Upgrading From Radeon 9800 Pro 256mb
Replies: 14 | Post Date: May 13th 2006 | User: Trah21 | Forums: devhardware.comI currently have a radeon 9800 pro 256mb, i was thinking of getting a more powerful card but i was wondering if i just got nvidia 7800 gtx (or something else thats pretty much top of the line) by itself would it be a big leap over how my computer can handle my current and future games on high settings or do i also need to change my cpu and things. Im obviously not gonna want to spend the cash if i there isn't going to be big improvement in what my computer will be able to handle. Id really appreciate any feedback cause i don't really know anything about computers and video cards. This is what im currently running on:
Amd athlon 64 3200 2. 0 ghz
1 gig of ram
Radeon 9800 pro 256 mb
Ive heard about the dual and quad cards but i dont have the cash for that. So would if i just got one of top cards out right now would it be enough?
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- Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb Problem
- Upgrade From Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb
- Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb Issues
- Ati Radeon 9800 Pro Flash It Back To The Original
- Sapphire Ati Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb Or Pny Nvidia 6600 Gt
- Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb Or Sli Geforce 6600gt 128mb
- Upgrading Power Supply For Geforce 9800 Gt
- Flashing 9800 Pro To 9800 Xt
- Notebook Ati Cards - Radeon 9800 And Radeon X600 Difference
- Radeon X1600xt 256mb Issues
- Radeon X1300 256mb Bsod
- Upgrade From Ati Radeon 9800xt 256mb
- Upgrading From Radeon 9200se 64mb
- Upgrading From Radeon 1950pro 512mb
- Radeon 9800 All In Wonder Compatibility
- Radeon 9800 Issue
- Overclocking Ati 9800 Pro
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- Ati Radeon X550 256mb Driver Install Problem
- Ati Radeon 9550 256mb Dual Monitor Setup
- Radeon 9800 Xt White Spots
- Radeon 9800 Driver Update
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Updating The Card 9800 Pro 256mb Bios
What i wanna know is , is it really needed? My bios right now says r350, will updating it help me with something or is it just a non-needed risk? (I don't know about this but flashing my mobo's bios was a scary little adventure).
Posted On: March 12th 2005 . View 4 Replies .
What i wanna know is , is it really needed? My bios right now says r350, will updating it help me with something or is it just a non-needed risk? (I don't know about this but flashing my mobo's bios was a scary little adventure).
Posted On: March 12th 2005 . View 4 Replies .
Radeon 9800 Xt 256mb Video Card Issue
Radeon 9800 xt 256mb video card. My mac dual 2 ghz powerpc g5. My cpu will go into sleep mode but my video card with a fan on it won't. Is it possible that even though everything seems to be running ok i may have still installed it wrong. It was very hard to see sliding the card in for it to make connections. I have the power connector connected via the dvd power cord with a y connector. Also i really don't see any very fast speed change.
Posted On: December 9th 2006 . View 3 Replies .
Radeon 9800 xt 256mb video card. My mac dual 2 ghz powerpc g5. My cpu will go into sleep mode but my video card with a fan on it won't. Is it possible that even though everything seems to be running ok i may have still installed it wrong. It was very hard to see sliding the card in for it to make connections. I have the power connector connected via the dvd power cord with a y connector. Also i really don't see any very fast speed change.
Posted On: December 9th 2006 . View 3 Replies .
Radeon 9800 Pro Bios Flash
I've been reading these forums for quite some time on overclocking my cpu and video card which all have helped greatly. Now i have a question. Flashing the video card bios, how is that done exactly or is it recommended? I noticed ati tray tools have an option to dump the card bios. What does that do exactly?
My radeon is a saphire brand, i noticed on their website they have a bios flash utility, winflash. Does that flas my card bios to the most recent bios? Again is this something i need to do, should do?
Posted On: September 27th 2006 . View 3 Replies .
I've been reading these forums for quite some time on overclocking my cpu and video card which all have helped greatly. Now i have a question. Flashing the video card bios, how is that done exactly or is it recommended? I noticed ati tray tools have an option to dump the card bios. What does that do exactly?
My radeon is a saphire brand, i noticed on their website they have a bios flash utility, winflash. Does that flas my card bios to the most recent bios? Again is this something i need to do, should do?
Posted On: September 27th 2006 . View 3 Replies .
Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb Problem
I have a radeon 9800 pro 128 mb. And recently random colors and lines start appearing out of nowhere. The odd thing is that on desktop when i right-click > refresh. All of the lines go away only for a split-second and then they reappear again. This is a serious problem cuzz i cant play games and its hard enough to surf the web without getting frustrated. I have pics if you would like to see them. Btw, i have updated my graphics card, windows, motherboard and even put in some new ram as of today.
Posted On: August 21st 2005 . View 13 Replies .
