Mazuko

Alright here is the scoop, I was playing some counter-strike when all of a sudden everything locks up. The system drops back to the desktop with an error telling me that the VPU had locked up (Hardware freeze) and that it was going to put me into software mode. So I did and I rebooted. Well on a whim I took off the side of my case and touched the heat sink, I burned my hand.

This is not good, is anyone else having this problem? I just sent a problem report to ATI to see what the heck is going on, this just doens't seem right to me.

Here is my problem report:


==========================PROBLEM INFORMATION==========================

Problem Description: *

My video card heatsink gets so incredibly hot that it literally burns my hand
when I touch it.



I have turned off the overdrive application and it still gets so hot that it
burns my hands.



I have gotten a total hardware lockup with the VPU resulting in total video
failure while playing a game and I was forced into software rendering mode on
the desktop, and I was told to reboot to re-enable hardware.



Steps to recreate the problem: *

Play a game for 2 hours, and it gets so hot it burns my hand both with and
without overdrive enabled.



It locks up and crashes to desktop automatically in the middle of gameplay.





======================DISPLAY ADAPTER INFORMATION======================


Graphics Card Manufacturer = ATI Technologies Inc.
Graphics Chipset (ASIC) = R350
Device ID = 4e4a
Vendor ID = 1002
Subsystem ID = 0002
Subsystem Vendor ID = 1002

Bus Type = AGP
Current Bus Settings = AGP 8X
Primary Display Device = Yes

BIOS P/N = 113-A18802-104
BIOS Version = 8.015
BIOS Date = 2003/09/18
Memory Size = 256 MB
Memory Type = DDR SGRAM / SDRAM

Tuner Type = Not Detected
Decoder Type = ImpacTV2+
Video Standard = Not Detected
Audio Type = Not Detected

Display Drivers Version = 7.94-030917m-011434C-ATI
Display 2D Version = 6.14.10.6387
Display D3D Version = 6.14.10.3944
Open GL Version = 6.14.10.3966
Control Panel Version = 0.0.0.0


Graphics Card Manufacturer = ATI Technologies Inc.
Graphics Chipset (ASIC) = R350
Device ID = 4e6a
Vendor ID = 1002
Subsystem ID = 0003
Subsystem Vendor ID = 1002

Bus Type = PCI
Current Bus Settings = Not Detected
Primary Display Device = No

BIOS P/N = 113-A18802-104
BIOS Version = 8.015
BIOS Date = 2003/09/18
Memory Size = 256 MB
Memory Type = DDR SGRAM / SDRAM

Tuner Type = Not Detected
Decoder Type = Not Detected
Video Standard = Not Detected
Audio Type = Not Detected

Display Drivers Version = 7.94-030917m-011434C-ATI
Display 2D Version = 6.14.10.6387
Display D3D Version = 6.14.10.3944
Open GL Version = 6.14.10.3966
Control Panel Version = 0.0.0.0




========================MOTHERBOARD INFORMATION========================

CPU Type = AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2600+
CPU Speed = 2079 MHz
North Bridge Chipset Vendor ID = 10de
North Bridge Chipset Device ID = 1e0
North Bridge Chipset Revision = c1
North Bridge Chipset Drivers Version = 5.1.2600.0
North Bridge Chipset Drivers Date = 7-1-2001

South Bridge Chipset Vendor ID = 10de
South Bridge Chipset Device ID = 6c
South Bridge Chipset Revision = a3
South Bridge Chipset Drivers Version = 5.1.2600.0
South Bridge Chipset Drivers Date = 7-1-2001

Presence of Dual CPU = No
System RAM Amount = 1024 MB




======================SYSTEM HARDWARE INFORMATION======================


Device Item Number = 153

Device\DeviceItem0000 = [Processors] -> [Processor]
Device\DeviceItem0001 = [System devices] -> [ACPI Fixed Feature Button]
Device\DeviceItem0002 = [System devices] -> [Programmable interrupt
controller]
Device\DeviceItem0003 = [System devices] -> [System timer]
Device\DeviceItem0004 = [System devices] -> [Direct memory access controller]

