Unigine benchmarking programs crashes my display

ddrkreature · 03-10-2011, 11:58 AM

So I try to run benchmarking programs so I can get a feel of how much of an improvement my graphics upgrade is going to be but every time I try and run Heaven, tropics, or sanctuary, my display goes away, my monitor says going into sleep mode, and nothing brings it out of it. I have never had this problem before and it's getting really irritating that I have to reset my computer every time because of it.

My specs:
Radeon HD 4870 1 GB GDDR5
AMD Athlon X2 6000+ @ 3.0 GHz
Corsair CX600 600 Watt PSU
3GB stock RAM
Stock MoBo
1T(X2 500GB) HDD
Stock = carried over from a store bought computer.

I know my computer sucks ♥♥♥ but it's all I got until I have the money to upgrade. Also, I'm waiting for the AMD Octacore bulldozers to come out.

If it helps, I have checked my settings to make sure it's running DX10 at the correct resolution (1440x900)in the benchmark. And I am sure my drivers are up to date as well

ddrkreature · 03-10-2011, 03:15 PM

really, no one can help?

rotNdude · 03-10-2011, 03:18 PM

Check your +12V rail voltage in the BIOS, reseat the video card and remove and reseat the power cables on the video card.

G_Sup · 03-10-2011, 03:41 PM

It would appear something is making your vid card fail... something power related as Rot suggested. Usually when something goes bad with your vid card you'll get artifacts or a BSOD. I've never heard of a vid card simply turning off without crashing the whole system.

Antikythera · 03-10-2011, 03:46 PM

Is your GPU Overclock?
Are you sure you have the latest drivers?

also Delete any old drivers you might have.

ddrkreature · 03-10-2011, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antikythera

Is your GPU Overclock?
Are you sure you have the latest drivers?

also Delete any old drivers you might have.

Yes it is OCd but runs very stable with every game I play (Metro, Crysis, L4D & 2, Borderlands, and so on).
Yes I'm sure I got the latest drivers. I just checked them and both steam and XFX said I'm good to go.
How would I go about deleting old drivers?(Noob question I know but I've never had to do it before)

Antikythera · 03-10-2011, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ddrkreature

Yes it is OCd but runs very stable with every game I play (Metro, Crysis, L4D & 2, Borderlands, and so on).
Yes I'm sure I got the latest drivers. I just checked them and both steam and XFX said I'm good to go.
How would I go about deleting old drivers?(Noob question I know but I've never had to do it before)

http://www.guru3d.com/category/driversweeper/

Try to Reset the card to its Default clocks and try to run the benchmark again.

borg_7_of_9 · 03-10-2011, 04:16 PM

What OS?

I doubt is has anything to do with half the above when you can play Metro/Crysis and stuff..

ddrkreature · 03-10-2011, 04:39 PM

YES. I got it working again. Thanks Antiky and RotN. +rep to both of you

Antikythera · 03-10-2011, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ddrkreature

YES. I got it working again. Thanks Antiky and RotN. +rep to both of you

No problem, glad you got it working again

Now go benchmark the ♥♥♥♥ out of your GPU lol.

03-10-2011, 11:58 AM	#1
ddrkreature Join Date: Apr 2008 Reputation: 205 Posts: 1,108	Unigine benchmarking programs crashes my display So I try to run benchmarking programs so I can get a feel of how much of an improvement my graphics upgrade is going to be but every time I try and run Heaven, tropics, or sanctuary, my display goes away, my monitor says going into sleep mode, and nothing brings it out of it. I have never had this problem before and it's getting really irritating that I have to reset my computer every time because of it. My specs: Radeon HD 4870 1 GB GDDR5 AMD Athlon X2 6000+ @ 3.0 GHz Corsair CX600 600 Watt PSU 3GB stock RAM Stock MoBo 1T(X2 500GB) HDD Stock = carried over from a store bought computer. I know my computer sucks ♥♥♥ but it's all I got until I have the money to upgrade. Also, I'm waiting for the AMD Octacore bulldozers to come out. If it helps, I have checked my settings to make sure it's running DX10 at the correct resolution (1440x900)in the benchmark. And I am sure my drivers are up to date as well

03-10-2011, 03:18 PM	#3
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03-10-2011, 03:15 PM	#2
ddrkreature Join Date: Apr 2008 Reputation: 205 Posts: 1,108	really, no one can help?

03-10-2011, 03:41 PM	#4
G_Sup Join Date: Jan 2010 Reputation: 84 Posts: 487	It would appear something is making your vid card fail... something power related as Rot suggested. Usually when something goes bad with your vid card you'll get artifacts or a BSOD. I've never heard of a vid card simply turning off without crashing the whole system.

03-10-2011, 03:46 PM	#5
Antikythera Join Date: Nov 2010 Reputation: 454 Posts: 132	Is your GPU Overclock? Are you sure you have the latest drivers? also Delete any old drivers you might have.

03-10-2011, 04:16 PM	#8
borg_7_of_9 Join Date: Nov 2007 Reputation: 2624 Posts: 12,708	What OS? I doubt is has anything to do with half the above when you can play Metro/Crysis and stuff..

03-10-2011, 04:39 PM	#9
ddrkreature Join Date: Apr 2008 Reputation: 205 Posts: 1,108	YES. I got it working again. Thanks Antiky and RotN. +rep to both of you