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nVidia GeForce 7300GT 512MB, machine hang problem

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I have recently purchase Inno3D nVidia GeForce 7300GT 512MB for AGP slot. I have remove my old GeForce GTS2 card and installed my new card. After then I installed my new card drivers from manufacturer Cd. I have installed several games including Need for Speed ProStreet, Need for Speed Carbon, Evil Genius, METAL GEAR SOLID2 SUBSTANCE, F.E.A.R. , F.E.A.R. Extraction Point and others.

Now the problem is that when i am playing any games listed above my machine get hang after several minutes or hours. When playing game before getting stuck my display is gone to fuzy, i mean the currept display picture and my machine not working any more. I try to close game by pressing Ctrl+F4, Alt+F4, Ctrl+Alt+Del, Ctrl+Escape, Win Key, but none of them works. So i have restart via restart button :(. I have reinstalled my card drivers two times. Its the latest drivers. I have check GPU temperature and its 50C. My OS is Windows XP Pro with SP3.

Please help me, i can't even play a single game with this new card. My old card is working fine when playing games, but it isn't capable of playing new games.

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My Machine Configuration is below,
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Processor = P4 2.0Ghz
Motherboard = d850MV with latest BIOS update
RAM = RD256mb x 2 (512MB)
Hard Disk 0 = 80GB Seagate
Hard Disk 1 = 160GB Seagate
DVD-Writer = SAMSUNG Dual-Layer
Power Supply = CoolMaster 480Watt
Monitor = 21" Compaq
Mouse = HP
Keyboard = IBM Model-8923
Operating System = Windows XP Professional with SP3

PCI Cards
      Z-Cyber Ultra Geniue TV Tuner card
      5 Port USB card
      100/10 Ethernet LAN Card
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Driver Detail
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nVidia Control Penal = Version 1.5.200.00
Year = 2002-2008
Driver Provider = NVIDIA
Driver Date = 12/5/2007
Driver Version = 6.14.11.6921
Digital Signature = Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher
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Did this card require extra power? 480 watts should be ok but maybe one of your rails is failing. Why not run some severe burn in suite at the card and see if it doesn't do the same thing as it does when playing a game. Everest professional would do it or hot cpu if that is  still around. Finally, is the fan spinning up? Anyway, if it folds under this kind of test then it is time to RMA the card.
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Thanks for reply

Well as you said, here is my test result. I notice that the CPU temperature is going high about 67C.
stabilitytest-fpu.png
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Oh i forget that my AGP need extra power. Its the same as like HDD or CD-DVD power clip.
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the test is about 5 min.
67c is processor heat not grafix card. in whole test the grafix card heat is about 51c-52c (the green).
Yes, this card is with fan picture is below
Yes, there is another card after agp, but it have a gap like ||  ||     ||.first 2 are the usb and tv tuner and the last one agp.

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Here are some images that might help you to figure out the problem. One more thing that last time i have play DOOM 3 with Ultra Setting in 1024x768 resolution, and my machine is working fine. The i play Metal Gear Solid 2 for about 1 hour and my machine still working fine. Anyway here are the pictures

agpinfo.png
agpinfo2.png
board.png
memory.png
overclock.png
sensor.png
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I will download and start the tests as soon as possible, and will post the results.

Yes, the fans are working properly. there are PSU fan, Processor fan, AGP fan. I have noted that all the fans sucking air inside PC case, there is no fan that can push the air out side from PC case. So i will add FANs for that purpose.


I have build my machine my self, from a single part to complete machine. The most recent thing is PSU (460Watt). Its a CoolerMaster eXtreme Power Plus.

Model                          = RS-460-PCAR-A3
Type                            = Intel Form Factor ATX 12V V2.3
Dimension (W / H / D)  = Standard ATX 150 x 140 x 86 (mm
Input Voltage                   =  90 ~132V/180~264V (Selectable)
Input Current                    = 10 A @ 115Vac / 6 A @ 230Vac
Input Frequency Range =      47 ~ 63 Hz
Power Good Signal        = 100 ~ 500 ms
Hold Up Time                     = > 17 ms
Efficiency                        = >70% Typically
MTBF                                 = >100,000 hrs
Protection                       = OVP / OCP / OPP / SCP
Output Capacity           = 460 Watts
Operation Temperature       = 0~40 Nominal Input Voltage      
Safety       Nemko / TUV / cUL / CE / BSMI /FCC / C-tick / CCC (Passive Model Only)
Fan                                   = Sleeve bearing 120mm super silent fan
Connector                     
         M/B 20+4 Pin x 1
         CPU 4+4 Pin x 1
         PCI-E 6 Pin x 1
         4 Pin Peripheral x 5
         SATA x 4
         4 Pin Floppy x 1

http://www.coolermaster.com/products/product.php?act=detail&tbcate=22&id=3724 
(See the pictures below)

I will also post my machine pictures as soon  as possible.
cm-psu.jpg
c1.jpg
c2.jpg
c3.jpg
c4.jpg
c5.jpg
c6.jpg
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Today i open my PC case, mean one side open. Then i play DOOM 3 on Ultra settings about whole day and wola, my machine didnt hang :)

Since here (Pakistan) weather is cold, i noticed that after removing my case side, the temperature is only about 40C. But when i turn on heater for my room, i noticed that the temperature is increasing to about 50C in just 5 minuets.

Also i run 3dmark and other benchmarking utilities for a hour and my machine didn't hang. So i think the problem is HEAT, not GPU or PSU. But i will see for next two day for final decision. Also i will post my benchmark results.
What temp figure is that. Board temp? Ambient temp? In any case, having no fans that push air out should be attended to. My Ps has an exhaust fan. And my cpu has a fan that I added to blow into the stock shroud plus the shrouds fan to give an extra push.
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The temp that increase form 40c to 50 is GPU temp. For processor temp when running benchmark the processor heat is increase from 50C to 75/80C. But in normal case the processor is not much produce heat.
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Thank you very very much for helping me.