AMD K6/III or 3D+ probs....

IceT(error) · 15th May 2002, 4:57 PM

I've got a k6/III 3D+ 450Mhz and it crashes when I try and run games, movies or DVD's on it. Its not software or OS related and its not heat thats causing the prob (37 C). I put it down to the S3 ViRGE 2Mb vid card.

Any suggestions???

Waynus · 15th May 2002, 8:24 PM

I think you may be on the right track. A 2mb vid card will have problems with anything that is graphics intensive.
If you can beg or borrow at a minimum an 8mb card to try, see if that makes a difference.

xtreme2k · 16th May 2002, 11:45 AM

Try lower the resolution and colour

IceT(error) · 16th May 2002, 5:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Waynus
I think you may be on the right track. A 2mb vid card will have problems with anything that is graphics intensive.
If you can beg or borrow at a minimum an 8mb card to try, see if that makes a difference.

I have the feeling it may want an AGP card to run smoothly.....but i'll try your suggestion first......they don't need the TNT2 PCI at home......

Quote:

Originally posted by xtreme2k
Try lower the resolution and colour

Already done and made no difference...thanks tho'

Neil · 16th May 2002, 10:36 PM

What is motherboard make and model.
I had a K6 3/450+ in a Gigabtye 5AA ALi chipset board, had a bit of trouble getting it running stable but in end overclocked it to 580Mhz stable.
It needed to have a few programs loading in the autoexec.bat file to get it to run at its full potential also there was a problem running nvidia video card in agp slot, but got that sorted in end too.
If you want files can email to you with a copy of bios settings for an ALi chipset and copy of autoexec.bat settings I used.

Neil

15th May 2002, 4:57 PM	#1
IceT(error) Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Howrah, Tasmania Posts: 531	AMD K6/III or 3D+ probs.... I've got a k6/III 3D+ 450Mhz and it crashes when I try and run games, movies or DVD's on it. Its not software or OS related and its not heat thats causing the prob (37 C). I put it down to the S3 ViRGE 2Mb vid card. Any suggestions???

15th May 2002, 8:24 PM	#2
Waynus Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Springwood, Qld Posts: 1,088	I think you may be on the right track. A 2mb vid card will have problems with anything that is graphics intensive. If you can beg or borrow at a minimum an 8mb card to try, see if that makes a difference.

16th May 2002, 11:45 AM	#3
xtreme2k Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sydney Posts: 3,225	Try lower the resolution and colour

16th May 2002, 10:36 PM	#5
Neil RIP Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: N.S.W. OZ Posts: 324	What is motherboard make and model. I had a K6 3/450+ in a Gigabtye 5AA ALi chipset board, had a bit of trouble getting it running stable but in end overclocked it to 580Mhz stable. It needed to have a few programs loading in the autoexec.bat file to get it to run at its full potential also there was a problem running nvidia video card in agp slot, but got that sorted in end too. If you want files can email to you with a copy of bios settings for an ALi chipset and copy of autoexec.bat settings I used. Neil