HL2 on my new radeon

[dru]

i got a radeon 9600se 128mb today (i know its old, but its better than my previous gf2mx 64mb). i ran hl2 (well hl2dm, i cant get into hl2 since i bought it) and it all ran great, it looked awesome, nice reflections, the models and sprites looked so much better now, but then after a few minutes, i started getting giant random colored spikes sticking out of the weapon models and the map, until more and more came til it was no longer playable, and when i quit to desktop it was all fuzzy and crap, and the only way to fix was to restart..

i got the latest drivers, then i tried the 29 meg driver pack, then i tried some custom drivers called omega radeon drivers, and none of these have fixed the problem, if anyone here has a radeon and knows this problem and might know how to fix, itd be greatly appreciated

 

[Dasparov]

tryed the catalyst 4.10 xp???

 

[Krofinzki]

Apparently no one knows how to fix it. I have this problem aswell..

 

[Dasparov]

oh yeah, you know you have to uninstall your previous drivers before installing new 1's...right? also you got directx 9c?

 

[CTTcrew_MrBlue]

looks like a graphics card overheat problem, im assuming your not overclocking it? i fnot try to keep it cool some how

 

[dru]

thanks for the replies, and yes, i have that catalyst stuff, i downloaded it about an hour ago, it didnt work.

krofinzski: if you have the problem too, how do you play hl2?

 

[Dasparov]

im out of ideas...already , have you searched steampowered forums?

 

[dru]

nah not yet, i dont think its a hl2 problem, im pretty sure its with everything, so it must be with my drivers. *frown*

 

[Dasparov]

fiddled around with settings, like agp 4x or something wiht your graphics card. Cause when i first got my 9600 it froze as soon as i played a game, turns out i had to change to 4x agp cause my mobo and video card dont get 'along' lol, whats your motherboard aswell?

 

[dru]

my agp is set to 4x, because my motherboard only supports it. i have a p4 24ghz cpu, and 512 ram. i dont know much about my motherboard itself

 

[Dasparov]

http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/34502/ try that, maybe its the 9600se itself :O

does it happen with other games?

 

[dru]

yeah i just tried it with thug2 and hl1, it happens with both of them too

 

[Dasparov]

A) Flash your bios, hopefully it might work.
B) get a refund/return =(

 

[rumblefish]

i got a 9800 pro, and i just keep the 4.9 drivers as they were the most up to date ones when i got my new system, and on my old system i had lots of problems with updating drivers and stuff, so i keep em @4.9 and it runs like a babys arse

rf

 

[dru]

flash your bios...what does that mean?

 

[Phoenixs]

Try the 4.11 drivers or the 4.12 beta drivers.

 

[Dasparov]

dont flash your bios actully , you have to know exactly what to do

 

[mikren]

In your display properties, set your colour quality to 32bit.

 

[Hackman]

did you use driver cleaner to get rid of the old Nvidia drivers before installing catalysts?

 

[mikren]

dont flash your bios actully , you have to know exactly what to do

agreed, if you don't know what your doing you can trash your card easily.

 

[MacAnkka]

Just like somebody already said, that sounds like a overheatting problem... I've had stuff like that happen on my 9600xt when i overclock it too much. If you are not overclocking it, there could be something fishy going on with your cards cooling...

 

[fluX]

Like some of you pointed out:
It's either a cooling problem or a malfunctioning card. If you are not overclocking and have checked the card's fan (it should be turning ), then return in to the dealer to get a new one. BTW: Check the 9800 pro prices the have dropped a lot and it should be the best card for HL2 in money vs. FPS.

 

[dru]

thank you all very much for your help im trying some of those things right now..