COMPUTER FREEZES WHEN GRAPHICS CARD IS IN!

[ibewaffle]

I recently got a 6600GT. I put it in my pc and played for a while, but then my pc froze. It ONLY happens in my pc and only when that specific card is in. I have re-installed XP a few days ago, the nVidia drivers are up to date. Although I did have a 6200 in my pc when i re-installed XP. It doesn't just freeze in games. It freezes anywhere! and at any time. My temps and usages are also normal.

[BJ_M]

may be a bad card or a bad fit

[Nelson37]

You state it only happens in your PC. Do you mean that the same card, if installed in a different PC, runs normally? This would isolate the issue to some problem with your particular PC and that particular card.

Otherwise I would agree with BJ_M, that the card is defective or improperly installed.

[jagabo]

Your power supply may be too weak. Does the card have a molex connector for additional power? Did you use it?

[jimbucc]

Make sure you have at least a 400W power supply since these cards use a lot of energy. If so, check the driver - make sure you have the latest from the website.

[ofbarea]

Is this graphics card running in an ASRock P4VM8?

Make sure that you have the latest VIA drivers installed. Get them from http://www.viaarena.com


Also make sure that your mobo is running the latest BIOS.

[deckard8]

I had this trouble with a Nvidia 6600GT card. It just didn't work in one of my PC's - (Froze and locked up computer) must have been motherboard incompatibility. I switch it with a ATI 9600 pro out of another computer. 9600 pro works fine in it and the 6600GT works fine in the other computer.

[ibewaffle]

Does work properly in other pc. Did use molex connector, i have a 500watt PSU. How do i update the bios?

[ibewaffle]

Oh, and I have the latest drivers.

[Capmaster]

I've had that happen with a bad motherboard ...twice. But I would look at the power requirements first. It sounds like it's overloading your PS.