• Grey Screen of Death in source games
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I recently purchased a Sapphire 5870 Vapor-x graphics card. It's good, apart from the fact that my computer crashes 5 minutes after starting a source game. Other games such as Bioshock 2 do crash, but not for about an hour. I've tried re-installing all sorts of drivers and hotfixes, but none have worked. What the fuck is going on? This is it: [IMG]http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/9068/crashb.png[/IMG]
Which power supply do you have?
[B]1:Overheating?[/B] Download HW monitor and post your Temps while it has been Under load for 10 minutes (if you can run the game for that long)) [B]2:Does sound keep playing?[/B] [B]3:Your PSU might be low on power.[/B] Post your Psu type [B]4:Update your drivers.[/B]
[URL="http://www.hipergroup.com/products.php?lv=3&cate=1&type=7&pid=129"]HPU-4M780[/URL] I used to have a 9800GX2 and that ran perfectly fine.
Either: Overheating Or Artifacting, make sure your fans are spinning, and tech the temp of your card during use.
[QUOTE=taipan;20539632][B]1:Overheating?[/B] Download HW monitor and post your Temps while it has been Under load for 10 minutes (if you can run the game for that long)) [B]2:Does sound keep playing?[/B] [B]3:Your PSU might be low on power.[/B] Post your Psu type [B]4:Update your drivers.[/B][/QUOTE] 1) Temps are and always have been good (40-60 degrees) 2) Yes, it loops 3) Done that 4) Read the thread.
[QUOTE=he-did-it-->;20539717]1) Temps are and always have been good (40-60 degrees) 2) Yes, it loops 3) Done that 4) Read the thread.[/QUOTE] Use drive sweeper to delite the old drivers properly and reinstal the new drivers.
[QUOTE=taipan;20539781]Use drive sweeper to delite the old drivers properly and reinstal the new drivers.[/QUOTE] Did that.
If evrery game you play crashes like this I would say RMA. Also: This is your PSU 12V output: +12v 1 (± 5%) 1A - 18A +12v 2 (± 5%) 1A - 18A +12v 3 (± 5%) 1A - 18A +12v 4 (± 5%) 1A - 18A 18A max is not really high by todays standards (22A to 25A) A card like that might need a better PSU then that one. [editline]11:39PM[/editline] [B] Found this:[/B] Radeon HD 5870 The card requires you to have a 500 Watt power supply unit at minimum if you use it in a high-end system. That power supply needs to have (in total accumulated) at least 40 Amps available on the +12 volt rails. Radeon HD 5870 CrossfireX (2-way) A second card requires you to add another 188 Watts. You need a 700+ Watt power supply unit if you use it in a high-end system. That power supply needs to have (in total accumulated) at least 55~60 Amps available on the +12 volt rails.
Your point?
The amperage on your PSU is 18A max while the card requires 22A
I thought it required 40 altogether. Mine has 72.
Hey man that happened to me when I first got my ATI card and tried to use CCC and dual monitors. I think it is a glitch in the driver software.
Did you fix it? How?
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