Device\DeviceItem0005 = [Keyboards] -> [Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft
Natural PS/2 Keyboard]
Device\DeviceItem0006 = [Ports (COM & LPT)] -> [ECP Printer Port]
Device\DeviceItem0007 = [Ports (COM & LPT)] -> [Communications Port]
Device\DeviceItem0008 = [Ports (COM & LPT)] -> [Communications Port]
Device\DeviceItem0009 = [Floppy disk controllers] -> [Standard floppy disk
controller]
Device\DeviceItem0010 = [System devices] -> [System speaker]
Device\DeviceItem0011 = [System devices] -> [PCI bus]
Device\DeviceItem0012 = [System devices] -> [System CMOS/real time clock]
Device\DeviceItem0013 = [System devices] -> [System board]
Device\DeviceItem0014 = [System devices] -> [Motherboard resources]
Device\DeviceItem0015 = [System devices] -> [Motherboard resources]
Device\DeviceItem0016 = [System devices] -> [Motherboard resources]
Device\DeviceItem0017 = [System devices] -> [Numeric data processor]
Device\DeviceItem0018 = [System devices] -> [ACPI Power Button]
Device\DeviceItem0019 = [Sound, video and game controllers] -> [MPU-401
Compatible MIDI Device]
Device\DeviceItem0020 = [Sound, video and game controllers] -> [Standard Game
Port]
Device\DeviceItem0021 = [System devices] -> [Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System]

Device\DeviceItem0022 = [Monitors] -> [Plug and Play Monitor]
Device\DeviceItem0023 = [Monitors] -> [Plug and Play Monitor]
Device\DeviceItem0024 = [Floppy disk drives] -> [Floppy disk drive]
Device\DeviceItem0025 = [Mice and other pointing devices] -> [Logitech USB
Wheel Mouse]
Device\DeviceItem0026 = [DVD/CD-ROM drives] -> [CD-ROM Drive]
Device\DeviceItem0027 = [DVD/CD-ROM drives] -> [CD-ROM Drive]
Device\DeviceItem0028 = [Disk drives] -> [Disk drive]
Device\DeviceItem0029 = [Disk drives] -> [Disk drive]
Device\DeviceItem0030 = [System devices] -> [ISAPNP Read Data Port]
Device\DeviceItem0031 = [System devices] -> [Printer Port Logical Interface]

Device\DeviceItem0032 = [Display adapters] -> [RADEON 9800 XT]
Device\DeviceItem0033 = [Display adapters] -> [RADEON 9800 XT - Secondary]
Device\DeviceItem0034 = [SCSI and RAID controllers] -> [Silicon Image SiI
3112 SATARaid Controller]
Device\DeviceItem0035 = [Sound, video and game controllers] -> [ATI TV Wonder
BtCap, WDM Video Capture]
Device\DeviceItem0036 = [Sound, video and game controllers] -> [ATI TV Wonder
BtCap, WDM Audio Capture]
Device\DeviceItem0037 = [System devices] -> [PCI standard ISA bridge]
Device\DeviceItem0038 = [System devices] -> [NVIDIA nForce PCI System
Management]
Device\DeviceItem0039 = [IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers] -> [NVIDIA NForce MCP2
IDE Controller]
Device\DeviceItem0040 = [Network adapters] -> [NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking
Controller]
Device\DeviceItem0041 = [Universal Serial Bus controllers] -> [Standard
OpenHCD USB Host Controller]
Device\DeviceItem0042 = [Universal Serial Bus controllers] -> [Standard
OpenHCD USB Host Controller]
Device\DeviceItem0043 = [Universal Serial Bus controllers] -> [Standard
Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller]
Device\DeviceItem0044 = [System devices] -> [PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge]

Device\DeviceItem0045 = [IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers] -> [OHCI Compliant
IEEE 1394 Host Controller]
Device\DeviceItem0046 = [System devices] -> [PCI standard host CPU bridge]
Device\DeviceItem0047 = [System devices] -> [NVIDIA nForce2 AGP Host to PCI
Bridge]
Device\DeviceItem0048 = [System devices] -> [NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 Memory
Controller]
Device\DeviceItem0049 = [System devices] -> [NVIDIA nForce2 Memory
Controller]
Device\DeviceItem0050 = [System devices] -> [NVIDIA nForce2 Memory
Controller]
Device\DeviceItem0051 = [System devices] -> [NVIDIA nForce2 Memory
Controller]
Device\DeviceItem0052 = [System devices] -> [NVIDIA nForce2 Memory
Controller]
Device\DeviceItem0053 = [Sound, video and game controllers] -> [Creative
Audigy Audio Processor (WDM)]
Device\DeviceItem0054 = [IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers] -> [OHCI Compliant
IEEE 1394 Host Controller]
Device\DeviceItem0055 = [Sound, video and game controllers] -> [Creative Game
Port]
Device\DeviceItem0056 = [SCSI and RAID controllers] -> [ITE IT8212 ATA RAID
Controller]
Device\DeviceItem0057 = [Modems] -> [SupraMAX 56i]
Device\DeviceItem0058 = [Network adapters] -> [Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network
Connection]
Device\DeviceItem0059 = [IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers] -> [Primary IDE Channel]

