need help with fx5200 ><

robbiesla · Feb 1, 2005, 11:14 AM

hey guys realy need your help i used to have an amd 2200+ with 512mb sd pc133 ram and a fx5200 on agp 4x so when i realised i only had agp x4 i wanted to get a new motherboard so low and behold i go and buymyself a new motherboard, new ddr400 ram and a 64bit 3000+ :P so now when i try to play hl2 its great BUT i am getting problems (either artefacts or tears i dont know the diff, the ones where almost like whole triagular textures are missing there always triangles) whenever i go over like around 30fps i have refresh rate on 60 and i have vsync on + latest non-beta nvidia drivers(66.93) so please help me i cant play ladder games with tears or artifacts :S i think its the drivers? if anyone eles is having these problems with hl2 related games please post here aswell as any expert i realy need help thanks guys for your time and effort

PoopyTheJ · Feb 1, 2005, 06:27 PM

give the DHzer0point drivers a try, of course I'm biased

or the ExtremeG drivers, I would recommend the DHzer0point drivers as we spent a lot of time optimizing for source engine games and have included with the drivers an autoexec that will hopefully help clear up some performance and quality issues, however after uninstallin any driver be sure to run Drivercleaner Pro, it'll get any nasty leftover files or registry entries and whatnot....

robbiesla · Feb 2, 2005, 06:56 AM

thanks bud

you didn't include a link but i will google it anyway :P thanks for the tiem and effort if it dont work ill post it again here

robbiesla · Feb 2, 2005, 07:29 AM

acctualy :S could u give me link :P im a bit noobie at this kinda stuff :P

MortenDK · Feb 3, 2005, 12:06 PM

Try the sticky thread here in the main lobby

PoopyTheJ · Feb 3, 2005, 06:57 PM

DHzer0points are here http://207.234.208.237/zer0point%200.6697.Q.exe The extemeG drivers I don't have a link to but they have a new site up I know, Diashi's posted it in the nvidia drivers section somewhere (searches)....

robbiesla · Feb 7, 2005, 07:29 AM

thanks for the help guys but 2 things. firstly it was the amount of voltage going into the card i zaped it with another 0.2volts and boom! it works fine but now i want to know what are the best drivers for hl2 and source cause i realy want better fps >< fx5200 and also is it worth buying a 6600GT i relay wanted one but with 128mb onbourd ram thats kinda like outdated now and i heard its still only 128bit is it better saving up for a 6800gt or even a 7200 :P(non-existant card :P hopefully will exist in future

)

jasonbourne · Feb 7, 2005, 10:44 AM

yep it's worth buying a 6600gt ,i don't want to sound horrible but anything is better than your 5200.

sc3000 · Feb 7, 2005, 01:11 PM

I would save for a 6800 because you get the ultra shadow2

PoopyTheJ · Feb 7, 2005, 08:01 PM

6800 is nice, however a 6600GT is a nicely performing card as well, it depends on your personal wants, 6800GT will O/C to ultra speeds most of the time without a sweat and well it's got huge kahones, of course the x800's are nice as well and currently an x800pro is cheaper, I'd say grab an x800pro before a 6600GT, and if you can a 6800GT over either if you're looking to upgrade...

pr0digal jenius · Feb 7, 2005, 08:29 PM

yea...6600GT is nice, but I'd save a little more and get somethign that'll last longer(x800pro or 6800GT)

robbiesla · Feb 8, 2005, 06:09 AM

thanks guys but i think i will stick with fz5200 untill i get enough munny to get a 6800gt or a geforce 7 :P i dont realy want the 6600GT cause its only got 128bit architecture which i realy want/need a 256bit so ill just wait i can put up with this card for another 6 months i guess

Blackboost · Feb 8, 2005, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robbiesla

thanks guys but i think i will stick with fz5200 untill i get enough munny to get a 6800gt or a geforce 7 :P i dont realy want the 6600GT cause its only got 128bit architecture which i realy want/need a 256bit so ill just wait i can put up with this card for another 6 months i guess

In that case try the Zeropoint drivers. They work nicely for the 5200 cards.

