Cable Forum - View Single Post - 6600gt graphics problems (white lines / slow)

wasted.d · 25-10-2005, 16:06

sounds to me like a case of video card over heating and artifacts.
some of the older 6*** nvidia cards get really hot an if theres already heat build up in the pc then your gonna have video probs.
Also some of the lower price bracket cards have cheap n nasty fans on them that dont quite do the job there suppose too.
As for power, i ran a 2600xp @ 2.2ghz, 2 hdds, 1 dvd writer, 1 tv card, a nf7ver2.0 and leadtek 6800gt all on a bog standard 350watt psu with out any problems at all so i realy doubt this is a psu problem.
currently i run a amd64 3000, an8ultra nforce 4 mobo, a 120gig hdd, a 300gig hdd, 1 dvd writer, 1 tv card, 1 sound card and pcie 7800gtx all on a 400 watt hyper psu again no problems at all.

My moneys on heat. maybe worth you looking into better vid cooling or tryin to increase air flow within the pc itself by adding more case fans.

25-10-2005, 16:06	#23
wasted.d Permanently Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: belfast Services: "UPTO" 10mb internet, ntl250modem, 1 samsung stb, 1 pace stb, full packages. Posts: 56	Re: 6600gt graphics problems (white lines / slow) sounds to me like a case of video card over heating and artifacts. some of the older 6*** nvidia cards get really hot an if theres already heat build up in the pc then your gonna have video probs. Also some of the lower price bracket cards have cheap n nasty fans on them that dont quite do the job there suppose too. As for power, i ran a 2600xp @ 2.2ghz, 2 hdds, 1 dvd writer, 1 tv card, a nf7ver2.0 and leadtek 6800gt all on a bog standard 350watt psu with out any problems at all so i realy doubt this is a psu problem. currently i run a amd64 3000, an8ultra nforce 4 mobo, a 120gig hdd, a 300gig hdd, 1 dvd writer, 1 tv card, 1 sound card and pcie 7800gtx all on a 400 watt hyper psu again no problems at all. My moneys on heat. maybe worth you looking into better vid cooling or tryin to increase air flow within the pc itself by adding more case fans.