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| Thread ID: 31450 | 2003-03-22 05:46:00 | Radeon 9700 | Sgt_Sunshine (3426) | Press F1 |
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| 130083 | 2003-03-22 05:46:00 | I just bought a very expensive Radeon 9700 only to find that it doesn't work on my computer AT ALL . I have installed the latest drivers on EVERYTHING and I have reformatted my computer more times than George Bush saying "Iraq" . I am running an Athlon XP 2200+, Win XP Professional, 512MB RAM, on-board sound, and of course, the Radeon 9700 Pro . The problem is, it works fine when doing the 2D stuff, but when I load up my games (i . e . Battlefield 1942) it crashes STRAIGHT AWAY . I suspect it is the drivers that is causing the problems . Any suggestions? Also, I noted that my CPU heat is at 57 degrees . Is that standard for an Athlon? Thanks |
Sgt_Sunshine (3426) | ||
| 130084 | 2003-03-22 06:30:00 | 57*C may not be the standard temperature for an Athlon, but really, it depends on the quality (or if you even have them) of your heatsink and fan. Open your case and put your hand over the CPU fan, if you can't feel it blowing warm/hot air away from the CPU, you need to follow the power cable for the fan, and switch it around so it spins the other way. As for the Radeon 9700, does your motherboard support AGP 8x? I know that the card should be backwards-compatible with APG 2 and 4x motherboards, but it might be this that is causing your problem. Do you know what kind of motherboard you have? And does it crash for every single game you try playing? I would also suggest downloading the latest drivers from ATI's website (http://www.ati.com) for your card. Remeber, don't get confused between "powered by ATI" and "built by ATI". |
agent (30) | ||
| 130085 | 2003-03-22 06:57:00 | What type is your motherboard? Some MOBO's will not work with ATI cards, only with Nvidia chipsets. | Pheonix (280) | ||
| 130086 | 2003-03-22 08:21:00 | > 57*C may not be the standard temperature for an > Athlon, but really, it depends on the quality (or if > you even have them) of your heatsink and fan. Open > your case and put your hand over the CPU fan, if you > can't feel it blowing warm/hot air away from the CPU, > you need to follow the power cable for the fan, and > switch it around so it spins the other way. I've looked into the Athlon temperature thing a while ago. The temperature measurement is taken just below the CPU itself in Athlons and may not be accurate (often read higher than actual). AMD say something like 90 degree maximum!!! which is not recommended but 57 is way below that. As far as the CPU fan - I bought a big copper one (volcano 7) and its tons better than the one shipped with my 1.4g Athlon. I was also under the impression that cooling works best with cool air blown ONTO the CPU rather than sucking air off it. Any one else got a comment? steve |
drsteve (1777) | ||
| 130087 | 2003-03-22 08:30:00 | have you set the bios to the agp option? | greenglass (1432) | ||
| 130088 | 2003-03-22 16:16:00 | I have a Gigabye motherboard . I can't remember the model, but it specifically says it supports AGP8X/4X . My card is a Tachyon Radeon G9700Pro . As for the BIOS, I have set it to go at AGP 8X . Yes, every game crashes once it starts to handle 3D graphics . I once had a K6 which heated up so bad it would crash when I play games . Since 57 degrees is normal, from what I gather, I can rule out heat as a cause . Drivers don't work . I've been careful with the "powered/built by ATI" . Any other suggestions? |
Sgt_Sunshine (3426) | ||
| 130089 | 2003-03-22 23:33:00 | Oooh, I'll have to think harder now :) Just out of interest and as reference, I am running xp2100 with standard fan that came with it, temp ranges from 25C to 53C. After coming out of game, usually at high end. I am using a program called CPU IDLE which turns off unnecessary internals somehow when the CPU has a low loading. All I know is it works. Also running Gigabyte 7VA but with old GeForce2 GTS vid card and no problems with games. | Pheonix (280) | ||
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