Artifacts? Random crashes?

are you playing fear?
i got the same prob with fear. HIS x1950 pro turbo, CCC 7.1

just thought id mention ive got 7.1 drivers, but i dont have the catalyst control center installed, didnt see the point really. and im using ATiTool to control the fan speed and that

glad to know im not the only one having problems

this is my first ATI card. ive always been an nvidia user but I went down this route because of the power/price ratio. this kinda makes me wish I had stayed nvidia tbh even if it does cost a bit more

so does anyone know what the problem is and how to fix it?

sounds like im not the only one having problems

is this something that happens with all ATI cards and you just have to live with it? or is it actually something to do with my setup?

I have the 1950xt and I get similar problems, had to reduce the clock speed to stop the black screening, but I still get artifacts sometimes.

I notice that everyone so far has a P5B or P5B Deluxe (myself included), maybe co-incidence though.

Got different mobo, get lots of locked up screens tryin to play counter strike source, its awful.

Anyone got any answers?

About to do an RMA.

AMD 64 FX-53
ASUS SK8V
SAPPHIRE X1950 PRO 512 GB AGP
2X 512GB CORSAIR DDR400 XMS 32000
2X WD RAPTORS 74GB
DELL 24" FLAT PANEL 1920X1200
THERMALTAKE 560W SILENT PUREPOWER PSU

This is just a guess but since artifacts can be and are caused when the graphics processor is overheated you guys problems could be due to the hsf not being properly mounted.

Try removing the HSF carefully reapplying thermal paste and remount it. Note if the is a sticker or a seal that should be removed to do this then don't as it'll make your guarantee invalid.

No problem. You are right about what HSF means but not which one. I meant the one that is on the graphic card. Sometimes the manufacturers do a sloppy job.

B4 doing anything check for seals or stickers. Also if you are in doubt don't do it.

It's actually quite easy. Normally its just 4 plastic clips that have to be pushed from the other side of the PCB. Just take a good look.

Do you mean my sig? If so you were right the sig is from no 66 (who is my avatar)

If it is the speed thing then you are right slowing down will decrease the heat generated therefore allowing him to see if it is a heat related problem. Only it is not a solution as he wont be able to play any games with a half decent setting.

Man you Moscovites are something else
Since you've ruled out heat and it seems to be a common problem I can only guess that it is the drivers.
1. You could try an older driver.
2. Could be a conflict between ATI's and some other driver in your system (most probably chipset.)

I have absolutely no idea what the problem is.

im using a sapphire x1950 pro and i got no problems with it what so ever.

have you tried using another make of drivers? like the omega drivers???



generally when i have an issue with my card i do the following for a fresh install:


1- go to google, and search for driver cleaner pro (download and install but do not run)

2- Keep the latest ATI drivers on your desktop aswell

3- Make sure you have all the windows update (specially the .NET framework). Install it if you dont

4- Just to be on the safe side download and keep the OMEGA drivers on your desktop

5- Uninstall your current drivers like u did before

6- reboot into safemode without any other application

7- run driver cleaner pro and select ati and click run to remove all ati related files

8- reboot into normal mode

9- install or try to install the new ati drivers

10- if that doesnt work, try the omega drivers by following steps 5-8 and changing 9 accordingly (select normal drivers, and untick multires)


if that doesnt work, and your psu is more than capable of powering it, then the next logical answer would be that your card is unfortunately buggered.

they are basically modified variants of the official ATI drivers.

they have been modified to improve game play mainly. you can read up on them here: http://www.omegadrivers.net/ati/ati_faq.php

If you are on a P5B, try going into BIOS and setting PEG Link Mode (under North Bridge chipset configuration) to slow or normal. This apparently automatically overclocks the video card at the BIOS level, one of Asus' stupid little tricks to get higher benchmark scores in reviews. I don't have a link handy but if you google it you should find some info.

I am having the same trouble with my 1900xt in Company of Heroes. I don't usually get black screens, just artifacts and sometimes a total freeze. Occasionally I have also gotten the VPU reset message, and it has come back. I only have a 500 watt Enermax so it might be some combination of heat and power supply. And borderline power supplies do act up when it gets hotter - they become less efficient as ambient temperature rises and so their output falls. I have to say though my PSU is never even remotely warm, so I doubt it's the power supply. I am going to clean the dust out of the intakes today and see if that helps. the fact that the weather is getting warmer isn't great for us folks with these ridiculously hot cards, and that's probably part of the issue too.

Yeah that'd be cool. Even repeating 3dMark06 for an hour I don't get any artifacts, or anything out of the normal. 3dMark isn't a good stress test because of the pauses between tests. There's no way to loop something without it switching back to 2d mode between loops.

i too have this problem with my x1900xtx, and just made a post before i saw this

i just tried 7.5s and still have the same problem.

Hey

I'm an nvidia user so i'm just puting in my 2 cents

I had alot of trouble with fear on my 8800GT, no signal displays, crashing, and artifacting. So i figured it was a heat issue. after much trouble and looking everything looked great! I could run the medusa demo on lower settings. I couldn't figure it out, then a friend of mine sad disable ur sound card (i use a soundblaster x-fi gamer edtion).. so i gave that shot, I don't crash anymore on fear or mass effect..

I don't know if this will help you guys or not.. but if you got a SB give it a shot and use ur onboard.. then Pray that creative updates there drivers....