Artifacts, Radeon x800 PRO.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jun 30, 2005, 11:33 PM

Your fear has been confirmed: You'll have this problem if you get it now.

Hold on and see if 5.7 fixes it. If not, then you may need to seek other options...

ThomasMack · Jul 1, 2005, 12:22 AM

I myself am thinking it's actually the Sapphire, but it's highly possible it's the VIA... I'm going to do something, either RMA, ssell it, but I'll let you know what comes out..

PS: Anyone wanna be a X800 PRO for $389? :P!

ThomasMack · Jul 2, 2005, 02:45 AM

Bad news. I formatted.. and what do you know. Same problem. Although I do get 90fps!

I didn't install the drivers for via's crapset, but I still got artifacts/missing textures. Back to the drawing board.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jul 5, 2005, 05:19 AM

My New X800XT AiW: Same problems. But better fps like you said, hehe

Crusher77 · Jul 5, 2005, 09:23 AM

I have exactly the same problem. I have a ASUS K8V SE Deluxe and a ASUS X800 Pro ViVO. I've tried about 15 different drivers, I've relocked my extra 4 pipelines, I've tried detail levels, I've tried underclocking it for 5-10 Mhz, nothing works. Now trying the AGP4x thingie. Gotta have it working before my LAN-party that starts @ 8 July...

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jul 5, 2005, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crusher77

I have exactly the same problem. I have a ASUS K8V SE Deluxe and a ASUS X800 Pro ViVO. I've tried about 15 different drivers, I've relocked my extra 4 pipelines, I've tried detail levels, I've tried underclocking it for 5-10 Mhz, nothing works. Now trying the AGP4x thingie. Gotta have it working before my LAN-party that starts @ 8 July...

Good luck with that :P

ThomasMack · Jul 6, 2005, 01:22 AM

OK. I e-mailed sapphire (tech@althonmicro.com if you're interested!):
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So I'm going for a RMA, I'll let you know how it turns out.

ThomasMack · Jul 6, 2005, 01:23 AM

Oh yea. I took my computer apart, rewired it, removed unused cards, etc and my computer is running better AND I've seen a increase in FPS (about 5FPS) AND I no longer get missing textures/artifacts. Give it a try?

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jul 6, 2005, 05:37 AM

.....How would that help FPS?

Crusher77 · Jul 6, 2005, 08:43 AM

And what you mean with unused cards lol... removed ur networkcard?

FuzzyNips · Jul 8, 2005, 02:48 AM

I'm still running my card corruption free at 4x but I'm trying to get my gf to bite the bullet and buy me a 7800 GTX and I'll just consider my problem solved...

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jul 8, 2005, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FuzzyNips

I'm still running my card corruption free at 4x but I'm trying to get my gf to bite the bullet and buy me a 7800 GTX and I'll just consider my problem solved...

Hey you should be buying your girlfriend the card not the other way around!

Then she gets a card and you just use it alot.

works better that way.

The easiest way is just to convince her that its in her best interests that she has one.

ThomasMack · Jul 10, 2005, 12:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crusher77

And what you mean with unused cards lol... removed ur networkcard?

Yes, I have on board networking so there is no need for it. And I also removed my TV-Tuner card, as I also don't use that.

I cleaned up the dust inside the case. I am running all medium now: Except I have terrian on high. I have 4xAA, and I run at 800x600.

Here are some screenshots:

51.4FPS. Yea, works great. I turn around:

18.1FPS. Yay, now I get stuttering, lag, you name it.. I got it.

Oh but one good thing:

ThomasMack · Jul 10, 2005, 03:20 AM

Doom 3 v1.0, Ultra High, 4xAA, VSync, 800x600@60Hz (my refresh rate is locked :X)

Very little to no stuttering/lag...

I hate computers.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jul 10, 2005, 03:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThomasMack

Doom 3 v1.0, Ultra High, 4xAA, VSync, 800x600@60Hz (my refresh rate is locked :X)

Very little to no stuttering/lag...

I hate computers.

The hell would you be running v. 1.0 for, 1.3 has way better performance.

Also, running at High Quality vs. Ultra would let you run what you have perfectly smooth @ 1024x768 without a drop in quality, Ultra just uses uncompressed normal maps instead of compressed ones. Doubt you'd see a difference.

ThomasMack · Jul 10, 2005, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L

The hell would you be running v. 1.0 for, 1.3 has way better performance.

Also, running at High Quality vs. Ultra would let you run what you have perfectly smooth @ 1024x768 without a drop in quality, Ultra just uses uncompressed normal maps instead of compressed ones. Doubt you'd see a difference.

Doom 3 is stupid. Plus, it's not like I actually *payed* for it.