I have a radeon 9800 pro 128 mb. And recently random colors and lines start appearing out of nowhere. The odd thing is that on desktop when i right-click > refresh. All of the lines go away only for a split-second and then they reappear again. This is a serious problem cuzz i cant play games and its hard enough to surf the web without getting frustrated. I have pics if you would like to see them. Btw, i have updated my graphics card, windows, motherboard and even put in some new ram as of today.
Posted On: August 21st 2005 . View 13 Replies .
Upgrade From Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb
I'm extremely new to upgrading computers and was looking for some help. I wanted to know if it is possible to upgrade from a radeon 9800 pro to a radeon x800xl . I was unsure because the memory types are different (9800pro ddr) (x800xl gddr3. ) My system specs. Ram-ocz value series 1gb (2 x 512mb) 184-pin ddr sdram unbuffered ddr 400 (pc 3200) dual channel kit system memory
Processor-amd athlon 64 3200+ newcastle 800mhz fsb 512kb l2 cache socket 754 processor
Mobo-dfi lanparty ut nf3 250gb socket 754 nvidia nforce3 250 atx amd motherboard
500 wat psu
Posted On: November 4th 2005 . View 14 Replies .
I'm extremely new to upgrading computers and was looking for some help. I wanted to know if it is possible to upgrade from a radeon 9800 pro to a radeon x800xl . I was unsure because the memory types are different (9800pro ddr) (x800xl gddr3. ) My system specs. Ram-ocz value series 1gb (2 x 512mb) 184-pin ddr sdram unbuffered ddr 400 (pc 3200) dual channel kit system memory
Processor-amd athlon 64 3200+ newcastle 800mhz fsb 512kb l2 cache socket 754 processor
Mobo-dfi lanparty ut nf3 250gb socket 754 nvidia nforce3 250 atx amd motherboard
500 wat psu
Posted On: November 4th 2005 . View 14 Replies .
Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb Issues
I have sent a support ticket to ati, but my experiences with their techies aren't particularly good ones, so i thought i'd post here as well. Here is what i sent them:
When i attempt to play any 3d game, i find that the game freezes and causes either a system hang or the video driver to reset itself (meaning slow performance and no directx support), depending on the game. I have tried reinstalling my catalyst drivers many times, but has never helped. I have also tried to reinstall directx, but that also hasn't appeared to have helped. I have even tried installing a new power supply, and while this solved some problems, it hasn't solved this one. So yeah. I also have no access to another computer with which to try my graphics card, so i'm a bit buggered there. It should still be under warranty if it needs repairing, but i'm a bit skeptical of that due to the high shipping cost and long distance to the usa. But if i have to, i will!
Edit: a couple of other things i meant to ask:can anyone tell me why my install file for catalyst 7. 7 tries to run in dos mode, which, of course, it fails at? The 7. 5 version of my catalyst control center refuses to open, and, on start-up, says the "catalyst control center: host application has encountered an error and needs to close. " Any ideas why?
Posted On: August 8th 2007 . View 4 Replies .
I have sent a support ticket to ati, but my experiences with their techies aren't particularly good ones, so i thought i'd post here as well. Here is what i sent them:
When i attempt to play any 3d game, i find that the game freezes and causes either a system hang or the video driver to reset itself (meaning slow performance and no directx support), depending on the game. I have tried reinstalling my catalyst drivers many times, but has never helped. I have also tried to reinstall directx, but that also hasn't appeared to have helped. I have even tried installing a new power supply, and while this solved some problems, it hasn't solved this one. So yeah. I also have no access to another computer with which to try my graphics card, so i'm a bit buggered there. It should still be under warranty if it needs repairing, but i'm a bit skeptical of that due to the high shipping cost and long distance to the usa. But if i have to, i will!
Edit: a couple of other things i meant to ask:can anyone tell me why my install file for catalyst 7. 7 tries to run in dos mode, which, of course, it fails at? The 7. 5 version of my catalyst control center refuses to open, and, on start-up, says the "catalyst control center: host application has encountered an error and needs to close. " Any ideas why?
Posted On: August 8th 2007 . View 4 Replies .
Ati Radeon 9800 Pro Flash It Back To The Original
Well i was thinking if i were to flash my card which is a ati radeon 9800 pro to a xt would it void the warranty, and what if i were to flash it back to the original back up bios would the manufacturers find out?
Posted On: January 13th 2006 . View 9 Replies .
Well i was thinking if i were to flash my card which is a ati radeon 9800 pro to a xt would it void the warranty, and what if i were to flash it back to the original back up bios would the manufacturers find out?
Posted On: January 13th 2006 . View 9 Replies .
Sapphire Ati Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb Or Pny Nvidia 6600 Gt
I was looking at the sapphire ati radeon 9800 pro 128mb and the pny nvidia 6600 gt at tigerdirect.com. Both look like amazing cards. I believe that the 6600 gt is 128 bit and not 256 bit like the 9800. And/or if the 6600 gt has other properties that can account for the difference in ghz i guess. My friend has the sapphire and he says it works great. I was wondering if the 6600 gt is better or worse than the sapphire ati radeon 9800 pro 128mb. The 6600gt is slightly less that the sapphire, i want to know which one i will get the most bang for my buck with. You can check out the cards at tiger direct of you want. I need an expert opinion on this because 230$ is alot of money for me. I kno all my system specs and everything i am torn between these 2 cards.