Device\DeviceItem0060 = [IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers] -> [Secondary IDE
Channel]
Device\DeviceItem0061 = [Computer] -> [ACPI Uniprocessor PC]
Device\DeviceItem0062 = [System devices] -> [Logical Disk Manager]
Device\DeviceItem0063 = [System devices] -> [Volume Manager]
Device\DeviceItem0064 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [AFD Networking
Support Environment]
Device\DeviceItem0065 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [1394 ARP Client
Protocol]
Device\DeviceItem0066 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [Beep]
Device\DeviceItem0067 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [Creative AC3 Software
Decoder]
Device\DeviceItem0068 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [Creative Proxy
Driver]
Device\DeviceItem0069 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [Creative SoundFont
Management Device Driver]
Device\DeviceItem0070 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [dmboot]
Device\DeviceItem0071 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [dmload]
Device\DeviceItem0072 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [E-mu Plug-in
Architecture Driver]
Device\DeviceItem0073 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [ENTECH]
Device\DeviceItem0074 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [ETDrv]
Device\DeviceItem0075 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [Fips]
Device\DeviceItem0076 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [Generic Packet
Classifier]
Device\DeviceItem0077 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [Creative Hardware
Abstract Layer Driver]
Device\DeviceItem0078 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [HWACCESS]
Device\DeviceItem0079 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [IPSEC driver]
Device\DeviceItem0080 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [ksecdd]
Device\DeviceItem0081 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [MarkFun_NT]
Device\DeviceItem0082 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [mnmdd]
Device\DeviceItem0083 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [mountmgr]
Device\DeviceItem0084 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [NAVENG]
Device\DeviceItem0085 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [NAVEX15]
Device\DeviceItem0086 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [NDIS System Driver]
Device\DeviceItem0087 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [Remote Access NDIS
TAPI Driver]
Device\DeviceItem0088 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [NDIS Usermode I/O
Protocol]
Device\DeviceItem0089 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [NDProxy]
Device\DeviceItem0090 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [NetBios over Tcpip]
Device\DeviceItem0091 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [Null]
Device\DeviceItem0092 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [nvatabus]
Device\DeviceItem0093 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [Creative OS Services
Driver]
Device\DeviceItem0094 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [PartMgr]
Device\DeviceItem0095 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [ParVdm]
Device\DeviceItem0096 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [PfModNT]
Device\DeviceItem0097 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [Remote Access Auto
Connection Driver]
Device\DeviceItem0098 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [RDPCDD]
Device\DeviceItem0099 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [SAVRT]
Device\DeviceItem0100 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [SAVRTPEL]
Device\DeviceItem0101 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [Secdrv]

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Mazuko

Device\DeviceItem0102 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [SATALink driver
accelerator]
Device\DeviceItem0103 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [SYMDNS]
Device\DeviceItem0104 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [SymEvent]
Device\DeviceItem0105 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [SYMFW]
Device\DeviceItem0106 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [SYMIDS]
Device\DeviceItem0107 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [SYMIDSCO]
Device\DeviceItem0108 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [SYMNDIS]
Device\DeviceItem0109 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [SYMREDRV]
Device\DeviceItem0110 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [SYMTDI]
Device\DeviceItem0111 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [TCP/IP Protocol
Driver]
Device\DeviceItem0112 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [VgaSave]
Device\DeviceItem0113 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [VolSnap]
Device\DeviceItem0114 = [Non-Plug and Play Drivers] -> [Remote Access IP ARP
Driver]
Device\DeviceItem0115 = [Sound, video and game controllers] -> [Specialized
PCD WDM VBI Codec]
Device\DeviceItem0116 = [Sound, video and game controllers] -> [ATI WDM
Teletext Decoder]
Device\DeviceItem0117 = [Sound, video and game controllers] -> [Audio Codecs]

