ati 9200SE problems

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

well my video card's giving me some weird blocky looking things and some green dots and the blue arrow in need for speed underground two sometimes looks green, whats up? card is a 9200SE

[infrared]

Sounds like the card's either overheating or dying. I'm assuming the card isn't overclocked? Run ATITool and see if it detects any artifacts at stock clocks.

I renamed this thread as well. Please be sensible with the language ;)

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

i apologize thoroghly.

cards stock. atitool crashes my pc.

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

i lost one brand new card yesterday ... i cant take this man.

ill try another version of ati tool

[infrared]

_FBi;363360']i apologize thoroghly.

cards stock. atitool crashes my pc.

No worries. IMO it's fine on occasions, but definatly not thread titles.


I really hope it's not the card. Have you tried re-installing fresh drivers? Catalyst 5.8 - 6.10 should work ok.

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

well ati tool runs and its making occasionally beeps. it also said somethign about softmod drivers

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

up to what version of catalyst was my card supported?

[infrared]

6.11 is the last one for your card :)

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

http://www.techpowerup.com/softmod/ going there

[Namslas90]

Turn off V-sink, whats your refresh rate set @(mhz)? Whats the temp?

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

i dont think my card has temp sensors ... refersh rate is 75 hz i think

[Namslas90]

_FBi;363417']i dont think my card has temp sensors ... refersh rate is 75 hz i think

Yeah, turn that refresh down a bit, your askin a lot out of that 9200.

[Ripper3]

Depends on the RAMDAC and the res used
350MHz RAMDACs have lower resolution limits and lower bits per pixel, etc etc.
If it's 400MHz RAMDAC, it should be fine at stuff like 1280x1024, 1600x1200, and maybe a bit higher.

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

done .. some of the random green dots have vanished ...

[Ripper3]

Guess it's on a 350MHz RAMDAC then, heheh

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

i had it at 1600 x 1200 for a week .. its at 1280x1024 now

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

the green things are back .. witha vengance and some brown lines ... i wonder if this has anythign to do with the fact that the weather has been the hottest it has been for months ...

[Namslas90]

_FBi;364580']the green things are back .. witha vengance and some brown lines ... i wonder if this has anythign to do with the fact that the weather has been the hottest it has been for months ...

Possable, most likley the card has reached the end of it's life; it's kinda old and you have been running it hard. The brown lines are a sign its going. Any luck with the 7950?

:toast:

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

sending it back to newegg ... i guess ill have to order a new agp card too ... might cop a x1650

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

is this screen supposed to look like this?

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/9144/3dwindowry2.jpg?

[Namslas90]

_FBi;364600']is this screen supposed to look like this?

Yeah, all fuzzy cubes have large, long "Crystals" growing out of them - LOL.
Wow that looks neat, never seen it that bad before. Good sign, the cards not doing so good.

:toast:

[tkpenalty]

nah that cards gone man... like ur 7900GS...

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

two dead cards in less than 24 hours ... dang homie ...

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

what replacement you guys reccommend ..