9800Pro dead?

[segura01]

Time to get another Vid card??
I have installed many video cards and mod'd(watercool, etc..) them for a few years w/o problems.

I decided to install a quick Iceberg4 fan cooler for my ATI Radeon 9800Pro 128mb. Everything was fine until I ran UT2004 and the screen was "tearing" all over the place!
So I tried Enemy Territory and everything was fine then again it started tearing as well.

My normal temps where about 40c with the stock fan and with the Iceberg fan it dropped to 30-33C. Plus a thermaltake 120mm fan on the other side of the vid card


I ran direct x diagnose and passed the "Test Direct Draw" but when I got to Test Direct 3D. I was passing the test .....until...then this came up

Direct3D test result: Failure at step 8 (Creating 3D device):
HRESULT=0x80007000e(Out of Memory)

Quick specs:
Intel P4 3.0 800fsb / Intel D865Perl mobo / 1GB DDR400 (Kingston)
/ 250GB HD

Any ideas would be great.

Note: I deleted all the ATI drivers and re-install = same problem.
My desktop is fine and applications run smoothly with no "tearing". I treid to view a video on Windows media and there was some "tearing" as well. I cant even run my screensaver because it will start "tearing" all over the place.

 

[TWC]

Did you use any AS when putting on the new HSF? You may have got some on some transistors etc..

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[ChipDeath]

Are you sure the card is seated properly? I know it sounds stupid but sometimes we fill our heads with so many obscure problems and their solutions that it becomes easy to forget the simple & obvious (done so enough times myself!)

Failing that, I would have to agree on the 'AS Leakage' theory. Either that or you managed to slightly damage something when working on the card. Best thing is probably to take it apart again and make sure there's no damage or rogue conductive thermal paste.

If you didn't physically damage the card, I can't see any reason for your problems, apart from maybe static? But I've never actually fried anything in that way myself, and I'm quite stupidly lax about that sort of thing

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[cleeve]

Eeek... yeah, if it's seated properly, you've shorted/bent/broke something. Sorry dude.

What make of card was it?

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[segura01]

It was an ATI 9800Pro 128mb

Well, I took all precaution in installing the HSF. It also came with 4 mini heat sinks that apply with thermal tape.

The HSF was an Iceberg4 and I did apply Artic Silver5 and made sure that it didnt overflow. I was thinking of applying Artic Silver5 on the mini heat sinks but didnt want to take a chance of having some of that fall on the transistors or board, so I used the thermal tape.

In all, this will be my first dead card "You play, U pay"


I am going to install my old video card on my other box to see if it will work ok. It is an ATI 9600 128mb. If there isn't any problems......this it is the vid card.


Thanks for the quick advice.


However, I still would like to know what the Direct Diganose meant by not enough memory

Direct3D test result: Failure at step 8 (Creating 3D device):
HRESULT=0x80007000e(Out of Memory)

 

[GeneticWeapon]

Iceberq 4 doesnt cool enough for a 9800. I had one on a 9500P and it wasnt much better the the stock cooler. It makes a good paper weight, or north bridge cooler.

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[Willamette_sucks]

I have an Iceberq 4 pro on my northbridge It does make a nice NB cooler and has cool blue LEDs! He's right about it not being that good on a video card.

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[cleeve]

The cooler might have done the job, but not with thermal tape...

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<b>Radeon <font color=red>9500 PRO</b></font color=red> <i>(hardmodded 9500, o/c 322/322)</i>
<b>AthlonXP <font color=red>~2600+</b></font color=red> <i>(o/c 2400+ w/143Mhz fsb)</i>
<b>3dMark03: <font color=red>4,055</b></font color=red>