Bah

[Pi Mu Rho]

I just bought an Asus Radeon 4850 512Mb, installed it and all was well for about the first hour. Then it started artifacting thusly:

Not just in Windows either - it does it from POST all the way up to the point where Vista fails to start and the system hangs. I did get it running for a while last night by balancing a fan precariously over the heatsink - although CCC still reports it idling at 73 degrees.
This morning, however, it's having none of it at all. Even from cold (card removed for several hours), I get the instant artifacting and non-booting.

It seems to me like an overheating issue, but this card is brand new and I've not even put the side back on my case yet. RMA candidate?

 

[Raziaar]

and here you were so happy in steam yesterday!

If it's artifacting right out of the box, I would RMA it... but that's just me. Video cards just shouldn't do that.

I'm surprised idling at 73 is causing it to artifact. That's not a low temperature, but shouldn't cause it to artifact. I guess it's just designed differently than other cards... my Radeon x1950 can reach the mid 90's(highest I ever got it to doing an artifacting stress test), without any artifacts showing.

 

[Vegeta897]

I don't see the problem. Looks like an atari emulator came with the video card. Cool!

In seriousness so I don't get infractioned for making light of a thread about a problem Sir Pi is having, that is some crazy ass artifacting compared to what I've seen. And I've had lots of artifacting problems!

RMA for sure.

 

[Asus]

RMA the card. Things happen. It is probably just with your card though. I bet the heatsink just wasn't put on tight and flush from the factory.
But if you check around the net and a lot of people are having issues specifically with the 4850's cooler then get a card with a better cooler. Maybe a double slot cooler or buy a 3rd party cooler. If it exhausts out the back of the PC that is best.

 

[-Psy-]

RMA is the only way.

 

[VirusType2]

aw that sucks. That card just came out

curious how it was for the first hour. Did it handle your games flawless? I guess what I'm asking is do you want another one, or something different?

 

[Barney Fife]

Make sure the card is seated right, the power-cords inserted tight, and PSU is efficient.
Other than that, you may have DOA in your hands and, never mention anything about what you have did or didn't do to ATI; they may say its your fault.

Good Luck.

 

[Sedako]

The one issue with the 4850s right now is that the stock fan only runs at about 18% speed. I believe they're working on drivers to fix this. This may or may not have contributed to your artifacting, but RMA it as others have said.

 

[DEATHMASTER]

That's a pretty gel electrophoresis stain.

 

[VirusType2]

never mention anything about what you have did or didn't do to ATI; they may say its your fault.

yeah. you hear that Pi?

It never worked for an hour.

 

[Pi Mu Rho]

I sent it back today, and asked for a Sapphire replacement instead.

 

[Eejit]

That's a pretty gel electrophoresis stain.

Don't be silly, his lanes overlap you can't use that result. He'd have to pour a new gel and do it all over again.

 

[DEATHMASTER]

Must be the alpha amylase enzyme, might as well just do that one alone instead of wasting more of the others.

 

[Beerdude26]

wut wut wut

I'm confused