Posted On: January 3rd 2005 . View 8 Replies .
I was looking at the sapphire ati radeon 9800 pro 128mb and the pny nvidia 6600 gt at tigerdirect.com. Both look like amazing cards. I believe that the 6600 gt is 128 bit and not 256 bit like the 9800. And/or if the 6600 gt has other properties that can account for the difference in ghz i guess. My friend has the sapphire and he says it works great. I was wondering if the 6600 gt is better or worse than the sapphire ati radeon 9800 pro 128mb. The 6600gt is slightly less that the sapphire, i want to know which one i will get the most bang for my buck with. You can check out the cards at tiger direct of you want. I need an expert opinion on this because 230$ is alot of money for me. I kno all my system specs and everything i am torn between these 2 cards.
Posted On: January 3rd 2005 . View 8 Replies .
Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb Or Sli Geforce 6600gt 128mb
My brothers buying a pc off the internet, a fully configured one. Ive sorted all the specs out for him and its looking to be a pretty nice machine. But ive got to the graphics card section and im in confusion about which one to choose, at the moment im thinking between either the radeon 9800 pro 128mb (doesn't say the brand) or the sli geforce 6600gt 128mb (again no brand). If you could tell me which one to go for or a better one for about the same price, although im only looking to spend £110 on it. I would greatly appreciate it ?
Posted On: August 14th 2005 . View 7 Replies .
My brothers buying a pc off the internet, a fully configured one. Ive sorted all the specs out for him and its looking to be a pretty nice machine. But ive got to the graphics card section and im in confusion about which one to choose, at the moment im thinking between either the radeon 9800 pro 128mb (doesn't say the brand) or the sli geforce 6600gt 128mb (again no brand). If you could tell me which one to go for or a better one for about the same price, although im only looking to spend £110 on it. I would greatly appreciate it ?
Posted On: August 14th 2005 . View 7 Replies .
Upgrading Power Supply For Geforce 9800 Gt
I need a new power supply in order to run the geforce 9800 gt video card (400w minimum) that i plan on getting. I'm currently stuck with a 300w one. The geforce 9800 gt says it requires a "400-watt psu (with 12v current rating of 26a)", and i need to know if this power supply ( *http://www*.compusa. *Com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?Edpno=3092557&csid=itd&body=main ) will cut the job. The power specs, specifically the one in bold, is what i'm mainly confused about.
Posted On: April 20th 2009 . View 2 Replies .
I need a new power supply in order to run the geforce 9800 gt video card (400w minimum) that i plan on getting. I'm currently stuck with a 300w one. The geforce 9800 gt says it requires a "400-watt psu (with 12v current rating of 26a)", and i need to know if this power supply ( *http://www*.compusa. *Com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?Edpno=3092557&csid=itd&body=main ) will cut the job. The power specs, specifically the one in bold, is what i'm mainly confused about.
Posted On: April 20th 2009 . View 2 Replies .
Flashing 9800 Pro To 9800 Xt
I'm thinking of flashing my 9800pro to an 9800xt (it has the r360 core although it says r350 in ati tool) the main reason is that i heard that the xt uses more aggressive timings which will help in performance. + I want the temp censor. Right now i have modded a thermaltake spark 7 hs and fan and have it o'ced to 455mhz core/370mhz mem , so heat's not a prob. My noob question is i have winxp formatted in ntfs. Will a ms-dos boot disk still work when i try to flash the card or will it screw up.
Posted On: January 6th 2006 . View 2 Replies .
I'm thinking of flashing my 9800pro to an 9800xt (it has the r360 core although it says r350 in ati tool) the main reason is that i heard that the xt uses more aggressive timings which will help in performance. + I want the temp censor. Right now i have modded a thermaltake spark 7 hs and fan and have it o'ced to 455mhz core/370mhz mem , so heat's not a prob. My noob question is i have winxp formatted in ntfs. Will a ms-dos boot disk still work when i try to flash the card or will it screw up.
Posted On: January 6th 2006 . View 2 Replies .
Notebook Ati Cards - Radeon 9800 And Radeon X600 Difference
Say a 256mb radeon 9800, and/or 256 radeon x600, how much of a difference would these have compared to their desktop counterparts. I wanna assume that they would try to just port it into the lappy but i seriously doubt that. So i guess that if the desktop 9800 has 8 pipes, the lappy version wud have 4 to keep it cooler? Same applies to x600 then right?
