i think it's dead....

leobob · 01-22-03, 05:41 PM

Well, im pretty sure my gf3 ti200 died today. I got home from work, turned it on, and the xp boot screen was full of small atrifacts. Then windows started and the whole screen had lines up and down it and every time i click on something to open it, the monitor turns off and then on, like it's adjusting the refresh rate.

I set the clocks back to default, set my cpu back to defaults, took it out and reseated it, uninstalled it and reinstalled all drivers, changed referesh rate and resolution, but to no avail....any ideas??

i tried it on a different comp and it does the same thing

i think i'm too late to RMA it, i bought it about 6-8 months ago

Codeman05 · 01-22-03, 06:06 PM

yea dosen't sound good. My dead 4200 did pretty much the same thing

leobob · 01-22-03, 09:55 PM

dont know what killed it though, it was running great all this time w/o a problem

Codeman05 · 01-22-03, 11:07 PM

not sure, anytime you O/C your stressing your componets. How long had you been using it?

leobob · 01-23-03, 06:26 AM

about 6 months

it was the gainward golden sample too

DreamingWolf · 01-23-03, 05:05 PM

R.I.P.

Sorry to hear of your loss, it's always hard to lose a friend.

But at least you can use it as its own headstone

DWolf

alinosa · 01-25-03, 03:46 AM

ummm, if you overclocked it, should you be RMAing it anyway?

DreamingWolf · 01-25-03, 04:30 AM

Perhaps leobob was unaware that OCing automatically voids any warranties that came with a product.

DWolf

boffin2163 · 01-25-03, 06:43 AM

The golden samples are designed to be O\Ced anyway. so how can it void te warrenty?

Milkman · 01-25-03, 07:02 AM

I would contact Gainward and ask for an Rma, worst they can say is no.

mamer

DreamingWolf · 01-25-03, 02:26 PM

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Originally posted by boffin2163
The golden samples are designed to be O\Ced anyway. so how can it void te warrenty?

Many products are marketed with the assertion that "It's the best for OCing," while their warranty still says "Changing parameters beyond manufacturer's recommended setting will void any warranty real or implied"

Goofy, but that's how they make money. Kind of like "This car will do 110mph, but don't expect us to pay your speeding tickets"

DWolf

Sterculus · 01-25-03, 02:33 PM

had my Ti4400 do stuff that after installing water cooling, found out that i had some thermal goop on the board...cleaned it off and it worked fine

icedogg9999 · 01-26-03, 10:32 PM

thats sad dude, try it on another monitor, I had a monitor that was going old and my pc wouln't boot, so i tried another monitor and it worked, but yours looks like its dead or some metal hit it or something, hope you get it working or a new card.

leobob · 01-27-03, 01:19 PM

tried it at my parents house and same deal, so i got a ti4200 for now....

