Bad 7900GT?

cwiz · 09-01-2006, 09:00 AM

when i play FEAR, i'll play for like 5 minutes and then it looks like there are straight lines coming out of random directions (almost like path lines for cyber-bullets, but it looks like a wall skin). there will be like 5 or 6 of these concrete colored lines going in various directions sround the room.

it also does this to the edges of barrels... it will stretch the very edge of the model clear across the room. same with the corners of some walls. it will look like the wall is stretched across a hallway but i can walk right through it.

i posted this in the games forum and someone told me that it was my card... can anyone confirm this?
it does this when my card is at stock settings and oc'd

Jayvon · 09-01-2006, 09:38 AM

There are alot of bad 7900gt's

I just RMA mine last week and expecting the newer versions to arive in the mail tommorrow.

I advise you to do the same.

Pepsiboy700 · 09-01-2006, 07:46 PM

What company/model is this 7900gt?

xenium · 09-01-2006, 10:18 PM

check his sig, evga. Evga, is awesome w/ rma's, my old 7900gt had bad mem and I had a new one in a few days. Haven't had my gtx crap out yet so I wouldn't know about BFG rma's lol.

gurusan · 09-01-2006, 10:21 PM

Which drivers are you using?

Pepsiboy700 · 09-01-2006, 10:30 PM

Oh stupid me someone wanna hit me with something? Yeah try different drivers like Omega's (www.omegadrivers.net) or if worse comes to worse rma it.

vipercrazed · 09-02-2006, 01:42 PM

i have a bfg tech and runnin fine, its lifetime warranty so i should be good, no need to send in something that works
wow i got my 7900gt for 275 and now its at 289, wierd
same specs, different pcb board

CntdwnToExtn · 09-05-2006, 02:14 PM

there was a bad batch of 7900's that i believe were shipped to every company (RAM i believe was the issue)

just RMA.

i had to w/ mine and now it's fixxed

it is more than likey not a driver issue.

RGELLIS · 09-06-2006, 11:57 AM

Usually the problem with the 7900GTs were the capacitors in the VRMs and Power Modules. But that may be a problem with heat, or overclock, dry downing the speeds a little, other than that RMA time!

Ruan

EDIT: Sorry just read that it does it at stock and OC, RMA time!

cwiz · 09-06-2006, 12:45 PM

thanks guys, i'm gonna rma when i get a chance

09-01-2006, 09:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
cwiz Ultra Techie Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 990	Bad 7900GT? when i play FEAR, i'll play for like 5 minutes and then it looks like there are straight lines coming out of random directions (almost like path lines for cyber-bullets, but it looks like a wall skin). there will be like 5 or 6 of these concrete colored lines going in various directions sround the room. it also does this to the edges of barrels... it will stretch the very edge of the model clear across the room. same with the corners of some walls. it will look like the wall is stretched across a hallway but i can walk right through it. i posted this in the games forum and someone told me that it was my card... can anyone confirm this? it does this when my card is at stock settings and oc'd __________________ Change the world upgrading... PS3 -> Folding as we speak Team# 64582

09-01-2006, 09:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jayvon True Techie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 226	There are alot of bad 7900gt's I just RMA mine last week and expecting the newer versions to arive in the mail tommorrow. I advise you to do the same. __________________ AMD X2 4200 + Zalman 9500 Asus A8R32 MVP Deluxe Motherboard eVga 7900Gt Ko + Vf700 @ 600/1620 SB X-Fi XtremeMusic + Klipsch PM 5.1 Thermaltake ToughPower 750w Modular Seagate Barracude SataIII 250Gb Samsung/Lite On Dvd/Cd RW NEC 20WMGX 20\'1 WideScreen Logitech G15 Logitech Mx518 ThermalTake Tsunami Case http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r58/lvlarvin/

09-01-2006, 07:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Pepsiboy700 Master Techie Join Date: May 2005 Location: West Babylon, New York Posts: 2,015	What company/model is this 7900gt? __________________ P4 3GHZ 1GB DDR400 HD 2600 Pro 800/1100

09-01-2006, 10:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
xenium Super Techie Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 368	check his sig, evga. Evga, is awesome w/ rma's, my old 7900gt had bad mem and I had a new one in a few days. Haven't had my gtx crap out yet so I wouldn't know about BFG rma's lol. __________________ Setup no longer here.... need new one....

09-01-2006, 10:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
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09-01-2006, 10:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
Pepsiboy700 Master Techie Join Date: May 2005 Location: West Babylon, New York Posts: 2,015	Oh stupid me someone wanna hit me with something? Yeah try different drivers like Omega's (www.omegadrivers.net) or if worse comes to worse rma it. __________________ P4 3GHZ 1GB DDR400 HD 2600 Pro 800/1100

09-02-2006, 01:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
vipercrazed Super Techie Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 326	i have a bfg tech and runnin fine, its lifetime warranty so i should be good, no need to send in something that works wow i got my 7900gt for 275 and now its at 289, wierd same specs, different pcb board __________________ bfg tech 7900GT@475 still ll 3200+ venice@2.72, 1.55v ll OCZ 1GB ll WD 320 GB hdd

09-05-2006, 02:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
CntdwnToExtn Monster Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parents Basement Posts: 1,142	there was a bad batch of 7900's that i believe were shipped to every company (RAM i believe was the issue) just RMA. i had to w/ mine and now it's fixxed it is more than likey not a driver issue. __________________ AMD Athlon X2 5000+ BE @ 3.2 \| OCZ Vendetta 2 \| Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-DS4H 790GX/SB750 \| Mushkin Redlines 5-5-5-12 \| WD Raptor 36gig, 74gig \| XFX 8800GT XT 512MB @ 700/1050 \| OCZ 850w GameXtream \| Cooler Master Cosmos 1000 \| Samsung 2443BW 24" \| Logitec X530 \| Windows Vista Home Pre. SP1 Slider...sniffsniff*...you stink...

09-06-2006, 11:57 AM	#9 (permalink)
RGELLIS Super Techie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 275	Usually the problem with the 7900GTs were the capacitors in the VRMs and Power Modules. But that may be a problem with heat, or overclock, dry downing the speeds a little, other than that RMA time! Ruan EDIT: Sorry just read that it does it at stock and OC, RMA time! __________________ Ruan Ellis Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 @ 3.2GHz, Max 3.82GHz air cooled Scythe Infinity Asus Commando iP965 2GB Crucial Ballistix 6400 D9GMH Leadtek 8800GTS 320mb - 650/975 11388 3dM06 x2 320GB Seagate 7200.10 16Mb Cache OCZ GameXStream 600W Coolermaster Stacker STC-T01

09-06-2006, 12:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
cwiz Ultra Techie Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 990	thanks guys, i'm gonna rma when i get a chance __________________ Change the world upgrading... PS3 -> Folding as we speak Team# 64582

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