Geforce2 upgrade, det drivers on XP and other questions

Mad · September 29th, 2002

i have a GF2MX400-32mb, and i got from a friend a GF2GTS-64mbDDR|tv-out. actually, its a Hercules -the prophet 2- i think.This one is much better than mine, right??
1)well, i wanna know if i change the card, ill have to reinstall the detonator´s drivers again?? or it will work ok?? im using 28.32, but ill switch to 30.82, as 40.XX still beta. should i use nvidia det´s or the one from the manufacturer??
2)he said the card has a problem. it was heating way too much, he touched it and it was burning, and it crashes a lot.
i was think in putting another coller, a bigger one and also, reducing the CORE clock a little, like 10Mhz to help the colling.
i could increase the MEM clock like 5Mhz to help on performance.

Any comments??

**Yeloazndevil** · September 29th, 2002

The Gts is way better then a mx400. u should uninstall your current drivers. then turn off the pc and change yor cards. then you should install the latest drivers from nvidia's website. if the card is overheating you should put a heatsink on and see if it helps

Mad · September 29th, 2002

it already have a heatsink and a cooler, but seems its weak

zero0w · September 30th, 2002

I agree GTS should be better than MX400 so you should make the upgrade. Actually 30.xx driver are okay. But you may want to fall back to older ones if you find problems running with certain games: anything later than 21.xx may worth your try.

Mad · October 3rd, 2002

heres a pic of the card.
should i remove the original fan or could i just put the other one above it??
im using a fan from my old k6-2 cooler.

**cooliscool** · October 3rd, 2002

Wow, what a beauty! :love: My VisionTek Xtasy GF4 MX looks a little like that, but it's a huge nvidia heat sink and fan.

As for using a k6-2 cooler, best be a small one (standard socket7) And not one like mine. It'd probable crush the card.

Ultragunner · October 3rd, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Mad
should i use nvidia det´s or the one from the manufacturer?

use the drivers from nvidia's website. they are a lot better and faster than the manufacturer ones.

Mad · October 5th, 2002

as for the cooler, i didnt took the original one off, i just added the k6-2 cooler over it
any problems??

Ultragunner · October 5th, 2002

it should do just fine i guess.

**Shiori** · October 5th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Mad
as for the cooler, i didnt took the original one off, i just added the k6-2 cooler over it
any problems??

Dunno, I think you should take the old one off, primarily because it might get in the way of the adjacent PCI slot as well as making the load on the GPU too heavy.

**Demigod** · October 5th, 2002

Hercules cards are known to be shipped a bit overclocked (although now they ship with the default reference settings). Try to lower the core clock if it's overheating. The GTS is primarily limited by its slow memory anyways so downclocking the core will have very little effect on overall performance.

Mad · October 5th, 2002

thankz for the help guys, but seems the card is damaged already!
when i first boot up with it, i saw the-
"Nvidia Geforce 2 GTS
bios XXXX
64 RAM"
description, but all messed up, like dots and "a"´s and "!"´s andother stuff on the screen. I think its processor is done
ive tryied taking it out and put again, no luck.
ill just return it to my friend...
too bad, i was so excited.....

**Yeloazndevil** · October 5th, 2002

thats too bad for the card

**Shadow Lady** · October 7th, 2002

that means ur friend oveclocked it so much ;P

September 29th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
Mad AKA snkmad Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Brazil, Fortaleza-Ceará Posts: 2,954	Geforce2 upgrade, det drivers on XP and other questions i have a GF2MX400-32mb, and i got from a friend a GF2GTS-64mbDDR\|tv-out. actually, its a Hercules -the prophet 2- i think.This one is much better than mine, right?? 1)well, i wanna know if i change the card, ill have to reinstall the detonator´s drivers again?? or it will work ok?? im using 28.32, but ill switch to 30.82, as 40.XX still beta. should i use nvidia det´s or the one from the manufacturer?? 2)he said the card has a problem. it was heating way too much, he touched it and it was burning, and it crashes a lot. i was think in putting another coller, a bigger one and also, reducing the CORE clock a little, like 10Mhz to help the colling. i could increase the MEM clock like 5Mhz to help on performance. Any comments?? __________________ [WinXP SP3] [Gigabyte GA-M61PM-S2] [Athlon64 X2 3800+ @2.00Ghz] [XFX Geforce 8600GT XxX 256MB DDR3] [17" SyncMaster 753v] [Samsung SATA II HD250HJ 250GB] [Kingston 2x1GB DDR2 6400@800MHz CL6] [Samsung CDDVDW SH-S203B] [NVIDIA nForce Networking] [Realtek HD Audio ALC883] Baldurs Gate Dumps

September 29th, 2002	#3 (permalink)
Mad AKA snkmad Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Brazil, Fortaleza-Ceará Posts: 2,954	it already have a heatsink and a cooler, but seems its weak __________________ [WinXP SP3] [Gigabyte GA-M61PM-S2] [Athlon64 X2 3800+ @2.00Ghz] [XFX Geforce 8600GT XxX 256MB DDR3] [17" SyncMaster 753v] [Samsung SATA II HD250HJ 250GB] [Kingston 2x1GB DDR2 6400@800MHz CL6] [Samsung CDDVDW SH-S203B] [NVIDIA nForce Networking] [Realtek HD Audio ALC883] Baldurs Gate Dumps

