- Jul 10, 2007
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So, what with the recall on the 196.75 drivers, I posted this up on Nvidias forum...
So, a couple of weeks ago I was playing COD, and figured I would update my drivers to see if I could squeek more performance out of my EVGA 8800 GTS 512. I installed the newest drivers (196) and called it a night. My computer stays on all the time too.
The next day I went to go play COD MW2 as usual, and after about 10 minutes I got massive artifacts and a huge crash. Found that a bit weird. So, I tried again. No dice. 10 minutes in, crashed out. Whole system went down this time.
At this point, i began having issues in other areas of the computer as well, such as watching videos, and occasionally sound issues. Then my web access got spotty. We started trouble shooting things, and in the end we decided something went horribly wrong somewhere, but NEVER did we suspect the video drivers. Why? I guess in hindsight its pretty obvious, but I guess we just trusted Nvidia. My first thought was that just like windows of old, vista had a limited lifespan, and it was just due for a format and reinstall. No big deal.
Anyhow, reinstalled Vista, reinstalled the video drivers (196 again), and everything was fine. Then i tried playing a video and the whole system went to hell. Crash, massive artifacts, the whole bit. Lovely.
Chatting with the shop I get my stuff at, and the tech said it was more then likely the motherboard dying. Happens, he says. To be fair, the system is over 2 years old, and I run it pretty hard.
So, MB goes off to be warrantied (ASUS RULES).
In the meantime, I built a new machine up with an ASUS P6T6/ i920. However, it wouldn't post with the 8800 in there. Turns out the card is dead. Makes me wonder what ASUS will say about the MB, and if its dead at all.
So since the 196 drivers just got recalled, is it possible that the problem with the fan fried my vid card? Everything was running just peachy until I upgraded those drivers. In retrospect i wish I had made the connection, but now I am sitting here with a fried card and EVGA are dicks and refusing my warranty rights. Any feedback from you guys?
So, a couple of weeks ago I was playing COD, and figured I would update my drivers to see if I could squeek more performance out of my EVGA 8800 GTS 512. I installed the newest drivers (196) and called it a night. My computer stays on all the time too.
The next day I went to go play COD MW2 as usual, and after about 10 minutes I got massive artifacts and a huge crash. Found that a bit weird. So, I tried again. No dice. 10 minutes in, crashed out. Whole system went down this time.
At this point, i began having issues in other areas of the computer as well, such as watching videos, and occasionally sound issues. Then my web access got spotty. We started trouble shooting things, and in the end we decided something went horribly wrong somewhere, but NEVER did we suspect the video drivers. Why? I guess in hindsight its pretty obvious, but I guess we just trusted Nvidia. My first thought was that just like windows of old, vista had a limited lifespan, and it was just due for a format and reinstall. No big deal.
Anyhow, reinstalled Vista, reinstalled the video drivers (196 again), and everything was fine. Then i tried playing a video and the whole system went to hell. Crash, massive artifacts, the whole bit. Lovely.
Chatting with the shop I get my stuff at, and the tech said it was more then likely the motherboard dying. Happens, he says. To be fair, the system is over 2 years old, and I run it pretty hard.
So, MB goes off to be warrantied (ASUS RULES).
In the meantime, I built a new machine up with an ASUS P6T6/ i920. However, it wouldn't post with the 8800 in there. Turns out the card is dead. Makes me wonder what ASUS will say about the MB, and if its dead at all.
So since the 196 drivers just got recalled, is it possible that the problem with the fan fried my vid card? Everything was running just peachy until I upgraded those drivers. In retrospect i wish I had made the connection, but now I am sitting here with a fried card and EVGA are dicks and refusing my warranty rights. Any feedback from you guys?