geforce4 ti 4200

[aaron]

I installed a new video card last night and the resolution
is great except for the wavey lines. I like to keep the
refresh rate at 85 hz. The card works fine until I play a
game with high intense graphics, then it seems when the
card heats up the problem starts. I have tried all the
resoution and refresh settings. some make it worse. Has
anyone experienced this?
Dell Dimension 8200 1.9 Ghz
512 Mb pc800
nvidia geforce4 ti 4200 128 MB DDR
Monitor Dell M991
250 watt Ps
All the latest drivers and BIOS updates.

I had a nvidia geforce4 Mx 440 64 MB and had no problems.
I have no room for any case fans. If this is a case of the
video card overheating does anyone know of an after market
fan I could put on the video card to keep it cool?

TIA,

Aaron

[Chris C]

Hi, to see if it's the card overheating try removing the side of your case
and blowing cool air from a hairdryer onto the card......
Chris
"aaron" > wrote in message
...
> I installed a new video card last night and the resolution
> is great except for the wavey lines. I like to keep the
> refresh rate at 85 hz. The card works fine until I play a
> game with high intense graphics, then it seems when the
> card heats up the problem starts. I have tried all the
> resoution and refresh settings. some make it worse. Has
> anyone experienced this?
> Dell Dimension 8200 1.9 Ghz
> 512 Mb pc800
> nvidia geforce4 ti 4200 128 MB DDR
> Monitor Dell M991
> 250 watt Ps
> All the latest drivers and BIOS updates.
>
> I had a nvidia geforce4 Mx 440 64 MB and had no problems.
> I have no room for any case fans. If this is a case of the
> video card overheating does anyone know of an after market
> fan I could put on the video card to keep it cool?
>
> TIA,
>
> Aaron

[Peter]

Hi,

I use the same display card without any problem.
My tower case has six fans and I use a 400watts SPI power
supply. The room temperature is around 30 degree C. I
always use my computer for many hours. I don't know the
temperature of the vedio card, but the CPU and mobo
temperature are constant at 40 degree C.
I havn't add any heat sinks for the ram chips but you can
try this way.

BTW, have you overclocking the vedio card?

Peter

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi, to see if it's the card overheating try removing the
side of your case
>and blowing cool air from a hairdryer onto the card......
>Chris
>"aaron" > wrote in message
...
>> I installed a new video card last night and the
resolution
>> is great except for the wavey lines. I like to keep the
>> refresh rate at 85 hz. The card works fine until I play
a
>> game with high intense graphics, then it seems when the
>> card heats up the problem starts. I have tried all the
>> resoution and refresh settings. some make it worse. Has
>> anyone experienced this?
>> Dell Dimension 8200 1.9 Ghz
>> 512 Mb pc800
>> nvidia geforce4 ti 4200 128 MB DDR
>> Monitor Dell M991
>> 250 watt Ps
>> All the latest drivers and BIOS updates.
>>
>> I had a nvidia geforce4 Mx 440 64 MB and had no
problems.
>> I have no room for any case fans. If this is a case of
the
>> video card overheating does anyone know of an after
market
>> fan I could put on the video card to keep it cool?
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Aaron
>
>
>.
>

[lewell]

is the fan of your video card is still working, GF4 ti4200 at stock settings
works very cool. unless you do some overclocking.

lewell


"aaron" > wrote in message
...
I installed a new video card last night and the resolution
is great except for the wavey lines. I like to keep the
refresh rate at 85 hz. The card works fine until I play a
game with high intense graphics, then it seems when the
card heats up the problem starts. I have tried all the
resoution and refresh settings. some make it worse. Has
anyone experienced this?
Dell Dimension 8200 1.9 Ghz
512 Mb pc800
nvidia geforce4 ti 4200 128 MB DDR
Monitor Dell M991
250 watt Ps
All the latest drivers and BIOS updates.

I had a nvidia geforce4 Mx 440 64 MB and had no problems.
I have no room for any case fans. If this is a case of the
video card overheating does anyone know of an after market
fan I could put on the video card to keep it cool?

TIA,

Aaron

[Chuck]

Heat #1 issue to combat. Indeed.

But for me, it lead to system lock-ups or video artifacts. Not wavey lines.

I'm wondering if you have left the Vsync setting turned on. It is on by
default. And cuts your FPS to match the refresh rate. I think it makes games
look horrible. Especially while you spin or turn around.

"Peter" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> I use the same display card without any problem.
> My tower case has six fans and I use a 400watts SPI power
> supply. The room temperature is around 30 degree C. I
> always use my computer for many hours. I don't know the
> temperature of the vedio card, but the CPU and mobo
> temperature are constant at 40 degree C.
> I havn't add any heat sinks for the ram chips but you can
> try this way.
>
> BTW, have you overclocking the vedio card?
>
> Peter
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi, to see if it's the card overheating try removing the
> side of your case
> >and blowing cool air from a hairdryer onto the card......
> >Chris
> >"aaron" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> I installed a new video card last night and the
> resolution
> >> is great except for the wavey lines. I like to keep the
> >> refresh rate at 85 hz. The card works fine until I play
> a
> >> game with high intense graphics, then it seems when the
> >> card heats up the problem starts. I have tried all the
> >> resoution and refresh settings. some make it worse. Has
> >> anyone experienced this?
> >> Dell Dimension 8200 1.9 Ghz
> >> 512 Mb pc800
> >> nvidia geforce4 ti 4200 128 MB DDR
> >> Monitor Dell M991
> >> 250 watt Ps
> >> All the latest drivers and BIOS updates.
> >>
> >> I had a nvidia geforce4 Mx 440 64 MB and had no
> problems.
> >> I have no room for any case fans. If this is a case of
> the
> >> video card overheating does anyone know of an after
> market
> >> fan I could put on the video card to keep it cool?
> >>
> >> TIA,
> >>
> >> Aaron
> >
> >
> >.
> >