Anyone have 8600GTS Drivers for Gainward model 256mb?

#1 05 Jul 2009 @ 10:16
Cant seem to locate any drivers for it at all. Gainward site only have the drivers for 8400 GS model.

Any help is always appreciated

Thanks

Ayame, i live for you xxx even though the sight may fade the feelings shall always remain

Ayame, i owe you my life but thats all i have to give to you as you already have my love and my heart

forever yours Joe xxxxx
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#2 05 Jul 2009 @ 10:38
What about the nVidia reference drivers?

www.nvidia.com
#3 05 Jul 2009 @ 15:21
Tried them but millions of artifacts flooded the screen..
seems gainward want to forget this card for some reason


Ayame, i live for you xxx even though the sight may fade the feelings shall always remain

Ayame, i owe you my life but thats all i have to give to you as you already have my love and my heart

forever yours Joe xxxxx
#4 06 Jul 2009 @ 11:49
Sure that's not a faulty card then? Try various different reference drivers new and old, if all of them artifact it's the hardware at fault...



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#5 07 Jul 2009 @ 13:49
i was thinking that too but unless the card was broken at manufacturer then it should be fine.. Card was sealed in antistatic bag and hasnt been opened. The Cd and original box was lost. Gainward say they dont supply replacement CD's or Graphics card drivers before 2008 anymore due to "Focused regulations"

She pointed me to ebay but no luck either.

Ayame, i live for you xxx even though the sight may fade the feelings shall always remain

Ayame, i owe you my life but thats all i have to give to you as you already have my love and my heart

forever yours Joe xxxxx
#6 07 Jul 2009 @ 13:58
DOA products do happen and are relatively common. I think you should check another card.



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#7 07 Jul 2009 @ 14:14
see if i can get another one... not worth alot but if you have something lying about might as well get some use out of it.

new heatsink and paste. if it dont work.. ill ebay it or bin it.. what ever is worth while

Ayame, i live for you xxx even though the sight may fade the feelings shall always remain

Ayame, i owe you my life but thats all i have to give to you as you already have my love and my heart

forever yours Joe xxxxx
#8 07 Jul 2009 @ 14:42
I doubt that re-applying the heatsink and paste will resolve this problem. I agree with consensus that the board is defective. If you are really cuurious to see if this is a thermal issue, you can take a can of "freeze spray" or compressed air might do it) and spray the video chip when the artifacts start occurring. If they go away, you have your answer.
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