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Major Artefacts > HIS ATI RADEON X1950 PRO ICEQ3 Turbo 256MB GDDR3 (AGP)

Add me to the list of glitchy HIS 1950 Pro users.

Much the same as most people are reporting here - runs fine for a time, then suddenly corrupts the same way everyone else has posted screenshots here. If I exit the game, the corruption ends up on the desktop and resetting the PC is the only way to clear it.

I also have an occasional glitch where the whole screen stretches by x2 or x3 for a fraction of a second then snaps back. That happens every 10-15 minutes or so. And just recently it decided to swap around the primary and secondary connectors for me for some reason, leaving me to have to switch over the monitor cables to restore my desktop.

These cards are overclocked out of the factory aren't they? Might explain why dropping the RAM speed back down removes the problem. Maybe they thought they had stable RAM for overclocking, but it just isn't quite up to the job in the field.

I haven't RMAd it as I have read the stories about RMAs on this card being returned as "no problems found" and leaving the owner out of pocket, and frankly I can do without that hassle. And as the time to corruption on my card can be up to 4 or 5 hours of play, a few quick tests at OcUK HQ aren't going to show it up.

I'll keep an eye on the forums for any mass recall, but I won't hold my breath. HIS can join my ever increasing list of "won't ever buy again" products.
 
ok guys got my new sapphire 1950 pro agp this week and after having to get a new psu (yes i ballsed the math up) it crash's after a matter of minutes with graphical artifacts.

after a look around the ole net and my own tests its seems the sapphires have a very poor stock cooling setup and some of there cards seem to have very poor fitting setups, with mine i drop in to wow and the temps go from idle of 45C to 71C+ any more and i get graphical problems and a few mins later lock and crash.

so new cooler on order, rather have it cooled corectly then a half harted refit job tbh :D
 
Just thought i'd add my experience with HIS here. I've RMA'd 3 of the 256mb AGP versions back to OCUK and finally decided to go for a refund after the 3rd duff one.

I've since decided to try another manufacturer so I bought a Powercolor 256mb AGP from another online retailer but this turned out to be a DOA so I've RMA'd this and i'm now waiting for what will be my 5th AGP X1950 to arrive !!!
 
Doh you're not having much luck there. 5 HIS X1950's now? Why the heck don't OcUK do something about it? Even the guy I spoke to at OcUK said they have a high failure rate but that was because they sold more than any other brand. Whatever, they're extremely dodgy cards and they need to be removed from sale.

Don't buy HIS. Avoid like the plague.
 
dylan_t_jones said:
I'm using cataylist 7.2 and not the drivers on HIS web page. Could this have an effect on my HIS 1950 card?
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At the time I installed it, 7.1 were the latest and I tried those and had the problem. I switched back to the approved 6.12 which were the latest on the HIS site at the time, and the problem persisted. So I don't think it is drivers, although I have not tried the 7.2 ones yet.

When I get a chance to play some games (too busy at work) I'm going to try underclocking the RAM a shade - probably down to about the level the 1950 Pros normally work at, rather than the overclock HIS have applied at factory.
 
I've finally given up with my HIS x1950 pro 512mb, i contacted tech support with all my system details and they emailed me back to simply ask 'replacement or refund?' so i've gone for the refund....they can obviously tell that they've had a faulty batch, plus i've lost all faith in HIS now, so i'm goin back to my trusty old 9800pro until i can get the cash together for a new conroe/pci-express system.
 
I played Oblivion last night for hours with no problems. The only thing I did was uninstall ATITool, removed ATICatlyst from my sytsem tray and installed ATI Tray Tool. Did not overclock the the card. No idea why the changes should make a difference. I'll play more over the weekend just in case. Last thing I want to do is send it back after reading the horror stories about RMA. 3DMark2005 gave me a score of 8900 with no glitch problems.

AMD3500 10% overclocked
1.5Gb RAM
ASUS AV8-deluxw MOBO
 
1ndyj0ne5 said:
Just thought i'd add my experience with HIS here. I've RMA'd 3 of the 256mb AGP versions back to OCUK and finally decided to go for a refund after the 3rd duff one.

I've since decided to try another manufacturer so I bought a Powercolor 256mb AGP from another online retailer but this turned out to be a DOA so I've RMA'd this and i'm now waiting for what will be my 5th AGP X1950 to arrive !!!
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I've had 2 bad HIS cards myself which had to be underclocked to work properly. Guess what HIS has done to fix the problem? They're now releasing Rev.2 cards that have a Core speed of 590 Mhz. instead of 620 Mhz. like the Rev.1s did. They also bumped up the Mem on the Rev.2 cards by 60 Mhz. which my card with the duff core can do, no problem. Below is a link for the PCI-E Rev.2 card. I bet an AGP variant isn't far behind. Guess they finally realized that there's a problem here and a large number of RV570s just aren't capable of running at 620 Mhz.

http://www.hisdigital.com/html/product_ov.php?id=292&view=yes

TheodoreBagwell initally brought up the V2 card in the X1950 Pro Mega-thread.
 
