Share Your Grafics Card Related Issues

[atiVidia]

all your issues relating to grafix cards can be brought here! (unless you overclocked and suddenly ur card doesnt work)

common probs:

the nVidia overclocker overclocked my card by about 50% and sed it would work. now, the graphics are stained with thin horizontal rectangles. what do i do???

it overclocked WAY too much. bring it down to default and overclock by 2 mhz
each step manually until the rectangles come back. once they do, drop 2 mhz
lower and you have successfully overclocked! (better have a good fan...)




my ATI card boots only once, then wont boot at all! no beep, nothing! what do i do???

return ur ati card. this is an incompatibility issue




why is my card reading insane temps?

3 possibilities:
1) temp sensor is bad (warranty coverage helps here)
2) poor ventilation (get a case fan)
3) poor cooling (or improperly mounted) (fix it! get a new cooler!)




why is TVout so blurrry?

1) defective card (warranty, of course)
2: incompatibility issue (return/exchange your card for a better 1)




my card wont fit! is it safe to bend it into place?

NO!




Whos better, Ati or nVidia?

your pick, you want med-fast but hushed? or want fast but damn loud?




what about matrox?

Hey! i love matrox! looks like we have something in common good man!




Why is my Matrox Parhelia sooooo sssslllloooowwww????

becuz it actually works BETTER on higher settings (until u reach 1280 x 960)




My Q isnt listed here!

did u read ur owners manual/call tech support?




Yes i did!

then post it!!! me or some other person, like clocker, might be able to handle ur
issue!

[TheFilePirater]

*cough*spam*cough*

[bigdawgfoxx]

Hmm...why dont you prove to the board you know something about hardware..you seem new to me...or maybe you just switched names..and I think hes trying to get this pinned or something.

[SciManAl]

hmmm... if someone had those Qs then i wouldn't be so hesitant, be carefull topic writer this borders your limits of power as a board newb...

[clocker]

atividia,

Perhaps you could share some of your qualifications as a video card expert.
That would help us decide how much creedence to give your responses.

Personally, I know very little about them as I am not a gamer, and have only owned two graphics cards in my short PC career.

A real expert would be a welcome addition to our little world.
A real bullshit artist would be quickly exposed.

[Duffman]

harsh

[clocker]

I don't think so and certainly not meant to be.

[Duffman]

i know you didn't mean it but the whole bullshit artist i think he got the idea it was just a little harsh even if you didn't mean to be it sounded like you were calling him a bullshit artist

[clocker]

Originally posted by Duffman3@3 December 2003 - 21:33
i know you didn't mean it but the whole bullshit artist i think he got the idea it was just a little harsh even if you didn't mean to be it sounded like you were calling him a bullshit artist
Reread my post please.
I didn't call him anything.

I hardly think it's unreasonable, or "harsh", to ask a self-declared expert to provide some credentials.

[atiVidia]

as a newb i am not allowed to post such things?

if I was trying to get it pinned I would try harder and post a bigger list of Qs

this is simple, see if i can get some issues solved here and then let this post die


if i see that more issues are being brought up with the cards then i may make a bigger list and then try to have it pinned

[atiVidia]

actually, ive been building solid PCs for a year now (and making quite a lot of profit too :lol: )

by "solid" i mean well-working, no hardware issues from improper assembly

these PCs are your typical gamer PCs, using gF4s and radeon 9x00s

many issues that I have come across were actual graphics card issues

overheating with the gf4TIs were not uncommon, and the same with the
radeon 9(7/5)00s Many of these issues were based on poor air circulation, or I made the foolish mistake of putting the card right next to another card, without proper cooldown

So, i learned many of these issues over trial and error

I believe i can fix 90% of the issues on this board, which relate to displays of any sort.