You're missing the point. Doom 3 runs perfectly, meaning my video card is fine. If Half Life 2 runs fine (I also had issues with it like missing textures) then that means my PC is just perfectly fine, and it's Battlefield 2 who has the issue.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jul 11, 2005, 03:40 PM

Oooh... Right

ThomasMack · Jul 12, 2005, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L

Oooh... Right

Yep, I think I'm going to submit a bug report to EA.

mickeycee · Jul 14, 2005, 07:09 PM

Ive had the same problem as you guys,Ive spent 2 whole days diagnosing my problem and i think ive cracked it.ive got an asus mobo and a sapphire radeon x800 pro,1 gig of 400 ddr ram.First of all i flashed my mobo with new bios update from ASUS,I uninstalled all drivers from pc for ati card,and used catalyst remover from ATI site.I changed my mobo back to 8x agp as i had changed it to 4x to get it working.Then installed newest ati radeon drivers back on to system.Also,this is what i think was the main fix, I connected my Graphics card directly to the psu(450w) instead of having it connected to HDD and fan,This gave my card full power from the PSU and now it is working perfectly.It may be a power problem as ATI cards use sooooo much power from PSU.Does this help anybody else?? one last thing,doing DXDIAG on directx test it works on each test and has not got any artefacts on screen.

FuzzyNips · Jul 14, 2005, 08:24 PM

The PSU suggestion didn't help me as I'm already running a dedicated line to my X800 Pro. I just downloaded the new Catalyst 5.7's which I'm about to try (running at AGP 8x) but I did catch this:

Battlefield 2: Geometry corruption or missing textures maybe noticed when playing the game for an extended period of time under Windows XP with an ATI Radeon® X800 XT installed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-19709

INSTG8R · Jul 14, 2005, 08:47 PM

well for both HL2 and BF2 you "should" be running AA and AF App preference and using the in-game GFX options to set up the "Eye Candy" IMO. I messed with BF2 a bit trying the CCC's AA settings and App Pref and App Pref works much better overall

ThomasMack · Jul 15, 2005, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FuzzyNips

The PSU suggestion didn't help me as I'm already running a dedicated line to my X800 Pro. I just downloaded the new Catalyst 5.7's which I'm about to try (running at AGP 8x) but I did catch this:

Battlefield 2: Geometry corruption or missing textures maybe noticed when playing the game for an extended period of time under Windows XP with an ATI Radeon® X800 XT installed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-19709

Can you tell me if it fixes anything? Or if the problem gets worse?

This is the topic number: https://support.ati.com/ics/support/...resultLimit=10

According to that, the problem is *fixed*...and occured in 5.5 and 5.6 . But according to the "Issues with 5.7" it is NOT fixed.

FuzzyNips · Jul 15, 2005, 11:40 PM

Things were looking good for me until sure enough, after about an hour and a half, black textures started to appear. It didn't seem as bad as it has gotten at times but I stopped playing after that moment. So while they might be on the right track and know of the problem's existence, it certainly isn't fixed (at least not for me). However, I did notice gameplay was smoother with these new drivers.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jul 16, 2005, 04:20 AM

From what I hear this driver doesn't really help

FuzzyNips · Aug 17, 2005, 07:45 AM

The Catalyst 5.8's are out so I decided to give them a spin. One of the fixes says something about no more display corruption with X800XT. I tested them and not only does BF2 run a lot more smoothly but I'm also getting no more display corruption at AGP 8x with my ATi X800 Pro!!! Looks like our fix is here...

Jul 14, 2005, 08:47 PM	#81
INSTG8R DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canadian lost in Norway Posts: 527 Rep Power: 0	well for both HL2 and BF2 you "should" be running AA and AF App preference and using the in-game GFX options to set up the "Eye Candy" IMO. I messed with BF2 a bit trying the CCC's AA settings and App Pref and App Pref works much better overall __________________ Sys. Specs. Intel E6600@3.2\|Abit IP35 Pro\|2x1024 Crucial Ballistix PC8500 \|Sapphire HD4870 512\|Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500G SATAII 16MB w/PRT\|SB X-Fi Fatality\|TT Tough Power 1200W\|TT Kandalf L.C.S.\|Samsung 204B 20" 5ms LCD\|Logitech G25\|Logitech G5\|Logitech G15\|Saitek X-52+Pro Rudder Pedals\|TrackIR w/Trackclip Pro 3DMark06

Aug 17, 2005, 07:45 AM	#85
FuzzyNips DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0	The Catalyst 5.8's are out so I decided to give them a spin. One of the fixes says something about no more display corruption with X800XT. I tested them and not only does BF2 run a lot more smoothly but I'm also getting no more display corruption at AGP 8x with my ATi X800 Pro!!! Looks like our fix is here... Last edited by FuzzyNips; Aug 17, 2005 at 08:04 AM.

Jun 30, 2005, 11:33 PM	#61
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Your fear has been confirmed: You'll have this problem if you get it now. Hold on and see if 5.7 fixes it. If not, then you may need to seek other options...

