11-25-2008, 11:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,590 OS: Win7	Re: Problem with XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra Video Card 650 is small for a 8800 Ultra for 8800GT or 9800GT it's ok, But I know with the Gen 5's and the proprietary psu that you don't have a choice. The fact that your only getting a resolution of 1024x768 makes me think it may be a driver issue or that your running out of cpu if you can play something in windowed mode with task manager running on top and watch the cpu usage lets see if it's topping out. Also check the cpu temp with speed fan or Everest. http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php http://www.softpedia.com/progDownloa...oad-16369.html __________________ Power Supply and Selection

11-27-2008, 08:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,630 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Problem with XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra Video Card with the ultra you need to be up here http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817153062 __________________

12-03-2008, 09:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
Eddiex1x Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 30 OS: xp sp3	Re: Problem with XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra Video Card so what am I to do? If you guys are sure it's a PSU problem, then idk...I can't buy another PSU because my case doesn't support it. Any suggestions that aren't bizarre? P.S I really appreciate all the help I've been given so far.

12-03-2008, 10:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,630 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Problem with XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra Video Card with a dell case i believe you have to modify the back to fit another psu __________________

12-03-2008, 11:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
magnethead Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 3,570 OS: Vista ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Problem with XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra Video Card Dell got smart and the newer XPS's use an ATX bolt pattern. But the 3, 4, and 5 use a BTX PSU. __________________ For proper support: what are you running? graphics, cpu, m/board, ram, PSU brand wattage PCI-E requires 26 amps at 12 volts. That's a 650W PSU. Power Supply Info and Selection . Info on thermal compounds & application . TEST PSU USING MULTI-METER . Bench Testing Your System