Graphic Corruption with 9800XT

Noctivagus · Apr 6, 2004, 07:22 AM

Hi folks,

I'm having some serious problems with my Built by ATI Radeon 9800XT. Here are a few pics of what I'm experiencing:

In this image, the geometry sprung up around me...it's not supposed to be there. heh...

The trees stretch across the screen...

Graphic tearing, usually just flickering...

And, it usually all starts with something like this - plaid, checkerboard squares on the textures.

I've tried pretty much everything I can think of. I upgraded my drivers to the latest Catalyst drivers and tried the Omega drivers, using driver cleaner after each uninstall. I've tried it with/without AA. VPU and Fastwrite are both off. I upgraded my BIOS, increased the AGP aperature to 256 to match the card's memory, and I'm sure there's a number of things I tried that I've forgotten about.

I thought that perhaps it was running hot, but the card itself is warm to the touch, and runs at around 60 to 69 degrees Celsius, even after gaming, and I haven't overclocked anything, CPU or video.

The specs of my system are
Asus P4C800 Deluxe Motherboard
1 GB of DDR400, PC3200 RAM
Antec Case with 450W Power supply and 6X case fans, one blowing directly onto the AGP slot
It's a fairly new system, having built it within the past three months, and these problems only appeared recently - approx. two weeks ago. I haven't noticed any of these artifacts in other programs such as Windows, and I even used 3D Studio Max to complete an intense 3D animation project during those two weeks. But, they appear to some degree in Lineage 2 Beta, UT2K4 (only on the interface, not in the levels), and Battlefield: Vietnam.

Any ideas you can provide to fix this problem will be a blessing. Thanks in advance for your help.

Take care,
Steve

Zebra · Apr 6, 2004, 03:12 PM

It would look like it is RMA time for your card. Check how hot it is with the Overdrive Tab right after you start seeing the artifacts. When running 3D apps, the GPU runs at its top speed, thus heats up a lot more than when running 2D apps. You could also try running your games with the side of your case off, in case you're having a problem with ventilation.

Lchevy79 · Apr 7, 2004, 05:48 AM

thats the same kinda stuff my 9800 pro i bought a couple weeks ago did i took it back exchanged it for a new card. i went through the same stuff you did driver wise plus cooling it was a faulty card did you happen to buy it at best buy i did , i was just wondering

Noctivagus · Apr 7, 2004, 01:25 PM

I actually bought the card at Fry's Electronics in San Diego. Maybe it was just a bad batch of cards.

As it turns out, I think it is heat related. I opened up my case and set a larger fan blowing on the card, and I had minimal artifacting in my games. The only time artifacts occurred was during scenes with a lot of particles that happened in rapid succession. Other than that, it ran fine. So, I think RMA is the answer.

Now, my question is this: I've moved since I bought the card, and I no longer have the box. Will I be able to ship my card to ATI without issue? I still have the original receipt, just no box. Anyone have a similar situation to this?

Thanks for your replies. Hopefully I'll get it worked out soon.

Take care,
Steve

GutterPunk · Apr 7, 2004, 04:26 PM

just give ATI a call... as long as u still have the receipt im sure u might be okay hopefully they dont ask for like upc or sometin

Apr 6, 2004, 07:22 AM	#1
Noctivagus DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Graphic Corruption with 9800XT Hi folks, I'm having some serious problems with my Built by ATI Radeon 9800XT. Here are a few pics of what I'm experiencing: In this image, the geometry sprung up around me...it's not supposed to be there. heh... The trees stretch across the screen... Graphic tearing, usually just flickering... And, it usually all starts with something like this - plaid, checkerboard squares on the textures. I've tried pretty much everything I can think of. I upgraded my drivers to the latest Catalyst drivers and tried the Omega drivers, using driver cleaner after each uninstall. I've tried it with/without AA. VPU and Fastwrite are both off. I upgraded my BIOS, increased the AGP aperature to 256 to match the card's memory, and I'm sure there's a number of things I tried that I've forgotten about. I thought that perhaps it was running hot, but the card itself is warm to the touch, and runs at around 60 to 69 degrees Celsius, even after gaming, and I haven't overclocked anything, CPU or video. The specs of my system are Asus P4C800 Deluxe Motherboard 1 GB of DDR400, PC3200 RAM Antec Case with 450W Power supply and 6X case fans, one blowing directly onto the AGP slot It's a fairly new system, having built it within the past three months, and these problems only appeared recently - approx. two weeks ago. I haven't noticed any of these artifacts in other programs such as Windows, and I even used 3D Studio Max to complete an intense 3D animation project during those two weeks. But, they appear to some degree in Lineage 2 Beta, UT2K4 (only on the interface, not in the levels), and Battlefield: Vietnam. Any ideas you can provide to fix this problem will be a blessing. Thanks in advance for your help. Take care, Steve

Apr 6, 2004, 03:12 PM	#2
Zebra DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: California,USA Posts: 198 Rep Power: 0	It would look like it is RMA time for your card. Check how hot it is with the Overdrive Tab right after you start seeing the artifacts. When running 3D apps, the GPU runs at its top speed, thus heats up a lot more than when running 2D apps. You could also try running your games with the side of your case off, in case you're having a problem with ventilation. __________________ My current system as of 04/20/06: M/B: ABIT K8U Socket 754 RAM: 1024MB Corsair Select CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3700+ (Clawhammer) VIDEO: ATI Radeon AIW X800 XT 256MB AGP8X AUDIO: SB Audigy 2 DISK: Maxtor 7200rpm 200GB 8MB cache SATA drive DVD/RW: Sony DRU-800A DL Dual Format DVD/CD Burner CD/RW : TEAC 48X CD Burner OS: WIN XP PRO w/SP2 VID DRIVERS: Latest Omega Radeon Drivers PSU: ANTEC 500W

Apr 7, 2004, 05:48 AM	#3
Lchevy79 -=[DHzer0point Team]=- Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 725 Rep Power: 0	thats the same kinda stuff my 9800 pro i bought a couple weeks ago did i took it back exchanged it for a new card. i went through the same stuff you did driver wise plus cooling it was a faulty card did you happen to buy it at best buy i did , i was just wondering __________________ msi K7N2 delta2-AMD 2800xp@2083-1gig of pc2700ram -ati x850xt 256mb -Audigy mp3+ - 1 80gig maxtor 8mb and 1 250gig 16mb maxtor -48x24x48 buslink burner-and a lite on 4x +/- dvd burner xp home samsung lcd (19") 930b monitor

Apr 7, 2004, 04:26 PM	#5
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Apr 7, 2004, 01:25 PM	Thread Starter #4
Noctivagus DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	I actually bought the card at Fry's Electronics in San Diego. Maybe it was just a bad batch of cards. As it turns out, I think it is heat related. I opened up my case and set a larger fan blowing on the card, and I had minimal artifacting in my games. The only time artifacts occurred was during scenes with a lot of particles that happened in rapid succession. Other than that, it ran fine. So, I think RMA is the answer. Now, my question is this: I've moved since I bought the card, and I no longer have the box. Will I be able to ship my card to ATI without issue? I still have the original receipt, just no box. Anyone have a similar situation to this? Thanks for your replies. Hopefully I'll get it worked out soon. Take care, Steve