The nvidia 7600GT: I'm looking for some specific info from other users

**frogbeastegg** · 01-02-2007, 19:39

I know there are quite a few other people with one here. I want to see if some of my problems are suffered by others; I want to see if there's some chance I have a faulty card.

Problem 1: The card is hyper sensitive about the cable connecting it to the monitor. It has to be plugged in precisely so or there's no picture. It being a fraction of a degree out up, down, left or right means no picture. That is not an exaggeration; it truly is that fussy. NB: the cable can be plugged in properly and well, and there's still no picture. This is the same cable and monitor I used on my old Radeon 9800 pro, and it still works without issue on that card.

Problem 2: I can't play films, movies, clips, videos, unless they are in flash. My PC plunges into 100% CPU usage and grinds to such a halt I have to reboot it because I can't even close the window. It does not matter what player I use. I'll repeat that: it does not matter what player I use, or what codecs. It always does the same.

Problem 3: It doesn't perform as well as other people indicate. Whereas others say they are playing new games on high settings, I'm having to turn them down. The games detect to high settings, and then run badly until I turn them down to mid-level settings, sometimes remaining jerky. I haven't found a setting where neverwinter nights 2 will run smoothly, though it detects the highest settings for me.

I've tried many different sets of drivers, new and old.

Anyone had similar problems?

**Husar** · 01-02-2007, 23:30

Have you tried a different card in the same system? If that works, it's definitely something wrong with the card. If you can't try that, my guess is on the graphicscard being faulty, but that is just what I gather from your post, especially from the cable issue.

**Beirut** · 01-03-2007, 01:07

I, of course, recommended the 7800GS. But no one listen to me...

The cable issue means it's a physical problem; bent pins, something along that line. Could be a sign that the card has other physical problems as well.

BKS has a 7600, methinks, maybe he can chip in with his performance specs.

**frogbeastegg** · 01-03-2007, 20:15

Yes, my old radeon 9800 pro 128 was in this system for more than a year. It went in again for a day while I tested something a month or so back. No trouble at all. I was very pleased with that card ... and less pleased that my 7600GT doesn't feel like any real upgrade from it.

Beirut, I so very nearly went for the 7800GS, but the fact the 7600GT was £80 cheaper and supposed to be virtually identical swayed me. I kind of wish I'd not been swayed.

Yes, BKS is one of the other 7600GT users here. He's the only one I recall the name of