The other thing is, how does the desktop x600 compare to nvidia. Wats its competitor card? A regular 6800? Highly doubt that. Ill look this one up. I dont know the number of pipes on the x600.. Using sapphire's x600 pro for reference. It is 4 pipes. What the , fx series then?! 5950xt or sumthin in that order?
Posted On: May 11th 2005 . View 2 Replies .
Say a 256mb radeon 9800, and/or 256 radeon x600, how much of a difference would these have compared to their desktop counterparts. I wanna assume that they would try to just port it into the lappy but i seriously doubt that. So i guess that if the desktop 9800 has 8 pipes, the lappy version wud have 4 to keep it cooler? Same applies to x600 then right?
The other thing is, how does the desktop x600 compare to nvidia. Wats its competitor card? A regular 6800? Highly doubt that. Ill look this one up. I dont know the number of pipes on the x600.
Posted On: May 11th 2005 . View 2 Replies .
Radeon X1600xt 256mb Issues
I just bought a new video card. A sapphire 100146ddvil radeon x1600xt 256mb gddr3 pci express x16 crossfire video card (per newegg. ) Um. It does something very odd which makes me think the card may be damaged. When i plug my card in. For the first time. It loads up. But when i try to restart or install drivers or do anything that causes the computer to reboot. The card won't load up and i get the infamous 1 long beep. 3 short, which i know is a video type error. I plug in my old card. It works fine. I did just get a new motherboard . So theres a slight chance that could be part of the problem. But considering my old agp card works on this motherboard. I don't see how the other could not. The odd thing is. If i take the new card out for an hour or 2 and put it back in. It will load up. And everything will work fine. With the new video card. But only until i have to restart or anything like that. Then it goes back to one long beep. 3 short. And i can't get the card to work again until hours later. At first i thought it was a heating issue. But i'm having a hard time understanding that because. Once the card does work. I can have the computer on for hours and everything fine. But as soon as i go to restart or anything. It all goes haywire again. Has anyone heard of this happening before? Is the video card maybe. Partly dmged? Where it will work sometimes. And other times it won't work. Its really confusing to me that it works after a while if i just don't bother putting it in there. Any help from anyone?
Posted On: February 9th 2007 . View 10 Replies .
I just bought a new video card. A sapphire 100146ddvil radeon x1600xt 256mb gddr3 pci express x16 crossfire video card (per newegg. ) Um. It does something very odd which makes me think the card may be damaged. When i plug my card in. For the first time. It loads up. But when i try to restart or install drivers or do anything that causes the computer to reboot. The card won't load up and i get the infamous 1 long beep. 3 short, which i know is a video type error. I plug in my old card. It works fine. I did just get a new motherboard . So theres a slight chance that could be part of the problem. But considering my old agp card works on this motherboard. I don't see how the other could not. The odd thing is. If i take the new card out for an hour or 2 and put it back in. It will load up. And everything will work fine. With the new video card. But only until i have to restart or anything like that. Then it goes back to one long beep. 3 short. And i can't get the card to work again until hours later. At first i thought it was a heating issue. But i'm having a hard time understanding that because. Once the card does work. I can have the computer on for hours and everything fine. But as soon as i go to restart or anything. It all goes haywire again. Has anyone heard of this happening before? Is the video card maybe. Partly dmged? Where it will work sometimes. And other times it won't work. Its really confusing to me that it works after a while if i just don't bother putting it in there. Any help from anyone?
Posted On: February 9th 2007 . View 10 Replies .
Radeon X1300 256mb Bsod
I am upgrading one of my slower computers from agp to pci so i got a new visiontek radeon x1300 pci 256mb, but when i start computer all i get is a black screen. I tried leaving my old 5500 in at the same time and started it using the 5500 and windows detected the ati card and installed it and said it was ready to be used. I reset comp, switched cables to ati card and still got a black screen. I don't know what to do!
Specs
Mobo: ecs p4vmm2 v. 1
Old videocard: bfg geforce 5500 agp 128mb
New videocard: visiontek radeon x1300 pci 256mb
Posted On: February 10th 2007 . View 12 Replies .
I am upgrading one of my slower computers from agp to pci so i got a new visiontek radeon x1300 pci 256mb, but when i start computer all i get is a black screen. I tried leaving my old 5500 in at the same time and started it using the 5500 and windows detected the ati card and installed it and said it was ready to be used. I reset comp, switched cables to ati card and still got a black screen. I don't know what to do!
Specs
Mobo: ecs p4vmm2 v. 1
Old videocard: bfg geforce 5500 agp 128mb
New videocard: visiontek radeon x1300 pci 256mb
Posted On: February 10th 2007 . View 12 Replies .
