Author Topic: gfti4200 shoots craps... (Read 390 times)

WhiteHawk · « **on:** February 03, 2004, 06:07:35 AM »

My old puter started goofing on colors and what not. Crashed a cupple of times. After some remedial troubleshooting, i stuck an old graphics card in and it works perfectly. Both cards use the same drivers. I have come to the conclusion that the gfti4200 is shot. It is about 2 years old. These cards should last longer than that shouldnt they?

bloom25 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 03, 2004, 06:00:57 PM »

The average upgrade cycle for an enthusiast level graphics card is 18 - 24 months...

Pfunk · « **Reply #2 on:** February 03, 2004, 11:06:06 PM »

dunno, maybe the fact that your CPU and motherboard are so highly overclocked it could have something to do with it, is you AGP bus locked?

Bcnu · « **Reply #3 on:** February 04, 2004, 01:39:44 PM »

Let me guess, Gainward?

I recently got mine replaced. It's bad capacitors that cause the colors thing. Gainward warrantees for 3 years, although I had to try about 5 times to get someone present to give me an RMA #. If yours isn't Gainward then find out what the warranty is from your manufacturer.

My wife's did the same thing but sooner so it went to Newegg with less hassle.

WhiteHawk · « **Reply #4 on:** February 05, 2004, 05:18:04 PM »

thnx guys

by the way, my new beast is the one that is irresponsibly overclocked, but runs like a 440 road runner. It dont have a gfti4200 in it. The old office puter is the one that shot craps.