ATI 5830 DISPLAY HELP

sniperone · 10 May 2011 at 14:46

I picked up a 5830 for my sons computer on the daily deal for 70 pound and i am having trouble getting games to run at 1080p .

i can select 1080p as my desktop res but in game it wont let me go higher than 720p . i cant get my head around ccc . :confused:

some help would be gratefull

sniperone · 10 May 2011 at 15:10

Any one ? im going insane lol
I can see why i always use nvidia cards ,there drivers are just so much better

sniperone · 10 May 2011 at 16:16

Flashheart · 10 May 2011 at 16:19

What is the screen?
I used to use a 720P TV screen, that would let me select 1080p at desktop ( although it would only run at 1080 interlaced-not progressive), and consequently was only capable of 720p or 1360x768 in game.
What screen are you using?

sniperone · 10 May 2011 at 16:24

It is a 1080p hd samsung tv . The desktop displays fine at 1080p in game it wont let me go higher than 720p .had no problems with the nvidia card .

ati drivers are crap . i mean this should be a simple install

Crehl · 10 May 2011 at 16:35

Which game(s)? Have you run it/them before at 1080p with your old nVidia card?

cmndr_andi · 10 May 2011 at 16:40

Hi there,

Have you fully removed all previous display drivers (using a tool like driver sweeper) and installed the most recent Catalyst drivers (11.5 I believe)?

Also, may I ask what the rest of the specification's of your son's system are and what is the model number of the Samsung TV?

sniperone · 10 May 2011 at 17:23

The games im playing are , aliens v preadtor - left 4 dead 2 - batman ,all worked perfect with the nvidia card at 1080p no problems .

Have run drivers sweeper to remove any old drivers , installed the latest drivers from amd's website .

The system is well capable of running these games ,they did with the 9800gtx at 1080p

i had a bad feeling about buying an ati card again . its a been nothing but a pain messing with this card for hours now

Surveyor · 10 May 2011 at 18:42

What's the model number of the TV?

sniperone · 10 May 2011 at 21:10

It is a samsung - ue32c5100 led tv

Surveyor · 10 May 2011 at 21:40

Which HDMI connection are you using on the TV?

If it's socket 1 then try sockets 2, 3 or 4.

If it's socket 2, 3 or 4 then try socket 1.

sniperone · 11 May 2011 at 08:31

I have tried all the sockets ,no luck :-(

Flashheart · 11 May 2011 at 09:11

Have you tried the VGA port on your tv?

cmndr_andi · 11 May 2011 at 09:14

Flashheart said:
Have you tried the VGA port on your tv?

+1

So often this solves problems experienced through HDMI ports and basically looks just as good.

Just for reference, a VGA connection can happily run a 1080p@60Hz video signal.

sniperone · 11 May 2011 at 09:20

No i have not tried the vga socket . iI thought that vga couldnt carry a 1080p signal

Flashheart · 11 May 2011 at 09:32

Yup it should do

cmndr_andi · 11 May 2011 at 09:36

sniperone said:
iI thought that vga couldnt carry a 1080p signal

It really can - it actually can support resolutions much higher that 1080p. My mum is happily using her laptop with a 24in 1920x1200 monitor linked by a VGA connection - it looks great.

To connect your 5830 to a VGA cable you will need a DVI-I to VGA adapter, though i'm not sure if you get one with your graphics card.

sniperone · 11 May 2011 at 13:51

Tried vga and a diffrent cable after a clean install and still no luck . :mad:

Surveyor · 11 May 2011 at 18:35

Just to clarify - your monitor will run games at 1080p but your TV will only let you select 720p?

Does the desktop display on the TV at 1920x1080?

What happens if you connect the monitor and TV at the same time and set the resolution to 1920x1080?

sniperone · 11 May 2011 at 19:57

Yes my tv is a full 1080p hd led tv . I can display my desktop at 1920 x 1080 but when i launch any game i cannot select 1920 x 1080 as the gaming rez . The highest it will go is 1366x768 .