Upgrade From Ati Radeon 9800xt 256mb
Well, i have been looking at upgrading my computer's video card for a while as my games are starting to show the age of my video card. I am currently using the ati radeon 9800xt 256mb. I just saw an ad for the radeon x1650 512mb (agp) for $130. I don't really want to spend too much money on upgrading my video card, and i also want to stay in the ati family. I mostly play wow, hl2, cs:s, and x3:reunion. My question is if this card would give me enough of an upgrade to be worth the money. Pc specs:
Athlon 3400+ 64-bit
1. 5gb pc3200 corsair ram
Ati radeon 9800xt 256mb
420w psu
22" ws lcd (dvi-d)
Posted On: April 16th 2007 . View 9 Replies .
Well, i have been looking at upgrading my computer's video card for a while as my games are starting to show the age of my video card. I am currently using the ati radeon 9800xt 256mb. I just saw an ad for the radeon x1650 512mb (agp) for $130. I don't really want to spend too much money on upgrading my video card, and i also want to stay in the ati family. I mostly play wow, hl2, cs:s, and x3:reunion. My question is if this card would give me enough of an upgrade to be worth the money. Pc specs:
Athlon 3400+ 64-bit
1. 5gb pc3200 corsair ram
Ati radeon 9800xt 256mb
420w psu
22" ws lcd (dvi-d)
Posted On: April 16th 2007 . View 9 Replies .
Upgrading From Radeon 9200se 64mb
Im pretty new to gaming as a whole, ive currently got a radeon 9200se 64mb
Im looking at getting a gfx 5700le 256mb
The main game i play is battlefield vietnam, could someone in the know how tell me if i will see a considerable difference in game play ?
Also im paying £63. 00 for the card new. Is this a decent price?
Im not very good with hardware or knowing what is or isnt good, i'd like to know if the gfx is well better than the radeon ive currenlty got?
Posted On: March 22nd 2005 . View 10 Replies .
Im pretty new to gaming as a whole, ive currently got a radeon 9200se 64mb
Im looking at getting a gfx 5700le 256mb
The main game i play is battlefield vietnam, could someone in the know how tell me if i will see a considerable difference in game play ?
Also im paying £63. 00 for the card new. Is this a decent price?
Im not very good with hardware or knowing what is or isnt good, i'd like to know if the gfx is well better than the radeon ive currenlty got?
Posted On: March 22nd 2005 . View 10 Replies .
Upgrading From Radeon 1950pro 512mb
I have the 1950pro 512mb card and was thinking about upgrading to the 8800gts. How much more performance would i get running two 1950pro or should i just go with 8800. I realize that 2 1950pro is still now dx10 but 1 8800gts goes for 350 and 1 more 1950 goes for 175 so your input would help.
Posted On: May 17th 2007 . View 1 Replies .
I have the 1950pro 512mb card and was thinking about upgrading to the 8800gts. How much more performance would i get running two 1950pro or should i just go with 8800. I realize that 2 1950pro is still now dx10 but 1 8800gts goes for 350 and 1 more 1950 goes for 175 so your input would help.
Posted On: May 17th 2007 . View 1 Replies .
Radeon 9800 All In Wonder Compatibility
I got a compaq presario 5000 , with an athlon thunderboird 1, 4 ghz , 640 mb of ram, a via apollo kt133 chipset , uwave 2 motherboard, and a agp 2. 0 universal slot max 4x (actually wiht an nvida vantlt 8mb agp 2x card). I want to know if i can buy to it a radeon 9800 alll in wonder, i read on ati web site that this radeon 9800 requires an agp 4x , and a universal 3. 0 agp slot so thats my question. If not whats the best card for my cpu ( a directx 9 card please, i know th best for directx 8. 1 is the geforce ti 4600).
Posted On: January 21st 2007 . View 2 Replies .
I got a compaq presario 5000 , with an athlon thunderboird 1, 4 ghz , 640 mb of ram, a via apollo kt133 chipset , uwave 2 motherboard, and a agp 2. 0 universal slot max 4x (actually wiht an nvida vantlt 8mb agp 2x card). I want to know if i can buy to it a radeon 9800 alll in wonder, i read on ati web site that this radeon 9800 requires an agp 4x , and a universal 3. 0 agp slot so thats my question. If not whats the best card for my cpu ( a directx 9 card please, i know th best for directx 8. 1 is the geforce ti 4600).
Posted On: January 21st 2007 . View 2 Replies .
Radeon 9800 Issue
Pentium iii
1133 mhz
320 mb ram
Radeon 9800 pro *128 mb (is there a real difference between the 256 and the 128 in their performances?)
I know, i know. Lousy computer for an awesome graphics card. Hope fully i'm gonna get a pentium 4 in a few more weeks with 512 mb ram, hopefully even more. I do the system compatibility test in the ati multimedia tool bar. Everything a-ok except some capture driver installation failure, a warning about dma for cd operations may not be enabled and the most important. "Directx components are not installed properly", meaning, it thinks i don't have directx 8. 1 or greater installed(properly). So i downloaded dx 9. 0c, i do the test again. The exact same thing, didn't find the directx 9. 0c. I followed the help instructions, checked the dxdiag, said directx 9. 0c, went to display and only the test directdraw button was enabled. The direct3d was not enabled and the 3 accelerations were not available and the enable buttons were "blocked". Yes, i followed the instructions and went to the ati troubleshoot and the hardware acceleration was on high. What the *** is wrong with my radeon(hey! It rhymes! ). I kept searching for instructions but there was absolutely no answer!
