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- Jun 21, 2005
Hello,
My 4870x2 been giving me headaches since 2 weeks and I'm starting to accept the fact that it might be joining the dead soon.
It would work just fine in windows for days and then If i run a game ( any full-screen 3d app ), the game will hang soon after it runs, I lose signal to my monitor and then I can't do anything except forcing the system to shut-down. If I turn on the machine again it will turn on, stays idle for like 1 min and then screen comes on with weird symbols in bios.. etc.
Then I have to just leave the computer for some time then keep on trying to turn on the machine again, eventually it boots with no artifacts in bios and gets me to windows. ( I'm running on the 4870x2 atm )
Example:
I didn't try this card in another machine yet, but it's pretty obvious it's the card, no? Anyways I talked to some guy and he accepted that I try the card on his machine tomorrow.
But if you guys agree with me that it's the card, then please recommend me a suitable upgrade ( yes I know it's heartbreaking unless you're a millionaire which I'm not ).
If I'm getting an upgrade I won't gimp my system, I want something that at least gives what a 4870x2 would offer.
Sorry for writing lots of stuff, but this f'in card ****ed me off..
Thanks in advance gurus,
P.S: I would like to let you all know that these problems didn't happen because of any thermal issue... the temps of the card was always fine.. I suppose it's luck, maybe a memory chip went nuts.
My 4870x2 been giving me headaches since 2 weeks and I'm starting to accept the fact that it might be joining the dead soon.
It would work just fine in windows for days and then If i run a game ( any full-screen 3d app ), the game will hang soon after it runs, I lose signal to my monitor and then I can't do anything except forcing the system to shut-down. If I turn on the machine again it will turn on, stays idle for like 1 min and then screen comes on with weird symbols in bios.. etc.
Then I have to just leave the computer for some time then keep on trying to turn on the machine again, eventually it boots with no artifacts in bios and gets me to windows. ( I'm running on the 4870x2 atm )
Example:
I didn't try this card in another machine yet, but it's pretty obvious it's the card, no? Anyways I talked to some guy and he accepted that I try the card on his machine tomorrow.
But if you guys agree with me that it's the card, then please recommend me a suitable upgrade ( yes I know it's heartbreaking unless you're a millionaire which I'm not ).
If I'm getting an upgrade I won't gimp my system, I want something that at least gives what a 4870x2 would offer.
Sorry for writing lots of stuff, but this f'in card ****ed me off..
Thanks in advance gurus,
P.S: I would like to let you all know that these problems didn't happen because of any thermal issue... the temps of the card was always fine.. I suppose it's luck, maybe a memory chip went nuts.