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X1950 Pro - Graphics Corruption

NocomplyUK

NocomplyUK

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Friend of mine is having problems with his new X1950 Pro AGP graphics card. He's waiting on his forum access being accepted so im posting on his behalf.

I'm having some problems with my new "HIS ATI Radeon X1950 Pro ICEQ3 Turbo 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (AGP) - Retail (H1950PRQT512DDA-R)"

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-069-HT&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=403

It seems to work ok in windows, but when running a game eg Battlefield 2 or running 3D Mark 06 (Basic) after some time which can be as little as 20-30 seconds or as much as a few minutes I get graphical corruption on screen which worries me that some thing is definitely wrong. Please see the pictures linked below. Sorry they are of a poor quality as they were taken with my phone.

http://uf.myfiles.org.uk/files/Misc Images/x1950 Pro/22022007.jpg
http://uf.myfiles.org.uk/files/Misc Images/x1950 Pro/22022007(001).jpg
http://uf.myfiles.org.uk/files/Misc Images/x1950 Pro/22022007(002).jpg
http://uf.myfiles.org.uk/files/Misc Images/x1950 Pro/22022007(003).jpg

Here is a brief description of my hardware:

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ S939 (San Diego) with stock HS&F
Gigabyte GA-K8NS Ultra 939
3 GB PC3200 DDR RAM (2x1GB+2x512MB)
2 Seagate Raptor 36GB SATA HDD (Striped using the onboard SiL RAID controller)
Hiper Power Type-R 580W PSU
Pioneer DVR-110 DVDRW
Windows XP Pro SP2 (32 bit)
I also have additional HDDs which I have disconnected for testing purposes.

I hope I have given enough detail, but I'm bound to have forgotten something.

Testing:
I have tried to minimise the Load on the PSU as much as I can by removing unnecessary hardware (data HDDs, DVDRW & USB devices)
Connected the PCIe power connector on the card to both the dedicated PCIe power of the PSU and using the Molex to PCIe adapter on two separate lines out of the PSU.

Run Driver Cleaner Pro and installed and tested in turn manufacturer supplied Catalyst 6.12 and 7.1 from the ATI site.
Checked GPU temperatures: Idle 36C and under load approx 48-50C

When the graphical corruption occurs, if you task swap back to the windows desktop, the graphical corruption remains but changes to small dots. If windows are then moved around the desktop, the image smears and the only way to restore the desktop is reboot the PC.

All these steps seem to make little difference.

Any constructive help would be grately appreciated.


Note:- The system with the problem is detailed above, the system in the sig is mine ( just to avoid confusion )
 
I would say it is yet another duff card m8 a lot of peeps have bought this card and have had to RMA it.
I want to buy one but these problems are putting me right off at the mo.
 
Yeah we think so too really. My friend has pretty much covered all the bases fault finding wise as far as i can tell, but we were hoping someone could confirm it through having the same problem and having their card returned or have some bright spark pinpoint the exact problem for the RMA request.
 
Very similar to my X800 before it died a few months later. Don't keep it - RMA it!

LoadsaMoney said:
Id avoid the HIS, atrocious cards.
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I know this isn't a popular opinion - but I'm avoiding ATI cards altogether now. After having problems with both my X1950XT and X800, I just cba with them anymore :( I just got the short straw twice I guess. I prefer my 7600GS to my old X1950XT, because it actually runs all of my games rather than crashing ;) Plus it was a good £90 cheaper.
 
Every ATI card I've owned has given me some grief. My current 6800GT is the only card that's "just worked". And it's nVidia :p Hence I'm probably going to get an 8600 when they release, unless ATI really pulls something out of the bag.
 
When going for GFX cards, i only go for the more established names, when i got my 9800se softmodded to 9800pro, it was Hercules, then went to a 9800pro softmodded to a 9800xt which was Sapphire.

My new 1950pro is the sapphire version, and is rock solid, will have a go overclocking once i get 3dmark downloaded (damn you BT).
 
gt_junkie said:
Like another dead card!!! ;) :p
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haha yeah

@schumi84, my X1950XT was sapphire and was generally just a pain. But me x800 was powercolor, and died literally days after the warranty period ended. Actually, 2 days before the warranty ended but I didn't check the warranty until a few days later. Ffs >.<
 
Lol, well i hope my new Sapphire goes ok, no problems as yet, apart from the annoying thing of having to install the dotnetfix for the Catalyst Control Centre, as it has a fit if it isnt installed, and always forget to do it first.

Am impressed so far, can run Age of Empires 3 with full GFX settings and runs sweet as.
 
furnace said:
Very similar to my X800 before it died a few months later. Don't keep it - RMA it!


I know this isn't a popular opinion - but I'm avoiding ATI cards altogether now. After having problems with both my X1950XT and X800, I just cba with them anymore :( I just got the short straw twice I guess. I prefer my 7600GS to my old X1950XT, because it actually runs all of my games rather than crashing ;) Plus it was a good £90 cheaper.
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Darn, you've been a bit unlucky with ATI. I've been 9800pro > X800XT PE > 7600GT OC > X1900 and every single card has been spot on. I've had a lot of crappier cards before 9800Pro and they all worked fine too. The only problem I've ever had was when I bought a Ti4200 off my m8 for £70. Took it home and had my PC on it's side ready to install. Gets to go to the toilet and stands on the card. I had it for 20 minutes :eek: . Luckily my m8 is rich and gave me the £70 back when I told him what I done, he just laughed at first and wound me up saying that I'm back to my old TNT2 card again lol. He gave me the money back so I could get something decent enough to tie me over so all in all it wasn't too bad. Well never cost me a penny hehe.
 
schumi84 said:
Lol, well i hope my new Sapphire goes ok, no problems as yet, apart from the annoying thing of having to install the dotnetfix for the Catalyst Control Centre, as it has a fit if it isnt installed, and always forget to do it first.

Am impressed so far, can run Age of Empires 3 with full GFX settings and runs sweet as.
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How is the sapphire does it work ok??

Thundy.
 
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