Posted On: February 4th 2005 . View 14 Replies .
Pentium iii
1133 mhz
320 mb ram
Radeon 9800 pro *128 mb (is there a real difference between the 256 and the 128 in their performances?)
I know, i know. Lousy computer for an awesome graphics card. Hope fully i'm gonna get a pentium 4 in a few more weeks with 512 mb ram, hopefully even more. I do the system compatibility test in the ati multimedia tool bar. Everything a-ok except some capture driver installation failure, a warning about dma for cd operations may not be enabled and the most important. "Directx components are not installed properly", meaning, it thinks i don't have directx 8. 1 or greater installed(properly). So i downloaded dx 9. 0c, i do the test again. The exact same thing, didn't find the directx 9. 0c. I followed the help instructions, checked the dxdiag, said directx 9. 0c, went to display and only the test directdraw button was enabled. The direct3d was not enabled and the 3 accelerations were not available and the enable buttons were "blocked". Yes, i followed the instructions and went to the ati troubleshoot and the hardware acceleration was on high. What the *** is wrong with my radeon(hey! It rhymes! ). I kept searching for instructions but there was absolutely no answer!
Posted On: February 4th 2005 . View 14 Replies .
Overclocking Ati 9800 Pro
Lets start at the beginning and state my sys specs:
P4 3. 0ghz presscot
Gigabyte 8s655fx mobo
1 gig samsung ddr 400 3-4-4-9 2cmd (whatever that means)
Radeon 9800pro 256mb 256bit made by ati (hynix f-28 mem)
Hec ace 580wat power supply. Now these days my 9800pro is just not strong enough anymore and it currently runs at default settings (i think it's 378 338). The card just wont cut it. I want to oc it since buying a new one is not an option for now but i really know almost nothing about it. I am however willing to spend some money on a cooler but i need help determining which is the best for me to get, and how high i should o/c my card or maybe i should just flash it to 9800xt? I heard some ppl talk about doing this. Now i may be a newbie to o/cing, but im pretty handy with pcs in general so i don't fear doing this [plus the card has warranty so who cares right?
Posted On: October 27th 2005 . View 14 Replies .
Lets start at the beginning and state my sys specs:
P4 3. 0ghz presscot
Gigabyte 8s655fx mobo
1 gig samsung ddr 400 3-4-4-9 2cmd (whatever that means)
Radeon 9800pro 256mb 256bit made by ati (hynix f-28 mem)
Hec ace 580wat power supply. Now these days my 9800pro is just not strong enough anymore and it currently runs at default settings (i think it's 378 338). The card just wont cut it. I want to oc it since buying a new one is not an option for now but i really know almost nothing about it. I am however willing to spend some money on a cooler but i need help determining which is the best for me to get, and how high i should o/c my card or maybe i should just flash it to 9800xt? I heard some ppl talk about doing this. Now i may be a newbie to o/cing, but im pretty handy with pcs in general so i don't fear doing this [plus the card has warranty so who cares right?
Posted On: October 27th 2005 . View 14 Replies .
Driver For Ati 9800 Non Pro
Ive been out of the whole computer scene for a while and i was just curious as to what would be the best video driver for an ati 9800 non-pro. If someone could tell me a version for omega drivers or just normal drivers that would be great. Btw, can you oc the 9800 non-pro cause i tried and my whole screen went black after only adding like 3 mhz to the core.
Posted On: May 18th 2005 . View 1 Replies .
Ive been out of the whole computer scene for a while and i was just curious as to what would be the best video driver for an ati 9800 non-pro. If someone could tell me a version for omega drivers or just normal drivers that would be great. Btw, can you oc the 9800 non-pro cause i tried and my whole screen went black after only adding like 3 mhz to the core.
Posted On: May 18th 2005 . View 1 Replies .
Ati Radeon X550 256mb Driver Install Problem
Just recently put together my new rig:
- M/b asus p5gd1 pro
- Pci-express ati radeon x550 256mb
- 2gb ddr pc3200
- Q-tek 550w power supply
- Benq dvd
- Samsung dl dvd burner
- Hitachi sata hdd 160gb
- Pentium4 ht 3. 2ghz lga775
But i'm having problems with my ati card for some reason. Whenever i try to install the drivers my computer freezes! This isn't supposed to happen of such a new machine. So i tried running the installation program (ati catalyst 5. 10) on win xp while in safe mode, and it loaded up fine but when it was about to install an error came up saying:'driver not found' and the program terminated. So my question is: is there anyway to install ati catalyst while in safemode?
Posted On: October 19th 2005 . View 12 Replies .