Jul 1, 2005, 12:22 AM	Thread Starter #62
ThomasMack DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 80 Rep Power: 0	I myself am thinking it's actually the Sapphire, but it's highly possible it's the VIA... I'm going to do something, either RMA, ssell it, but I'll let you know what comes out.. PS: Anyone wanna be a X800 PRO for $389? :P!

Jul 2, 2005, 02:45 AM	Thread Starter #63
ThomasMack DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 80 Rep Power: 0	Bad news. I formatted.. and what do you know. Same problem. Although I do get 90fps! I didn't install the drivers for via's crapset, but I still got artifacts/missing textures. Back to the drawing board.

Jul 5, 2005, 05:19 AM	#64
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	My New X800XT AiW: Same problems. But better fps like you said, hehe

Jul 5, 2005, 09:23 AM	#65
Crusher77 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	I have exactly the same problem. I have a ASUS K8V SE Deluxe and a ASUS X800 Pro ViVO. I've tried about 15 different drivers, I've relocked my extra 4 pipelines, I've tried detail levels, I've tried underclocking it for 5-10 Mhz, nothing works. Now trying the AGP4x thingie. Gotta have it working before my LAN-party that starts @ 8 July...

Jul 6, 2005, 01:22 AM	Thread Starter #67
ThomasMack DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 80 Rep Power: 0	OK. I e-mailed sapphire (tech@althonmicro.com if you're interested!): [color=navy][color=navy]I will still consider that a hardware issue, but its up to you to see if you want to go through the RMA process or not.[/color][/color] [color=navy][color=navy] Tech[/color][/color] [color=navy][color=navy][/color][/color] [color=navy][color=navy] [/color][/color][color=navy][color=navy][/color][/color] [color=#0033cc][color=#0033CC]Sapphire Technology [/color][/color][color=navy][color=navy]Tech[/color][/color][color=navy][color=navy] Support Center[/color][/color] [color=navy][color=navy] 280 Paseo Tesoro Walnut CA 91789 Fax. 1-909-594-9771 [/color][/color][color=navy][color=navy]www.sapphiretech[/color][/color] So I'm going for a RMA, I'll let you know how it turns out.

Jul 6, 2005, 01:23 AM	Thread Starter #68
ThomasMack DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 80 Rep Power: 0	Oh yea. I took my computer apart, rewired it, removed unused cards, etc and my computer is running better AND I've seen a increase in FPS (about 5FPS) AND I no longer get missing textures/artifacts. Give it a try?

Jul 6, 2005, 05:37 AM	#69
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	.....How would that help FPS?

Jul 6, 2005, 08:43 AM	#70
Crusher77 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	And what you mean with unused cards lol... removed ur networkcard?

Jul 8, 2005, 02:48 AM	#71
FuzzyNips DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0	I'm still running my card corruption free at 4x but I'm trying to get my gf to bite the bullet and buy me a 7800 GTX and I'll just consider my problem solved...

Jul 10, 2005, 03:20 AM	Thread Starter #74
ThomasMack DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 80 Rep Power: 0	Doom 3 v1.0, Ultra High, 4xAA, VSync, 800x600@60Hz (my refresh rate is locked :X) Very little to no stuttering/lag... I hate computers.

Jul 11, 2005, 03:40 PM	#77
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Oooh... Right

Jul 14, 2005, 07:09 PM	#79
mickeycee DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Ive had the same problem as you guys,Ive spent 2 whole days diagnosing my problem and i think ive cracked it.ive got an asus mobo and a sapphire radeon x800 pro,1 gig of 400 ddr ram.First of all i flashed my mobo with new bios update from ASUS,I uninstalled all drivers from pc for ati card,and used catalyst remover from ATI site.I changed my mobo back to 8x agp as i had changed it to 4x to get it working.Then installed newest ati radeon drivers back on to system.Also,this is what i think was the main fix, I connected my Graphics card directly to the psu(450w) instead of having it connected to HDD and fan,This gave my card full power from the PSU and now it is working perfectly.It may be a power problem as ATI cards use sooooo much power from PSU.Does this help anybody else?? one last thing,doing DXDIAG on directx test it works on each test and has not got any artefacts on screen.

Jul 14, 2005, 08:24 PM	#80
FuzzyNips DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0	The PSU suggestion didn't help me as I'm already running a dedicated line to my X800 Pro. I just downloaded the new Catalyst 5.7's which I'm about to try (running at AGP 8x) but I did catch this: Battlefield 2: Geometry corruption or missing textures maybe noticed when playing the game for an extended period of time under Windows XP with an ATI Radeon® X800 XT installed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-19709

Jul 15, 2005, 11:40 PM	#83
FuzzyNips DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0	Things were looking good for me until sure enough, after about an hour and a half, black textures started to appear. It didn't seem as bad as it has gotten at times but I stopped playing after that moment. So while they might be on the right track and know of the problem's existence, it certainly isn't fixed (at least not for me). However, I did notice gameplay was smoother with these new drivers.

Jul 16, 2005, 04:20 AM	#84
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	From what I hear this driver doesn't really help