Device\DeviceItem0118 = [Sound, video and game controllers] -> [Legacy Audio
Drivers]
Device\DeviceItem0119 = [Sound, video and game controllers] -> [Media Control
Devices]
Device\DeviceItem0120 = [Sound, video and game controllers] -> [Legacy Video
Capture Devices]
Device\DeviceItem0121 = [Sound, video and game controllers] -> [Video Codecs]

Device\DeviceItem0122 = [Network adapters] -> [WAN Miniport (L2TP)]
Device\DeviceItem0123 = [Network adapters] -> [WAN Miniport (IP)]
Device\DeviceItem0124 = [Network adapters] -> [WAN Miniport (PPPOE)]
Device\DeviceItem0125 = [Network adapters] -> [WAN Miniport (PPTP)]
Device\DeviceItem0126 = [Network adapters] -> [Packet Scheduler Miniport]
Device\DeviceItem0127 = [Network adapters] -> [Packet Scheduler Miniport]
Device\DeviceItem0128 = [Network adapters] -> [Packet Scheduler Miniport]
Device\DeviceItem0129 = [Network adapters] -> [Direct Parallel]
Device\DeviceItem0130 = [Network adapters] -> [WAN Miniport (ATW)]
Device\DeviceItem0131 = [System devices] -> [Terminal Server Device
Redirector]
Device\DeviceItem0132 = [System devices] -> [Terminal Server Keyboard Driver]

Device\DeviceItem0133 = [System devices] -> [Terminal Server Mouse Driver]
Device\DeviceItem0134 = [System devices] -> [Plug and Play Software Device
Enumerator]
Device\DeviceItem0135 = [System devices] -> [Microcode Update Device]
Device\DeviceItem0136 = [Disk drives] -> [Disk drive]
Device\DeviceItem0137 = [Storage volumes] -> [Generic volume]
Device\DeviceItem0138 = [Storage volumes] -> [Generic volume]
Device\DeviceItem0139 = [Storage volumes] -> [Generic volume]
Device\DeviceItem0140 = [Sound, video and game controllers] -> [ATI TV Wonder
WDM Audio Crossbar]
Device\DeviceItem0141 = [Sound, video and game controllers] -> [ATI TV Wonder
TVTuner, Philips WDM TvTuner (PAL BG)]
Device\DeviceItem0142 = [Sound, video and game controllers] -> [ATI TV Wonder
WDM Video Crossbar]
Device\DeviceItem0143 = [Sound, video and game controllers] -> [Microsoft
Kernel System Audio Device]
Device\DeviceItem0144 = [Sound, video and game controllers] -> [Microsoft
Kernel Wave Audio Mixer]
Device\DeviceItem0145 = [Sound, video and game controllers] -> [Microsoft
WINMM WDM Audio Compatibility Driver]
Device\DeviceItem0146 = [Universal Serial Bus controllers] -> [USB Root Hub]

Device\DeviceItem0147 = [Universal Serial Bus controllers] -> [USB Root Hub]

Device\DeviceItem0148 = [Universal Serial Bus controllers] -> [USB Root Hub]

Device\DeviceItem0149 = [Human Interface Devices] -> [Logitech USB Wheel
Mouse]
Device\DeviceItem0150 = [Universal Serial Bus controllers] -> [ATI Wireless
Remote Receiver V2.36]
Device\DeviceItem0151 = [Network adapters] -> [1394 Net Adapter]
Device\DeviceItem0152 = [Network adapters] -> [1394 Net Adapter]



