X1900XTX - 2D/3D Mode Switching Issues

kelston · May 18, 2006, 07:47 AM

I realize that the screenshot i'll supply looks pretty much exactly like what it would look like if a card was overheating.

It was my first theory when I encountered the problem, but the times at which it occurs is what would make it rather odd. Most frequently this is something that will happen after first starting up and running WoW or when I alt-tab in and out of WoW (World of Warcraft). The temps for the card never hit anything ridiculous usually running 50C to mid 60C maybe a tad higher when it gets hot here.

Every time, the issue is resolved by just alt-tabbing out and back in again so it would seem like it's an issue with clocking itself up and down depending on whether you're on the desktop or running a game. I'm curious if there's anything I can do about it.

No driver changes seem to affect the issue. Whether Catalyst, Omegas, or Zer0points, regardless of revision.

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Leekay07 · May 18, 2006, 06:15 PM

could well be a power related issue

Judas · May 18, 2006, 06:40 PM

i doubt it.. looks like a driver corruption issue.....

my x1900xtx occasionally will show corruption..

you running 6.4s? if so, backtrack to 6.3's and see..

Retarp · May 18, 2006, 11:25 PM

I'm with Judas, dump the cat6.4 if you have it. Drivercleaner it away and install the 6.3.

Did you enable overdrive and what is it set too? I got similar corruption, albiet more triangular, until I knew how high I could clock it. The utility in the CCC works pretty decent but I had to clock the memory down another 10Mhz from where it set it, would get corruption with QuakeIV.

kelston · May 19, 2006, 06:17 AM

Well, I had installed 6.4s a few weeks back after running 6.3s figuring maybe something would change. I've not run a whole slew of various driver revisions on this, only 6.2s through 6.4s since that's about when I got the card.

I don't have Overdrive enabled so it's running completely stock. But we'll see how it goes. I'll drop back down.

Retarp · May 20, 2006, 03:04 AM

If overdrive isn't enabled I'd say you have a dud card. Probably time to RMA it.

May 18, 2006, 07:47 AM	#1
kelston HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: Bayside, NY USA Posts: 360 Rep Power: 0	X1900XTX - 2D/3D Mode Switching Issues I realize that the screenshot i'll supply looks pretty much exactly like what it would look like if a card was overheating. It was my first theory when I encountered the problem, but the times at which it occurs is what would make it rather odd. Most frequently this is something that will happen after first starting up and running WoW or when I alt-tab in and out of WoW (World of Warcraft). The temps for the card never hit anything ridiculous usually running 50C to mid 60C maybe a tad higher when it gets hot here. Every time, the issue is resolved by just alt-tabbing out and back in again so it would seem like it's an issue with clocking itself up and down depending on whether you're on the desktop or running a game. I'm curious if there's anything I can do about it. No driver changes seem to affect the issue. Whether Catalyst, Omegas, or Zer0points, regardless of revision. http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/2...thefack1bg.jpg __________________ Pants are a dangerous foe!

May 18, 2006, 06:15 PM	#2
Leekay07 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 180 Rep Power: 0	could well be a power related issue __________________ [COLOR=black]Cooler Master Stacker Case, 600Watt OCZ Powerstream PSU,Asus P5W DH Deluxe WiFi Ed. Bios 1042, Intel E6700 Core 2 Duo, X1950XTX + Crossfire, Plextor 755 DVD/RW (sata)[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]320GB Seagate Drive, 2x 150GB WD Raptors, Liteon DVD/RW, Mitsumi Floppy with card reader, Creative X-Fi Soundcard Xtreme Gamer, Asus Silent Square CPU Cooler, Realtek 3 port USB card, 2x1GB Geil 1Ghz 4-4-4-5[/COLOR]

May 19, 2006, 06:17 AM	Thread Starter #5
kelston HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: Bayside, NY USA Posts: 360 Rep Power: 0	Well, I had installed 6.4s a few weeks back after running 6.3s figuring maybe something would change. I've not run a whole slew of various driver revisions on this, only 6.2s through 6.4s since that's about when I got the card. I don't have Overdrive enabled so it's running completely stock. But we'll see how it goes. I'll drop back down. __________________ Pants are a dangerous foe!

May 18, 2006, 11:25 PM	#4
Retarp DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 119 Rep Power: 0	I'm with Judas, dump the cat6.4 if you have it. Drivercleaner it away and install the 6.3. Did you enable overdrive and what is it set too? I got similar corruption, albiet more triangular, until I knew how high I could clock it. The utility in the CCC works pretty decent but I had to clock the memory down another 10Mhz from where it set it, would get corruption with QuakeIV.

May 20, 2006, 03:04 AM	#6
Retarp DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 119 Rep Power: 0	If overdrive isn't enabled I'd say you have a dud card. Probably time to RMA it.