Can't play Q3 anymore with new vidcard!

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I hope someone can help, I got a new Nvidia 6600 and it will run all games but Quake 3, I can play for 1 min. and it locks up my comp. don't know why, can anyone help?

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Can't play Q3 anymore with new vidcard!

what CPU u have? AMD? Proably overheating Sad i had that probelm with my old video card ( geforce 2 ti.. <-- lol).

Disconnect CD-roms and all other unnecessary HW, and check again. Maybe its power supply power.

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SiNSiN|Dak-A-riN+ wrote:

what CPU u have? AMD? Proably overheating Sad i had that probelm with my old video card ( geforce 2 ti.. <-- lol).

Disconnect CD-roms and all other unnecessary HW, and check again. Maybe its power supply power.

Thanks but I got it the new Nvidia driver fixed it! Thanks for the post. Happy

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Can't play Q3 anymore with new vidcard!

Check Video Drivers! Happy

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Can't play Q3 anymore with new vidcard!

I had a similar prob, but this may not have anything to do with yours, as you can play other games, basically 6600+ cards, think all 6 series, not sure, need extra power, so having the mimimum psu requirments(think about 350watt) is essential, otherwise you get a message that says your gpu isn't running at full power, which causes games, like in the case i had quake 3 to quit out after a short period of time. Basically, theres a molex connector on the end of your card, connect a free molex cable, like the one you'd connect to your dvd drive ect from your psu, into the 6600's one. That increases the power it recieves, it's actually necessary if you have a low watt psu ect. Anyway it sorted my prob out, as i only had a 350 watt. Just make sure you cards installed correctly, ect, and check and update the cards drivers as term mentioned, if needed, hope this helps.

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Can't play Q3 anymore with new vidcard!

u have too shit psu for new card:> that all