So i've finally jumped to a 8800 GTX from a X1900XT and I can't say i'm too impressed thus far..
Lost Planet now isn't slow - oh no - it's loverly and smooth.. for about 30 seconds. Then it locks up. On both Vista and XP. Some i'm trying to pick through the minefield that is nVidia drivers - there's about eight million betas out there and the release drivers are junk (or so it seems). So what the heck do I use to get things stable on either OS?
Some notes:
-PC was rock solid prior to GTX
-GTX heat was reaching 83C in lost planet: i've now watercooled the card - load is now 43C. Full EK waterblock jobby.
-Sound under vista is stuttering - not had this before but this is the first time i've had Vista on my new rig - latest creative drivers.
-dropping back to stock (cpu) has no effect.
-C&C 3 is rock solid (interestingly load temps on air were 10C lower than lost planet).
-the fan never seems to ramp up or down appreciably and there's no monitor/override option in the nvidia control panel
So.. game, hardware or drivers? Any thoughts?