Problem with ATI RX9800. Please Help

Discussion in 'Video Cards, Displays and TV Tuners' started by AntonisLar, Sep 2, 2005.

  1. AntonisLar

    AntonisLar Geek Trainee

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    Last yeat i got rid of my nvidia fx5200 and got the ati rx9800 (256mb)(128bit) because i wanted to play games. I made the mistake of trying to overclock it so i could get better speeds and the card crashed a couple of times so i set the default settings back and never overcklocked it again. I never had the crashing problem again, Only sometimes when i was playing for long time and i had the settings very high. Now for the past few weeks, it seems to be crashing very easy. I took the game's settings to the lowest and it still crashes . Even when i take the ATI Tool test to see my results (with the rotating box) it crashes.

    Can anyone please tell me what to do so it will stop crashing? Cant seem to enjoy playing my games anymore even though my card is supposed to be very good. Please?

    when i mean crashing you can see the image below. I have to restart after that

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    AntonisLar, Sep 2, 2005
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  2. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    my screen goes exatly like that when i overclock the memory too high, so are you sure that the settings are back at stock?
     
    Willz, Sep 2, 2005
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  3. AntonisLar

    AntonisLar Geek Trainee

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    im quite sure... does anybody know the stock default settings for the RX9800?
     
    AntonisLar, Sep 2, 2005
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  4. pelvis_3

    pelvis_3 HWF Member For Life

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    Try re-installing the drivers and DX9c.
     
    pelvis_3, Sep 3, 2005
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  5. ninja fetus

    ninja fetus I'm a thugged out gangsta

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    what power supply are you using?
     
    ninja fetus, Sep 3, 2005
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  6. AntonisLar

    AntonisLar Geek Trainee

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    pelvis 3: thanks,i will try

    ninja: i am aware that my card requires a more powerfull power supply but that never caused me any problems at the past
     
    AntonisLar, Sep 3, 2005
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  7. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    maybe you have a ower supply that recently has only begun to show problems, try a different power supply :)
     
    Willz, Sep 3, 2005
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  8. Matt555

    Matt555 iMod

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    could be, try one with more ooomph...couldn't hurt...
     
    Matt555, Sep 3, 2005
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  9. AntonisLar

    AntonisLar Geek Trainee

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    is the power supply only the cable or do i have to change the whole box inside the pc?
     
    AntonisLar, Sep 3, 2005
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  10. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    no, you have to change the whole box in the top back of the pc, get a decent power supply that costs more than £40 if your going to get a power supply.
     
    Willz, Sep 3, 2005
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  11. AntonisLar

    AntonisLar Geek Trainee

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    thanks for the help
     
    AntonisLar, Sep 3, 2005
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  12. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    oh, also, buy a power supply of an online store as you would be getting more for your money :)

    also go with a brand like antec, hiper, ocz, but there is many more good brands out there, maybe someone can reccomend some other power supply, i cant remember anymore of the top of my head :)
     
    Willz, Sep 3, 2005
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  13. Big B

    Big B HWF Godfather

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    Assuming the power supply isn't doing the job, see my sig. Now, without knowing what power supply he has, it's a little hard to say absolutely yes. However, if you got it with your case, chances are it's not holding up.
     
    Big B, Sep 4, 2005
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  14. zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG

    zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG HWF Guitar Freak

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    i doubt its the power supply and agree that its the drivers or problems with the Direct X 9.0c, i suggest reinstalling drivers from the original disk and trying to load new ones again from the web
     
    zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG, Sep 4, 2005
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