9600pro - problems with 3D acceleration

Force Flow · Jun 4, 2005, 10:53 PM

I have a strange problem with my Atlantis 9600 pro 128MB video card.

2D video appears to be fine, but it does some strange stuff with games that use 3D acceleration. Here are some screenshots:

UT2004: http://computerslayer1.spymac.com/Shot00001.jpg
Doom3: http://computerslayer1.spymac.com/shot00003.jpg

DirectX 9.0c is installed and I've tried catalyst drivers 5.4, 5.5 and 4.8 (in that order with no improvement with each change).

I also tried turning off fast write and knocked the AGP speed from 8x to 4x, but it still exhibits the same symptoms. Using the ATItool, if I try knocking down the clock speeds as far as 100Mhz below the default speed, the problem looks worse.

I also tried installing the most recent Omega drivers 2.6.25a. It looks *much* better, but there are still problems.

Also, just for kicks, I tried setting the max GPU and max RAM clocks with the ATItool. About every 3 seconds, it detects an artifact and kicks back the timer and starts over. During this process, I see green dots appear over the test image.

Any ideas? I'm stumped.

Force Flow · Jun 5, 2005, 04:36 AM

I took off the omega drivers and put the cat 5.5's back.

Here's what the artifact test looks like with ATItool: http://computerslayer1.spymac.com/ATItool.jpg

Something tells me that it isn't supposed to look like that...

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jun 5, 2005, 05:08 AM

Maybe the card is damaged...looks to me like its got some bad thermal paste/bad core/ram issues happening =0 Sure you didnt burn it out>

Force Flow · Jun 5, 2005, 05:41 AM

Pretty sure...this is the first time I tried gaming with it.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jun 5, 2005, 05:49 AM

Try RMA'ing it then, looks borked to me

Force Flow · Jun 5, 2005, 06:04 AM

alrighty, thanks

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jun 5, 2005, 08:34 AM

Yep, something seriously wrong mybe faster to RMA it to were you bought it but most only off 15-30days. You can RMA it to the MFG but thazt can't take alot more time.

~~ut2k4wikichici~~ · Jun 5, 2005, 08:57 AM

damn man that card is screwed take it back and get a 6600gt!!!!

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jun 5, 2005, 04:25 PM

Who wants nVidia? No one

riles9262 · Jun 5, 2005, 09:05 PM

Actually the 6600 gt would be a great replacement should he not want to rma the 9600pro.

Force Flow · Jun 6, 2005, 12:32 AM

I was thinking of replacing it with a 9800pro since they're so cheap now (I was looking at one on newegg for $126)

I'll also RMA the card and possibly either sell after it gets replaced or use it in another build.

Jun 4, 2005, 10:53 PM	#1
Force Flow DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	9600pro - problems with 3D acceleration I have a strange problem with my Atlantis 9600 pro 128MB video card. 2D video appears to be fine, but it does some strange stuff with games that use 3D acceleration. Here are some screenshots: UT2004: http://computerslayer1.spymac.com/Shot00001.jpg Doom3: http://computerslayer1.spymac.com/shot00003.jpg DirectX 9.0c is installed and I've tried catalyst drivers 5.4, 5.5 and 4.8 (in that order with no improvement with each change). I also tried turning off fast write and knocked the AGP speed from 8x to 4x, but it still exhibits the same symptoms. Using the ATItool, if I try knocking down the clock speeds as far as 100Mhz below the default speed, the problem looks worse. I also tried installing the most recent Omega drivers 2.6.25a. It looks much better, but there are still problems. Also, just for kicks, I tried setting the max GPU and max RAM clocks with the ATItool. About every 3 seconds, it detects an artifact and kicks back the timer and starts over. During this process, I see green dots appear over the test image. Any ideas? I'm stumped.

Jun 5, 2005, 08:34 AM	#7
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Yep, something seriously wrong mybe faster to RMA it to were you bought it but most only off 15-30days. You can RMA it to the MFG but thazt can't take alot more time. __________________

Jun 5, 2005, 09:05 PM	#10
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	Actually the 6600 gt would be a great replacement should he not want to rma the 9600pro. __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.

Jun 5, 2005, 04:36 AM	Thread Starter #2
Force Flow DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	I took off the omega drivers and put the cat 5.5's back. Here's what the artifact test looks like with ATItool: http://computerslayer1.spymac.com/ATItool.jpg Something tells me that it isn't supposed to look like that...

Jun 5, 2005, 05:08 AM	#3
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Maybe the card is damaged...looks to me like its got some bad thermal paste/bad core/ram issues happening =0 Sure you didnt burn it out>

Jun 5, 2005, 05:41 AM	Thread Starter #4
Force Flow DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Pretty sure...this is the first time I tried gaming with it.

Jun 5, 2005, 05:49 AM	#5
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Try RMA'ing it then, looks borked to me

Jun 5, 2005, 06:04 AM	Thread Starter #6
Force Flow DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	alrighty, thanks

Jun 5, 2005, 08:57 AM	#8
~~ut2k4wikichici~~ Banned Join Date: May 2005 Location: Australia AKA. Kangaroo country Posts: 340 Rep Power: 0	damn man that card is screwed take it back and get a 6600gt!!!!

Jun 5, 2005, 04:25 PM	#9
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Who wants nVidia? No one

Jun 6, 2005, 12:32 AM	Thread Starter #11
Force Flow DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	I was thinking of replacing it with a 9800pro since they're so cheap now (I was looking at one on newegg for $126) I'll also RMA the card and possibly either sell after it gets replaced or use it in another build.