My trusty nVidia 8800 GTS seems to have kicked the bucket tonight ![Frown :( :(](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
It all started a few days ago when the whole screen on my computer would freeze for about 10 - 30 seconds and then jump back into life exclaiming that the display driver stopped responding and has recovered, after this occurring several times I checked for new drivers and decided to roll back to a previous driver after a quick google search suggested. However anything graphically intensive (even Windows Aero effects) can make the card lock up. I'm thinking this is a hardware fault, the internet is littered with failed 8800's and it seems nVidia have even had law suits filed against them for ignoring a design flaw on this card.
Any suggestions other than to just buy a new card? I've manually turned the fan speed up (not that I feel it's overheated at 55C) I might underclock the card and see if that gets me anywhere?
Thanks
It all started a few days ago when the whole screen on my computer would freeze for about 10 - 30 seconds and then jump back into life exclaiming that the display driver stopped responding and has recovered, after this occurring several times I checked for new drivers and decided to roll back to a previous driver after a quick google search suggested. However anything graphically intensive (even Windows Aero effects) can make the card lock up. I'm thinking this is a hardware fault, the internet is littered with failed 8800's and it seems nVidia have even had law suits filed against them for ignoring a design flaw on this card.
Any suggestions other than to just buy a new card? I've manually turned the fan speed up (not that I feel it's overheated at 55C) I might underclock the card and see if that gets me anywhere?
Thanks