help my new card looks fooked

Davva Mak · Aug 27, 2005, 10:02 PM

guys i just built a system today, p4 3.0ghz , 512mb 3200, 9600xt/td.

display is not quite a checkboard but looks bad, can anyone confirm dead card or recognise what may be the cause, cheers

dave mak

Asmoday · Aug 27, 2005, 10:08 PM

It does look as the card is about to die, but have you checked if the fan is spinning on the HS of the card?

CDsDontBurn · Aug 27, 2005, 10:18 PM

it's not OCed is it? If it's not, i would have to agree w/Asmoday on your card about ready to kick the bucket on you.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Aug 28, 2005, 01:26 AM

RMA it ASAP

H3X4D3C1M4L · Aug 28, 2005, 04:42 AM

Someone put the wrong memory timings on that board....

riles9262 · Aug 28, 2005, 11:01 PM

3rd vote for rma, but check the fan, heatsink installation, and seating of the card first.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Aug 29, 2005, 12:24 AM

Thats what my screen looks like if I changed my Radeon 8500's CAS latency setting.... I say the BIOS is messed.

I 4th the RMA vote

daedal · Aug 29, 2005, 12:59 PM

Yup. RMA the thing. Something is definitly wrong.

Davva Mak · Aug 30, 2005, 07:27 PM

cheers guys, returned it today and got a X700 instead, the 9600XT was "b" grade stock so i guess someone has ragged the balls out of it then returned it. they replaced it for the Brand new X700 free of charge, which was nice

cheers again, much apreciated

riles9262 · Aug 30, 2005, 07:51 PM

that's a real nice upgrade. Let us know how it performs comared to the old one

me972 · Aug 31, 2005, 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L

Someone put the wrong memory timings on that board....

yap the timings look wrong... have you flashed a new bios to it? or o/c-ed it?
either this is the result of o/c damage or your DAC has fried it self and then all you have left to do is RMA the card...

Aug 27, 2005, 10:02 PM	#1
Davva Mak HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	help my new card looks fooked guys i just built a system today, p4 3.0ghz , 512mb 3200, 9600xt/td. display is not quite a checkboard but looks bad, can anyone confirm dead card or recognise what may be the cause, cheers dave mak

Aug 27, 2005, 10:08 PM	#2
Asmoday Demonic Join Date: May 2002 Location: In the cold, dark north... Posts: 5,198 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	It does look as the card is about to die, but have you checked if the fan is spinning on the HS of the card? __________________ How You can help Hardwareheaven by using Digg

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CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 System Specs	it's not OCed is it? If it's not, i would have to agree w/Asmoday on your card about ready to kick the bucket on you. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Aug 28, 2005, 01:26 AM	#4
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	RMA it ASAP __________________

Aug 28, 2005, 11:01 PM	#6
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 70 System Specs	3rd vote for rma, but check the fan, heatsink installation, and seating of the card first. __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.

Aug 28, 2005, 04:42 AM	#5
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Someone put the wrong memory timings on that board....

Aug 29, 2005, 12:24 AM	#7
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Thats what my screen looks like if I changed my Radeon 8500's CAS latency setting.... I say the BIOS is messed. I 4th the RMA vote

Aug 29, 2005, 12:59 PM	#8
daedal Uber Coffee Drinker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gatineau, Quebec Posts: 2,250 Rep Power: 0	Yup. RMA the thing. Something is definitly wrong. __________________

Aug 30, 2005, 07:27 PM	Thread Starter #9
Davva Mak HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	cheers guys, returned it today and got a X700 instead, the 9600XT was "b" grade stock so i guess someone has ragged the balls out of it then returned it. they replaced it for the Brand new X700 free of charge, which was nice cheers again, much apreciated

Aug 30, 2005, 07:51 PM	#10
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 70 System Specs	that's a real nice upgrade. Let us know how it performs comared to the old one __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.