======================SYSTEM SOFTWARE INFORMATION======================


Windows XP Service Pack 1
DirectX Version 09.00.0902

Hardware Acceleration = FULL

Driver Caps Item Number = 26

DX\DDCaps0000 = DDCAPS_3D
DX\DDCaps0001 = DDCAPS_BLT
DX\DDCaps0002 = DDCAPS_BLTQUEUE
DX\DDCaps0003 = DDCAPS_BLTFOURCC
DX\DDCaps0004 = DDCAPS_BLTSTRETCH
DX\DDCaps0005 = DDCAPS_OVERLAY
DX\DDCaps0006 = DDCAPS_OVERLAYCANTCLIP
DX\DDCaps0007 = DDCAPS_OVERLAYSTRETCH
DX\DDCaps0008 = DDCAPS_READSCANLINE
DX\DDCaps0009 = DDCAPS_COLORKEY
DX\DDCaps0010 = DDCAPS_BLTCOLORFILL
DX\DDCaps0011 = DDCAPS_BLTDEPTHFILL
DX\DDCaps0012 = DDCAPS_CANBLTSYSMEM
DX\DDCaps0013 = DDCAPS2_AUTOFLIPOVERLAY
DX\DDCaps0014 = DDCAPS2_CANBOBINTERLEAVED
DX\DDCaps0015 = DDCAPS2_CANBOBNONINTERLEAVED
DX\DDCaps0016 = DDCAPS2_COLORCONTROLOVERLAY
DX\DDCaps0017 = DDCAPS2_NONLOCALVIDMEM
DX\DDCaps0018 = DDCAPS2_NONLOCALVIDMEMCAPS
DX\DDCaps0019 = DDCAPS2_NOPAGELOCKREQUIRED
DX\DDCaps0020 = DDCAPS2_WIDESURFACES
DX\DDCaps0021 = DDCAPS2_CANFLIPODDEVEN
DX\DDCaps0022 = DDCAPS2_COPYFOURCC
DX\DDCaps0023 = DDCAPS2_PRIMARYGAMMA
DX\DDCaps0024 = DDCAPS2_CANRENDERWINDOWED
DX\DDCaps0025 = DDCAPS2_FLIPNOVSYNC


Device Caps Item Number = 14

DX\D3DCaps0000 = D3DDEVCAPS_FLOATTLVERTEX
DX\D3DCaps0001 = D3DDEVCAPS_EXECUTESYSTEMMEMORY
DX\D3DCaps0002 = D3DDEVCAPS_EXECUTEVIDEOMEMORY
DX\D3DCaps0003 = D3DDEVCAPS_TLVERTEXSYSTEMMEMORY
DX\D3DCaps0004 = D3DDEVCAPS_TLVERTEXVIDEOMEMORY
DX\D3DCaps0005 = D3DDEVCAPS_TEXTUREVIDEOMEMORY
DX\D3DCaps0006 = D3DDEVCAPS_DRAWPRIMTLVERTEX
DX\D3DCaps0007 = D3DDEVCAPS_CANRENDERAFTERFLIP
DX\D3DCaps0008 = D3DDEVCAPS_TEXTURENONLOCALVIDMEM
DX\D3DCaps0009 = D3DDEVCAPS_DRAWPRIMITIVES2
DX\D3DCaps0010 = D3DDEVCAPS_DRAWPRIMITIVES2EX
DX\D3DCaps0011 = D3DDEVCAPS_HWTRANSFORMANDLIGHT
DX\D3DCaps0012 = D3DDEVCAPS_CANBLTSYSTONONLOCAL
DX\D3DCaps0013 = D3DDEVCAPS_HWRASTERIZATION



Driver Caps Item Number = 26

DX\DDCaps0000 = DDCAPS_3D
DX\DDCaps0001 = DDCAPS_BLT
DX\DDCaps0002 = DDCAPS_BLTQUEUE
DX\DDCaps0003 = DDCAPS_BLTFOURCC
DX\DDCaps0004 = DDCAPS_BLTSTRETCH
DX\DDCaps0005 = DDCAPS_OVERLAY
DX\DDCaps0006 = DDCAPS_OVERLAYCANTCLIP
DX\DDCaps0007 = DDCAPS_OVERLAYSTRETCH
DX\DDCaps0008 = DDCAPS_READSCANLINE
DX\DDCaps0009 = DDCAPS_COLORKEY
DX\DDCaps0010 = DDCAPS_BLTCOLORFILL
DX\DDCaps0011 = DDCAPS_BLTDEPTHFILL
DX\DDCaps0012 = DDCAPS_CANBLTSYSMEM
DX\DDCaps0013 = DDCAPS2_AUTOFLIPOVERLAY
DX\DDCaps0014 = DDCAPS2_CANBOBINTERLEAVED
DX\DDCaps0015 = DDCAPS2_CANBOBNONINTERLEAVED
DX\DDCaps0016 = DDCAPS2_COLORCONTROLOVERLAY
DX\DDCaps0017 = DDCAPS2_NONLOCALVIDMEM
DX\DDCaps0018 = DDCAPS2_NONLOCALVIDMEMCAPS
DX\DDCaps0019 = DDCAPS2_NOPAGELOCKREQUIRED
DX\DDCaps0020 = DDCAPS2_WIDESURFACES
DX\DDCaps0021 = DDCAPS2_CANFLIPODDEVEN
DX\DDCaps0022 = DDCAPS2_COPYFOURCC
DX\DDCaps0023 = DDCAPS2_PRIMARYGAMMA
DX\DDCaps0024 = DDCAPS2_CANRENDERWINDOWED
DX\DDCaps0025 = DDCAPS2_FLIPNOVSYNC


