geforce2 mx 400

weed · Post by **weed** » Mon Jul 15, 2002 3:59 pm

specs first: 1.5 amd athlon
xp pro
512 ddr ram
40 and 13 gig hd
sylvania monitor/85hz refresh rate
gforce2 mx400 64 ram agp/85hz refresh rate
16 bit colors on 600x800

k after like 5 or 10 minutes on cs i start to get color spots on the maps and then it just freezes i have tried it both on opengl and direct3d and it seems to be happening quicker on gl i dont have it over clocked or anything and have a good air flow in comp so its npt getting hot, have v sync off and have tried it on and everything else i think if any1 can help plz do

LT-73 · Post by **LT-73** » Mon Jul 15, 2002 4:19 pm

Ok you've put evrything but the specs of the mobo

weed · Post by **weed** » Mon Jul 15, 2002 4:53 pm

its an american standard r ambios

LT-73 · Post by **LT-73** » Mon Jul 15, 2002 5:03 pm

Originally posted by weed
its an american standard r ambios

What i meant was what type of mobo: ie Brand, Model, Chipset, etc. Should be with the info booklet it came with.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Jul 15, 2002 5:06 pm

Due to the time period until he gets artifacts, I'm thinking the cooling fan on his video card?

To help iron out driver problems though, latest motherboard INF's? Latest video drivers?

LT-73 · Post by **LT-73** » Mon Jul 15, 2002 5:06 pm

Originally posted by YeOldeStonecat
Due to the time period until he gets artifacts, I'm thinking the cooling fan on his video card?

To help iron out driver problems though, latest motherboard INF's? Latest video drivers?

I agree

weed · Post by **weed** » Mon Jul 15, 2002 5:27 pm

k threw the book away but i know its a socket a how else can i tell i looked on mobo but didnt see nothin

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Jul 15, 2002 5:29 pm

Yo Weed..did you take a look at your vid card while your system is running....is that fan on the video card running nice 'n smooth 'n fast? Doing it's job?

Peek at your CPU fan also while you're in there.

weed · Post by **weed** » Mon Jul 15, 2002 5:54 pm

no fan but i did open my case and put my hand over it and it didnt feel hot a little warm but thats it
and the mobo is some thing like 1st mainboard or somethin like that

Onethenumber2 · Post by **Onethenumber2** » Mon Jul 15, 2002 11:12 pm

what brand video card? how old is it? Is it seated well. try reseating it

LT-73 · Post by **LT-73** » Mon Jul 15, 2002 11:29 pm

Originally posted by weed
k threw the book away but i know its a socket a how else can i tell i looked on mobo but didnt see nothin

Ok does it have a VIA chipset on the board? They're blackish little boxes, flat with tapered corners and say "VIA" on 'em
There's gotta be some brand name on the board or in between the pci slots. You're gonna have to look closely and write evrything down.
Also, word of advise: NEVER THROW AWAY INFO THAT CAME WITH THE BOARD !.

Now we gotta play peek-a-boo with the mobo's internal parts. That book could've saved you alot of headaches.

Sid · Post by **Sid** » Tue Jul 16, 2002 1:42 am

Go to start\run and then type msinfo32 and press enter. Sometimes the board will be listed in the bios version.

weed · Post by **weed** » Tue Jul 16, 2002 8:38 am

i see a pc 266 ddr on the chip its a k7 and ive looked all over it nothin