Just recently put together my new rig:
- M/b asus p5gd1 pro
- Pci-express ati radeon x550 256mb
- 2gb ddr pc3200
- Q-tek 550w power supply
- Benq dvd
- Samsung dl dvd burner
- Hitachi sata hdd 160gb
- Pentium4 ht 3. 2ghz lga775
But i'm having problems with my ati card for some reason. Whenever i try to install the drivers my computer freezes! This isn't supposed to happen of such a new machine. So i tried running the installation program (ati catalyst 5. 10) on win xp while in safe mode, and it loaded up fine but when it was about to install an error came up saying:'driver not found' and the program terminated. So my question is: is there anyway to install ati catalyst while in safemode?
Posted On: October 19th 2005 . View 12 Replies .
Ati Radeon 9550 256mb Dual Monitor Setup
I have a sis motherboard that has only 1 agp slot, and 3 pci slots. I have 2 agp cards (one is currently installed, other sitting in a box), it's an ati radeon 9550 256 mb card with 2 plugs on the back (one monitor is plugged in and running), not sure if they are dvi or vga, but i think my current monitor is plugged into the vga. What i want to know is, do i absolutely have to have 2 video cards? If so, i only have one agp slot, what do i have to buy?
Can i use an adapter to plug the 2nd monitor into the dvi?
Any way to use the original monitor plug with one, and leave the other with my ati?
Posted On: April 29th 2005 . View 6 Replies .
I have a sis motherboard that has only 1 agp slot, and 3 pci slots. I have 2 agp cards (one is currently installed, other sitting in a box), it's an ati radeon 9550 256 mb card with 2 plugs on the back (one monitor is plugged in and running), not sure if they are dvi or vga, but i think my current monitor is plugged into the vga. What i want to know is, do i absolutely have to have 2 video cards? If so, i only have one agp slot, what do i have to buy?
Can i use an adapter to plug the 2nd monitor into the dvi?
Any way to use the original monitor plug with one, and leave the other with my ati?
Posted On: April 29th 2005 . View 6 Replies .
Radeon 9800 Xt White Spots
I have a radeon 9800xt. It has 1 vga output and 1 dvi output. I use a dvi to vga converter to output to a 2nd monitor (my big lcd tv). I have been using this setup no problem for a couple of years. However, i am now having issues with 'video' playback. The actual pc image (ie windows) displays fine on both monitors. However, when i play a video file - whether it be xvix, divx a dvd etc or whatever play i use wm classic, wmp etc, i get a video full of 'white spots' on both display- i have attached a photo. This does not occur when the 2nd display isn't selected. So, i don't beleive it's a codec issue. I use the catalyst control center to switch displays - i use 'clone' mode mainly, but have tried the others.
Posted On: January 27th 2007 . View 1 Replies .
I have a radeon 9800xt. It has 1 vga output and 1 dvi output. I use a dvi to vga converter to output to a 2nd monitor (my big lcd tv). I have been using this setup no problem for a couple of years. However, i am now having issues with 'video' playback. The actual pc image (ie windows) displays fine on both monitors. However, when i play a video file - whether it be xvix, divx a dvd etc or whatever play i use wm classic, wmp etc, i get a video full of 'white spots' on both display- i have attached a photo. This does not occur when the 2nd display isn't selected. So, i don't beleive it's a codec issue. I use the catalyst control center to switch displays - i use 'clone' mode mainly, but have tried the others.
Posted On: January 27th 2007 . View 1 Replies .
Radeon 9800 Driver Update
I have an ati all-in-wonder radeon 9800 graphics card for my computer, and a game says i need to update before i can play it. I have searched all over for an update but have been unsuccessful, if anyone can give me a link of somewhere where i can find an update you'd be my hero.
Posted On: June 13th 2006 . View 3 Replies .
I have an ati all-in-wonder radeon 9800 graphics card for my computer, and a game says i need to update before i can play it. I have searched all over for an update but have been unsuccessful, if anyone can give me a link of somewhere where i can find an update you'd be my hero.
Posted On: June 13th 2006 . View 3 Replies .
Laggy Fps With Ati Radeon 9600xt 256mb And Asus Motherboard
I tried to use the drivers from catalyst on the ati webpage but when i try to play counterstrike i cant get more than 45 fps and it jumps around alot and its not smooth at all. Its a brand new 9600xt and also brand new asus motherboard. The vid card is using 8x agp. I have tried some custom display drivers without any luck. The first time i tried to install the drivers for the vid card i had just reformated my computer bc i just got my new motherboard. The motherboard is a p4v8x-x.could i be missing certain drivers?
Posted On: February 1st, 2007, 03:51 PM . View 7 Replies .
I tried to use the drivers from catalyst on the ati webpage but when i try to play counterstrike i cant get more than 45 fps and it jumps around alot and its not smooth at all. Its a brand new 9600xt and also brand new asus motherboard. The vid card is using 8x agp. I have tried some custom display drivers without any luck. The first time i tried to install the drivers for the vid card i had just reformated my computer bc i just got my new motherboard. The motherboard is a p4v8x-x.could i be missing certain drivers?
