Operating System: Windows 7 64 bit
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 4870 (single)
Motherboard: ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe Bios Ver 1701
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core 6400+
Memory: 4.00gb
PSU: Antec Earthwatts 650w
After playing certain high-performance games (Mass Effect 2, Star Trek Online) for 1-5 minutes, the computer will freeze and a block pattern will form in an alternating pattern. The screen eventually goes black, and a hard reset is required.
Here are the solutions I have attempted so far:
-Using bare video drivers from Windows database.
-Using the drivers that came with the video card.
-Installing version 10.1 Catalyst drivers from ATI's website.
-Using RivaTuner to manually set the GPU to 750 and increase fan speed to "Boeing 757".
-Used the Catalyst Control Center to alternatively set the GPU to 750 (after the RivaTuner attempt failed)
-Drastically lowered all performance options in the video games.
-Updated Motherboard Bios to Version 1701.
Here are the solutions I have NOT attempted so far:
-Updating Bios on video card.
-Wielding a Sledgehammer of +10 Video Card Smashing.
If anyone else has found something that might work, I'm all ears. I've read that this has been a known issue for the 4870's for a long time, but its very frustrating that they are still selling these things with this problem.
Thanks!
-Greg
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 4870 (single)
Motherboard: ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe Bios Ver 1701
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core 6400+
Memory: 4.00gb
PSU: Antec Earthwatts 650w
After playing certain high-performance games (Mass Effect 2, Star Trek Online) for 1-5 minutes, the computer will freeze and a block pattern will form in an alternating pattern. The screen eventually goes black, and a hard reset is required.
Here are the solutions I have attempted so far:
-Using bare video drivers from Windows database.
-Using the drivers that came with the video card.
-Installing version 10.1 Catalyst drivers from ATI's website.
-Using RivaTuner to manually set the GPU to 750 and increase fan speed to "Boeing 757".
-Used the Catalyst Control Center to alternatively set the GPU to 750 (after the RivaTuner attempt failed)
-Drastically lowered all performance options in the video games.
-Updated Motherboard Bios to Version 1701.
Here are the solutions I have NOT attempted so far:
-Updating Bios on video card.
-Wielding a Sledgehammer of +10 Video Card Smashing.
If anyone else has found something that might work, I'm all ears. I've read that this has been a known issue for the 4870's for a long time, but its very frustrating that they are still selling these things with this problem.
Thanks!
-Greg