Possible Video Card Problem

[timmer]

well the cards are different and i do think it is your video card but it could also be a corrupt hard drive and there are programs to check ur hard drive but u should probably check them out. And yea it willl make a idfferenec with the latest drivers

 

[Sprooty]

 

[KornNut]

Thanks for doing the test for me....

All of the video card related tests seem typical between a 9800 pro and a 9800 SE (we all know the synonym for SPECIAL don't we?).

There is a huge difference in speed between my harddrive and yours though.

HDD XP start up:
me- 2.32 MB/s
you- 5.38 MB/s

HDD Virus Scan:
me- 2.15 MB/s
you- 6.78 MB/s

So, do those two diagnostics (HDD xp start up and HDD virus scan) test solely the harddrive?

 

[joshd]

yea i think so. maybe faster ram would help the test as well though. have you run memtest86 on your ram?

 

[KornNut]

yea i think so. maybe faster ram would help the test as well though. have you run memtest86 on your ram?

Nope. I've never heard of it. Can you give me a link to a site that has that test?

 

[joshd]

google it. you have to format a floppy with it, and then boot from the floppy. you can leave the test runnig indefinatley. it is a very good test though. leave it going for a few hours, (2-4) and then see how many error it returns.