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Location:
Kellyville, Sydney
Registered:
June 2004
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graphics card help
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Tue, 11 October 2005 03:32
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hey guys,
lately when i have been playing BF2 the game crashes and i get an error saying:
"VPU Recover has reset your graphics accelerator as it was no longer responding to graphics driver commands"
my card is an ATI Radeon 9800 pro with the latest drivers.
is my card fooked or what?
thanks
chris
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Location:
ballarat
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: graphics card help
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Tue, 11 October 2005 03:37
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google groups is usually a good place to start for something like this 
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Location:
Melbourne - NthSubs
Registered:
January 2004
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Re: graphics card help
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Tue, 11 October 2005 04:11
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is it the smartVGA from msy?
cos i have similar problems with a 450watt ps with like 4hdd's and a burner 
fixed the problem with a external ps from a usb drive
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Location:
Kellyville, Sydney
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: graphics card help
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Tue, 11 October 2005 04:11
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everyone on that was pretty much saying to return the card. unfortunately i am one of those idiots who loses every single reciept he may ever need.
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Location:
eastern suburbs, melbourne
Registered:
March 2005
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Re: graphics card help
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Tue, 11 October 2005 04:30
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im at work atm, but im pretty sure there was a "vpu recovery" option in the vga card properties.
find out what it does and turn it off to see if it fixes the prob.
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Location:
Melbourne - NthSubs
Registered:
January 2004
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Re: graphics card help
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Tue, 11 October 2005 04:58
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just get more power!!! 550watt just for the gfx
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Location:
Kellyville, Sydney
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: graphics card help
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Tue, 11 October 2005 05:10
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okay i'll look into a bigger power supply, thanks
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Location:
Melbourne - NthSubs
Registered:
January 2004
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Re: graphics card help
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Tue, 11 October 2005 05:37
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if its smartVGA then its doggy cos they use more power than normal...
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Location:
Kellyville, Sydney
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: graphics card help
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Tue, 11 October 2005 05:54
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i dont think so. how do i tell?
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Location:
Melbourne - NthSubs
Registered:
January 2004
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Re: graphics card help
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Tue, 11 October 2005 07:35
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if it was cheap and came from msy and has 256mb and cost $150?
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Location:
Kellyville, Sydney
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: graphics card help
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Tue, 11 October 2005 07:41
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lol, no. it was $350 (about 8 months ago). i didnt buy it from msy either. i get most of my stuff from fluidtek
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Location:
Kellyville, Sydney
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: graphics card help
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Mon, 24 October 2005 09:43
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Ok more questions
i just realised the fan on my graphics card isnt working so this is probably the source of my problems. i'm looking at buying a replacement graphics card fan or a bay cooler
so i'm gonna need to take off the heat sink thats already on my card if i install the new fan coz it comes with its own heat sink.
1.is this likely to be firmly stuck down with thermal paste crap?
2.am i likely to damage my card in the process of removal?
3.is that replacement fan i'm looking at ok or is it shit house?
4.would the exhaust bay cooler thing be better?
thanks
chris
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Location:
eastern suburbs, melbourne
Registered:
March 2005
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Re: graphics card help
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Mon, 24 October 2005 23:39
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dw about them shitty coolers
http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=11
i baught one of these a few weeks back, best money i ever spent. its so quiet and blows all the hot air out the back. my case temp dropped 15 deg celcius when i put it in.
it will take up an extra pci slot though, and you will need to get the model that fits onto your vga card.
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Location:
Kellyville, Sydney
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: graphics card help
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Mon, 24 October 2005 23:58
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how much was it?
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Location:
eastern suburbs, melbourne
Registered:
March 2005
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Re: graphics card help
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Tue, 25 October 2005 00:46
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dont remember, but i think it was about $45.
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Location:
Kellyville, Sydney
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: graphics card help
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Tue, 25 October 2005 04:41
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just bought one for $30.
thanks for that it seams to be working pretty well
chris
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