Problem when playing games

Synicalyo · 11-04-2009, 02:13 PM

I have a GeForce 8800 GT, when I play games my graphics will suddenly go haywire almost without warning, sometimes the colours will go haywire and today in the likes of WoW my screen seems to be a heavy amount of what looks like static on a television set. The problem is persistant so I was hoping to get to the bottom of the issue, could it possibly be the card over heating?
My CPU temp. usually runs at around 30-35 Degrees Celcius, I have an image of what my screen looks like currently on World of Warcraft, very strange.

Phædrus2401 · 11-04-2009, 03:22 PM

That's called artifacting and can have one of three causes:
1.) Dying graphics card VRAM
2.) Overheating graphics card
3.) Power supply not delivering enough power to the graphics card

So we need to know your full specs:
Motherboard
CPU
RAM
Graphics card
Power supply (brand and model)

Also, download GPU-Z and use it to monitor your graphics card temperature while playing games. Remember to check the box that says "continue to refresh this screen while GPU-Z is in the background"--it's on the sensor page.

Synicalyo · 11-04-2009, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phædrus2401

That's called artifacting and can have one of three causes:
1.) Dying graphics card VRAM
2.) Overheating graphics card
3.) Power supply not delivering enough power to the graphics card

So we need to know your full specs:
Motherboard
CPU
RAM
Graphics card
Power supply (brand and model)

Also, download GPU-Z and use it to monitor your graphics card temperature while playing games. Remember to check the box that says "continue to refresh this screen while GPU-Z is in the background"--it's on the sensor page.

63-0100-009999-00101111-072908-Bearlake$G31CM729
That's my motherboard ID

CPU Properties
CPU Type Unknown, 2200 MHz (6 x 367)
Original Clock 2200 MHz
L1 Code Cache 32 KB
L1 Data Cache 32 KB
L2 Cache 1 MB (On-Die, ATC, Full-Speed)

Multi CPU
Motherboard ID Intel Bearlake
CPU #0 Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2200 @ 2.20GHz, 2212 MHz
CPU #1 Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2200 @ 2.20GHz, 2212 MHz

Physical Memory
Total 3071 MB
Used 655 MB
Free 2416 MB
Utilization 21 %

Graphics card is NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

As far as power supply all I can tell you atm is that it's 230V

Synicalyo · 11-04-2009, 04:03 PM

downloaded GPU
Got WOW open and i'm getting back...

GPU Temp - 60 Degrees Celcius
PCB Temp - 45
GPU Temp - 51
Fan Speed - 50 percent

hope that's of any help

makinu1der2 · 11-04-2009, 06:28 PM

Open the case and look at the label on the PSU.

Need to know the brand and wattage.

Post the temps and voltage from the BIOS.

Synicalyo · 11-05-2009, 01:10 PM

I'll post that soon, need to find a screwdriver ¬¬_

11-04-2009, 02:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Synicalyo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 8 OS: XP	Problem when playing games I have a GeForce 8800 GT, when I play games my graphics will suddenly go haywire almost without warning, sometimes the colours will go haywire and today in the likes of WoW my screen seems to be a heavy amount of what looks like static on a television set. The problem is persistant so I was hoping to get to the bottom of the issue, could it possibly be the card over heating? My CPU temp. usually runs at around 30-35 Degrees Celcius, I have an image of what my screen looks like currently on World of Warcraft, very strange. Last edited by Synicalyo; 11-04-2009 at 02:21 PM.

11-04-2009, 03:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,838 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Problem when playing games That's called artifacting and can have one of three causes: 1.) Dying graphics card VRAM 2.) Overheating graphics card 3.) Power supply not delivering enough power to the graphics card So we need to know your full specs: Motherboard CPU RAM Graphics card Power supply (brand and model) Also, download GPU-Z and use it to monitor your graphics card temperature while playing games. Remember to check the box that says "continue to refresh this screen while GPU-Z is in the background"--it's on the sensor page. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

11-04-2009, 04:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
Synicalyo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 8 OS: XP	Re: Problem when playing games downloaded GPU Got WOW open and i'm getting back... GPU Temp - 60 Degrees Celcius PCB Temp - 45 GPU Temp - 51 Fan Speed - 50 percent hope that's of any help

11-04-2009, 06:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
makinu1der2 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 2,042 OS: Vista Home Premium SP1,Win XP SP3,Ubuntu 9.04,Sabayon 4,Windows 7 RC1 x64 My System	Re: Problem when playing games Open the case and look at the label on the PSU. Need to know the brand and wattage. Post the temps and voltage from the BIOS. __________________ "The dumbest people I know are those who know it all."

11-05-2009, 01:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
Synicalyo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 8 OS: XP	Re: Problem when playing games I'll post that soon, need to find a screwdriver ¬¬_ Last edited by Synicalyo; 11-05-2009 at 01:26 PM.