Computer Jargon

[Tangles]

Ive been told the sli bridge connector can cause issues, and to try it all without it on.

will take out the "spare" ram chip tho, she's now on ebay 4sale lol.

will do memtest

got a fresh fdd to install tonight, and will update the bios (old fdd is broken)

will drill hole and install new fan over 2x video cards

cheers for the thoughts

[Pauly33GTS-t]

make sure ur box isnt in a cramped position either. or under a desk where dust acumulates this causing heat to build up.

[Fishpaste~]

heat probably isnt the issue, these things are designed to run at pritty hot temps

your saying that you get corrupted images in game, hence its related to the textures, textures are either kept in the GPU RAM or in system RAM, random reboots are normally caused by memory issues. but you must remember that the information has to get to and from the RAM somehow, this brings in both the CPU and motherboard into question as to what may possibly be wrong, and with the PC suffering a PUS failure either of these 2 are possible, however, because of the 3 sticks of ram im leaning towards ram...

but since the CPU is 2nd hand off of ebay, there is also a chance it is stuffed as well

on page 2-16 of the manual: P5N32-SLI Deluxe

it states that for dual channerl config, the total size of ram installed in each channel must be identical

and on page 2-18 it says, either 1 modlue in any slot for single channel, 1 pair of dimms in either chan a or chan b for dual channel or 4 match sticks for dual channel

so 3 sticks = incorrect memory configuration, and hence probably causeing all your errors!

[Tangles]

:laughing-smiley-014:

cheers mate !

yeah, the cpu is my original from 2 years ago, new same as all the other components when I built the pc originally - although Im uprgading it with a new cpu soon (3.4 new, now 2yrs old, to 3.8 brand new).

the original video card was new 2 yrs ago, and added 2ndhad one a few months ago. both work fine stand alone. in sli mode the textures will only get corrupted under "heavy stress" such as an artillery strike drop right on my head in Battlefield2. Or the pc will shut down completely. Randomly. but only when under graphical duress.

2 of the 1gig ram is new (from when I bought the new mobo, then new psu a few months ago) but also was using 2 of the exact same type of 1gig ram that was 2 yrs old (took one out as it was touching the power supply cord to the mobo 24pin connector). so, I had 2 lots of 2gig matched ram (4 gig total), all the same model number, but took one out.

hence have had 3 gig in the machine being picked up as 2.12ghz (damn win xp pro). was going to go Vista to use the 4 gig properly, but have held off so far.

anyways, fixes. 1 gig for sale with my old mobo (100$ ebay is current bid), 1 gig for sale seperately ($35 ebay). so, I'll be back to 2 x 1gig sticks 533 ram which is only a cple months old.

yes, seems as if ram is most likely the problem. stupid me. I thought it would be fine to run 3 x 1gig sticks in liue of 4 x 1gig sticks where 1 stick was rubbed up against the psu supply cord to the mobo. safety first = stupid for ever.

grrrrrrr.

[Tangles]

thank you all for your time today in helping me with this issue.

appreciated

[Madaz]

ive got a curly one my 2gb SD card wont format as a 2gb only 955mb

searched for days on google havnt found any fixes though

[Fishpaste~]

ive got a curly one my 2gb SD card wont format as a 2gb only 955mb

searched for days on google havnt found any fixes though

easy one! =P

the memory controller for SD cards is stored in the device itself, this means that if the device is cheap or old it may have a controler that can only see 1gb of the data (one reason why CF -compact flash- is better, as it has its memory controller onboard)... tryed it in several different devices?

[Madaz]

i had it formatted from a Kodak camera was 2gb worked fine i deleted the pics but though i know ill format it also in the card reader and thats when it all went pear shaped

Edited July 27, 2007 by Madaz

[Madaz]

what none smart enough to help

this is one of the links i found but doesn't help my situation

http://www.aximsite.com/boards/x50-x51-for...tml#post1131932

[Tangles]

Madaz, sorry, cant help you with that ^^

will let you know mate when the cpu is available.....

Ummmm, lads and ladies, well what an experience.

After the sli issues with the 2 grafix cards I worked out it was in fact the sli bridge that was an issue. Took it off and whoila! However, I had the 2 7800gtx's on ebay, and they have sold, even got paid straight away. So, they are going to their new owner tonight, pity, but meh its done now.

also sold a box full of old ram, new ram, old motherboards, joystick, fans, old voodoo cards etc, got $550 in total for the two seperate sales.

so, Ive put up 2 gig (1gb sticks) of 533mhz Elixir ram for sale on ebay at $30 each unit (are a matched pair, brand new less then a month or so old). although I'll sell the matched pair of ram to a SAU'er for $50. offering this deal on another forum I use.......so.......

but anyway I digress; today I walked into MSY on Flidners street, Adelaide, for the first time and picked up 2 x 1gb OCZ 667mhz ram, and 1 x ATI Raedon XpertVision 2900XT 512mb graphics card. Paid overall a cple dollars more then what I got in my ebay sales. SO, Im now happy.

straight swap !!!! almost...... if you want a matched pair of near new 533mhz ram contact me. will report on the 2900xt asap.

[Madaz]

nice you will be more than happy with that gfx card it will out perform 2x7800gtx's

just dont use the drivers that come with the card there allready outdated download the newest from there site

>>|Click Me|<<

Edited August 1, 2007 by Madaz

[Tangles]

cheers pal

[Madaz]

your welcome

id be more than interested to see your 3dmark 06 score

>>3D Mark 06<<

[kralster]

ohh tangles if you told me you had old voodoo cards i would of taken them off you in a second.

[Pauly33GTS-t]

I got an old 3dfx Banshee..

EVERYONE IM SELLING MY 7950GX2 FOR 480 DOLLARS IN AS NEW CONDITION WITH NO PROBLEMS. STILL UNDER WARANTEE. (MSI 3yr)

QUAD SLI CAPABLE. STEAL.

Edited August 2, 2007 by Pauly33GTS-t

[chops]

I disagree with it being a steal Pauly.

It's reasonably priced, but not a steal.

A 320 meg 8800GTS is a very close match overall and these can be had new for around $420.

[Pauly33GTS-t]

It isnt QuadSLI capable is it tho.

and yes it is a steal because it is practically brand new, un-overclocked (never had to its fast as is), and QUAD SLI (2 7950GX2's) still stands as one of the most powerful combinations ever.

[Pauly33GTS-t]

If I could buy another 7950GX2, i wouldnt worry about a pair 8800s for a long time.

XP64bit, COD2, BF2, etc, all extremely high fps.

Only thing it will lag in tho is HL2 source based games and fear which arent written properly for SLI.

and by lag i mean no lag at all compared to other solutions anyway for gaming.

AW hell. I might aswell keep it, no use selling it to a bunch of 8800 pushers. im waiting for an 8900 anyway.

Edited August 2, 2007 by Pauly33GTS-t

[Tangles]

I was looking for 2 x 7950's for quad sli work...... found a few around but not at pricing I was willing to pay. Then came across another 7800 so I sli'd my gtx's. The new 2900xt is as loud as a mofo jet. Havent sorted out the settings as yet.

sold the ram yay

[Madaz]

I was looking for 2 x 7950's for quad sli work...... found a few around but not at pricing I was willing to pay. Then came across another 7800 so I sli'd my gtx's. The new 2900xt is as loud as a mofo jet. Havent sorted out the settings as yet.

sold the ram yay

put some headphones on and play some BF2 and you wont even hear it

and paully think about it if a1x 8800gts is very close to 7950 the SLI 8800GTS isnt going to be that much less again yet it will do Dx10

i see no point to a DX9 card now if your buying new/2nd hand