Feb 1, 2005, 11:14 AM	#1
robbiesla DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	need help with fx5200 >< hey guys realy need your help i used to have an amd 2200+ with 512mb sd pc133 ram and a fx5200 on agp 4x so when i realised i only had agp x4 i wanted to get a new motherboard so low and behold i go and buymyself a new motherboard, new ddr400 ram and a 64bit 3000+ :P so now when i try to play hl2 its great BUT i am getting problems (either artefacts or tears i dont know the diff, the ones where almost like whole triagular textures are missing there always triangles) whenever i go over like around 30fps i have refresh rate on 60 and i have vsync on + latest non-beta nvidia drivers(66.93) so please help me i cant play ladder games with tears or artifacts :S i think its the drivers? if anyone eles is having these problems with hl2 related games please post here aswell as any expert i realy need help thanks guys for your time and effort

Feb 1, 2005, 06:27 PM	#2
PoopyTheJ DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,588 Rep Power: 66	give the DHzer0point drivers a try, of course I'm biased or the ExtremeG drivers, I would recommend the DHzer0point drivers as we spent a lot of time optimizing for source engine games and have included with the drivers an autoexec that will hopefully help clear up some performance and quality issues, however after uninstallin any driver be sure to run Drivercleaner Pro, it'll get any nasty leftover files or registry entries and whatnot.... __________________ [COLOR=Blue]“Alright boys, let’s start her up and see why she doesn’t work.” - John Fritz "I aim to misbehave" Malcolm Reynolds ATI Catalyst Beta Tester[/COLOR]

Feb 2, 2005, 06:56 AM	Thread Starter #3
robbiesla DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	thanks bud thanks bud you didn't include a link but i will google it anyway :P thanks for the tiem and effort if it dont work ill post it again here

Feb 3, 2005, 12:06 PM	#5
MortenDK DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Denmark Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	Try the sticky thread here in the main lobby __________________ [color=yellow]ASUS A7N8X Deluxe, AMD 2800+ Socket A(2.1ghz stock speed), 2GB PC3200(Dual channel), Gainward GF7800GS+, 1 40GB HDD and 1 120GB HDD 7200rpm.[/color]

Feb 3, 2005, 06:57 PM	#6
PoopyTheJ DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,588 Rep Power: 66	DHzer0points are here http://207.234.208.237/zer0point%200.6697.Q.exe The extemeG drivers I don't have a link to but they have a new site up I know, Diashi's posted it in the nvidia drivers section somewhere (searches).... __________________ [COLOR=Blue]“Alright boys, let’s start her up and see why she doesn’t work.” - John Fritz "I aim to misbehave" Malcolm Reynolds ATI Catalyst Beta Tester[/COLOR]

Feb 2, 2005, 07:29 AM	Thread Starter #4
robbiesla DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	acctualy :S could u give me link :P im a bit noobie at this kinda stuff :P

Feb 7, 2005, 07:29 AM	Thread Starter #7
robbiesla DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	rofl thanks for your help guys thanks for the help guys but 2 things. firstly it was the amount of voltage going into the card i zaped it with another 0.2volts and boom! it works fine but now i want to know what are the best drivers for hl2 and source cause i realy want better fps >< fx5200 and also is it worth buying a 6600GT i relay wanted one but with 128mb onbourd ram thats kinda like outdated now and i heard its still only 128bit is it better saving up for a 6800gt or even a 7200 :P(non-existant card :P hopefully will exist in future)

Feb 7, 2005, 10:44 AM	#8
jasonbourne DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: great yarmouth uk Posts: 1,082 Rep Power: 0	yep it's worth buying a 6600gt ,i don't want to sound horrible but anything is better than your 5200. __________________ http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...asonBourne.jpg

Feb 7, 2005, 01:11 PM	#9
sc3000 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New York Posts: 225 Rep Power: 0	I would save for a 6800 because you get the ultra shadow2

Feb 7, 2005, 08:01 PM	#10
PoopyTheJ DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,588 Rep Power: 66	6800 is nice, however a 6600GT is a nicely performing card as well, it depends on your personal wants, 6800GT will O/C to ultra speeds most of the time without a sweat and well it's got huge kahones, of course the x800's are nice as well and currently an x800pro is cheaper, I'd say grab an x800pro before a 6600GT, and if you can a 6800GT over either if you're looking to upgrade... __________________ [COLOR=Blue]“Alright boys, let’s start her up and see why she doesn’t work.” - John Fritz "I aim to misbehave" Malcolm Reynolds ATI Catalyst Beta Tester[/COLOR]

Feb 7, 2005, 08:29 PM	#11
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	yea...6600GT is nice, but I'd save a little more and get somethign that'll last longer(x800pro or 6800GT)

Feb 8, 2005, 06:09 AM	Thread Starter #12
robbiesla DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	thanks guys but i think i will stick with fz5200 untill i get enough munny to get a 6800gt or a geforce 7 :P i dont realy want the 6600GT cause its only got 128bit architecture which i realy want/need a 256bit so ill just wait i can put up with this card for another 6 months i guess