Vista - Any Stable Video Card for Vista??

Hello everyone,

I need to find a reliable and stable video card for Vista64. I've been using an ASUS nvidia 8800 GTX for over a year and it really sux ...since i installed Vista 64Ultimate its getting worse.
My first issue with it, was a power supply compatibility issue with my Antec 1000W power source when not recognizing the power it gets and the nvidia sentinel down-clocking the GPU ... now in Vista64 i have lot's of BSoD's, driver crashes and recovers, etc... I assumed they would eventially get the drivers right, but no luck yet.
My last BSoD it' regarding nvlddmkm.sys (0x00000116) which, from what i read on forums doesn't have a fix till now and can be also encountered with nvidia 9800 cards.

So can anyone recommend a video card that its tested (ATI or Nvidia) and it runs smooth with a Vista64 system, with no major driver issues or BSOD's?

All help its really appreciate it .

Thanks

PS I forgot to mention that i need a card suitable for most of the 3D games as WoW, AoC, Crysis with nice fps.

My system is:

ASUS MB Striker II NSE
4GB DDR3 Corsair 1600
CPU INTEL QX9650 3.0GHz
ASUS 8800GTX 768Mb
HDD 3x500Gb SATA Seagate Barracuda RAID5
ANTEC Truepower 1000W

I use an ATI 2600XT for 9 months now.
Only in the beginning there were some driver problems.
But since last year december's driver update it runs fine.
The only thing I never instal is the Catalyst Control Centre.
That is stil giving problems, for example a slower system start up.

I use the 9800GX2 and no problems here but bare in mind you will more than likely have to upgrade your power supply too

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My eVGA 8800 GTS is stable in Vista. You need to find a motherboard and video card that are stable together. Vista stablity means your drivers for motherboard and video drivers are stable.

I would RMA that card. I run the exact same PSU with 2 XFX 8800GTXs and 4 hard drives with Vista 64. I have absolutely no problems with this setup. I would try the second set of PCIe power connectors first before you RMA, though.

On a separate note, some Antec 1000 TPQs had some problems with the G92 cards and power sentinel but I haven't heard of any problems with the G80 chipsets.

This would be the best bang for the buck. After rebate $164.99, WOW
Newegg.com - ASUS EAH4850/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

It easy outperforms the 8800Ultra and the GTX, and even the 9800GTX. For alot less money...
AnandTech: The Radeon HD 4850 & 4870: AMD Wins at $199 and $299

But if you want stay Nvidia cards, "great cards" i would recommend this card.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814500037


In addition you can easily CrossFireX or SLI either of these cards on an Nvidia chipset.

Cherish...

I have the ati radeon x850xl gddr3 256 mb card and it has been a solid card for me running Windows Vista.I have played call of duty 4 and fear and quite a few other games and it has worked great for me.Every once in a while the driver quits on me but no really a big deal.

Using an ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus with an ASUS 8800GT I have had no issues. I had BSOD's related to incompatible memory a very long time ago, but never anything related to the video card. Latest Vista x64 drivers for my hardware have been stable in every way.

thank you guys for the nice info...I'm planning to buy an XFX PV-T98U-ZHD9 GEFORCE 9800GX2...do you think this is a good choice ? have you heard about stability issues in vista 64 systems with similar configuration? thank you


ASUS MB Striker II NSE
4GB DDR3 Corsair 1600
CPU INTEL QX9650 3.0GHz
ASUS 8800GTX 768Mb
HDD 3x500Gb SATA Seagate Barracuda RAID5
ANTEC Truepower 1000W

before you buy that card what res do you play at....?