Dan0512
10-16-05, 11:02 AM
Well, I "killed" it like 2 months ago when installing AS2, computer would give graphics error beeps when it booted, and when it did boot, the screen was full of artifacts.
Today, I just took it out of my closet because I was bored, so I cleaned it, and inspected for damage one last time.
This time something did catch my eye, one of the (don't know what it's called, a big plastic thing with copper wire wound around it, not a capacitor)
One of them seemed to be slightly green (copper oxide?), so I removed the green gunk.
I put the stock cooler back on, put it in the computer, and voila, it booted with no artifacts. I turned it off, and installed the AS2 again.
Again, it booted, no problems. OC to 600/410, no problems, on FS9 (don't have any other 3d programs in that HD)
Well, I don't know if it was the green gunk that was wreaking the havok, but at least it works now. Well I have to thank that "death", otherwise I wouldn't have gone to work, and wouldn't have the rig in my sig, only a p4 1.6 :) .
I don't know what to do with the card, I don't play anymore with that rig, so I'm thinking of selling it, maybe. The card is such a good OCer that maybe someone that wants to break 9600xt record could use it.
Over and out
dan
Today, I just took it out of my closet because I was bored, so I cleaned it, and inspected for damage one last time.
This time something did catch my eye, one of the (don't know what it's called, a big plastic thing with copper wire wound around it, not a capacitor)
One of them seemed to be slightly green (copper oxide?), so I removed the green gunk.
I put the stock cooler back on, put it in the computer, and voila, it booted with no artifacts. I turned it off, and installed the AS2 again.
Again, it booted, no problems. OC to 600/410, no problems, on FS9 (don't have any other 3d programs in that HD)
Well, I don't know if it was the green gunk that was wreaking the havok, but at least it works now. Well I have to thank that "death", otherwise I wouldn't have gone to work, and wouldn't have the rig in my sig, only a p4 1.6 :) .
I don't know what to do with the card, I don't play anymore with that rig, so I'm thinking of selling it, maybe. The card is such a good OCer that maybe someone that wants to break 9600xt record could use it.
Over and out
dan