Geforce 8800 GTX

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

Hi guys,

 

My girlfriend told me her PC has started giving out an error message.

 

It says; Display driver stopped working and has been restored, or something similar to that.

 

I thought maybe the GPU was at a too high clock for its age or something like that, so I've put it at these settings:

 

 

However, whenever I do a load test on AIDA64, on the GPU, the error messages comes again, and the display driver stops working, in like a SECOND or two after starting.

 

I've tried the Microsoft fix it thingy, which how I understand it, lets windows give the GPU more time to process before crashing, it didn't help...

 

Any ideas? Or is it time to buy another GPU?

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

Picture - dead, and did you try reinstalling the driver?

Does it work now?

 

- Yes I've installed a driver from 2014 just to test it out. The newest one from 2015 did the same. So shouldn't be the drivers.

[don_svetlio]

That's a serious underclock mate.

[Geralt]

69C at idle wow. That's one hot GPU.

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

That's a serious underclock mate.

I know haha, it's because it is in a crappy case with almost no ventilation. Powersupply blows air out, and 2x 120mm fans blow air up and to the rear of the case.

Case only supports like 80mm fans, and I didn't have any. So this is the situation That card is freaking hot at idle anyway, like 57-60deg idle in a well-ventilated case.

So all I could do was underclock it, and yet it's still totally fine for youtube etc, and sims 3 / Hearthstone.. Which is basically what my gf does.

 

69C at idle wow. That's one hot GPU.

Yeah, it's burning hot, even with the underclocks.

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

Update: I just got green artifacts. This card has been baked TWICE already in the last 2 years, but I guess it's baking time again. Let's hope it works for another 6 months - 1 year again. Would be nice.

 

First try: Lasted 2 months

Second try: Lasted over a year (until now).

Third try: Well we'll know soon, won't we? :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

My backup plan is to throw in the Asus 8500 GT 512Mbit card I have in my desktop as "Power saver" for light gaming or web cruising Although it's a huge downgrade for her.

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

If underclocking + driver roll backs+reinstalls don't work then it might be time to invest in a newer GPU.    And, ya the pic works now.

It's baking time first :lol: :lol:

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

You pretty much just listed the signs of a dying GPU.  

 

 That's gunna kill it faster.

 

No, seriously it works!! :lol: :lol: I've done it twice already, and it had artifacts when I baked it. Big ones. They went away for almost a year, or more.

Now they're back, green artifact "dots" on the screen all over. So It's baking time, before putting it in the grave or something.

[Geralt]

Yeah

 

Bake it and if it doesn't work then just get a GTX 750 off craplist or fleabay for cheap.

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

I'd suggest using a heatgun+flux.  Ghetto flows don't exactly work the best.    You'd need around 350 degrees celsius and some flux.  If that fails get a new GPU.

I bake it at 180 degrees Celcius in 10-15 minutes I think. There should be some recipe on this haha.

[don_svetlio]

You could also look on ebay or some other 2nd hand site/shop for a cheap 550 Ti or GT 640 - should be fairly inexpensive.

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

There is.  You take a bottle of no mess liquid flux, pour it on the solder joints on the PCB, and take about 350 degrees C to it.  It's just reflowing/a form of soldering.  What happens is over time the solder joints corrode causing bad connections which leads to artifacting.  Also, you might wanna try and get down to the processor itself and replace the thermal paste.

All that.... Is a lot of work And I don't have liquid flux or a heat gun hah So I think I'll just try baking it one more time, to try and get a second wind out of it. :lol: :lol:

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

You could also look on ebay or some other 2nd hand site/shop for a cheap 550 Ti or GT 640 - should be fairly inexpensive.

I live in Denmark. So Ebay is a bad option for me lol. Anyway, I can find a used 460 GTX for about 70-80$

http://www.dba.dk/n460-gtx-oc-1gb-ram-msi-1024/id-1017354619/ 500 DKK

 

Else the 8500 GT Might last her a while. Just really worried how it'll do in SIMS 3. Seasons usually takes up a lot.

[Geralt]

I live in Denmark. So Ebay is a bad option for me lol. Anyway, I can find a used 460 GTX for about 70-80$

http://www.dba.dk/n460-gtx-oc-1gb-ram-msi-1024/id-1017354619/ 500 DKK

 

Else the 8500 GT Might last her a while. Just really worried how it'll do in SIMS 3. Seasons usually takes up a lot.

 

I've played Sims 3 on my 960 and when you crank graphics, there are frame drops. It's a pretty tedious game on the GPU.

[don_svetlio]

I live in Denmark. So Ebay is a bad option for me lol. Anyway, I can find a used 460 GTX for about 70-80$

http://www.dba.dk/n460-gtx-oc-1gb-ram-msi-1024/id-1017354619/ 500 DKK

 

Else the 8500 GT Might last her a while. Just really worried how it'll do in SIMS 3. Seasons usually takes up a lot.

