Graphics card failure?

[Deceptor]

So my computer froze while I was playing WoW last night and my only option was to restart my PC. When it loaded back to the desktop it had these vertical lines running down the screen . The lines also appear in the BIOS, safe mode and when XP is loading. In device manager under display adapters it says "This device cannot start. (Code 10)", i'm using a 8800GTS 320mb. Installing the latest or a older version nvidia driver doesn't help either.

Here's a screenshot of my desktop:
http://www.mygaming.co.za/forum/albu...&pictureid=350

Everything on my PC was updated and working perfectly before it froze.

Intel e6320 1.87GHz
2 gig RAM
Nvidia 8800GTS 320mb
Asus P5k mobo
Windows XP

Any help would be great.

[sycogrim]

So my computer froze while I was playing WoW last night and my only option was to restart my PC. When it loaded back to the desktop it had these vertical lines running down the screen . The lines also appear in the BIOS, safe mode and when XP is loading. In device manager under display adapters it says "This device cannot start. (Code 10)", i'm using a 8800GTS 320mb. Installing the latest or a older version nvidia driver doesn't help either.

Here's a screenshot of my desktop:
http://www.mygaming.co.za/forum/albu...&pictureid=350

Everything on my PC was updated and working perfectly before it froze.

Intel e6320 1.87GHz
2 gig RAM
Nvidia 8800GTS 320mb
Asus P5k mobo
Windows XP

Any help would be great.

Have you tried running your onboard card or installing another gfx card becoz u will have to cross out the possibilities that it is ur gfx card.... if you still experience this problem after installing the other card then its a possibility that its the PCI slot on ur MOBO... give that a shot

[Maplassie]

Looks like Artifacts


Artifacts = Cheerio Card

[Gradius]

So my computer froze while I was playing WoW last night and my only option was to restart my PC. When it loaded back to the desktop it had these vertical lines running down the screen . The lines also appear in the BIOS, safe mode and when XP is loading. In device manager under display adapters it says "This device cannot start. (Code 10)", i'm using a 8800GTS 320mb. Installing the latest or a older version nvidia driver doesn't help either.

Here's a screenshot of my desktop:
http://www.mygaming.co.za/forum/albu...&pictureid=350

Everything on my PC was updated and working perfectly before it froze.

Intel e6320 1.87GHz
2 gig RAM
Nvidia 8800GTS 320mb
Asus P5k mobo
Windows XP

Any help would be great.

well seeing as ur mobo doesn't have any onboard gfx, i would suggest trying out another gfx card you have lying around or ask one of your mates. Barring that, try to take it to someone else's house
If it's still giving you issues, then u know it's ur PCI-E slot.
Either way it's gonna work out the same amount if you want to replace either we a good replacement :/

[Oculate]

@OP

Its strangely the exact same problem that happened to my (exact same card) 8800GTS 320...

You've gotta scrap it I tried everything - testing a different mobo (in case it was my mobo) testing a different card (in case it was the PCI-E slot)...I even stripped my card and tried cleaning the heatsink

I dunno whats up with those cards

[Maplassie]

@OP

Its strangely the exact same problem that happened to my (exact same card) 8800GTS 320...

You've gotta scrap it I tried everything - testing a different mobo (in case it was my mobo) testing a different card (in case it was the PCI-E slot)...I even stripped my card and tried cleaning the heatsink

I dunno whats up with those cards

Overheating, eventhough they had huge coolers. Specially the 320 Version, very strange. my 640's in SLi run smoov smoov, not a day's hassles.

I heard of alot of GTS320 cards that went down the toilet.

[Oculate]

Overheating, eventhough they had huge coolers. Specially the 320 Version, very strange. my 640's in SLi run smoov smoov, not a day's hassles.

I heard of alot of GTS320 cards that went down the toilet.

That SmartDoctor app that came with my card never once gave me a heating warning - the temp didn't rise past 55 degrees

[Maplassie]

That SmartDoctor app that came with my card never once gave me a heating warning - the temp didn't rise past 55 degrees

HAd some of them here in the workshop that went over 90!

[Oculate]

HAd some of them here in the workshop that went over 90!

Thats madness... don't people know about cooling

[Deceptor]

Ok I just found out it's definitely the 8800GTS thats the problem . So I need some advice on which card to get now. I have max R1500 to spend and of course it has to be better than the 8800GTS. What about the 9800GT?