TF2 problem

Jimmy1983 · 3 Nov 2007 at 19:45

Checked the gfx card, can't see any dust build up, and the fan is spinning ok as are the other case fans.

Jimmy1983 · 3 Nov 2007 at 20:49

Just ran othos for just under an hour, no errors,

Jimmy1983 · 4 Nov 2007 at 13:43

Took out my gfx card this morning and cleaned the fan, wasnt that much dust in it anyway.

Anyone have any other ideas, starting to run out off ideas now

Zogger · 4 Nov 2007 at 14:29

seems very unlikely to be the problem and I'm not sure if it's already been suggested, but have you tried the hotfix linked here?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940105

FrostedNipple · 4 Nov 2007 at 14:58

so, is it just tf2, or all your steam games (just for a re-cap)

Jimmy1983 · 4 Nov 2007 at 15:10

Zogger said:
seems very unlikely to be the problem and I'm not sure if it's already been suggested, but have you tried the hotfix linked here?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940105

cheers Zogger, someone on another forum suggesuted that. Installed it, and still having the same problem.

FrostedNipple

Well actaully any game I try to play

FrostedNipple · 4 Nov 2007 at 15:31

any! wow ermmm, thats truly odd, as orthos runs fine for an hour, but you can't load a game!

Do you have a spare gfx card laying about! Yours might be knackered!

Jimmy1983 · 4 Nov 2007 at 15:35

FrostedNipple said:
any! wow ermmm, thats truly odd, as orthos runs fine for an hour, but you can't load a game!

Do you have a spare gfx card laying about! Yours might be knackered!

Well ive tried Crysis, HL2 and TF2 all dont want to play.

Iam sure my gfx card is ok, as I was running X32 vista last month and played HL2 fine.

Not got a spare card to try.

FrostedNipple · 4 Nov 2007 at 16:05

You need to find some 3d applications, because if your gfx card is broken, then your motherboard runs onboard gfx through it, which is why you still have 2d! It would explain a lot, however its not what you want to hear!

I just had a thought, get your hand on a 3d mark program! its the only thing i can think of right know that will stress test your gfx card! If it doesn't work then i'm pretty sure its broke

!

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=e...pell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=3dmark&spell=1

Jimmy1983 · 4 Nov 2007 at 16:13

Just tried running everest,

everest and rthdribl

First time I tried it pc crashed like when the games do, second I only had rthdribl running for a about 2minutes.

Gutted if its the card, was fine running HL2 few weeks back.

FrostedNipple · 4 Nov 2007 at 16:22

see how long it can run this dribble program for

if it cant do it forever, then i'm afraid it does sound a lot like a card failure, if so, you need to start looking at warranties and what not

Jimmy1983 · 4 Nov 2007 at 16:40

FrostedNipple said:
see how long it can run this dribble program for if it cant do it forever, then i'm afraid it does sound a lot like a card failure, if so, you need to start looking at warranties and what not

Yeah will do, thanks. Will try to borrow a card off a mate first to check its defo my card.

Brought the card second hand anyway, iam guessing that I wouldn't be able to get a replacement for it from ATI?

FrostedNipple · 4 Nov 2007 at 16:44

not if its second hand

Defiantly try another card if you can, its the only real way you can be 100% sure without buying a new one!

Jimmy1983 · 4 Nov 2007 at 19:41

You don't think its a driver issue then?

Jimmy1983 · 11 Nov 2007 at 13:11

Sorry to bring this uo again, but this may come in useful to other users. A friend came round and lend me his X700Pro, tried the games still same problem. So I knew it wasnt a GFX card problem. He closed NOD32 and the vista firewall and both the game ran ok!

Wooop. Dunno why I didnt think of this, surprised no-one off here did either tbh. Ah well its generally a simple thing!

Will leave this card in for the mo, as I want to benchmark the X700Pro with my X1950Pro, whats the best software to do this?