advice needed

stefan9 · Post by **stefan9** » 14 Mar 2004, 10:43

Ok. I have this problem in games my pc's screen just goes black and then I have to restart its still under warranty but my dad last the proof so I expected I will have to pay. Now I suspected its the graphics card which is the problem. This system has a geforce 4 ti 4800 se currently. I need to know whcih cards are equivalent or better than this card. I don't want to get a card thats worse than the one I already have.

Psych0_Cr1tt3r · Post by **Psych0_Cr1tt3r** » 14 Mar 2004, 10:47

What monitor do you have. A common problem is that some monitors cant handle high resolutions or refreshrates, and the games are preset. So they just go black.

What games do this, dont say "all of them", name them.

stefan9 · Post by **stefan9** » 14 Mar 2004, 10:53

I have a samsung sync master 17 inch. It happens in all games but half life. It even happens in fifa 2004. Some games it takes longer to happen but in most it happens. It happens in quake 3,medal of honour allied assault,morrow wind, unreal tournament,unreal 2, war craft 3. Only games it doesn't happen in is lion heart and nwn and half life. It even happens in demo's.

Psych0_Cr1tt3r · Post by **Psych0_Cr1tt3r** » 14 Mar 2004, 10:57

Then you have the same problem as one of my friends had. We are still trying to fix it. We suspect it is the graphics card.

Put another graphcard in your PC and see if the problem persists.

Nuke · Post by **Nuke** » 14 Mar 2004, 13:44

can't it be a DirectX problem? What DX are u running?

stefan9 · Post by **stefan9** » 14 Mar 2004, 16:03

I am running direct 9.0b but it isn't direct x cause this problem has happend with direct 8 and the 1st version of direct 9 as well.

Post by **Iceblade** » 14 Mar 2004, 17:44

Stefan, check your refresh rate.

If seen that default normally 75mhz and had some problems with the screen not been able to handle it, set it to 60mhz and try it again

Iceblade

stefan9 · Post by **stefan9** » 14 Mar 2004, 17:51

Tryed that already. Didn't help.

Post by **Iceblade** » 14 Mar 2004, 17:56

Did you get the latest drivers for your card?

Iceblade

Psych0_Cr1tt3r · Post by **Psych0_Cr1tt3r** » 14 Mar 2004, 18:02

Did you try another graphcard?

stefan9 · Post by **stefan9** » 14 Mar 2004, 18:03

Yep I am using the latest drivers from nvidia's site.

stefan9 · Post by **stefan9** » 14 Mar 2004, 18:04

I don't have another graphics card that can run the games.

Nuke · Post by **Nuke** » 14 Mar 2004, 18:16

Try to borrow a friend's

Post by **Iceblade** » 14 Mar 2004, 18:43

a friend will borrow you his card
a good friend will buy you a new one

Iceblade

Nuke · Post by **Nuke** » 14 Mar 2004, 22:32

a very good friend will buy you a GeForce FX5950

Pino · Post by **Pino** » 14 Mar 2004, 23:51

Nuke wrote:a very good friend will buy you a GeForce FX5950

sorry to be raining on ur nuking parade but u should rather tell ur friend to wait to buy u a Radeon 9850 XT

Post by **Iceblade** » 14 Mar 2004, 23:59

sorry to be raining on ur nuking parade but u should rather tell ur friend to wait to buy u a Radeon 9850 XT

No that's not a good friend ,that's a very rich good friend.

wizardofid · Post by **wizardofid** » 15 Mar 2004, 01:28

stefan9 wrote:Ok. I have this problem in games my pc's screen just goes black and then I have to restart its still under warranty but my dad last the proof so I expected I will have to pay. Now I suspected its the graphics card which is the problem. This system has a geforce 4 ti 4800 se currently. I need to know whcih cards are equivalent or better than this card. I don't want to get a card thats worse than the one I already have.

I'm going out on a limb here.I believe it has very little to do with hardware and more to do with software.

Download your self a directX uninstaller and remove DX.Re-install DX.
Should solve your problem.Or you need to format and re-install ever thing.

Since your screen locks up you might have overclocked your GPU or CPU speeds too much. Set all windows settings to default.
Check you refresh rates. Default that too.

Nuke · Post by **Nuke** » 15 Mar 2004, 06:54

To Pino
But what if u want to play games now!
Maybe we must settle with a Radeon 9800 XT

Try older driver 4 the card, know it sounds strange but try it.

ICE-VaPa · Post by **ICE-VaPa** » 15 Mar 2004, 08:13

Have to agree with wizardofid, I feel it is more of a Software issue, as he said try re-installing DX...

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