GTX280OCX problems

[lasher]

Ok,

i have a GTX280OCX and having issues with it just the last couple of days.

Basically its locking and showing artifacts but full screen, temps are fine under load testing but eventually it will crash during gameplay.

One thing i have noticed when i monitor with Rivatuner is the Memory clock and setting seem to fluctuate, currently when im writing this im showing

core clock = 300.86

core clock shader domain = 601.71

memory clock = 100

run something like Furmark and sometimes it crashes, i notice the MHz shoot up.

Wondering if the memory is giving out on me perhaps.

Mainly noticed the crashing when playing ARMA2 oddly can happen after 5mins or after 3 hours continous play.

Done all the usual

Reinstall / update game

Driver sweeper in safe mode and reinstall driver

remove reinsert card

roll back drivers

checked all connections

kicked the cat

complained to our lass ( fell on deaf ears )

Arrgh ... assistance please gents!!

Spec in Sig

some piccies

 

[tinytomlogan]

Ram is fooked - RMA time

 

[Rastalovich]

Lasher what ur showing in the OP are the 2d settings.

Whilst in 2d it probably behaves itself.

Then u ask it to work and all hell breaks loose.

It'd be handy to know what the 3d settings for it are. In relation to that, although they aren't shipped like it, keeping the shader at 2x the core is generally considered a good idea.

The other thing can be rivatuner. I've had it present me with issues with a 8800gt. Not the same as u have, but it would load in some strange oc settings that I couldn't do anything about. Getting rivatuner to apply the stock reg settings (I think it calls it that) gave me some normalcy.

The screen output looks like power/memory issue. This could either be that the heatsink isn't doing it's job or something like some of the caps on the pcb are failing.

In reference to the heatsink, it's often I've found rivatuner screw up the fan settings and stick at one speed despite what u might want it to do.

Try reverting the settings, perhaps uninstalling rivatuner in the meantime - then uninstall the nvidia drivers - then re-apply them. If it still screws up at this point that we'd assume is stock settings, it would appear nothing short of underclocking the 3d settings may get u out of it.

If after that there's no joy, as tom mentions, rma it.

 

[clone38]

Agreed with Tom my 285 FTW has just done the same thing so i had to rma it back to the shop.

 

[lasher]

Just recieved my RMA number today so should be able to manage some 3D graphics soon