drivers for asus 9800xt 256 ddr card

bagginzy · Jan 1, 2004, 03:48 PM

SEASON GREETINGS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR THE YEAR OF 2004.....

HELLO FELLAS:
Can anyone tell me pls if they have the asus atx v/c with the ati chip..Can we use the cats 3.10
for this card ..I have been told yes and ..but woul like to be 100 %sure
ty
bagginz

Chaos · Jan 1, 2004, 04:23 PM

yes you can use the Cat 3.10 drivers; however you will probably lose any Asus specific tools that they incorporate into their driver releases

bagginzy · Jan 1, 2004, 04:36 PM

well the only thing i use and i found out is that the smart doc which lets you o/c and check temp crashes when i disable it it works good...As for o/cing i dont and never doit its fast enough for me

ViRuS2k · Jan 1, 2004, 08:16 PM

one other thing you wil loose your screen on bootup useing offical cats drivers then 10 seconds later the screen will popup lol also overdrive does not work andyou wil loose the cards vivo support !

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Jan 1, 2004, 08:55 PM

catalyst drivers work for all radeon cards

ViRuS2k · Jan 2, 2004, 10:40 AM

BigBroWnPimpsta and where do you get your information from ? last time i looked asus are not built 100% on the ati refrence design and there for theres problems with the Offical cats...

Finsta · Jan 2, 2004, 02:22 PM

Yeah, I own an ASUS 9800XT and yes, with any other driver than ASUS v7.93 or the included driver on the cd, upon boot-up you loose your signal for 5-10seconds. Even Nordic Hardware had this problem. Eventually with ASUS 9800XTs is that the D3D and OGL Support just dies out. It locks up on every DirectX and OpenGL game. So, if you have the chance...Return it. I got myself screwed now, I have to waste $277 on a 9600XT.....(maybe)

EDIT: Here is the link
http://www.nordichardware.com/review...ndex.php?ez=12
It is at the bottom.

For the lazy, I have copied it from the site:
The Problems we encountered with ASUS software made the big picture somewhat worse. As previously mentioned SmartDoctor didn't work properly since it crashed when string up Windows and refuses to save the settings. Another problem with ASUS's card is that they doesn't like ATI's reference drivers. More correctly, it doesn't seem to like any other drivers then those on the ASUS CD. The problems with lack of compability with SmartDoctor but mainly the fact that the screen goes into standby when loading Windows and goes online again first 5-10 seconds later. Sometimes the same thing happens in Windows and also when changing resolution or initializing in any other way.

bagginzy · Jan 2, 2004, 09:10 PM

hello fellas...thanx for the info i actually took the card back and exchanged it for the ati 9800xt retail i talked to a techie at ati and he said thta asus tweaks the 3.7 drivers which come with the card so there is no telling if the card would get destroyed ...i got this on the 31 of December so i am happy i have the ati version of this card thanx to ....and a god bless

Finsta · Jan 3, 2004, 02:57 AM

Good, I don't want anybody to be screwed like me from such a thing.

Markius · Jan 3, 2004, 05:30 AM

wouldnt the ASUS 9800xt still be fast as f@$k anyway?
i mean not being able to use official drivers wouldnt make the card slow would it?

Finsta · Jan 3, 2004, 06:03 AM

No, also the known DirectX and OpenGL crashes make it suck....

ViRuS2k · Jan 4, 2004, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Markius
wouldnt the ASUS 9800xt still be fast as f@$k anyway?
i mean not being able to use official drivers wouldnt make the card slow would it?

hmmmm do you live in a cave ? lol

m8 seriously no one buys a product for 400+ and expects problems and then says to them selfs ohh what the hell the card is fast screw the problems hehe

never the less ASUS XT`s SUCK... imho and should be cast into the fire cavern of mount DOOM :P

if you guys are looking for a great great card get a hercules 9800 XT rated by PCFormat as the best ATI 9800 XT of last year and world to date. January 2004 Edition

bagginzy · Jan 4, 2004, 04:12 PM

hiya fellas ... o.k istalled this puppy...but guess what...when i got to enable the overdrive...me screen goes whacked out with lines across form one end to the other..anyone with this typeof prob with this card ...tells me a device driver wont load i am running the cats 3,.10 and the ati 9800xt 256 god...i know for a fact its not the card any one have any idea about this or am i doing something wrong here which i doubt.. thanks ..any help will be a real appreciated thank you..

Finsta · Jan 4, 2004, 05:01 PM

ASUS XTs do not have OverDrive, they don't support it...If you want to overclock, you have to use SmartDoctor or Rage3dTweak/Any overclocking tool.

bagginzy · Jan 4, 2004, 06:07 PM

hey finsta srry but i am talking about the ati 9800xt card not asus ..if you read my previous post i took the asus back..over drive comes with the ati retail card

Markius · Jan 5, 2004, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ViRuS2k
hmmmm do you live in a cave ? lol

m8 seriously no one buys a product for 400+ and expects problems and then says to them selfs ohh what the hell the card is fast screw the problems hehe

yes, i live in a cave

i just meant that if worse came to worse then at the end of the day it is still a fast card
and yes, i to would be pissed if i bought a XT and found out i could only use specific drivers.
but he got to return the ASUS and got a built by ATi..so alls well that ends well.

Bicka · Jan 25, 2004, 03:31 AM

Well sorry to say but I've not had one single crash in a game nor has directx or opengl simply given up and stopped working after a while. I've only installed the asus drivers once, didnt like them and have used ATI and omega ever since so the notion that only asus drivers work with teh card is nonsense.

