Malevolent, if I somehow by mistake overclocked it, how do I reset it?
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Well, when I overclocked mine, I was using the Radeon Omega Driver's built-in overclocking feature. Otherwise, I'm not too sure on how to overclock/reset (the BIOS can play a part in overclocking among many other things). Two good sites are:
TweakTown nVidia Overclocking (http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=review&dId=267)
[H]ard|Forum Overclocking Links (http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=758918)
I'm almost positive this is a video card problem. Get a friend who might have a cheap POS lying around (even a TNT2 - hell you can buy one for like $12) and try using it for a bit.
HEY HEY HEY. That cheap POS is letting me play NS kthx.
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What he said. :angry: Last time I checked, this was a forum for people who love a HALF-LIFE MOD, don't expect the most top of the line machines here. :p
I'm almost positive this is a video card problem. Get a friend who might have a cheap POS lying around (even a TNT2 - hell you can buy one for like $12) and try using it for a bit.
HEY HEY HEY. That cheap POS is letting me play NS kthx.
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What he said. :angry: Last time I checked, this was a forum for people who love a HALF-LIFE MOD, don't expect the most top of the line machines here. :p
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I expect top of the line nerdiness here, and nerdiness requires hot and sexy vid cards ^_^
NEIN! having parents who will pay for it does! or having a spouse that will let you buy one ;)
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What about that place in between? :D Buy whatever the hell you want.
PS to all you others - never let your spouse pay the bills ;)
In addition, if anyone has a Geforce FX5200, I'd like to know the optimal settings for the little bugger. That fixed my ability to play Lineage 2 before.
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I had the card and it crashed out on me. The fan stopped, I got crashes to black and other general 'games suck' type errors, stuck a 4 pin fan under the bugger (which worked) until I got a soundcard which required me to find another solution. Used that as an excuse to buy an Radeon 9800 pro.
Optimally you want the most recent drivers, and the most recent version of direct X, and a running fan on your heat sink. 'Passive cooling' should stop your card from frying and doing damage to itself, but it doesn't mean that the card is magically kept at a temperature where it can't cause errors on the machine.
Depends on the card and the cooling. Remember that the earliest iMacs (if not all of them) had no fans at all? "Passive" cooling, if I interpret it right, is just a heatsink. It is of course not as effective as a fan & heatsink combo, but electronics become hot to the touch long before they start malfunctioning. I dunno what you mean with "not exactly scalding", but if it doesn't feel that hot, then it probably isn't your video card.
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5200 FX's come with a fan and a heatsink (combo) the fans are nitorious for going out in no time at all, expecially if they get dusty. The heatsink generally keeps the card from frying once the fan goes out, but it still gives you problems if you try to run Vcard taxing games... Its acctually one of the most common computer issues, video card cooling systems frying...
No fan on mine. It must be some odd 3rd party manufactured stuff that screwed me over. I'm shopping for a Radeon 9800 pro these days, I dearly hope it's the video card that's the problem :ph34r:
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The card didn't come with a fan at all?
Ok, NM what I said then, it if the VCard isn't defective in some other way, it shouldn't be overheating in its default state. My FX5200 came with a fan and the fan stopped running, and THAT caused the card to overheat. It isn't a massive heat sourse the 5200, if they put a proper heatsink on it, it should be able to run cool enough... The heatsink that came with mine was pitiful, and thus it needed the fan to keep cool.
The 9800 pro is a great card anyways, I can't in any way discourage the purchase of that card, it has been a godsend to me.