[SOLVED] New BFG 9800GT freezes in-game

taydan04 · 12-26-2008, 10:42 AM

My new BFG 9800GT came yesterday and a was diapointed to find that it may be difective as wen i play a game for more than a few minutes the sreen locks up and becomes speckled, i will uploaded a picture of COD5 freezing although i have tested many more.

Regards

Daniel Taylor

macroman · 12-26-2008, 11:46 AM

yeah but did you update the PSU ,the 9800gt needs a min of 26A on the 12v rail and upto 32A

taydan04 · 12-26-2008, 12:15 PM

GOOD NEWS! I have Fixed this problem as when switching back to my 8600GT i realized that it used Forceware 175 driver whereas the 9800GT was using 180 so as a quick thought i installed my 9800GT with forceware 175 and the problem seams to be gone, so anyone having this problem it seams that Nvidia's Forceware 180 WHQL is broken, try using the cd that came with the card.

**magnethead** · 12-26-2008, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by taydan04

GOOD NEWS! I have Fixed this problem as when switching back to my 8600GT i realized that it used Forceware 175 driver whereas the 9800GT was using 180 so as a quick thought i installed my 9800GT with forceware 175 and the problem seams to be gone, so anyone having this problem it seams that Nvidia's Forceware 180 WHQL is broken, try using the cd that came with the card.

this is not the first time i've read this over release 180.

taydan04 · 12-26-2008, 12:18 PM

Oh yeh, and listen to the guy on the second post and i would like to add they recomend 600W for this card on the average Core 2 Duo machine

taydan04 · 12-26-2008, 01:26 PM

Ah, well the driver change seems to have helped the problem but not cured it - this now happens less often, could the 180 drivers have damaged the Graphics Card?

**grimx133** · 12-27-2008, 01:37 AM

What power supply do you have? Manufacturer and model, also note the outputs (in amps) for the +3.3, +5, and +12volt rails. The 9800GT needs more power than an 8600, a 650 watt power supply is the minimum recommended.

taydan04 · 12-27-2008, 06:04 AM

my power suply is a OCZ Stealth EXTREME 600w,
it outputs 3.3v at 36A 5v at 30A and 4 12v rails at 18A

this is what bfg requests;
400W PCI Express®-compliant system power supply with a combined 12V current rating of 26A or more (Minimum system power requirement based on a PC configured with an Intel Core®2 Extreme X6800 processor)

**grimx133** · 12-27-2008, 10:50 AM

The 600 watt OCZ should power it. Usually a 650+ watt unit is recommended, but it should do the job. Reinstall the drivers, but don't just run them again.

Go to device manager and uninstall the display adapter (9800GT) and then reboot your machine into vga mode (tap f8 while booting to get to OS mode selection) , or safe mode if vga is not available. If windows wants to install drivers, cancel that. Disable your antivirus. Run Driver Sweeper to rid yourself of any remnants of the old drivers. Then install the drivers. I'd try the 178.24's, they seem good. After the driver install, reboot into normal mode, turn your antivirus back on and then see how it is.

edit - oops, forgot link to driver sweeper. http://www.guru3d.com/category/driversweeper/

taydan04 · 12-27-2008, 07:38 PM

Thank you my friend il try this and inform you of the results

taydan04 · 12-28-2008, 10:02 AM

it was a faulty card, went out and baught a BFG 9800GTX+ OC and it works like a charm and crunches crysis into litle bits

dai · 12-28-2008, 11:11 AM

glad you have it sorted

12-26-2008, 11:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
macroman Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 148 OS: Windows 7,Vista	Re: New BFG 9800GT freezes in-game yeah but did you update the PSU ,the 9800gt needs a min of 26A on the 12v rail and upto 32A

12-26-2008, 12:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
taydan04 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 213 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64 SP2/ Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: New BFG 9800GT freezes in-game GOOD NEWS! I have Fixed this problem as when switching back to my 8600GT i realized that it used Forceware 175 driver whereas the 9800GT was using 180 so as a quick thought i installed my 9800GT with forceware 175 and the problem seams to be gone, so anyone having this problem it seams that Nvidia's Forceware 180 WHQL is broken, try using the cd that came with the card. Last edited by taydan04; 12-26-2008 at 12:17 PM.

12-26-2008, 12:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
taydan04 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 213 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64 SP2/ Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: New BFG 9800GT freezes in-game Oh yeh, and listen to the guy on the second post and i would like to add they recomend 600W for this card on the average Core 2 Duo machine

12-26-2008, 01:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
taydan04 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 213 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64 SP2/ Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: New BFG 9800GT freezes in-game Ah, well the driver change seems to have helped the problem but not cured it - this now happens less often, could the 180 drivers have damaged the Graphics Card?

12-27-2008, 01:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
grimx133 Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada eh Posts: 3,176 OS: xp mce sp2, xp pro sp2, windows 7 beta My System	Re: New BFG 9800GT freezes in-game What power supply do you have? Manufacturer and model, also note the outputs (in amps) for the +3.3, +5, and +12volt rails. The 9800GT needs more power than an 8600, a 650 watt power supply is the minimum recommended. __________________

12-27-2008, 06:04 AM	#8 (permalink)
taydan04 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 213 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64 SP2/ Ubuntu 9.04 My System	my power suply is a OCZ Stealth EXTREME 600w, it outputs 3.3v at 36A 5v at 30A and 4 12v rails at 18A this is what bfg requests; 400W PCI Express®-compliant system power supply with a combined 12V current rating of 26A or more (Minimum system power requirement based on a PC configured with an Intel Core®2 Extreme X6800 processor) Last edited by dai; 12-27-2008 at 08:09 AM.

12-27-2008, 10:50 AM	#9 (permalink)
grimx133 Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada eh Posts: 3,176 OS: xp mce sp2, xp pro sp2, windows 7 beta My System	Re: New BFG 9800GT freezes in-game The 600 watt OCZ should power it. Usually a 650+ watt unit is recommended, but it should do the job. Reinstall the drivers, but don't just run them again. Go to device manager and uninstall the display adapter (9800GT) and then reboot your machine into vga mode (tap f8 while booting to get to OS mode selection) , or safe mode if vga is not available. If windows wants to install drivers, cancel that. Disable your antivirus. Run Driver Sweeper to rid yourself of any remnants of the old drivers. Then install the drivers. I'd try the 178.24's, they seem good. After the driver install, reboot into normal mode, turn your antivirus back on and then see how it is. edit - oops, forgot link to driver sweeper. http://www.guru3d.com/category/driversweeper/ __________________ Last edited by grimx133; 12-27-2008 at 10:51 AM.

12-27-2008, 07:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
taydan04 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 213 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64 SP2/ Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: New BFG 9800GT freezes in-game Thank you my friend il try this and inform you of the results

12-28-2008, 10:02 AM	#11 (permalink)
taydan04 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 213 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64 SP2/ Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: New BFG 9800GT freezes in-game it was a faulty card, went out and baught a BFG 9800GTX+ OC and it works like a charm and crunches crysis into litle bits

12-28-2008, 11:11 AM	#12 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,797 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: [SOLVED] New BFG 9800GT freezes in-game glad you have it sorted __________________