Wierd Artifacts

swp kigy · Mar 30, 2005, 11:24 PM

I have an ATI Radeon 9250 PCI and whenever I play CS: Source or Sims 2, I get these wierd lines and stuff heres what I mean.

I try to keep the card as cool as possible by leaving the case cover off if I have to leave it on overnight, because I only have stock cooling. I had ATI Catalyst drivers but uninstalled them to try the Omega Drivers, nothing changed. I ran 3dMark03 and got a 1118

and it still had the same lines and checkers that Counter-Strike: Source had. Any suggestions? I know that sending it back in would be a huge hassle and I would like to avoid it if possible.

My specs:

Dell 2400 Dimenion
Pentium 4 2.4Ghz
1 Gig RAM
Windows XP SP2
ATI Radeon 9250

Thanks in advance.

redsolar · Mar 31, 2005, 12:45 AM

Looks like one of 2 things: heat or defective card. Try underclocking the card, and see if the artefacts go away.

@Husky · Mar 31, 2005, 01:45 AM

I think she looks better like this

I don't know if it will help, but try reducing hardware acceleration. Are Fast Writes off? I never encountered this type of problem so I don't know what could cause that.... maybe its just a deffective card as RedSolar already mentioned...
How much aperture size do you have? What is your AGP speed? What is the setting of Cat A.I.?

swp kigy · Mar 31, 2005, 02:00 AM

The wierd thing is it comes and goes. I don't know how much of this is relevant but I'm by no means an expert at this.

In display properties it has:

Plug and Play Radeon 9200 Pro
Default Monitor Radeon 9200 Pro

Specs:

Omega Drivers 2.6.05a
Core Clock: 239 Mhz
Memory Clock: 200 Mhz
Texture Filtering: Optimal
Pixel Processing / Antialiasing: None
Post Processing: False
Vertex Shaders: Optimal

Even though it's a PCI card is AGP relevant? For my 9250 would I need a new cooling system? I'm really sorry but once again I'm clueless on this stuff. Thanks.

The rest of the info I'm not sure how to view, I checked the full system info on the 3dMark website but it said it was down and to try back later. Oh, and I found out my power supply is pretty weak (250watts) and I have all 6 USB slots filled.

Sargentwhitey · Mar 31, 2005, 03:56 AM

Hmmmm.. I remember a friend having a similar trouble in UT2004 with the same card... he fixed it by lowering the detail :/

swp kigy · Mar 31, 2005, 04:33 AM

Tried it, didn't work.

redsolar · Mar 31, 2005, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swp kigy

Tried it, didn't work.

Try lowest resolution (640x480) with lowest detail, and lowest shaders ("Reflect None")

swp kigy · Apr 3, 2005, 03:27 AM

Yeah it works, it just looks terrible. I got a new fan today that I'm gonna put in, just to make sure. I put it on 1024x740 (i think) and just lowered all the textures and it went away. It makes Source look very cartoony but I can expect much out of a 9250. Thanks

wiskerbizkit · Apr 7, 2005, 06:15 PM

does your 9200 have fan cooling or passive?

The_Neon_Cowboy · Apr 8, 2005, 02:22 AM

See if the new 5.4's help you any

quakerjtf · Apr 9, 2005, 11:48 PM

you should really just trash that piece of shit and grab a 9550.

Mar 30, 2005, 11:24 PM	#1
swp kigy DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Wierd Artifacts I have an ATI Radeon 9250 PCI and whenever I play CS: Source or Sims 2, I get these wierd lines and stuff heres what I mean. I try to keep the card as cool as possible by leaving the case cover off if I have to leave it on overnight, because I only have stock cooling. I had ATI Catalyst drivers but uninstalled them to try the Omega Drivers, nothing changed. I ran 3dMark03 and got a 1118 and it still had the same lines and checkers that Counter-Strike: Source had. Any suggestions? I know that sending it back in would be a huge hassle and I would like to avoid it if possible. My specs: Dell 2400 Dimenion Pentium 4 2.4Ghz 1 Gig RAM Windows XP SP2 ATI Radeon 9250 Thanks in advance.

Mar 31, 2005, 12:45 AM	#2
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Mar 31, 2005, 03:56 AM	#5
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Mar 31, 2005, 01:45 AM	#3
@Husky DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Deux-Montagnes, QC, Canada Posts: 36 Rep Power: 0	I think she looks better like this I don't know if it will help, but try reducing hardware acceleration. Are Fast Writes off? I never encountered this type of problem so I don't know what could cause that.... maybe its just a deffective card as RedSolar already mentioned... How much aperture size do you have? What is your AGP speed? What is the setting of Cat A.I.?

Mar 31, 2005, 02:00 AM	Thread Starter #4
swp kigy DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	The wierd thing is it comes and goes. I don't know how much of this is relevant but I'm by no means an expert at this. In display properties it has: Plug and Play Radeon 9200 Pro Default Monitor Radeon 9200 Pro Specs: Omega Drivers 2.6.05a Core Clock: 239 Mhz Memory Clock: 200 Mhz Texture Filtering: Optimal Pixel Processing / Antialiasing: None Post Processing: False Vertex Shaders: Optimal Even though it's a PCI card is AGP relevant? For my 9250 would I need a new cooling system? I'm really sorry but once again I'm clueless on this stuff. Thanks. The rest of the info I'm not sure how to view, I checked the full system info on the 3dMark website but it said it was down and to try back later. Oh, and I found out my power supply is pretty weak (250watts) and I have all 6 USB slots filled.

Mar 31, 2005, 04:33 AM	Thread Starter #6
swp kigy DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Tried it, didn't work.

Apr 3, 2005, 03:27 AM	Thread Starter #8
swp kigy DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Yeah it works, it just looks terrible. I got a new fan today that I'm gonna put in, just to make sure. I put it on 1024x740 (i think) and just lowered all the textures and it went away. It makes Source look very cartoony but I can expect much out of a 9250. Thanks

Apr 7, 2005, 06:15 PM	#9
wiskerbizkit DH ***** hobo Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Columbia SC Posts: 467 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	does your 9200 have fan cooling or passive?