New system problems

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Im currently building a system for a friend with components all sourced from Ocuk as below..

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz
OcUK GeForce 9800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache
Abit IP43 Intel P43 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
OCZ StealthXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply
Thermaltake VB1000BWS Soprano SuperMidi Tower
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter

the problem started when i installed the GPU , first time i installed the drivers everything went well untill i tried to go into the Nvidea control panel,as soon as i tried to change any settings it locked up and restarted.
I then tried various different driver versions and even went as far as reinstalling the OS all with no luck.
I then removed the GPU and installed an 8800gt from another system this worked fine, leading me to believe the problem must lie in the GPU which was promptly returned on a RMA.
Just got an email from support

Here is the technicians Test Report:

"Drivers installed and card passed over 200 loops of Crysis Benchmark as well as furmark with no issues."
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Has anyone got any ideas were else the problem could be :(
 
No i haven't. wil give it a go when the card comes back tomoz hopefully
Ntune integrates itself into the Nvidea control panel does it ?
 
You don't say what OS you are running but there are issues withthe latest NVidia drivers and XP SP3. Try some earlier drivers instead if you are running XP and SP3.
 
AcidHell2 said:
what settings where you trying to change?
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I didn't really get as far as changing any settings


this image is from my own system btw
basically when i clicked "Change Resolution" for eg it would just lockup and reboot :S

WJA96 said:
You don't say what OS you are running but there are issues withthe latest NVidia drivers and XP SP3. Try some earlier drivers instead if you are running XP and SP3.
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It was using xp pro with sp3 but i did have the very same issue when i installed vista ultimate on it ..
BTW it now has xp back on and still using my 8800gt without any problems.
guess ill have to try some more driver versions when it comes back.
I did think about using the omega drivers or what would you suggest
 
Hi mate, yeah NTUNE integrates itself into the nvidia control pannel, hope that works for you,

failing that have a go at uninstalling SP3 and see if that helps you at all.!

Good luck.!
 
Kennysevenfold said:
Hi mate, yeah NTUNE integrates itself into the nvidia control pannel, hope that works for you,

failing that have a go at uninstalling SP3 and see if that helps you at all.!

Good luck.!
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Thanks for the info ill give that a go

AcidHell2 said:
odd one. did you try a fresh windows install, certainly sounds like software and not hardware.
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Yes 3 times :D and a fresh install of vista..
If it wasnt for the 8800 thats in there now working fine on the the same driver version i would agree.. its very baffling :(
 
Just in control panel as far as i can tell , i didnt actually get round to installing any games
but the system now has BF2 and cod4 installed using the 8800 and is running them fine
 
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