6800 GT fried?

[beedubaya]

Everytime I play a game, I can play it about 5-10 minutes, then my screen just artifacts over and my GPU shuts down. Is my 6800GT fried? Or is there anything I can do about this?

 

[RockyZ]

Sounds like some overheating problems, did you overclock it? Call up the company and have them send you another one.

 

[Nubius]

I'd suggest you stop trying to play games and wait for your aftermarket cooling since that beotch is hitting 90C+

all your doing to it everytime you go to play it is hurt it each time....if it still does it after the aftermarket heatsink then you might have to RMA

 

[Nitestick]

try underclocking it in the meantime

 

[waynejkruse10]

check the temps in display propeties and post back.

 

[beedubaya]

Its idleing around 66*C.....

I don't see how this could be a problem on stock cooling and stock speeds. It should come equipped to handle the temps on stock speeds.

 

[Nubius]

yeah, but you said yourself that your room is hotter than hell.

 

[Apokalipse]

it could be the VRAM also, not just the core.
also check that the cooler has been put on right. maybe use some AS5

 

[beedubaya]

it could be the VRAM also, not just the core.
also check that the cooler has been put on right. maybe use some AS5

I already did the AS5 thing....runs a tad cooler, but still way too hot...

 

[Apokalipse]

looks like you might need an aftermarket cooler then.
there's some descent ones like the Thermalright V1, Arctic Silencer 5, Zalman VF700-Cu and Thermaltake Extreme Giant 3

BTW how come you didn't get an eVGA anyway? you could have used the step-up program to get the 7800