chaintech gf2 ti

[Shadow250]

does anyone have a chaintech gf2 ti that works in a soyo dragon mainboard?

[chottoED]

???
i haven't heard of any problems related to a GF2 being incompatible w/ the DRAGON...
what problems are u having exactly?

[Shadow250]

well sir, i recently got a pny geforce 2 ti card and no matter what i tried it would freeze the computer so i had to push the reset button to restart the details of this are in the thread entitled "help agp card wont work right" i sent the pny back and am now thinking of getting the chain tech gf2, i wanted to know if anyone has had a problem with it.

[chottoED]

could you provide me w/ more details as to your system specs and what OS you're using?
if it was winXP you're running, you may need a BIOS flash or an update on your VIA drivers in order to fix the crash

[Shadow250]

ok my system specs are as follows nothing left out.

Soyodragon k7v266 kt266 chipset
1.4 t-bird cpu
cmi onboard sound enabled irq11
promise raid controller disabled
volcano 6 cu hsf
256mb ddr ram
250watt ps
4x4x24 cdrw master
hitachi 2x dvd slave
wd 6.3gb hdd slave
fujitsu 6.2gb hdd master
vid card pny geforce2 ti irq10
floppy
lan disabled
latest 4 in 1 driver listed @ soyousa site
latest nvidia driver from nvidia site
tried win 98|win98se|WINme same problem on all 3
tried turning on|off |fast write|post write
changed aperature 32|64|128|256
init agp first
intalled dx8.0 required

Problem descripion|detailed

computer freezes @boot up with latest drivers and aperature set to 32|64 mb
computer freezes 2 minutes running with aperature 128mb
computer freezes during an install prog of any software @ aperature 256mb
installshield typ installer is used. tried this stuff with fast write on|off post write on|off
tried 3dmark 2001(was already installed thank god) crashed at vertex shading test.
rebooted, tried other bios combos with fast write ant that other stuff. nothing.
then i got pissed off and quit.

well thats about it if ive forgotten anything let me know.

[dadx2mj]

I would say the 250 watt power supply is suspect.

[DocSilly]

I agree, unless it's on AMDs recommended PSU list for that CPU.

[chottoED]

what they said

[Shadow250]

here are the scecs on the ps as written on the sticker

+12@ 8 Amps
+5 @25 Amps
+3.3@ 14 Amps
-12 @.5 Amps
-5 @.5 Amps
+5 sb @ 1.5Amps

you really think the ps is in adequete?
which voltage does an agp card use?

[chottoED]

your voltage stats at idle are meanlingless..
if you see your voltage drop under 4.8v you will have stability problems...
but for the most part, your system requires 300w or greater...
the AMD site sez that

[Shadow250]

no, it is the power supply specs i have listed not actual voltage
it is like 12v @ 8Amps 1Amp =125 watts. hmm would be more than 300 watts if its figured that way for comps, maybe its different for them, idunno, i did order a 350 ps 400 watt is 100 bux!!! that sux.

[chottoED]

what brand could you possibly buy that costs that much!??
my antec 400w is only $70
you can easily get an AMD approved 300w-400w for under $70

[Shadow250]

the 100 dollar ps was a 400w enermax from tigerdirect, i ordered an allied 350 for 39 dollars

[chottoED]

for future reference, your best bet in getting good power supplies at decent prices are newegg.com or buy.com

[FlyingPenguin]

I do NOT like Tiger Direct. They're prices aren't all that hot and they don't have very good reseller ratings. I've had trouble with them.

Directron is good for Power Supplies and cases.

Newegg is also good for everything.