September 30th, 2002	#4 (permalink)
zero0w Maverick Hunter Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hunter HQ Posts: 506	I agree GTS should be better than MX400 so you should make the upgrade. Actually 30.xx driver are okay. But you may want to fall back to older ones if you find problems running with certain games: anything later than 21.xx may worth your try. __________________ Linux and 2003: Time to re-organize << Linux on Desktop >> Mirror page 21

October 3rd, 2002	#6 (permalink)
cooliscool Natural medicine Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Redmond, Washington, USA Posts: 6,178	Wow, what a beauty! :love: My VisionTek Xtasy GF4 MX looks a little like that, but it's a huge nvidia heat sink and fan. As for using a k6-2 cooler, best be a small one (standard socket7) And not one like mine. It'd probable crush the card. __________________ Fayt : Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 @ 3.06GHz (1360MHz FSB), 2GB Crucial DDR2-800 Dual Channel @ 800MHz 4-3-3-11-14 1T, 512MB BFG nVidia GeForce 7950GT OC @ 650/1600, Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS, MSI P6N-SLi - nVidia 650i SLi, 200GB Seagate Barracuda 8MB Cache 7200RPM SATA2, 80GB Seagate Barracuda 8MB Cache 7200RPM SATA2, Lite-On DVD+-RW 16x w/ Lightscribe, Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM, Aspire X-Dreamer II case, Logitech MX518 Optical Mouse, Asetek Waterchill kit (distilled water + Red Line Water Wetter), T.I.M - AS Ceramique

October 5th, 2002	#8 (permalink)
Mad AKA snkmad Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Brazil, Fortaleza-Ceará Posts: 2,954	as for the cooler, i didnt took the original one off, i just added the k6-2 cooler over it any problems?? __________________ [WinXP SP3] [Gigabyte GA-M61PM-S2] [Athlon64 X2 3800+ @2.00Ghz] [XFX Geforce 8600GT XxX 256MB DDR3] [17" SyncMaster 753v] [Samsung SATA II HD250HJ 250GB] [Kingston 2x1GB DDR2 6400@800MHz CL6] [Samsung CDDVDW SH-S203B] [NVIDIA nForce Networking] [Realtek HD Audio ALC883] Baldurs Gate Dumps

September 29th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
Yeloazndevil :3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,147	The Gts is way better then a mx400. u should uninstall your current drivers. then turn off the pc and change yor cards. then you should install the latest drivers from nvidia's website. if the card is overheating you should put a heatsink on and see if it helps

October 5th, 2002	#9 (permalink)
Ultragunner S.E.E.D. Mode Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 997	it should do just fine i guess. __________________ PC Specs:

October 5th, 2002	#11 (permalink)
Demigod これはバタスです Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,811	Hercules cards are known to be shipped a bit overclocked (although now they ship with the default reference settings). Try to lower the core clock if it's overheating. The GTS is primarily limited by its slow memory anyways so downclocking the core will have very little effect on overall performance. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66 Ghz (Yorkfield) Mobo: Intel DX48BT2 Memory: 2048 MB PC10600 DDR3 Videocard: PNY Geforce 9800 GX2 PCIe w/ 1024 MB GDDR3 Soundcard: On-board SigmaTel High Definition Audio Hard drive: 300 MB Maxtor & 1 TB Hitachi Optical drive: LG GGW-H20L (2x BD-R DL) OS: Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit)

October 5th, 2002	#12 (permalink)
Mad AKA snkmad Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Brazil, Fortaleza-Ceará Posts: 2,954	thankz for the help guys, but seems the card is damaged already! when i first boot up with it, i saw the- "Nvidia Geforce 2 GTS bios XXXX 64 RAM" description, but all messed up, like dots and "a"´s and "!"´s andother stuff on the screen. I think its processor is done ive tryied taking it out and put again, no luck. ill just return it to my friend... too bad, i was so excited..... __________________ [WinXP SP3] [Gigabyte GA-M61PM-S2] [Athlon64 X2 3800+ @2.00Ghz] [XFX Geforce 8600GT XxX 256MB DDR3] [17" SyncMaster 753v] [Samsung SATA II HD250HJ 250GB] [Kingston 2x1GB DDR2 6400@800MHz CL6] [Samsung CDDVDW SH-S203B] [NVIDIA nForce Networking] [Realtek HD Audio ALC883] Baldurs Gate Dumps

October 5th, 2002	#13 (permalink)
Yeloazndevil :3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,147	thats too bad for the card

October 7th, 2002	#14 (permalink)
Shadow Lady Advanced Newbie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Bogotá... not that it matters... Posts: 4,978	that means ur friend oveclocked it so much ;P __________________ Main Rig: Pentium Dual-Core E2160 @ 2.5GHz -- 7600GT @ 650/800MHz -- 2GB DDR2-667 4-4-4-12 -- Windows XP Pro SP3 Collecting dust: AMD Athlon XP 2600+ -- ATI Radeon 9500 Pro -- SB Live 5.1 Digital -- 2.5GB DDR 2-2-2-5 Ram -- Windows 2003 server r2 SP1

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