9800 Pro

OverLoadOverLoad
edited April 2004 in Hardware
i have a 9800 pro card and everytime i play a game the graphics are really choppy. ive run adaware,spybot,cwsshredder and every other program i could find to see if i had spam or viruses. agp fast write is off in my bios. when i go into smartgart i try to set the agp speed to 8x the computer restarts but when i go back into smartgart its back at zero. i tried using ati tool but to no evail. really confused about this :confused:. im using the 4.4 drivers as well. would a total reformat be good?

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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    Did you used to have another video card and then installed the Radeon later? Or was it installed at the same time as the OS?
  • OverLoadOverLoad
    edited April 2004
    same time as the bios- i went in to try to set the agp speed there but it wouldnt even let me cause it wasnt highlighted. im running an amd64 3000+. would trying to find the latest flash on there site do anything?
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    can you post all the specs of your pc as well?
  • OverLoadOverLoad
    edited April 2004
    Amd Athlon 64 3000+
    1gig of Kingston Hyper-x pc3500
    msi k8t neo
    philips audio acoustic edge
    linksys wireless-g card
    western digital 80gig caviar
    liteon 40x cd burner
    liteon 4x dbd burner
    ati radeon 9800 pro

    do you think it could be a compatability problem?monitor is set at 85 hertz but it can go as high as 200.
  • SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
    edited April 2004
    Definatley get the latest BIOS revision for your board. What is it revision '1.4' now?

    I think you need to try going through your 'msconfig' startup list (start - run - msconfig) and make sure only items that are necessary are checked. If it is just one game you're experiencing problems with, then I suggest you also look for an update patch for it. Also, un-install your Catalyst drivers (use the ATI Catalyst Uninstaller, you can get it from the downloads section), then after a restart, re-install them again. See if that helps.

    Also, make sure your onboard Realtek audio is disabled and make sure your sound card has the latest drivers for it. Make sure the acoustic edge is also a couple of PCI slots away from the AGP slot on your motherboard, or any other card for that matter if possible.

    Try all that, then post back.

    Cheers
  • Mt_GoatMt_Goat Head Cheezy Knob Pflugerville (north of Austin) Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    Did you install DX9b BEFORE installint the CAT drivers?
  • OverLoadOverLoad
    edited April 2004
    nope sure didnt
  • OverLoadOverLoad
    edited April 2004
    to me the only thing that i see wrong with it is that i cant change the speed in the bios for my agp frequency.
  • ArmoArmo Mr. Nice Guy Is Dead,Only Aqua Remains Member
    edited April 2004
    make sure F@H is off or paused when you play games :)
  • Mt_GoatMt_Goat Head Cheezy Knob Pflugerville (north of Austin) Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    OverLoad wrote:
    nope sure didnt
    If this reply was that you didn't install DX9b prior to the CAT drivers then you should remove the drivers and all components completely then be sure you DO have DX9b installed and re-install the CATs. It states very clearly in ATI's instructions that you must install DX9 first!. You must also have the GART (AGP) drivers installed prior to the ATI drivers. If you have missed something you can
    read it here.
  • Optimus-MatrixOptimus-Matrix Phoenix
    edited April 2004
    You need to install the latest chipset drivers for your processor. I had the same problem as soon as i upgraded my chipset drivers it worked flawlessly
  • SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
    edited April 2004
    Optimus Matrix wrote:
    You need to install the latest chipset drivers for your processor. I had the same problem as soon as i upgraded my chipset drivers it worked flawlessly
    If you're refering to his GPU drivers then, he has said he is using the latest. The Catalyst 4.4's. If you meant the motherboard chipset drivers though, yes, good advice. Though I can't imagine it will make that much difference seeing as he's using a very new motherboard which should have come with very recent, if not the latest chipset drivers.
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    Its been fixed I had the same problem with a 9700 pro a long time ago. The AGP texture Acceleration wasn't on I went over we redid his PC and all is well now.
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