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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: Pirate Satellite on April 16, 2007, 01:50:45 PM

Title: nvidia 8800 GTX
Post by: Pirate Satellite on April 16, 2007, 01:50:45 PM

Recently, I installed a new nvidia 8800 GTX and a few days later I started having trouble with the graphics in some games.  I play Oblivion and it works great but if I play SimCity 4 for images become distorted.  Does anyone have any idea what I should do.

System:
ATI motherboard produced for Hewlit Packard
AMD Athalon X2 3800
2 meg ram (3200)

Title: Re: nvidia 8800 GTX
Post by: patio on April 16, 2007, 01:57:00 PM

Did you un-install the old drivers first ? ?

2Meg of RAM could cause this but i'm sure it's a typo as XP wouldn't run...

Title: Re: nvidia 8800 GTX
Post by: Pirate Satellite on April 16, 2007, 02:25:18 PM

you're right 2 gig of ram.  No, I haven't unistalled old drivers yet, is that always necessary?

Title: Re: nvidia 8800 GTX
Post by: Raptor on April 16, 2007, 02:27:35 PM

Temperatures of videocard and processor?

Title: Re: nvidia 8800 GTX
Post by: GX1_Man on April 16, 2007, 02:43:15 PM

HP's have notoriously small power supplies. What is the wattage on yours and what does that card require?

Title: Re: nvidia 8800 GTX
Post by: honvetops on April 16, 2007, 02:55:38 PM

my 2 cents.....   :D

 

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 ** they request water cooling if [possible] < !
>>    1GB of system memory
>>    CD-ROM drive
>>    50MB of available hard disk drive space for basic driver installation
>>    Microsoft Windows XP (32-bit) operating system
>>    A PCI Express-compliant motherboard with an available PCI Express x16 slot
>>    A 450W PCI Express-compliant system power supply with a combined 12V current rating of 30A or more*
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