Commander Flops said:
Add me to the list of glitchy HIS 1950 Pro users.

Much the same as most people are reporting here - runs fine for a time, then suddenly corrupts the same way everyone else has posted screenshots here. If I exit the game, the corruption ends up on the desktop and resetting the PC is the only way to clear it.

I also have an occasional glitch where the whole screen stretches by x2 or x3 for a fraction of a second then snaps back. That happens every 10-15 minutes or so. And just recently it decided to swap around the primary and secondary connectors for me for some reason, leaving me to have to switch over the monitor cables to restore my desktop.

These cards are overclocked out of the factory aren't they? Might explain why dropping the RAM speed back down removes the problem. Maybe they thought they had stable RAM for overclocking, but it just isn't quite up to the job in the field.

I haven't RMAd it as I have read the stories about RMAs on this card being returned as "no problems found" and leaving the owner out of pocket, and frankly I can do without that hassle. And as the time to corruption on my card can be up to 4 or 5 hours of play, a few quick tests at OcUK HQ aren't going to show it up.

I'll keep an eye on the forums for any mass recall, but I won't hold my breath. HIS can join my ever increasing list of "won't ever buy again" products.
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Did you try dropping the core down to 600 Mhz. and increasing your memory. Mine is stable at 600 Mhz. Core and (770 Mhz) 1540 Mhz. effective Mem. using ATI Tray Tools. Coincidentally, these are the same clocks as the new Rev.2 cards are using. Actually my Core is 600, rather than 590, but I'm sure you get the point.
 
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sounds like the cards are overheating. the mosfets or voltage regulators on these x1950pro cards do seem to be the cause of a lot of problems. try running the card with the case open and a desk fan firing at it. that will indicate if its heat related or not.
 
dylan_t_jones said:
Hi honestjohn

What score do you get with 3DMark 2005/2006 after you've changed your clock speed.
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HIS (Rev.1) ICEQ3 Turbo using Rev.2 Clocks / 600 Core / 1540 Mem
3DMark05: 9254

HIS (Rev.1) ICEQ3 Turbo using Max Core Speed / 614 Core / 1540 Mem
3DMark05: 9416

Here are a few others just for reference

Visiontek (previously owned) Default Clocks
3DMark05: 8756

Sapphire (previously owned) Default Clocks
3DMark05: 9119

Sapphire (previously owned) Overclocked to HIS Rev.1 speeds / 620 Core / 1480 Mem
3DMark05: 9261

Sorry, haven't bothered with 3DMark06 yet. Did find something interesting while playing around with the HIS Core clocks. As I pushed the core clocks higher and closer to the magic 620 Mhz. mark, the lower my 3DMark scores became.
 
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Changed my core to 600 and mem to 770 (1540 effectively) and tested it with ATI Tray Tools. The system instantly crashed. However, using the original settings I ATI Tray Tools to test for artifacts I got bored after 500 second (GPU temp 60oC). How long should I run test for artifacts?
 
dylan_t_jones said:
Changed my core to 600 and mem to 770 (1540 effectively) and tested it with ATI Tray Tools. The system instantly crashed. However, using the original settings I ATI Tray Tools to test for artifacts I got bored after 500 second (GPU temp 60oC). How long should I run test for artifacts?
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You said it crashed instantly. Did you change overclocking method to "Driver Level"? Also, bump up your fan speed if haven't done so already to 75%-95%.

I would let the 3DRenderer run for 2 hours or so and don't use the PC while running it, the app will lose focus and the temps will go down defeating the purpose of the test. I actually let mine run overnight while I'm sleeping.
 
My friend just had his HIS X1950 Pro RMA answered and a new card sent out.

No information as to the actual fault with the card, just a "yes thats broken have a new one".

Testing continues but it's looking good so far.
 
dylan_t_jones said:
The overclocking method I used previously was Low level. Was I supposed to use Driver level? When I tried driver level and changed the clock speed it instantly reset the clock speed to its original value.
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Yes, the preferred and recommended method is "Driver Level". As fars the clocks reverting, I would suggest looking for answers in the ATI Tray Tools Forum...

http://forums.guru3d.com/forumdisplay.php?f=53
 
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