01-22-03, 05:41 PM	Thread Starter #1
leobob Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Scarborough, Maine	i think it's dead.... Well, im pretty sure my gf3 ti200 died today. I got home from work, turned it on, and the xp boot screen was full of small atrifacts. Then windows started and the whole screen had lines up and down it and every time i click on something to open it, the monitor turns off and then on, like it's adjusting the refresh rate. I set the clocks back to default, set my cpu back to defaults, took it out and reseated it, uninstalled it and reinstalled all drivers, changed referesh rate and resolution, but to no avail....any ideas?? i tried it on a different comp and it does the same thing i think i'm too late to RMA it, i bought it about 6-8 months ago
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01-22-03, 06:06 PM	#2
Codeman05 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: US	yea dosen't sound good. My dead 4200 did pretty much the same thing __________________ Gaming Desktop: i7-3770k @ 4.8GHz \| 16GB DDR3 @ 2000 \| 2x ASUS GTX 670 DC2 4GB SLI @ 1200/1600 \| Vertex 4 240GB SSD \| 3x 25" 1080p Surround Home Server: Q6600 @ 3.6 GHz \| 8GB DDR2-1066 \| 3ware 9650 \| Norco 2U RPC-2008 Heatware: 79-0-0 HWbot Goodbye to texas university...
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01-22-03, 09:55 PM	Thread Starter #3
leobob Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Scarborough, Maine	dont know what killed it though, it was running great all this time w/o a problem
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01-22-03, 11:07 PM	#4
Codeman05 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: US	not sure, anytime you O/C your stressing your componets. How long had you been using it? __________________ Gaming Desktop: i7-3770k @ 4.8GHz \| 16GB DDR3 @ 2000 \| 2x ASUS GTX 670 DC2 4GB SLI @ 1200/1600 \| Vertex 4 240GB SSD \| 3x 25" 1080p Surround Home Server: Q6600 @ 3.6 GHz \| 8GB DDR2-1066 \| 3ware 9650 \| Norco 2U RPC-2008 Heatware: 79-0-0 HWbot Goodbye to texas university...
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01-23-03, 06:26 AM	Thread Starter #5
leobob Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Scarborough, Maine	about 6 months it was the gainward golden sample too
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01-23-03, 05:05 PM	#6
DreamingWolf Wheel Walker Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Through the wormhole	R.I.P. Sorry to hear of your loss, it's always hard to lose a friend. But at least you can use it as its own headstone DWolf __________________ Respect always the pathways that others follow in their spiritual journey. --DWolf Patience is the willingness to review and revise your expectations. --DWolf (At least I don't think I've ever seen it elsewhere) "Science has sometimes been said to be opposed to faith, and inconsistent with it. But all science, in fact, rests on a basis of faith, for it assumes the permanence and uniformity of natural laws - a thing which can never be demonstrated." --Tyron Edwards Don't know where to start? Try the forums search function, or just PM me and I'll help or find who can :D. Has someone helped above and beyond? Post a Thank You here Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe, AMD x64 4800+, 4G Corsair 3500, 2X BFG7800 in SLI mode, 2X 24" Dell flatpanels, Audigy 2zs platinum, & enough fans to hover the space shuttle:)
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01-25-03, 03:46 AM	#7
alinosa Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX	ummm, if you overclocked it, should you be RMAing it anyway? __________________ Intel Pentium4 640 @ 4000 MHz (250x16) stock volts MCP650>BIX3>Cathar Storm G4>MCW60>DangerDen 5.25" Res, tygon 7/16" pqi turbo ddr400 DFI Lanparty 875P-T powerstream 520 eVGA 6800U@ 465/1100 on an Acer 22 inch WS LCD Lian Li PC-G70B HEAT Lenovo T61p-> Desktop crushing machine.
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01-25-03, 04:30 AM	#8
DreamingWolf Wheel Walker Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Through the wormhole	Perhaps leobob was unaware that OCing automatically voids any warranties that came with a product. DWolf __________________ Respect always the pathways that others follow in their spiritual journey. --DWolf Patience is the willingness to review and revise your expectations. --DWolf (At least I don't think I've ever seen it elsewhere) "Science has sometimes been said to be opposed to faith, and inconsistent with it. But all science, in fact, rests on a basis of faith, for it assumes the permanence and uniformity of natural laws - a thing which can never be demonstrated." --Tyron Edwards Don't know where to start? Try the forums search function, or just PM me and I'll help or find who can :D. Has someone helped above and beyond? Post a Thank You here Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe, AMD x64 4800+, 4G Corsair 3500, 2X BFG7800 in SLI mode, 2X 24" Dell flatpanels, Audigy 2zs platinum, & enough fans to hover the space shuttle:)
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01-25-03, 06:43 AM	#9
boffin2163 Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.K	The golden samples are designed to be O\Ced anyway. so how can it void te warrenty? __________________ http://server5.uploadit.org/files/blitz2163-sig2.jpg
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01-25-03, 07:02 AM	#10
Milkman Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NH Biodiesel master	I would contact Gainward and ask for an Rma, worst they can say is no. mamer __________________ Fx55Sandy@2950 for now Dfi Lanparty Ultra> Sli Corsair Pc3200@4400 X800XlAll Air Cooled:( MyHeatware
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01-25-03, 02:33 PM	#12
Sterculus Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Seattle	had my Ti4400 do stuff that after installing water cooling, found out that i had some thermal goop on the board...cleaned it off and it worked fine
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01-26-03, 10:32 PM	#13
icedogg9999 Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Bay City, MI	thats sad dude, try it on another monitor, I had a monitor that was going old and my pc wouln't boot, so i tried another monitor and it worked, but yours looks like its dead or some metal hit it or something, hope you get it working or a new card. __________________ .-=\|My Rig\|=-.:santa: .-=\|CPU\|=-. Intel Q6600 2.4ghz Quad-Core .-=\|Mobo\|=-. ASUS P5K DELUXE/WIFI-AP .-=\|RAM\|=-. Crucial Ballistix 4gb (4x1gb) DDR2-1066 .-=\|Video Card\|=-. eVGA 8800 Ultra 768mb .-=\|PSU\|=-. Corsair 620HX .-=\|HDD\|=-. 500gb WD + 200gb WD + 160 Maxtor .-=\|Monitor\|=-.Samsung SyncMaster914v 12ms 19" LCD .-=\|CPU Cooling\|=-. Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme
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01-27-03, 01:19 PM	Thread Starter #14
leobob Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Scarborough, Maine	tried it at my parents house and same deal, so i got a ti4200 for now....
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