ATI 5xxx series graphic issues

mako88sb · 02-09-10, 06:56 PM

Just thought I give a heads up in case anybody is considering buying any of the recent ATI VGAs(5770,5850 & 5870). I bought a XFX 5870 and have been impressed with it's performance but unfortunately, every once in awhile, my screen will become corrupted and I'll have to reboot the system. I thought it was just a glitch that I'd be able to sort out sooner or later. I made sure to clean out the old Nvidia driver with Driver Sweeper before installing the newest ATI driver. So far all attempts to rid my system of this problem have failed but I found this post over at the HarwareCanucks forum that indicates it's an issue that seems to affect a unknown percentage of cards. So far the 5750 and 5970 cards seem to be okay:

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...r-updates.html

I tried the 10.1 hotfix that was released a few days ago but I can't see any improvement. The only good thing about this is that it seems okay while playing games or watching videos and only gives me problems while web browsing. Hopefully, a software fix will take care of it but I must admit, I'm starting to think there's more to it then that. Some people have gone the RMA route but received new cards with similar problem while others have gotten problem free ones. Could end up being quite a hassle if it turns out to be problem that can't be solved with a software fix.

Rob

02-09-10, 06:56 PM	#1
mako88sb XO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 423 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	ATI 5xxx series graphic issues Just thought I give a heads up in case anybody is considering buying any of the recent ATI VGAs(5770,5850 & 5870). I bought a XFX 5870 and have been impressed with it's performance but unfortunately, every once in awhile, my screen will become corrupted and I'll have to reboot the system. I thought it was just a glitch that I'd be able to sort out sooner or later. I made sure to clean out the old Nvidia driver with Driver Sweeper before installing the newest ATI driver. So far all attempts to rid my system of this problem have failed but I found this post over at the HarwareCanucks forum that indicates it's an issue that seems to affect a unknown percentage of cards. So far the 5750 and 5970 cards seem to be okay: http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...r-updates.html I tried the 10.1 hotfix that was released a few days ago but I can't see any improvement. The only good thing about this is that it seems okay while playing games or watching videos and only gives me problems while web browsing. Hopefully, a software fix will take care of it but I must admit, I'm starting to think there's more to it then that. Some people have gone the RMA route but received new cards with similar problem while others have gotten problem free ones. Could end up being quite a hassle if it turns out to be problem that can't be solved with a software fix. Rob