Device Caps Item Number = 14

DX\D3DCaps0000 = D3DDEVCAPS_FLOATTLVERTEX
DX\D3DCaps0001 = D3DDEVCAPS_EXECUTESYSTEMMEMORY
DX\D3DCaps0002 = D3DDEVCAPS_EXECUTEVIDEOMEMORY
DX\D3DCaps0003 = D3DDEVCAPS_TLVERTEXSYSTEMMEMORY
DX\D3DCaps0004 = D3DDEVCAPS_TLVERTEXVIDEOMEMORY
DX\D3DCaps0005 = D3DDEVCAPS_TEXTUREVIDEOMEMORY
DX\D3DCaps0006 = D3DDEVCAPS_DRAWPRIMTLVERTEX
DX\D3DCaps0007 = D3DDEVCAPS_CANRENDERAFTERFLIP
DX\D3DCaps0008 = D3DDEVCAPS_TEXTURENONLOCALVIDMEM
DX\D3DCaps0009 = D3DDEVCAPS_DRAWPRIMITIVES2
DX\D3DCaps0010 = D3DDEVCAPS_DRAWPRIMITIVES2EX
DX\D3DCaps0011 = D3DDEVCAPS_HWTRANSFORMANDLIGHT
DX\D3DCaps0012 = D3DDEVCAPS_CANBLTSYSTONONLOCAL
DX\D3DCaps0013 = D3DDEVCAPS_HWRASTERIZATION

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WildChild

Nope aint had that problem with it

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Optimummind

If you are daring enough, I say remove the stock HSF and replace it with a CPU cooler that fits the dimensions and is light enough to stick on.

Check out what this guy did with his Radeon card. It's crazy~~

Mazuko

Well I bought it this past Friday, I figure I am just going to take it back to the store and get a replacement or a refund if they are out of stock.

That is the 7th ATI card I have purchased that took a crap on me

I bought 6 9500's from best buy and they all had dead VPU's, couldn't even go into a 3d application whatsoever. They would only run in software mode if they would run at all.

Now the 9800XT turns out the cooling fan took a crap, and since my VPU decided to lockup and crash the system, I am hesitant to call this 4 day old card top of the line any more, just going to return it.

I made the topic out of curiosity if anyone else has experienced this problem.

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Optimummind

Wow, so many dead cards..are you sure it's not you or your power lines???

TonyMonTana

After paying out that sort of money for a card, i dont see why you should have to mod it to stop it from cooking.
Take it back.

Tony.

Dyre Straits

I'm curious as to what Power Supply you have.

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Mazuko

Yeah I'm sure.

The Best Buy I bought them at had a bad batch of cards, they said every 9500 they sold from that shipment was returned for the same problem I had with them. I haven't heard many complaints about it, but what I think is they did not do a very good job of protecting those cards during shipment from their warehouse. Have you ever been on one of their trucks? Damn things are a sauna.

The 9800XT, no clue why it went bad, it just did

Just saw your post Dyre so just edited, I'm currently using an antec 400W. The 9500's died when using a 300W AOpen, a thermaltake 400W, and the antec 400W. So it was not a power supply issue.

I also tried each of the 9500's in 4 different system configurations. One was a celeron, another was a P4, one was an athlon thunderbird, and the last was my current athlon xp.

I was just an unlucky chum.

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Dyre Straits

Mazuko,

Talk about unlucky. I'm really sorry to hear about your troubles.

I've had several ATi cards over the years and only had a problem with the very first one. I RMA'd it to ATi and it came back all fixed up within one week. I was very pleased with the service I got from ATi.

I thought for sure I was having a problem with my Video In on my RADEON 64 DDR VIVO awhile back. Found out it was the cable I was using...not the connector on the card.

Good luck to you. Sounds like you need some.

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