Dx10 on 1900GT

Well your friend definitely doesn't have a x1950 capable of DX10, the X1k series are all DX9.0c cards. DX10 compatibly is dependent on two things: 1. The card you have is DX10 capable 8xxx series Nvidia or HD series ATI. 2. You must be using Windows Vista, XP is incapable of using DX10.

Hopefully that helps clear that up for you.

Vista uses DX9L which is an updated version of DX9 that runs only in Vista. What type of graphical errors are you getting? Strange lines and stuff? It sounds like you might be getting artifacting.

Well it can be one of two issues then. It could be that your card is overheating or it could be that it's going bad. You can use ATI Tool to check the temperature of your GPU. I'd say if it's above 80c at idle, than it definitely has a heat issue. If it's around 60c, it could be that your card is just bad.

Make sure you have the latest drivers installed, not that I've ever seen drivers cause such a problem, it's still always good to have them.

When did the problem start happening?

Well its started.. or should I say noticed when I ran certain games. I can for example play CS source with out a problem. But when I ran Crysis is when I started to notice it.

I am downloading AMD over drive to check for heat problem and I am gonna down load ATI tool and check the graphic heat.
will be posting shortly on my advances ^^

It's a little high and it definitely won't hold up very well when playing something like Crysis. I'd try to keep it in the 75c range on load and try to get it in the 50c-60c idle. It definitely sounds like a heat issue, make sure that you have some good airflow going under the card. Maybe a PCI slot cooler might be in order. Plus Crysis makes GPU's go into the fetal position, while sucking their thumbs and hoping it will all be over.

Well are you still running it overclocked? Put it at stock settings if you are. Also, make sure to install the latest drivers. If it's still giving you problems after that, it sounds like a temperature problem and/or bad card. Make sure there's good airflow in the case too. I'd try to put a fan by it and see if it helps any to determine if it's a temp problem.

The x19xx series are notoriously hot, but are a great series none the less.

haha i agree how funny

hmm got me Zalman VGA cooler, installed it and loaded the computer.
Loaded ATITool and it said 50 degrees.. then when I clicked show 3D view it sky rockets to 90 degrees and by then I turned of the computer.

Toke it away to make sure everything was aOK and it was. the fan is running at 2400rpm+ stable so I can understand why it should go so hot.

Any other good programs I can check my Graphic card heat just to check if the ATITool has gone bonkers

When was the last time you cleaned the graphics card?

Go buy a can of compressed air and read the directions on the side of the can.
Shut down your system and unplug it.
Open the case and remove the graphics card.
Hold the cooling fan in place and spray air up the cooling fins, towards the cooling fan (following the directions on the can of air).
Stop spraying, rotate the fan a few degrees and repeat the last step until all fan blades have been air cleaned.
Re-install the card, close the case, plug it in and power it up.
Check ATITool again to check temps.

Did this help?

-Wolf sends

Sorry. Missed the part about you getting the Zalman VGA cooler.

-Wolf sends

Last thing I post for today
Re-installed the original fan and now it is back to normal ( as it was before that is)

Faulty Zalman fan?

I had a 1900 XTX and started getting artifacts, along with the card slowing to a crawl on newer games. Turned out the memory had fried. I got a 8800 GTS 640 (last summer), and the artifacting problems were cured.

As for your friend and DX10. I suppose it would be possible to download and install DX10 drivers, but the card still wouldn't play DX10. he could well have gotten the drivers, played a bit on his computer and then thought, "Cool, I have DX10!", when in reality he is still just getting DX9.c.

If the memory on your card was fried your card would not even display the post and bootup.

But who would even attempt to make DX 10 drivers for a 1900 XTX???? I mean if you can make Ati drivers I think you’re going to be smart enough to know a 1900XTX CANT do DX10 ... and really... I don’t see ati twiddling their thumbs and going I know what we can do today! LETS MAKE A DX10 Driver for the 1900XTX!! Just in case we go back and redux the card!

Sounds like this friend is either lying his ass off tying to look all cool look at me I can do it or really uneducated in the subject...

What is more likely to be happening here is that your friend is in vista and is looking in DXDIAG and seeing DirectX Version: DirectX 10 and in their head they are thinking... Oh look its says DX 10! oh hidey ho look at me Piff those silly dummys who say 1900xtx cant do DX10.. I am 1337

hehe na i dident forget the pasta, just that I did something wrong and would really like to figure out what.

About my friend, yea I guess that Is what he thought, well well was worth asking