let the screen stay black and keep waiting. does it go bluescreen saying you had an error with nvlddmkm.sys? if so its a known issue with the gtx and vista. google nvlddmkm.sys errors and you'll find lots of info on it. still no real solution though.

i have the same problem on occasion as well. it seems like it happens much less if i do not OC my gfx card though. i dont think its temp related however.

comp_atkins

aha ... so next time it happends i'll just wait, then if it showed me that error then its a known issue n i dont have to worry :) !!

does that mean just i'll be just sitting for 3-4hrs looking at that 3D box :P !!!

thanx mate ..

Download Atitool and do a scan for artifacts.

http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/436/ATITool_0.26.html

Bebi_vegeta

Done ... No Artifacts for 20 mins and the temp. didnt go over 85 while scanning .... !

http://forums.nvidia.com/lofiversion/index.php?t28992.html

u'll find it here n goole it to get more sources, its 127c btw, the max temp. at which the 8800GTX undergoes thermal autoshutdown !

[QUOTE="silver____xenon"]

[QUOTE="Bebi_vegeta"]What are your temps?Bebi_vegeta

never caught the GTX goin over 87 which i think is just fine,

and the CPU is from 55 to 65 undel load ... so that should be fine too ... !

Well since your gaming after long hours of crysis... then it must go over 90c... that might be the cause.

Maybe you have collected alot dust... clean it out.

even if it goes over 90 that should be fine ... GTXs are fine till they reach about 120 when they Auto-shutdown

What are your temps?Bebi_vegeta

never caught the GTX goin over 87 which i think is just fine,

and the CPU is from 55 to 65 undel load ... so that should be fine too ... !

might be the clocking , or the same thing i had which was the processor got locked on x6 with 1.6mhz and kept overheating from time to time cousing me to lose Frame rate and crashing the comp to shutdown .
if so i've posted a topic on how i fixed my problem.
link: http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26067542&msg_id=295940071#295940071
TadMarker

I DLed CPUZ and found the Multiplier x6 which is 2000.1MHZ :) thought it was locked but when i ran the stress test it went up to x8 giving 2666.7MHZ ... so it wasn't locked down, it was just idling ... ! :) so i guess that the problem isnt from the CPU ... !

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[QUOTE="sovetski"]

I even edited my files to allow Very High settings to be displayed. Game still runs great, and everything's stock. No OCing here.

ElectricNZ

Someone is fulla ****, there is no 8800gts 768mb, even if you had a 8800 ultra and a 4200 (which is rubbish), you wouldnt be able to max all settings with MAX AA!!! .... that would give you like 5 fps.

i think he meant 8800 GTX but its a typing mistake , and now am maxxing all settigs with 4x AA !! :D , getting from 15 to 20 FPS ... no slowing down no lagging, runs like a charm :) !