GTX 460 is decent - essentially like the 550 Ti so it will run most games fine.

I'd grab it I guess but leave the case open - you know - Thermi

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

I'd get something like a gts 240 or maybe an older radeon.

 

 

Ya, you might wanna put new thermal paste on it if you plan to bake it.  Cooking the paste = a bad idea.  Taking apart a GPU is not difficult.  So, remove the paste before hand, and put some new on after you bake it.

I have some more MX-2 So I'll just add that on of course That's the idea. I've swapped thermal paste every time I've done it :lol:

 

I've played Sims 3 on my 960 and when you crank graphics, there are frame drops. It's a pretty tedious game on the GPU.

Well fuck... I can't play it on 8500 on my own desktop, without having the game on 800x600 or something ridiculous like that. :wacko:

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

GTX 460 is decent - essentially like the 550 Ti so it will run most games fine.

I'd grab it I guess but leave the case open - you know - Thermi

Isn't the 460 a much cooler card than the 8800 GTX nomatter what?

It's a lot smaller technology. (nm)

 

LMFAO!!! I JUST REALIZED WHAT THAT PICTURE WAS!!!! HAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good one! made my day.

[don_svetlio]

Isn't the 460 a much cooler card than the 8800 GTX nomatter what?

It's a lot smaller technology. (nm)

 

LMFAO!!! I JUST REALIZED WHAT THAT PICTURE WAS!!!! HAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good one! made my day.

Glad I made you laugh

460 is fine.

480 and 580 were the main toasters - 102*C in Crysis 2 and burning VRMs - Grill Force

[79 Potatoes]

I live in Denmark. So Ebay is a bad option for me lol. Anyway, I can find a used 460 GTX for about 70-80$

http://www.dba.dk/n460-gtx-oc-1gb-ram-msi-1024/id-1017354619/ 500 DKK

 

Else the 8500 GT Might last her a while. Just really worried how it'll do in SIMS 3. Seasons usually takes up a lot.

At that price get a GT 730 (maybe even sales for the 740), It'd be a new card, cooler, better thant the 8800 GTX and waaay less power. And should be enough for sims 3, the last time I tried sims 3 on a old GPU was on a 8600 GT and it ran fine at medium 1080p.

[79 Potatoes]

I'm getting a 730 for otaku dragon soon.  Sadly it has to be the PCI-E X1 slot version since....Compaq.  T.T

Get a riser or... Cut it !

PCIe x1 provides enough power for one... though depending on the game... dem bandwidth: PCIe 2.0 x1 is about the same as AGP 1.0 x8

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

At that price get a GT 730 (maybe even sales for the 740), It'd be a new card, cooler, better thant the 8800 GTX and waaay less power. And should be enough for sims 3, the last time I tried sims 3 on a old GPU was on a 8600 GT and it ran fine at medium 1080p.

I'll consider this, thank you!

 

I'm getting a 730 for otaku dragon soon.  Sadly it has to be the PCI-E X1 slot version since....Compaq.  T.T

You sig says you already have it though  :lol: 

Isn't 730 like HELLA slow??? That's like an office GPU right?

[don_svetlio]

I said to be replaced in it!=I have an integrated GPU atm, and was going for that.  730=a 240 in power, it can game though it isn't the best especially not these days.  It's basically like an HTPC/anime gaming rig.  If I wanna do some high end gaming I still have vash with a 280x crossfire.  

280X CF is beyond overkill

280 is enough

[don_svetlio]

It's was done to prepare for the next idtech and 3D modeling!

That works better

Still better than 960 SLI

[Geralt]

GTX 460 is decent - essentially like the 550 Ti so it will run most games fine.

I'd grab it I guess but leave the case open - you know - Thermi

*snip*

 

Oh dayum.

 

Why need a stove when I have one beside me!

 

 

Still better than 960 SLI

 

960 SLI makes you the cool kid in school but that's about it.

 

There's this kid in my class. Has 970 SLI in his rig but his colours are messed up. The coolers on the 970 are gigabyte windforce so it's blue, motherboard's MSI power so it's yellow and another part was white. Tickles my OCD.

[don_svetlio]

Oh dayum.

 

Why need a stove when I have one beside me!

 

 

 

960 SLI makes you the cool kid in school but that's about it.

 

There's this kid in my class. Has 970 SLI in his rig but his colours are messed up. The coolers on the 970 are gigabyte windforce so it's blue, motherboard's MSI power so it's yellow and another part was white. Tickles my OCD.

I think that guy likes rainbows. Get him a purple mouse and a red keyoboard - ones he's missing