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by atiVidia@4 December 2003 - 17:31
I believe i can fix 90% of the issues on this board, which relate to displays of any sort.
not very good on modesty are you? :rolleyes:

edit: please learn how to spell "graphics" :)

[atiVidia]

its spelled fine!

at least in my most recent post...


i typed the guide rather quickly

[atiVidia]

Originally posted by TheFilePirater@3 December 2003 - 20:58
*cough*spam*cough*
i cant wait til someone f__ks you up the ass

now this is spam!
and mods, feel free to delete this post

[3rd gen noob]

Grafics

grafix

graphics :)

the questions dealt with in this 'guide' are mainly subjective anyway, the ones which aren't can't be accurately answered without providing more information :)

[atiVidia]

thats why this is here: for those people who have more complicated Qs

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by atiVidia@4 December 2003 - 18:06
thats why this is here: for those people who have more complicated Qs
if people have more difficult questions, why shouldn't they just start a new topic?

:)

[atiVidia]

they post questions here, i try to answer them (along with all the other Qs

[Duffman]

Originally posted by clocker+4 December 2003 - 14:38--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (clocker @ 4 December 2003 - 14:38)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Duffman3@3 December 2003 - 21:33
i know you didn&#39;t mean it but the whole bullshit artist i think he got the idea it was just a little harsh even if you didn&#39;t mean to be it sounded like you were calling him a bullshit artist
Reread my post please.
I didn&#39;t call him anything.

I hardly think it&#39;s unreasonable, or "harsh", to ask a self-declared expert to provide some credentials. [/b][/quote]
i suppose, it just to me seemed like you were aiming bullshit artist at him, but i guess i could be wrond

[atiVidia]

you misspelled "wrong"

[raiserblade2003]

Originally posted by atiVidia@4 December 2003 - 22:38
you misspelled "wrong"
3rd gen.....really, does it really matter if he spell grafic wrong? i mean this is a forum, who really gives a crap.

[abu_has_the_power]

if anyone can help me with my stupid tv out problem, i&#39;d be so happy. if u don&#39;t know wat i&#39;m talking about, go here:
http://klboard.ath.cx/index.php?showtopic=85563

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by raiserblade2003+4 December 2003 - 22:00--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (raiserblade2003 @ 4 December 2003 - 22:00)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-atiVidia@4 December 2003 - 22:38
you misspelled "wrong"
3rd gen.....really, does it really matter if he spell grafic wrong? i mean this is a forum, who really gives a crap. [/b][/quote]
well, he said his spelling was fine, and then he pointed out someone else&#39;s bad spelling... :rolleyes:

i just think that if someone is gunning for a pinned topic, they should at least learn to spell correctly :)

[peat moss]

I found the post interesting thats why I come here to this board . Im looking to upgrade my video . So im reading all related posts. Keep the post coming Atividia . Ty

[raiserblade2003]

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob+5 December 2003 - 01:31--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (3rd gen noob @ 5 December 2003 - 01:31)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by raiserblade2003@4 December 2003 - 22:00
<!--QuoteBegin-atiVidia@4 December 2003 - 22:38
you misspelled "wrong"
3rd gen.....really, does it really matter if he spell grafic wrong? i mean this is a forum, who really gives a crap.
well, he said his spelling was fine, and then he pointed out someone else&#39;s bad spelling... :rolleyes:

i just think that if someone is gunning for a pinned topic, they should at least learn to spell correctly :) [/b][/quote]
ahhhhh i spell graphic wrong too. i spelled it "grafic" :ooops: *trying to find the smiles that slap itself in the face*

[Spicker]

ok heres my problem

i have a crappy SiS 315 64mb w/tv out and the box says 4x agp but wen i put the card in and evrything it always says tht its running at 2x agp and my MOBO is a PCHIPS 810LMR and is a P41.9GHZ with 256SDRAM and it is capable of 4x but it always says tht its performing at 2x :(

[peat moss]

Check the Bios my friend

[Spicker]

i did my friend and i set it to 4x but it still dunt work <_<