Artifacts Problem

[tesco]

You sure you didn't over volt the card in the bios? go in there, to the ocing opotions i think, and see what teh agp slot voltage is set too.

[abu_has_the_power]

its 1.5v. i have all my settings back to standard. doesn't increasing agp voltage help ocing the card?

[tesco]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@14 July 2004 - 14:07
its 1.5v. i have all my settings back to standard. doesn't increasing agp voltage help ocing the card?

makes it run hotter though, making it artifact more...

i tihnk 1.5v is the normal voltage so that shouldn't be the problem...

[lynx]

Increasing AGP voltage only helps if you have increased AGP bus speed, not the GPU frequency. You would normally only increase AGP bus speed if it is directly linked to the processor base frequency and you have increased that, but most decent motherboards allow you to set the AGP speed independently.

If you are running at standard AGP bus speed then increasing the voltage merely produces extra heat.

[abu_has_the_power]

seems every time i put in my 9800, it goes crazy. sometimes it crashes too. now i'm using my 9600, and no probs. wats goin on?

all my settings are bios default. my cpu's back to 2.4.

[lynx]

Sounds like its fuct.

[tesco]

Try taking out any cd drives and other extra hardware then boot with the 9800pro...
I guess it is possible that there isn't enough power coming into the card...
also if you have another power supply try that.

[Super Dude]

I noticed you've been inserting many times...



For you.

Abu,

Why don't you try your 9800pro on someone else's computer - and see if artifacts still appear? I mean, you've tried almost everything...other than that.It's worth a try.

[abu_has_the_power]

i just pulled out all my all my drives and my 2nd hdd. still. i'm am so pissed.


thanks for all ur help y'all! i've decided, this is a piece of shit! i'm just gonna stick to my old 9600 for now. till i work out something. thanks for ur help!

[Storm]

put your 9800 in another comp......... just try it......

do you still have warranty on it?

if so, go to the store and make them test it........