8800 Gts Evga Problem

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8800 Gts Evga Problem, Video Card Issue

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DaChamp486 View Member Profile	Jan 12 2007, 04:25 PM Post #1
New Member Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 16-October 06 Member No.: 90,573	I have recently purchased a new video card, the NVIDIA 8800 GTS by EVGA, for my first computer build. Everything seems to be working perfectly except for one minor but also critical issue with the card. In any game, Hitman Blood Money or M&M Dark Messiah for example, the game will run for about 5 seconds upon loading a level then it will completely freeze and will eventually either restart my computer or give me the blue screen of death. I have updated the BIOS on my mobo and downloaded the INF file for it as well. I have also tried both the EVGA drivers and NVIDIA drivers on my card as well as reinstalling the latest Direct X. Any assistance on this would be greatly appreciated. This information may also be of use: * Intel BOXD975XBX2KR LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard * EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card * KINGWIN ABT-600MA1W ATX 12V Ver.2.2 600W Power Supply * Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6700 * CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400C4 * Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive * LITE-ON Black ATAPI/E-IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model SHD-16P1S * LITE-ON 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black IDE Model LH-18A1P-186 * Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP2b * ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink

Mr Alpha View Member Profile	Jan 12 2007, 04:30 PM Post #2
Forum Addict Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,875 Joined: 25-November 04 From: Finland Member No.: 5,870	What does the blue screen say? How to Find BSOD (Blue Screen) Error Messages -------------------- "Anyone who cannot form a community with others, or who does not need to because he is self-sufficient [...] is either a beast or a god." Aristotle AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ \| ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe \| 2GB Corsair TWINX2048-3500LLPRO \| Gigabyte GeForce 8800GTX \| Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS \| ASUS PhysX P1 \| Logitech G15 \| Logitech MX Revolution \| LG Flatron L2000C \| Logitech Z-5500 Digital Stubborn attempts to think clearly

Detox View Member Profile	Jan 12 2007, 10:09 PM Post #3
Member Group: Members Posts: 82 Joined: 18-October 06 Member No.: 90,895	Wow! I envy your beast of a machine. But to answer your question. Try reinstalling all your drivers and then reinstalling the latest one.

DaChamp486 View Member Profile	Jan 12 2007, 11:13 PM Post #4
New Member Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 16-October 06 Member No.: 90,573	Thanks for the replies and this is an image of the message i received. http://img213.imageshack.us/my.php?image=errorlw8.jpg

DJBPace07 View Member Profile	Jan 13 2007, 01:38 AM Post #5
Distinguished Member Group: BC Advisor Posts: 863 Joined: 24-June 06 From: Pace University - New York City Campus Member No.: 73,266	Could this be some kind of BSoD infinite loop? I see that nv4_disp.dll is referenced. I have heard of many problems being associated with that file. You could try checking nVidia's forums. I have a similar set up as you and the exact type of card, I've never seen this happen. This post has been edited by DJBPace07: Jan 13 2007, 01:38 AM --------------------

Mr Alpha View Member Profile	Jan 13 2007, 06:24 AM Post #6
Forum Addict Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,875 Joined: 25-November 04 From: Finland Member No.: 5,870	Do you have the latest ForceWare Version 97.92? nv4_disp.dll is the nVIDIA graphics driver, so it is there the problem lies. -------------------- "Anyone who cannot form a community with others, or who does not need to because he is self-sufficient [...] is either a beast or a god." Aristotle AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ \| ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe \| 2GB Corsair TWINX2048-3500LLPRO \| Gigabyte GeForce 8800GTX \| Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS \| ASUS PhysX P1 \| Logitech G15 \| Logitech MX Revolution \| LG Flatron L2000C \| Logitech Z-5500 Digital Stubborn attempts to think clearly

usasma View Member Profile	Jan 13 2007, 09:11 AM Post #7
Visually handicapped, hence the avatar :0) Group: Moderator Posts: 14,526 Joined: 2-October 05 From: Southeastern CT, USA Member No.: 35,824	Here's a link to info on the STOP 0x7e error: http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.php#0x7e There are many possible causes for the STOP 0x7e error - but the nVidia file referenced seems to restrict it to video functions (but not necessarily the vid card or it's drivers) As others have stated, the most likely culprit is the video drivers - try another download of the latest nVidia drivers to be sure that it's not the problem. Be sure that you have the latest motherboard/chipset drivers from Intel also - this can affect the video card also. If that doesn't fix it, then I'd suspect the vid card itself. Lesser probably causes are other hardware items - so you may want to strip as much hardware off of the system as you can (in order to reduce the possible conflicts. Also, check out the links in the article I mentioned above - one of them may apply to your specific situation. -------------------- - John If you need a more detailed explanation, please ask for it. I have the Knack.

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