slight problem with new 6800GT

eraser2224 · Jul 23, 2004, 12:21 AM

I just got a BFG 6800GT today and i have one little problem. When I try to exit some games (cod and sof2) the game stops responding and the gamma gets really dark. I have to use ctrl+alt+del to shut down the game and get back to the desktop. other games (far cry and painkiller) work fine though. Since both sof2 and cod are opengl games I thought it might be some opengl problem but I wasn't sure. I haven't used an nvidia card in a long time (just upgraded from a 9700pro) and i'm not very familiar with their drivers and stuff so any help would be great. thanks.

btw i'm using the official 61.72 from nvidia.

Nacht · Jul 23, 2004, 03:39 AM

are you sure you completely wiped your old ati drivers before installing it?

eraser2224 · Jul 23, 2004, 04:34 AM

Well, I uninstalled all the ATi related stuff I had on there, powered down the system, switched the cards, booted in safe mode, ran driver cleaner for the ati stuff, then rebooted and installed the 61.72.

eraser2224 · Jul 23, 2004, 09:28 AM

well, i just uninstalled the 61.72s and installed the 61.21s that came with the card. they didn't help at all =/. it seems like it must be some problem with opengl though because it only seems to happen with opengl games.

Danhill · Jul 23, 2004, 09:37 AM

The best thing to do I think is to do a reformat (yes that is no fun) to be on the safe side.

eraser2224 · Jul 23, 2004, 09:46 PM

the 62.20 drivers seem to have fixed the problem.

Nacht · Jul 24, 2004, 12:08 AM

that's odd...with mine, i did a format (i had alot more upgrade parts too) and have had no problems.

Jul 23, 2004, 12:21 AM	#1
eraser2224 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	slight problem with new 6800GT I just got a BFG 6800GT today and i have one little problem. When I try to exit some games (cod and sof2) the game stops responding and the gamma gets really dark. I have to use ctrl+alt+del to shut down the game and get back to the desktop. other games (far cry and painkiller) work fine though. Since both sof2 and cod are opengl games I thought it might be some opengl problem but I wasn't sure. I haven't used an nvidia card in a long time (just upgraded from a 9700pro) and i'm not very familiar with their drivers and stuff so any help would be great. thanks. btw i'm using the official 61.72 from nvidia.

Jul 23, 2004, 09:37 AM	#5
Danhill DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,112 Rep Power: 0	The best thing to do I think is to do a reformat (yes that is no fun) to be on the safe side. __________________ MOBO: [color=white]ASUS A8N-SLI Premium[/color] CPU: AMD 64 3200+ (Venice) @ 2,50 Ghz MEM: 2 x 512 DDR 466, VGA: 2 x 6600 GT in SLI, HDD1: WD Raptor HDD2: Maxtor Diamond Plus 9, Case: Antec Plus View 1080, PSU: ThermalTake PurePower 500W, MX 1000, Dell 2001 FP, Aud. 2 SZ

Jul 23, 2004, 03:39 AM	#2
Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	are you sure you completely wiped your old ati drivers before installing it?

Jul 23, 2004, 04:34 AM	Thread Starter #3
eraser2224 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Well, I uninstalled all the ATi related stuff I had on there, powered down the system, switched the cards, booted in safe mode, ran driver cleaner for the ati stuff, then rebooted and installed the 61.72.

Jul 23, 2004, 09:28 AM	Thread Starter #4
eraser2224 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	well, i just uninstalled the 61.72s and installed the 61.21s that came with the card. they didn't help at all =/. it seems like it must be some problem with opengl though because it only seems to happen with opengl games.

Jul 23, 2004, 09:46 PM	Thread Starter #6
eraser2224 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	the 62.20 drivers seem to have fixed the problem.

Jul 24, 2004, 12:08 AM	#7
Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	that's odd...with mine, i did a format (i had alot more upgrade parts too) and have had no problems.