signs that DDR Memory on GeForce3 is fried

[trey_w]

i was wondering if anyone can tell me signs of when a GeForce 3 is burned up

i know that sometimes hardware can still work but have things burned up or damaged on them


i think my memory is gone, i droped from about 7500 on 3dmarks 2001 to about 5100

[trey_w]

i compared system info from 3dmarks2001

on my P4 Dell comp with a geforce 2 ultra 64 DDR

and my ABIT P4 comp with geforce 3 64 DDR


system info says:

total AGP memory 64MB DELL_Geforce 2 ultra


total AGP memory 0 MB ABIT_Geforce 3

i think i have found the problem, now what to do with it?


it was running fine and then i:

added water cooler (Koolance)


reformated HDD and went to 98se from XP Pro


flashed bios for TH7 RAID

maybe some of these caused problems?

what do you think

[AntmanMike]

Are you using the latest nVidia drivers?

[trey_w]

yes i am

i solved my problem though

i reformated and reinstalled Win XP Pro

and everything is running fine again

the version of 98 i installed was the version that came with my Dell

so, it could of caused problems, or it was a bad install?

[AntmanMike]

Most OEM OS's suck. My friend has a Dell that came with the Dell Windows ME disc. I said IF YOU USE IT EVER AGAIN I WILL $%$^$#*%&##$%@#^&!!!. Dont use the OEM disc.

[MrOOBiLL]

"total AGP memory 0 MB ABIT_Geforce 3"

I've had that happen w/ a GeForce2, not necessarily something to be worried about.