Is this a graphics card problem?

thecheat · Sep 9, 2005, 12:26 AM

Very, very rarely I get this problem when I boot up my computer:
http://img247.imageshack.us/my.php?i...esktop11ws.jpg

But when I shutdown/start up my computer again, the problem goes away...

I have:
AMD Athlon 64 3000+
ECS 755-A2
Radeon 9800 Pro 256mb
1024mb RAM (Corsair)
160gb HD
and an Antec Smartpower 2.0 (500W I think?)

cswiger · Sep 9, 2005, 01:47 AM

Yep, the white dot effect. I see it perhaps one boot out of twenty if I leave OverDrive enabled, and perhaps one boot out of a hundred if I leave OD off. It seems like the memory in the card doesn't get initialized quite right every once in a while, or the timing is marginally off, or something like that.

Try lowering your card's VRAM frequency via a tweaker utility by just a little bit, and see whether the problem goes away entirely.

Sep 9, 2005, 12:26 AM	#1
thecheat DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Is this a graphics card problem? Very, very rarely I get this problem when I boot up my computer: http://img247.imageshack.us/my.php?i...esktop11ws.jpg But when I shutdown/start up my computer again, the problem goes away... I have: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ ECS 755-A2 Radeon 9800 Pro 256mb 1024mb RAM (Corsair) 160gb HD and an Antec Smartpower 2.0 (500W I think?)

Sep 9, 2005, 01:47 AM	#2
cswiger DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 233 Rep Power: 0	Yep, the white dot effect. I see it perhaps one boot out of twenty if I leave OverDrive enabled, and perhaps one boot out of a hundred if I leave OD off. It seems like the memory in the card doesn't get initialized quite right every once in a while, or the timing is marginally off, or something like that. Try lowering your card's VRAM frequency via a tweaker utility by just a little bit, and see whether the problem goes away entirely. __________________ Do you remember Shalebridge Cradle? Beware! The Cradle doesn't forget.... AMD Opteron 185 @ 2.6GHz/200HTT \| 2GB G.Skill DDR3200 @ 2-3-2-5/1T \| 512MB eVGA 8800GT @ 600/1800 \| SB Audigy 2ZS eX, Outlaw 1050 6.1ch amp, Paradigm speakers \| MSI K8N Diamond Plus mainboard \| black Lian-Li USB68 case + Foxconn FX600-GLN 600W PSU \| 2xWDC3200AAKS (RAID1) \| Sony GDM-F500R CRT, BENQ G2400W LCD