my 6600 GT wont work

[skeltonjoe]

im have a 6600GT video card and it wont run any of my games i keep getting errors but my xfx 5200 works fine with it what is wrong here i updated the drivers from nVIDIA wont could be the problem?

[skeltonjoe]

AMD 3200+ XP
1 GB Corsair PC3200
DFI Ultra Infinity 400 II
eVGA 6600GT 128MB GDDR3
80GB SATA WESTERN DIGITAL HDD
win xp home sp2

[nwo75200]

PSU is the first thing I can think of. Can you describe the errors as well as post what PSU you have (detailed specs or a link).

[mateo leet-o]

ya the only things i can think of are: psu, driver/bios incompatibility, and maybe overheating if your case has like only 1 fan ( but i have my 6600gt oc'd to 560/1.13 and it's 55 degrees under full load with stock cooling) good luck
if you get it working you won't regret buying it

[eskiled]

perhaps you simply got a faulty card? Return it...

[gunstar]

- Faulty card
- Low power supply
- Didn't put the Power lead into the card
- update drivers for gfx and motherboard
- overheating

Thats all I can think off the top of my head. Must be faulty.

[skeltonjoe]

games just crash randomly

[nwo75200]

games just crash randomly

PSU.
If it's not the PSU, then it's a faulty card

[jimbo_limited]

games just crash randomly

Yea, PSU definitly.... or faulty card

[skeltonjoe]

the psu is brand new though?
so would it have to be the card is faulty? cause i put an xfx 5200 and it ran my games

[nwo75200]

the psu is brand new though?
so would it have to be the card is faulty? cause i put an xfx 5200 and it ran my games

nope, it could still be the PSU as it could be too cheap and not providing enough good power to run the 6600GT.

[skeltonjoe]

i have 8 fans plugged into it and it 430W thermaltake????

[nwo75200]

i have 8 fans plugged into it and it 430W thermaltake????

so the PSU is fine then, faulty card I guess. It happens.

[skeltonjoe]

yea ill just return it and get a new one i guess its only a week old

[NightRise420]

i have 8 fans plugged into it and it 430W thermaltake????

6600GT needs a REALLY stable 12v rail line. When it goes even little unstable it will crash. So u never know. Just try unplugging those fans and running the game.

[nwo75200]

let the man return it if he wants too, and if it's no big hassle

hey what do ya know, I've reached the big 5o

[skeltonjoe]

ok ill try that now

[SoloCamo]

hey what do ya know, I've reached the big 5o

He should get a reward, called the most non community posts in one year
because damn, i post enough daily but im only at 807 after a few monthes...

[skeltonjoe]

okay i put it on a really stable 12v rail it was the only thing plugged into it and it lasted a lot longer but the game still ended up doing its little call of duty has encountered a problem and needs to close...so if it lasted that long with what i did what could it be?

[#43 fan]

Faulty card, more than likely. Perhaps you should get a different brand altogether, MSI has a good one. That's the one I plan to get.
Or, perhaps it is heat, considering you unplugged all the fans.