unstable computer, newish build.

[One4yu2c]

Originally Posted by screwballl

reinstall all of your motherboard, chipset, LAN, sound, video and other drivers.

You've mentioned you've reinstalled Windows several times, but have you double, triple, and quadruple checked that you're installing the correct drivers afterwards?

[dedgar]

And when you do load the drivers, get the latest and greatest from the various makers. Not the driver disc(s) that came with the stuff.

[Jesta]

i know its alot to ask, but ill link the drivers im installing, can someone confirm them for me.

video - 9600GT - GeForce Release 174
mobo - Download Driver

Here are the bulk of them, i am getting the
Intel INF Utility
Smart I/O Driver
Audio Driver
LAN Drivers
Microsoft.Net Framework 2.0 utility for Windows XP 32Bits, Windows Vista 32Bits.

anything else i should be getting?



so you dont have to dig up my parts here they are again.
My computer is made up of,

case - COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

mobo - Newegg.com - DFI BloodIron P35-T2RL LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

video - EVGA 512-P3-N862-AR GeForce 9600GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E6750 - Retail

Ram - Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AA804 - Retail

HD - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

keyboard - Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 B2L-00047 Black USB Ergonomics Keyboard Mouse Included - OEM

dvd rom - Sony NEC Optiarc 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model AD-7190S - OEM

psu - Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX ATX12V V2.2 550W Power Supply 90 - 264 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC, C-tick - Retail

[Jesta]

I was checking temps after my last crash.

CPU was at 36c, GPU was at 48c, but, the chipset next to the cpu (no fan on it.) was really hot to the touch.

I took one of the fans out of my old case and put it over it. So ill see if it was that that has been overheating.

EDIT: wasnt it... kept it down at 40c and still crashed.

[Jesta]

found this, this sounds like an exact match to my problems!

"Pros: It is a great card for the price. With updated bios it will work excellent.

Cons: Faulty bios. Black screen when loading games. The black screen does not appear for all games. It is sorta random. Some games for some people, it will go black others it wont. Do your research and read through the evga forums. It's not just evga other manufacturers are having the same issue with the batch of boards with the faulty bios.

Other Thoughts: If you get one with faulty bios (evga knows about the issue with this card)Be prepared to go through the RMA process. I was unlucky and got one and am ticked off because it will take about 2 weeks + to get it back. Had I known about the bios issue I would have looked for a way to get a card with the updated bios...If that is even possible. Good luck and purchase at your own risk!"

Does this sound legit?


confirmed
RE: 9600GT SSC Edition Black Screen Crashes

A bad batch of evga cards were sent out.