WTH? Video Card Problem!

[babywax]

Hi! I recently (about 1 week ago) got an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro, 128 mb. Built by Sapphire. Now, I'm getting massive slow downs in Jedi Knight Academy, and when I just started All Seeing Eye, the text on the left (the filters) was scrambled. So I pressed print screen, and when I pasted the picture into photoshop the image was all scrambled. My screen looks perfectly fine right now... Anyone know what is wrong???

 

[babywax]

Here's a picture. Reduced to 800x600 from 1600x1200.

 

[SidewinderX]

post the image again, unreduced. I can't tell what is distorted by the imageze and what is distored by the card.

 

[babywax]

Here it is (I cut out the only part that was distorted, otherwise it would've been too big).

 

[babywax]

One more, it's extremely easy to see this BIG time messup, it's from your website homepage.

 

[babywax]

Well now it's not doing it... I don't understand?

 

[Shuzer]

Looks like your graphics card is overheating, and I'm assuming you didn't overclock your graphics card (I had this problem)

If your system has proper cooling, then perhaps you should look at updating your system BIOS and using the optimized defaults (unless you have custom settings)

Also, are you using Catalyst 3.9? or the included drivers

 

[Asus]

I had that happen once. I believe I installed the new drivers and I didnt restart just yet. That happened. I restarted...everything fine.

 

[Shuzer]

He said he's been using it for a week, so unless he's one of those people that never turns off his computer, I doubt this is the case, lol

 

[Asus]

True.
Actually I'm not entirely sure it happened because of the need for the restart but it was about the same time.
I had the exact same image as his last SS.
Ill try to remember what I did or what it could be.

 

[Shuzer]

The only time I got it was when my card was running too hot due to overclock..

Like I said, the only thing I could see being his problem is either the provided drivers are funked up (should always use the ATi drivers..)

And if he DID use the Cat 3.9's, then the chances are his card is either seated improperly in his AGP slot, or his BIOS settings are messed up (somehow), all logical things he should check

Hope this helps

 

[babywax]

I'm using Cat 3.6, due to some bugs with later cat drivers and JKA.
I have two case fans... so I don't think it should be over heating.

 

[Mr. Redundant]

update your bios

if that doesnt fix it
check your card connection

if that doesnt fix it
download the latest cats (I have an ati radeon 9800 pro, and I have no problems with jka whatsoever)

if that still doesnt fix it, and you have windows / directx and the latest cats

try disabling fastwrite in the smartgat options tab.

if that still doesnt fix it, and your not overheating/overclocking

I suggest you take a crack on the www.rage3d.com forums, see if anyone else is experiencing the same, they are a helpful bunch.

if that still doesnt help.. you may want to consider RMA ing your card

 

[Asus]

I would also suggest updating your drivers. Give 3.9 a try.
I still can't remember exactly what was my circumstance when that happened to me...If it is the same thing, it is just an issue with drivers/software/configuration not hardware so I wouldn't flash any bios or RMA just yet.

Reset the card in it's slot. Using the VGA or DVI output? CRT/LCD monitor? Check your bios agp gfx card settings?

 

[babywax]

It seems to have fixed, I already have my latest BIOS anyway.
Just updated to Cat 3.9.

Thanks for the help!

 

[Washuu]

ive said ati drivers are bad and unreliable for years now, no one wanted to believe me... fools..
/me has gone through bs with a radeon 7000, and currently owns a ati tv wonder, that gives crap.

 

[Asus]

Nvidia's latest drivers give GF4 (4200) owners hell in BF42.
Everything (map/textures) disapear ingame at random.
I have a 7200 Radeon pci card it that runs great on my old PC...
Have a GF4 4200 and that ran great (except bf42 with 52's).
My 9800pro runs great no problems (gg dual monitors).

If you dont have problems with the current drivers and the new ones dont offer any improvments you would use, don't update. Unless it is a big update. You can always roll them back.