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Don't mean to bother you guys.
I currently have this thread running here, but because I have run into some issues with this new GTS on the Asus P5K E WiFi(BIOS 503), I thought I had to start a new thread, asking for info.
Anyways, since I installed this new card(G92 8800GTS) into my mobo(Asus P5K E WiFi), some strange things have been happening:
1. Every time I cold start the machine, the video card's fan spins at about 100%, making a lot of noise. The loud fan noise lasts for about 3 to 4 seconds before it dies down. Is this normal? My old G80 EVGA 640MB 8800 GTS does NOT do this.
2. I was given a memory dump error, after I rebooted from OCing the card to 770 core/1923 shader/1056 memory. The OC profile is stable in Crysis, the most demanding game. I only use that OC profile when I game. when I don't game, I just use the card's stock speed. The memory dump happened only ONCE!
3. Just a minute ago, I was looking at the fan speed in the Hardware Monitoring section in the BIOS, when the screen suddenly blanked out at me! So I had to reset the machine!
Now some background info to help you diagnose the situation for me:
1. I am using RivaTuner 2.06 to OC the vid card as well as maintain the different fan profiles. I followed a tutorial online to let RivaTuner work with Vista UAC. In general, RT has worked OK, but not 100% reliably. For instance, sometimes when the temp has hit a certain point, and the fan should be spinning at a certain percentage, but it doesn't! But most of the times, it does.
2. The BIOS for my Asus P5K E WiFi is 503.
3. I just moved my OS HD and a backup HD from SATA Port 1 and 2 to Sata Port 3 and 4, because the new GTS is about several mm's longer than the old one, and has blocked the first two sata ports. HD's are set as AHCI in the BIOS. So do you think this might have contributed to the aforementioned problems?
4. Video driver 169.25 for Vista 64 bit. I am running Vista 64 bit Ultimate. For complete specs, see my sig.
It's just because I have never experienced any of the above problems with my old 8800GTS that I am bit concerned if the new 8800GTS is compatible with the Asus P5K E WiFi(BIOS 503). I've heard some reports that the 8800GT has problems working on some boards, and I hope what I have described above is not symptomatic of the new GTS does not work well with the Asus P5K E WiFi.
I especially would like to hear owners out there who have the combo of the new GTS and the Asus P5K E WiFi. How's your experience? Have you had any of the problems that I have described above?
Many thanks in advance!
I currently have this thread running here, but because I have run into some issues with this new GTS on the Asus P5K E WiFi(BIOS 503), I thought I had to start a new thread, asking for info.
Anyways, since I installed this new card(G92 8800GTS) into my mobo(Asus P5K E WiFi), some strange things have been happening:
1. Every time I cold start the machine, the video card's fan spins at about 100%, making a lot of noise. The loud fan noise lasts for about 3 to 4 seconds before it dies down. Is this normal? My old G80 EVGA 640MB 8800 GTS does NOT do this.
2. I was given a memory dump error, after I rebooted from OCing the card to 770 core/1923 shader/1056 memory. The OC profile is stable in Crysis, the most demanding game. I only use that OC profile when I game. when I don't game, I just use the card's stock speed. The memory dump happened only ONCE!
3. Just a minute ago, I was looking at the fan speed in the Hardware Monitoring section in the BIOS, when the screen suddenly blanked out at me! So I had to reset the machine!
Now some background info to help you diagnose the situation for me:
1. I am using RivaTuner 2.06 to OC the vid card as well as maintain the different fan profiles. I followed a tutorial online to let RivaTuner work with Vista UAC. In general, RT has worked OK, but not 100% reliably. For instance, sometimes when the temp has hit a certain point, and the fan should be spinning at a certain percentage, but it doesn't! But most of the times, it does.
2. The BIOS for my Asus P5K E WiFi is 503.
3. I just moved my OS HD and a backup HD from SATA Port 1 and 2 to Sata Port 3 and 4, because the new GTS is about several mm's longer than the old one, and has blocked the first two sata ports. HD's are set as AHCI in the BIOS. So do you think this might have contributed to the aforementioned problems?
4. Video driver 169.25 for Vista 64 bit. I am running Vista 64 bit Ultimate. For complete specs, see my sig.
It's just because I have never experienced any of the above problems with my old 8800GTS that I am bit concerned if the new 8800GTS is compatible with the Asus P5K E WiFi(BIOS 503). I've heard some reports that the 8800GT has problems working on some boards, and I hope what I have described above is not symptomatic of the new GTS does not work well with the Asus P5K E WiFi.
I especially would like to hear owners out there who have the combo of the new GTS and the Asus P5K E WiFi. How's your experience? Have you had any of the problems that I have described above?
Many thanks in advance!