Graphical artifacts/anomalies on Catalst 6.12 drivers

Anarchy101 · 01-08-2007, 01:11 PM

I have a Radeon x1800xt with the Cat. 6.12 drivers installed, and in a few of my games i'm getting artifacts as if the video card was overclocked too much, but my video card isn't overclocke at all. So why am I getting the artifacts?

I did have the Omega drivers installed, and I prefer the Omega to the Catalyst (because Catalyst sucks) but with omega some of my games crash with an "out of memory" error so I can't use them...

**pharoah** · 01-08-2007, 01:22 PM

this might be the answer to your problem. http://www.techsupportforum.com/hard...i-drivers.html

Anarchy101 · 01-08-2007, 06:01 PM

It says the Catalst 6.12 are stable.

Tiber Septim · 01-09-2007, 03:48 AM

There are a few possibilites so we'll take it one step at a time.

Have you tried to re-install the drivers, the thread pharoah pointed you to will show you how to properly remove them before re-installing.

If you have already tried that, please download Everest (link in my sig) and then go to the Computer -> Sensor page and give us a rundown of the temperatures and voltages you see there (particularly the temps for the GPU).

Anarchy101 · 01-09-2007, 01:17 PM

Actually now that I've done some more experimenting, I think the anomalies/artifcats are being caused from my overclocked CPU...

But it isn't overheating, it's stable, and it's only overclocked from 2.6-2.8ghz

Indoril Nerevar · 01-10-2007, 02:07 AM

Artifacting usually indicates a damaged video card. You can try clocking your CPU back down, but I doubt it will change anything.

Follow Tiber's instructions regarding temperatures and voltages. The video card may have been damaged by overheating or bad voltages. Also, if you can get your hands on another video card, swap it for the one you've got, and run the games. If the problem goes away, you know the video card is damaged.

01-08-2007, 01:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Anarchy101 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: None of your business Posts: 131 OS: Vista 64 bit	Graphical artifacts/anomalies on Catalst 6.12 drivers I have a Radeon x1800xt with the Cat. 6.12 drivers installed, and in a few of my games i'm getting artifacts as if the video card was overclocked too much, but my video card isn't overclocke at all. So why am I getting the artifacts? I did have the Omega drivers installed, and I prefer the Omega to the Catalyst (because Catalyst sucks) but with omega some of my games crash with an "out of memory" error so I can't use them...

01-08-2007, 01:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
pharoah TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,188 OS: vista business edition My System	this might be the answer to your problem. http://www.techsupportforum.com/hard...i-drivers.html __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015

01-09-2007, 03:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
Tiber Septim Asst Manager, Games Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,875 OS: Fedora 11 / Windows 7 My System Blog Entries: 5	There are a few possibilites so we'll take it one step at a time. Have you tried to re-install the drivers, the thread pharoah pointed you to will show you how to properly remove them before re-installing. If you have already tried that, please download Everest (link in my sig) and then go to the Computer -> Sensor page and give us a rundown of the temperatures and voltages you see there (particularly the temps for the GPU). __________________ First Steps - System Specs - SIW Help TSF beat Cancer and other serious Illness.

01-10-2007, 02:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
Indoril Nerevar Manager, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,015 OS: Windows 7 RC 64-bit My System	Artifacting usually indicates a damaged video card. You can try clocking your CPU back down, but I doubt it will change anything. Follow Tiber's instructions regarding temperatures and voltages. The video card may have been damaged by overheating or bad voltages. Also, if you can get your hands on another video card, swap it for the one you've got, and run the games. If the problem goes away, you know the video card is damaged. __________________ Donating to the forum keeps TSF free for all. • Common PC Game Issues • Common Installation Issues • Posting System Specs • Power Supply Information • • NVIDIA Drivers • ATI Drivers • Thermal Paste Guide • System Requirements Lab • YouGamers Game-o-Meter • • Everest • Prime95 • DirectX • AMD Drivers • Memtest86 • SensorsView • Driver Cleaner • I do not give help via PM. Please post your question on the forum.

01-08-2007, 06:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
Anarchy101 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: None of your business Posts: 131 OS: Vista 64 bit	It says the Catalst 6.12 are stable.

01-09-2007, 01:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
Anarchy101 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: None of your business Posts: 131 OS: Vista 64 bit	Actually now that I've done some more experimenting, I think the anomalies/artifcats are being caused from my overclocked CPU... But it isn't overheating, it's stable, and it's only overclocked from 2.6-2.8ghz