somthing very strange need help!!!

EzTarget · 03-17-2005, 08:27 AM

For some very strange reason i cant get my fx 5600xt to work properly on my comp, it will play games for about 2 mins then shuts down, it only seems to happen when it gets too 3d intensive, can anyone think of anything that might be causeing this?? ive installed the drivers over and over again, im really starting to go mad trying to fig it out....please help!

abit av8 3rd eye
64 3000+ winchester
corsair 512 xms pro
shity harddrive while i wait for mine to arrive:/

EdoKoi · 03-17-2005, 09:20 AM

same problem w/ my A8V deluxe board.

turns out i had forgotten to install the AGP drivers for the mobo, not just for the video card.

after i installed the VIA chipset drivers...i stopped getting the crashes.

also...in your bios..check to see if the apertures size is set to the same memory size on your video card.

i.e., if your 5600xt has 128mb on it.

then set your AGP aperture to 128mb as well, in your bios.

hope that helps.

Demalii · 03-17-2005, 02:42 PM

what's your psu? if there's not enough power.. this could be why.. also, do you have good air flow? bad air flow will definately make this card overheat, and isn't it a 5600fx?

EzTarget · 03-20-2005, 08:06 AM

Cheers guys but the bios is set right and all the drivers are installed, my psu aint that great but have tried with a better one and still same result, i forgot to metion that one of the error messages im getting is tellingme that there is a driver error usally the graphics driver but sometimes its an unknown. Ive re-installed all the drivers and windows so many times now, what do u think about it being a compatabilty problem?
cheers
Ez

03-17-2005, 08:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
EzTarget Newb Techie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2	somthing very strange need help!!! For some very strange reason i cant get my fx 5600xt to work properly on my comp, it will play games for about 2 mins then shuts down, it only seems to happen when it gets too 3d intensive, can anyone think of anything that might be causeing this?? ive installed the drivers over and over again, im really starting to go mad trying to fig it out....please help! abit av8 3rd eye 64 3000+ winchester corsair 512 xms pro shity harddrive while i wait for mine to arrive:/

03-17-2005, 09:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
EdoKoi Super Techie Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 275	same problem w/ my A8V deluxe board. turns out i had forgotten to install the AGP drivers for the mobo, not just for the video card. after i installed the VIA chipset drivers...i stopped getting the crashes. also...in your bios..check to see if the apertures size is set to the same memory size on your video card. i.e., if your 5600xt has 128mb on it. then set your AGP aperture to 128mb as well, in your bios. hope that helps. __________________ \"I am not young enough to know everything.\" - Oscar Wilde

03-17-2005, 02:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
Demalii Monster Techie Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,754	what's your psu? if there's not enough power.. this could be why.. also, do you have good air flow? bad air flow will definately make this card overheat, and isn't it a 5600fx? __________________ 3DMark06: 16,326 (avg of 3 runs) -> holla fo a dolla

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03-20-2005, 08:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
EzTarget Newb Techie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2	Cheers guys but the bios is set right and all the drivers are installed, my psu aint that great but have tried with a better one and still same result, i forgot to metion that one of the error messages im getting is tellingme that there is a driver error usally the graphics driver but sometimes its an unknown. Ive re-installed all the drivers and windows so many times now, what do u think about it being a compatabilty problem? cheers Ez