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7800 go gtx artifacting

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5/8/08 at 10:26am
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So I was playing WoW in a clean install of Windows XP a couple of days ago when out of no where my whole screen starts artifacting. I am basically forced to reboot and upon rebooting, the dell boot screen also shows signs of artifacting. I then open up the laptop, and clean everything out, put back together and after booting into Windows XP, everything worked fine until I started up WoW.

My next choice of action was to do a reinstall, since XP takes so long I went to vista for a quick run, during the install, artifacting again showed up, but with a reboot, all symptoms seem to have disappeared. Every now and then the screen will fully artifact but I mean otherwise, it seems pretty stable. How long do you guys think the card will last? I'm debating whether its a good choice to start hunting for a new gaming solution now or whether to wait it out and see how long this puppy will last.

Thanks for your opinions,
Adam
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post #2 of 8
5/8/08 at 11:01am
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Originally Posted by HeLLSpiRE View Post
So I was playing WoW in a clean install of Windows XP a couple of days ago when out of no where my whole screen starts artifacting. I am basically forced to reboot and upon rebooting, the dell boot screen also shows signs of artifacting. I then open up the laptop, and clean everything out, put back together and after booting into Windows XP, everything worked fine until I started up WoW.

My next choice of action was to do a reinstall, since XP takes so long I went to vista for a quick run, during the install, artifacting again showed up, but with a reboot, all symptoms seem to have disappeared. Every now and then the screen will fully artifact but I mean otherwise, it seems pretty stable. How long do you guys think the card will last? I'm debating whether its a good choice to start hunting for a new gaming solution now or whether to wait it out and see how long this puppy will last.

Thanks for your opinions,
Adam
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post #3 of 8
5/12/08 at 2:03pm
I got the same problem with my 7800 gtx. It was even artifacting in the bios. Now nothing shows up on the screen at all. Dell replaced it once while it was under warranty, now no warranty and a card that lasted only 1.5 years...
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post #4 of 8
5/12/08 at 4:59pm
If dell cannot help then try ebay for a good seller and try and get either 7900gs, FX1500M, FX2500M or 7900gtx, 7950gtx or if you are desperate an ATI X1400. Any of these will fit the E1705/9400/M1710/M90
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post #5 of 8
5/15/08 at 10:39am
Sounds like your video memory is damaged, I had exactly the same problems. Find the Dell Diagnostic Utility for your laptop on the Dell website under downloads and scan your video card in DOS, the utility will help diagnose what exactly could be damaged, It also gives error codes which could be given to a Dell technician.
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post #6 of 8
5/15/08 at 2:06pm
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Originally Posted by Doughy View Post
If dell cannot help then try ebay for a good seller and try and get either 7900gs, FX1500M, FX2500M or 7900gtx, 7950gtx or if you are desperate an ATI X1400. Any of these will fit the E1705/9400/M1710/M90
Since he mentions the 7800 GTX I'm assuming he has a 9300/XPS2. In this case, you can use the ATI X300 or X600 or the NVIDIA 6800 Go, 6800 Go Ultra, or 7800 Go GTX.

Persistent artifacting at the BIOS screen means you have a dead duck essentially.
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post #7 of 8
5/15/08 at 2:25pm
Yeah, I only had artifacting on the BIOS screen after heavy gaming and overheating, but it would clear up at normal temps. If yours always does it, it must be burning out.
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post #8 of 8
5/15/08 at 2:38pm
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Originally Posted by zzpulp View Post
Since he mentions the 7800 GTX I'm assuming he has a 9300/XPS2. In this case, you can use the ATI X300 or X600 or the NVIDIA 6800 Go, 6800 Go Ultra, or 7800 Go GTX.

Persistent artifacting at the BIOS screen means you have a dead duck essentially.
Silly me for mis-reading it lol
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