Plus the fact that the card gave you trouble and you bought a different card which is also giving you trouble (lines when you use the overdrive tab) kinda points the finger at your end of teh line.

Jan 1, 2004, 03:48 PM	#1
bagginzy DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: ontario Posts: 16 Rep Power: 0	drivers for asus 9800xt 256 ddr card SEASON GREETINGS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR THE YEAR OF 2004..... HELLO FELLAS: Can anyone tell me pls if they have the asus atx v/c with the ati chip..Can we use the cats 3.10 for this card ..I have been told yes and ..but woul like to be 100 %sure ty bagginz

Jan 1, 2004, 04:23 PM	#2
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 165 System Specs	yes you can use the Cat 3.10 drivers; however you will probably lose any Asus specific tools that they incorporate into their driver releases __________________

Jan 1, 2004, 04:36 PM	Thread Starter #3
bagginzy DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: ontario Posts: 16 Rep Power: 0	drivers well the only thing i use and i found out is that the smart doc which lets you o/c and check temp crashes when i disable it it works good...As for o/cing i dont and never doit its fast enough for me

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Jan 2, 2004, 09:10 PM	Thread Starter #8
bagginzy DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: ontario Posts: 16 Rep Power: 0	cats drivers hello fellas...thanx for the info i actually took the card back and exchanged it for the ati 9800xt retail i talked to a techie at ati and he said thta asus tweaks the 3.7 drivers which come with the card so there is no telling if the card would get destroyed ...i got this on the 31 of December so i am happy i have the ati version of this card thanx to ....and a god bless

Jan 1, 2004, 08:16 PM	#4
ViRuS2k HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Uk Posts: 8,334 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	one other thing you wil loose your screen on bootup useing offical cats drivers then 10 seconds later the screen will popup lol also overdrive does not work andyou wil loose the cards vivo support !

Jan 2, 2004, 10:40 AM	#6
ViRuS2k HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Uk Posts: 8,334 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	BigBroWnPimpsta and where do you get your information from ? last time i looked asus are not built 100% on the ati refrence design and there for theres problems with the Offical cats...

Jan 2, 2004, 02:22 PM	#7
Finsta DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 54 Rep Power: 0	Yeah, I own an ASUS 9800XT and yes, with any other driver than ASUS v7.93 or the included driver on the cd, upon boot-up you loose your signal for 5-10seconds. Even Nordic Hardware had this problem. Eventually with ASUS 9800XTs is that the D3D and OGL Support just dies out. It locks up on every DirectX and OpenGL game. So, if you have the chance...Return it. I got myself screwed now, I have to waste $277 on a 9600XT.....(maybe) EDIT: Here is the link http://www.nordichardware.com/review...ndex.php?ez=12 It is at the bottom. For the lazy, I have copied it from the site: The Problems we encountered with ASUS software made the big picture somewhat worse. As previously mentioned SmartDoctor didn't work properly since it crashed when string up Windows and refuses to save the settings. Another problem with ASUS's card is that they doesn't like ATI's reference drivers. More correctly, it doesn't seem to like any other drivers then those on the ASUS CD. The problems with lack of compability with SmartDoctor but mainly the fact that the screen goes into standby when loading Windows and goes online again first 5-10 seconds later. Sometimes the same thing happens in Windows and also when changing resolution or initializing in any other way.

Jan 3, 2004, 02:57 AM	#9
Finsta DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 54 Rep Power: 0	Good, I don't want anybody to be screwed like me from such a thing.

Jan 3, 2004, 05:30 AM	#10
Markius DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 2,350 Rep Power: 0	wouldnt the ASUS 9800xt still be fast as f@$k anyway? i mean not being able to use official drivers wouldnt make the card slow would it? __________________ DriverHeavens Aussie... "Lifes tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late"

Jan 3, 2004, 06:03 AM	#11
Finsta DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 54 Rep Power: 0	No, also the known DirectX and OpenGL crashes make it suck....

Jan 4, 2004, 04:12 PM	Thread Starter #13
bagginzy DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: ontario Posts: 16 Rep Power: 0	rob with over drive enabled hiya fellas ... o.k istalled this puppy...but guess what...when i got to enable the overdrive...me screen goes whacked out with lines across form one end to the other..anyone with this typeof prob with this card ...tells me a device driver wont load i am running the cats 3,.10 and the ati 9800xt 256 god...i know for a fact its not the card any one have any idea about this or am i doing something wrong here which i doubt.. thanks ..any help will be a real appreciated thank you..

Jan 4, 2004, 05:01 PM	#14
Finsta DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 54 Rep Power: 0	ASUS XTs do not have OverDrive, they don't support it...If you want to overclock, you have to use SmartDoctor or Rage3dTweak/Any overclocking tool.

Jan 4, 2004, 06:07 PM	Thread Starter #15
bagginzy DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: ontario Posts: 16 Rep Power: 0	over drive hey finsta srry but i am talking about the ati 9800xt card not asus ..if you read my previous post i took the asus back..over drive comes with the ati retail card

Jan 25, 2004, 03:31 AM	#17
Bicka DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 670 Rep Power: 0	Well sorry to say but I've not had one single crash in a game nor has directx or opengl simply given up and stopped working after a while. I've only installed the asus drivers once, didnt like them and have used ATI and omega ever since so the notion that only asus drivers work with teh card is nonsense. Plus the fact that the card gave you trouble and you bought a different card which is also giving you trouble (lines when you use the overdrive tab) kinda points the finger at your end of teh line.