I've had a list of troubles since I decided to upgrade my system. Here are the current specs:
OS - Windows 7 ultimate 64bit
CPU - i7 920 dual quad core 2.67 GHz
Motherboard - Asus P6T V2 deluxe
Case - Antec 1200
Power Supply - Antec CP 1000 watt
RAM - OCZ 1333 DDR3 12 GB
GPU - Gigabyte GTX 295 rev. 2
HDD - Crucial C300 SSD 128 GB
I plan to use this rig for gaming and 3D artwork (MAYA etc) and I thought this would be adequate.
When I try to run Team Fortress 2 (A 7 year old game mind you) I get as far as playing and then everything freezes and is useless. If I put in my old NVIDIA 8800 GT, the game runs fine with a modest hit to graphics. However with either of these graphics cards installed Maya 2012 will not work. It will load but I cannot press any button or use anything in the software.
Thinking something was wrong with my GTX 295 I RMAed it to Gigabyte who replaced it with a brand new identical 295. Still I have the same issues. I even gave this card to a friend and he was able to run both Team Fortress 2 and Maya 2012 with absolutely no trouble. He even got this software to work with the 8800 GT.
This leaves me with the motherboard. Everything else on the computer runs fine. It is very fast and as long as I don't use 3D software it's perfect. I bought the P6T V2 Deluxe because Newegg said it can handle NVIDIA SLI (which the 295 requires being 2 GPUs in one). I've got the most recent drivers for the 295 and I have tried updating the drivers on the motherboard from Asus's website but that lead to the BIOS crashing.
Is there any known reason why I would be having these issues? Is there something wrong with the P6T V2 Deluxe that I don't know about? I'd really like to avoid dismantling my whole system so if someone can tell me how to get my motherboard to play well with my GPU I would be very appreciative.
OS - Windows 7 ultimate 64bit
CPU - i7 920 dual quad core 2.67 GHz
Motherboard - Asus P6T V2 deluxe
Case - Antec 1200
Power Supply - Antec CP 1000 watt
RAM - OCZ 1333 DDR3 12 GB
GPU - Gigabyte GTX 295 rev. 2
HDD - Crucial C300 SSD 128 GB
I plan to use this rig for gaming and 3D artwork (MAYA etc) and I thought this would be adequate.
When I try to run Team Fortress 2 (A 7 year old game mind you) I get as far as playing and then everything freezes and is useless. If I put in my old NVIDIA 8800 GT, the game runs fine with a modest hit to graphics. However with either of these graphics cards installed Maya 2012 will not work. It will load but I cannot press any button or use anything in the software.
Thinking something was wrong with my GTX 295 I RMAed it to Gigabyte who replaced it with a brand new identical 295. Still I have the same issues. I even gave this card to a friend and he was able to run both Team Fortress 2 and Maya 2012 with absolutely no trouble. He even got this software to work with the 8800 GT.
This leaves me with the motherboard. Everything else on the computer runs fine. It is very fast and as long as I don't use 3D software it's perfect. I bought the P6T V2 Deluxe because Newegg said it can handle NVIDIA SLI (which the 295 requires being 2 GPUs in one). I've got the most recent drivers for the 295 and I have tried updating the drivers on the motherboard from Asus's website but that lead to the BIOS crashing.
Is there any known reason why I would be having these issues? Is there something wrong with the P6T V2 Deluxe that I don't know about? I'd really like to avoid dismantling my whole system so if someone can tell me how to get my motherboard to play well with my GPU I would be very appreciative.