GeFORCE FX 5600XT Help Plz!!!!

[InFeCtIoN]

Right, I have just installed this graphics card, It works fine with everything except when I try and play games, Any game ranging from Championship Manager to Half life it just freezes completly and I have to switch my PC off, What the hells going on because its really streesing me out now!!!

Id appriciate any help cos im a complete amuture when it comes to messing around with stuff like this.

Thankyou

do you have the latest nvidia drivers installed?

www.nvidia.com

how about direct x 9?

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx

did you have another video card installed before you installed the FX? (if so did you un-install the old video card drivers)

What are your temperatures like?

system specs?

in other words we need more info about your computer.

[InFeCtIoN]

okay im downloading the latest drivers now, i did download them before but it was the US english one, Im however in europe, so do i need to download the international one, im guessing I do?

I did have a card in thier b4 yes, and I havent uninstalled this one as im not sure how, Im a noob at all this, so sorry guys but your gonna have to help me out here.

Im not sure of my cpus temps, how do i find this out?

Specs are as followed

Microsoft Windows XP Pro
Version 2002
Service Pack 1

Tiny Computers
AMD Athlon(tm) Processor
1.00GHz
640MB of RAM

[InFeCtIoN]

Okay ive installed the drivers and now im downloading direct x 9.0, its around 7MB after this I will restart and then come and see what u any of you guys recomend I do next!

Thx a lot

[InFeCtIoN]

right ive installed both the driver updates and direct X 9.0 and i restarted and tried half life but it just keeps freezes!!!!

Its really getting to me now!!!

what card did you have installed before?

is this a home built computer? or company built?

to monitor your temperatures
http://mbm.livewiredev.com/

what mode are you running half life in?

software? opengl? driect3d?

do you have the latest patch for half life?

[JPMiller]

Ok ...does your video card have active cooling?...in other words does it have a fan?
its not so much your CPU temps as maybe the video cards temps.
You can Download Aida32 personal edition here...
http://www.aida32.hu/aida-download.php?bit=32
install it and then look under "motherboard"...."sensor" to find you CPU temps and your board temps...
it may also pick up your video card temps if the card supports it.
If not you could keep the side off of the computer when you start it up and then start your game.... After grounding yourself by touching the metal frame of your case you can touch "carefully" the back of your video card where the GPU is... opposite side of the heatsink...
is it fairly hot when playing games?

[eagle1]

I did have a card in thier b4 yes, and I havent uninstalled this one as im not sure how, Im a noob at all this,

OK.. now I'm lost...
You had a card before, you uninstalled (took out) the old one right?
Then you installed the new one on the system right?
Or you didn't do this and had someone else do it?

Anyway, have you checked your system temperatures?
Also, check your power supply output.
If you have an old system, maybe you have an old low wattage Power Supply Unit!

[eagle1]

IT seems you DO have an old system (AMD T-Bird 1000).
So please check if your power supply has enough juice (must be at least 300W or better).
Also, what motherboard do you have?

[InFeCtIoN]

Lol..Okay soz bout this,

1) The card I had previously was a TNT2 Model 64, Yes I Took this out and replaced it with the 5600XT

2) Its a company built PC, Tiny Computers

3) Im running Half Life in OpenGL; Yes I have the latest patch 1.1.1.0

4) The card does have a fan yes

5) No it wont tell the Temp of the computer, however it feels as hot as it usally does!

6) I cant tell you if the Card is hot when playing games because it freezes about 10sec into any game I choose to load!!

7) Where can I find the power supply for the PC, Sorry about this, its proberbly so simple but im a complete noob when it comes to this!!!