Geforce 7800GTX - Page 2

003 · 02-25-2006, 02:35 PM

If you get artifacting at any settings, regardless of how high settings you use, there is a problem with the card. Most likely the cooler is not mounted properly. You could remount it yourself or send it in for evga to do.

BillGates · 02-25-2006, 04:52 PM

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Originally posted by wtk pro l
ive got the evga 7800gtx and i paid $509. ive got to say im not as impressed as i thought i would be. i havent run any tests. but with everything on medium 4x AA and at max resolution i get bad artifacting in BF2. i know its pretty high settings but from what ive heard i should be able to run that easily.

Yeah artifacting isnt caused by the card not being to keep up. Its cause by overheating/overclocking too much.

wtk pro l · 02-25-2006, 05:18 PM

o ****. well the thing does run pretty hot, i was thinking a water cooling but i dont see a chip on it to mount the water block. i mean i could take off the heat sink thingy but i wouldnt know where the chip was on the card.

Cerulean · 02-26-2006, 12:08 AM

the prices on the higher end model (7800GTX 512MB 580Mhz core clock) continue to rise. a grand on ebay and that's the cheapest i've seen...

003 · 02-26-2006, 12:10 AM

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Originally posted by wtk pro l
o ****. well the thing does run pretty hot, i was thinking a water cooling but i dont see a chip on it to mount the water block. i mean i could take off the heat sink thingy but i wouldnt know where the chip was on the card.

Your best bet would probably be to send it to evga for repair.

wtk pro l · 02-26-2006, 12:28 AM

well i really would like to water cool it when i get back. so how would i go about fitting the water block on it?

02-25-2006, 02:35 PM	#11 (permalink)
003 Wizard Techie Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,840	If you get artifacting at any settings, regardless of how high settings you use, there is a problem with the card. Most likely the cooler is not mounted properly. You could remount it yourself or send it in for evga to do. __________________ so, umm, err yeah

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02-25-2006, 05:18 PM	#13 (permalink)
wtk pro l Ultra Techie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 744	o ****. well the thing does run pretty hot, i was thinking a water cooling but i dont see a chip on it to mount the water block. i mean i could take off the heat sink thingy but i wouldnt know where the chip was on the card.

02-26-2006, 12:28 AM	#16 (permalink)
wtk pro l Ultra Techie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 744	well i really would like to water cool it when i get back. so how would i go about fitting the water block on it?