Posted On: February 1st, 2007, 03:51 PM . View 7 Replies .
Ati Radeon 9800 Xt Lock Ups
I just installed a new motherboard and since then i cannot get my 9800xt to run on the pc. It will freeze within 5 mins for sure. I have run the pc on its onboard video and another video card and it runs perfect for weeks. I have installed the 9800xt into another pc and no problems, it has now ran it for over 3 days, so i know the card is fine. So i am almost positive its some type of setting. I have fdisked and reloaded windows and not installed a single program. It ran the windows install fine with the 9800xt but once it got to windows it locked up within 5 mins. I am not able to even have enough time to install the catalyst driver. If i run it with the onboard video or this other cheap card i can run it for weeks. The pc i tested the 9800xt on is a really slow old pc, with no catalyst drivers, just the windows drivers it installs automatically. I have disabled the onboard video when i have tried to run the 9800xt and that didn't change a thing. The only possible thing is i think that old pc is 4x agp and the one i am trying to get it to run on is 4x/8x and in the bios there is no place to change the agp speed. My setup is. Mainboard: aopen ax4sg
Processor: intel pentium 4 3. 06gb
Memory: 2gb 266ddr
Hard drive: western digital 80gb
Posted On: February 24th 2007 . View 9 Replies .
I just installed a new motherboard and since then i cannot get my 9800xt to run on the pc. It will freeze within 5 mins for sure. I have run the pc on its onboard video and another video card and it runs perfect for weeks. I have installed the 9800xt into another pc and no problems, it has now ran it for over 3 days, so i know the card is fine. So i am almost positive its some type of setting. I have fdisked and reloaded windows and not installed a single program. It ran the windows install fine with the 9800xt but once it got to windows it locked up within 5 mins. I am not able to even have enough time to install the catalyst driver. If i run it with the onboard video or this other cheap card i can run it for weeks. The pc i tested the 9800xt on is a really slow old pc, with no catalyst drivers, just the windows drivers it installs automatically. I have disabled the onboard video when i have tried to run the 9800xt and that didn't change a thing. The only possible thing is i think that old pc is 4x agp and the one i am trying to get it to run on is 4x/8x and in the bios there is no place to change the agp speed. My setup is. Mainboard: aopen ax4sg
Processor: intel pentium 4 3. 06gb
Memory: 2gb 266ddr
Hard drive: western digital 80gb
Posted On: February 24th 2007 . View 9 Replies .
Support Ati 9800 Pro On Asrock P4i45gv
I have the asrock-p4i45gv 2. 4ghz-1gb ram-motherboard. It has an agp slot called agi. Will my ati 9800 pro work in this slot? Because i can't get it to run right. Catalyst control center keeps showing that it is running on 0x. Whenever i move it to 4x or 8x, it reboots and goes back to 0x. Am i doing something wrong here?
Posted On: June 13th 2006 . View 6 Replies .
I have the asrock-p4i45gv 2. 4ghz-1gb ram-motherboard. It has an agp slot called agi. Will my ati 9800 pro work in this slot? Because i can't get it to run right. Catalyst control center keeps showing that it is running on 0x. Whenever i move it to 4x or 8x, it reboots and goes back to 0x. Am i doing something wrong here?
Posted On: June 13th 2006 . View 6 Replies .
Geforce 8600gt 256mb / Radeon X1950pro 512mb, Graphics Card Advice
I want to add a graphics card (i'm using onboard right now) and wanted a bit of advice. I have been recommended several graphics cards but wanted to know which would be the optimum one to get before my cpu starts bottlenecking any performance gained from the card. Here are the following i've been recommended:
-Geforce 8600gt 256mb
-Geforce 8600gts 256mb
-Radeon x1950pro 512mb
My next upgrade will be another gig stick of ddr2 ram but for now a graphics card will probably benefit me the most as i use my pc for gaming.computer specifications:
Amd athlon 3200+ 2. 00ghz
1gig ddr2 ram
Pci express, agp
Posted On: 25-09-2007, 09:31 PM . View 2 Replies .
I want to add a graphics card (i'm using onboard right now) and wanted a bit of advice. I have been recommended several graphics cards but wanted to know which would be the optimum one to get before my cpu starts bottlenecking any performance gained from the card. Here are the following i've been recommended:
-Geforce 8600gt 256mb
-Geforce 8600gts 256mb
-Radeon x1950pro 512mb
My next upgrade will be another gig stick of ddr2 ram but for now a graphics card will probably benefit me the most as i use my pc for gaming.computer specifications:
Amd athlon 3200+ 2. 00ghz
1gig ddr2 ram
Pci express, agp
Posted On: 25-09-2007, 09:31 PM . View 2 Replies .