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*** The Official X1950 Pro Thread ***

aircooled said:
I have nothing agaist you honestjohn.
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going back to your first post here on ocuk, i'd have to disagree.... ;)

aircooled said:
I have a HIS X1950 Pro ICEQ3 Turbo 512MB AGP and no problems !!!
As you posted on other forums , your problems started when you (honestjohn)
aggressively overclocked the card , thus over heating the card to the point of crashing.
To solve this, you (honestjohn) I quote "Finally upped Fan-Speed to 100% at all times using ATI Tray Tools",
this may of prematurely worn-out the bearing
due to the fan constantly operating at high rpms for an extended period of time.
So. Please do not brash this truly great product that is well engineered ,
If you choose to push-it past the limits it was designed , that is your decision ..
Overclocking is always a gamble and sometimes we lose !
Sorry my friend.
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even for those who have no clue who you are, how do you think that reads to them? :)
 
Aha good old ATT :)
640/775 3DM06 run @ 5885 not too shabby for a sub £120 card :D

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aircooled said:
I would said you just have to be careful.
If nothing goes wrong, great. if something goes bad the makers of the product know how this happens, they test 100s of units, you can not fool them, they have seen it all. What ever can be done to a unit they done it and when they see it, they know how and why.
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drivel. overdrive is built into the catalyst control center. and you still think overclocking invalidates your warranty? and back to the fan again, 100% is the fans rated speed. yes really. is it that hard to understand? how fast do you think the fan runs on cards without a temp sensor? :rolleyes: the fact that fans can run slower is merely a convenience for users.

and as for returns, most etailers do it direct. the customer deals directly with them, not the card manufacturer. you only have to read a few posts here to see how quickly ocuk turn around replacing faulty cards to the end user. :)
 
aircooled said:
I have nothing agaist you honestjohn.
As far as finding that post, I can not, most of your posts have been edited.
It is not a big deal to me and I feel you missed the point of the post. I do feel that you are attacking me due to the fact you think I am some other person you do not take kindly to. I can let that go due to this reasoning.
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Gee, below is the link to the post you conveniently can't find. Look to the end where it says I upped the fan speed to 100%. It also says I haven't overclocked it yet. Contrary to your statement that I "Aggressively Overclocked" the card. You didn't just miss the point of the post, you flat out lied about it. And if you plan on accussing me of editing the post next, notice the last edit date was January 26th, right after I made the initial post. Nice try. Finally, how do you know so much about me or my posts on Guru3D if you weren't the banned troll. I rest my case.

http://forums.guru3d.com/showpost.php?p=2119584&postcount=35

Mods, I'm done with him now.
 
SkeeterPSA said:
Hmm do we really need all this crap thats been posted recently, can mods not clean it up a bit?
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I could do but I'm sleepy :D I'll have a clean out tomorrow.

As for aircooled and honestjohn, can we let things lie please?
 
spookywillow said:
those having trouble overclocking their cards try this,

get the latest ati tray tools beta, http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=206455

to overclock you have to use increments of 8mhz or more, lower than that will result in black screen, flickering green and the clocks resetting to default.

here's a better guide that i did if you want to read it http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?p=2128108#post2128108
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Do you know if the overclocking method still needs to be set to "Driver Level" as I read on Guru3D or is it now possible to use "Low-Level" with the beta? Just curious. Thanks Mate.
 
Accelero X2 without Voltage Regulator Heat Spreader Module

Got a Sapphire card and an Accelero X2 but it did not come with the voltage regulator heat spreader in the pack. Anybody running a X1950 Pro and Accelero X2 without this?
 
i havn't tried yet but as jaska915 posted it works if you use increments, he says 6.75 increments but 8mhz is probably the same rule as driver level.

i have to take the kids to school in a sec but i'll test it when i get back ;)


EDIT; just checked it and yes it does work, disable ati hotkey poller and use increments of 8mhz ;)
 
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Still no joy

Well I got my RMA back, OcUK's verdict was there is no fault with the card.

So I uninstalled my old nvidia card again, uninstalled nvidia drivers, restarted into safe mode, used driver cleaner pro to remove any nvidia gubbins. Switched off pc, installed 1950 pro, then installed ATI drivers from cd included with card. Ran 3d Mark 05..

Still same artifact problem. So I uninstalled those drivers tried newest official ATI drivers, still same problem. Tried omega drivers and used ATi Tools to use the 3d renderer and keep an eye on temps etc whilst scanning for artifacts.

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get same results with Fast Writes on or off and when I tried changing down to AGP x 4 instead of x 8

My system
Intel P4 Prescott 3.2
EPOX EP-4PDA3I-3 (Intel 865PE+ICH5)
OcUK Value 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit
XP Pro SP2

all at stock and mobo updated with latest bios and drivers.

Any idea's to get it working?
 
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mart981 said:
Well I got my RMA back, OcUK's verdict was there is no fault with the card.
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Hi Mart981 Your Env Temperature seems high have you got good case air flow I would say the memory is getting to hot, maybe try with the side of the case off and a fan blowing at the card.

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mart981 said:
Well I got my RMA back, OcUK's verdict was there is no fault with the card.

Any idea's to get it working?
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Exactly what goosee said. What PSU are you using right now? Make / Model / Wattage. Then we can look at your +12v rail. Dutch777 made a good point too.
 
mart981 said:
Any idea's to get it working?
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what drivers are u using mate?

When i try and OC my x1950pro anythign avbove 1mhz on the 7.1's I get mad crazy artifacting :( so im back on the 6.12's and they work fine!

Also since the HIS are already pre clocked they are technically overclocked so may just eb a driver problem ;)

Try reverting back to 6.12 if uyou are using 7.1
 
mart981 said:
Aye, exact same symptoms on my old 400W Zalman (ZM400B-APS) aswell as my new 460W Zalman (ZM460B-APS) from my other comp.
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By the way, sorry to hear of your troubles. Getting an RMA back must suck. I've been pretty lucky and have only had to RMA 2 video cards in 15 years. Anyway, I took a look at the specs of your PSU and you have a dual-rail with 16a + 18a per +12v rail. That is a little under the recommended specs for the card, but not by far. How many other devices in your system? You may want to try mixing around your molex connections to the other devices, just in case your drawing more power from one rail. Read about several people where this worked believe it or not. I also recommend Cat 6.12 as others have.

PS - for PSU's you just can't add the amps of the +12V rails together for sustained/continuous power. Mine for example has 22A (x2) per +12v rail = 36a Sustained/Continuous , not 44a. You basically need to depend on the manufacturer to give you the sustained/continuous power and most do not unfortunately. They usually use "peak" power.
 
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