radeon 9800 problems

Farside · 02-08-06, 01:00 PM

does anyone have a problem with the radeon 9800 with the 6.14 drivers? every game i own crashes and i know that it is because of the graphics card. does anyone have any solutions?

if not i'm opting to buy a 6 series geforce card. any other recommendations for a good graphics card?

thanks

Farside

JSLTIGER · 02-08-06, 01:06 PM

Roll back to an earlier driver set...say 5.12. Once you hit 5.13, they begin to be optimized for dual core systems. That should solve your problems.

SUBMAN1 · 02-08-06, 01:11 PM

One of my vid cards is a 9800 AIW and I have had no problems with the rev 6 drivers. Try removing them and reinstalling them.

-S

Deathblow · 02-08-06, 08:57 PM

I have a Radeon 9800Pro, with the 6.14 drivers. I can say the the card itself has problems.... its cooling system is unreliable and has failed on me in two different cards resulting in burnt cards.

When the card is working however... I usually have good results with most games without crashing.

I just know I'll probably not try a Radeon card again if I can help it... this one was pretty cheap though.

SUBMAN1 · 02-08-06, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deathblow

I have a Radeon 9800Pro, with the 6.14 drivers. I can say the the card itself has problems.... its cooling system is unreliable and has failed on me in two different cards resulting in burnt cards.

When the card is working however... I usually have good results with most games without crashing.

I just know I'll probably not try a Radeon card again if I can help it... this one was pretty cheap though.

My obsession with my computer involves making the machine not only fast, but quiet at the same time. Part of this process involved making the 9800 silent - which means - GET RID OF THAT CRAPPY FAN ATI SUPPLIED!!! Its noisey and worthless. The best silent cooling solution for any video card these days is to look at artic cooling solutions - http://www.arctic-cooling.com/ - This has made my vid card nearly silent and is still a better cooling solution than the original.

I'm about on the verge of my next mod however, so I am still researching a silent solution to an ATI x1900XTX or possibly a 7800 GTX 512. As soon as I figure out how to make one of these boards silent, and I see what AMD is doing with their 65nm process, I will do the upgrade. If the AMD offering is not anything spectacular, I'll probably go with an X2 4400 + (1 MB Cache), and probably an ATI R series based chipset with an ATI x1900XTX. Still researching though.

The planning is killing me.

Farside · 02-10-06, 09:19 AM

nah the driver change didn't work they're all still crashing. oh well that means that its either overheating or the cards buggered or something. thanks for the help guys

Farside

02-08-06, 01:00 PM	#1
Farside Sparky Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 155 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	radeon 9800 problems does anyone have a problem with the radeon 9800 with the 6.14 drivers? every game i own crashes and i know that it is because of the graphics card. does anyone have any solutions? if not i'm opting to buy a 6 series geforce card. any other recommendations for a good graphics card? thanks Farside __________________ Good Hunting! Torpedo Problems? Check out my thread for FAQ\'s and running depths!

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JSLTIGER The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Parkland, FL, USA Posts: 1,437 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Roll back to an earlier driver set...say 5.12. Once you hit 5.13, they begin to be optimized for dual core systems. That should solve your problems. __________________ Thor: Intel Core i7 4770K\|ASUS Z87Pro\|32GB DDR3 RAM\|11GB EVGA GeForce RTX 2080Ti Black\|256GB Crucial M4 SSD+2TB WD HDD\|4X LG BD-RE\|32" Acer Predator Z321QU 165Hz G-Sync (2540x1440)\|Logitech Z-323 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Pro Explorer (MSI GL63 8RE-629 Laptop): Intel Core i7 8750H\|16GB DDR4 RAM\|6GB GeForce GTX 1060\|128GB SSD+1TB HDD\|15.6" Widescreen (1920x1080)\|Logitech R-20 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Home

02-08-06, 01:11 PM	#3
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	One of my vid cards is a 9800 AIW and I have had no problems with the rev 6 drivers. Try removing them and reinstalling them. -S __________________

02-10-06, 09:19 AM	#6
Farside Sparky Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 155 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	nah the driver change didn't work they're all still crashing. oh well that means that its either overheating or the cards buggered or something. thanks for the help guys Farside __________________ Good Hunting! Torpedo Problems? Check out my thread for FAQ\'s and running depths!

02-08-06, 08:57 PM	#4
Deathblow Captain Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 518 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have a Radeon 9800Pro, with the 6.14 drivers. I can say the the card itself has problems.... its cooling system is unreliable and has failed on me in two different cards resulting in burnt cards. When the card is working however... I usually have good results with most games without crashing. I just know I'll probably not try a Radeon card again if I can help it... this one was pretty cheap though.