spectrascope Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 Do you have anyway to check the temps on the card. As far as the driver goes, the hot fix appeared to help for a little while according to your previous post, based on that you may want to use a driver cleaner to clear out all of the ati drivers on the system to make sure there is not so old driver remnant eating something in the registry. then you will want to and then get the newest driver from ati's site and install it. Then do the updates again so if there is a hot fix it can be applied. Also the new driver should allow you to check the core temp on the card. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivingGhost Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 I've used driver cleaner a million times. I guess I will be watercooling when I upgrade. Great, new case, tools, WC equipment... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectrascope Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 (edited) I have a danger den vid block with mounting equipment for ati/nvidia pm if interested. Also a note on water cooling you will really need to watch your pump's db output I have been done w/c road before and the pumps can get quite loud. Also you will probably not want to consider anything less 3/8" setup and if you can afford completely passive radiators are the way to go for good silence and performance, a good example would be the innovatek maxi raditor if you need more performance you can always get the cross flow fan and shroud for it and run it at 7v for silence and a temp reduction. btw this a great pump. Edited October 15, 2007 by spectrascope Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivingGhost Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 I'll wait until I upgrade. This is just . me off. I just want to play Portal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivingGhost Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 (edited) **WARNING-LARGE PIC: http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/4921/helpbu4.jpg Ummm...Help? This happened right after an nvm(insert letters) error. My mouse pointer shows up over the diagonals. Stability is fine. Edit: Turning off Aero got rid of the diagonal lines. Edited October 17, 2007 by LivingGhost Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 There's some problem with the drivers for nVidia cards in Vista. My roommate had the same problem with random graphics corruption; rebooting fixed it for a while. The newest driver from nVidia seems to have fixed it though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivingGhost Posted October 18, 2007 Posted October 18, 2007 Updated to 163.75 and I'm still having issues. I've heard people RMA'ing and there being no difference with the new card. :| Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivingGhost Posted October 20, 2007 Posted October 20, 2007 Ok, it is denfinitly a heat issue. So, I'm going to install a side panel fan over my video card. I assume exhaust, right? Will any old drill do (I have some somewhat-old B&D drill, no idea how powerful it is.)? I plan on getting a 120mm "circle" or whatever bit, because I don't want to deal with using a dremel. I'll go drop by Home Depot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exeter_acres Posted October 21, 2007 Posted October 21, 2007 a standard CD is almost perfect for tracing out a 120mm hole.... and really, a Dremel with a HD cutoff wheel is the easiest.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardnrg Posted October 21, 2007 Posted October 21, 2007 I use a 114mm holesaw for metal, probably use it in reverse for acrylic sheet so it doesn't chip/bite, just watch out that you don't overheat your drill because most drill cooling only works in forward I'd rather use a holesaw or jigsaw before a Dremel for cutting a large circle in a sheet of metal or acrylic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivingGhost Posted October 21, 2007 Posted October 21, 2007 Yes, hole saw...I only see 4.5" hole saws on Home Depot's site, those would work fine, right? And I might be able to get access to a drill press, so no need to deal with my old, crappy drill... And there are tons of templates online, I'll probably just print one of them out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardnrg Posted October 21, 2007 Posted October 21, 2007 4.5" ~= 114mm and is what I prefer... I think it's advisable to cut a hole that is slightly smaller than 120mm because you'll end up cutting about 1mm bigger, so if you cut around a CD diameter (120mm) you might end up with small gaps around the side unless you consciously make an effort to cut *inside* that line... a drill press makes it a lot easier to make a perfect pilot whole for the 6mm arbor... so that's a 1/4" drill bit that the holesaw attaches to for you crazy inch people Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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