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Hey guys,
recently bought a GA-890GPA-UD3H for a new build, but it has been giving me issues with any gaming/3D application I run into it.
Here's the thing: I initially bought it to survive without a discrete video card since didn't have the cash to build a full blown PC at the time. I had heard that integrated video was enough to play starcraft 2 with decent quality, so figured it was enough in the meantime.
Well, i got it, but was unable to play anything at all. The PC worked perfectly everywhere, stable at anything, but when something 3D came up, it would crash/freeze/"display drivers topped responding but recovered correctly", etc. Thought it was faulty integrated video or whatever, and eventually, bought a discrete card. I got a new GTX460.
Well, figured the issues would dissappear since I would stop using the "faulty integrated video" I got, but sadly, it's not the case. I get basically the same issues. Back then, 75% of the times, the PC would freeze completely, 25% it would "recover correctly". The only difference is that it now "recovers correctly" 75% of the time, and freezes the other 25%, but it still does not work properlly. THe only components I have not swapped or changed are the RAM, motherboard and the new video card. RAM is in perfect shape, full week stress testing alongside the CPU (sempron back then, 965BE now), for hours straight without a single issue. video card and motherboard are left. I'm exchanging video card with a friend, and see if I still get the issues with a third video solution, or/and he gets issues with the GTX460.
Guess the question is this: can a motherboard influence on 3D performance like this? Is there something in the motherboard that could be faultyu that breaks GPU performance and reliability?
THanks, sorry for the long story.
EDIT: System specs:
Phenom II 965BE @ 3.4GHz
2x2GB OCZ DDR3-1600 Black Edition
this motherboard
MSI GTX460 HAWK
Creative X-Fi Titanium
Antec 650W TruePower New
temps are in great shape, no issues there.
recently bought a GA-890GPA-UD3H for a new build, but it has been giving me issues with any gaming/3D application I run into it.
Here's the thing: I initially bought it to survive without a discrete video card since didn't have the cash to build a full blown PC at the time. I had heard that integrated video was enough to play starcraft 2 with decent quality, so figured it was enough in the meantime.
Well, i got it, but was unable to play anything at all. The PC worked perfectly everywhere, stable at anything, but when something 3D came up, it would crash/freeze/"display drivers topped responding but recovered correctly", etc. Thought it was faulty integrated video or whatever, and eventually, bought a discrete card. I got a new GTX460.
Well, figured the issues would dissappear since I would stop using the "faulty integrated video" I got, but sadly, it's not the case. I get basically the same issues. Back then, 75% of the times, the PC would freeze completely, 25% it would "recover correctly". The only difference is that it now "recovers correctly" 75% of the time, and freezes the other 25%, but it still does not work properlly. THe only components I have not swapped or changed are the RAM, motherboard and the new video card. RAM is in perfect shape, full week stress testing alongside the CPU (sempron back then, 965BE now), for hours straight without a single issue. video card and motherboard are left. I'm exchanging video card with a friend, and see if I still get the issues with a third video solution, or/and he gets issues with the GTX460.
Guess the question is this: can a motherboard influence on 3D performance like this? Is there something in the motherboard that could be faultyu that breaks GPU performance and reliability?
THanks, sorry for the long story.
EDIT: System specs:
Phenom II 965BE @ 3.4GHz
2x2GB OCZ DDR3-1600 Black Edition
this motherboard
MSI GTX460 HAWK
Creative X-Fi Titanium
Antec 650W TruePower New
temps are in great shape, no issues there.
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