Asus Radeon 9800XT Graphics Card Problems

jookalook · 05-14-2006, 02:58 PM

I have been playing world of warcraft for a while now and i keep getting these streaks that travel from the center of the screen to the outsides. I spent a while trying to figure out what was wrong and finally found that one of the 2 fans broke and does not work anymore. Sadly my card is not under warranty anymore so i can't send it in. I was wondering if it's worth it to buy a new cooling system and try that or do you think that my card is shot now that it's been used for a while without proper cooling. If I should test my card with a new cooling system first let me know which one i should try. Thanks a lot!

jookalook · 05-14-2006, 05:01 PM

Well i fixed the one fan on my graphics card so it's spinning now but i was still thinking about updating the cooling system for it. Anybody have any suggestions on what to get to update the graphics card cooling?

pintofhooky · 05-14-2006, 06:50 PM

you might try the arctic cooling silencer at3 rev. 2 I had one on my card but went back to the stock cooler, I gave it to another member of this board and he's having good luck with it (his name is rationalbean).
I've been thinking about the new zalman vf900 myself, but either way the asus cooler is much more effective than most of the other 9800 vid cards.

Pint

jookalook · 05-14-2006, 07:26 PM

what about water cooling on the graphics card...how do those work?

**forcifer** · 05-14-2006, 07:30 PM

it uses a liquid to remove heat. liquid passes over core/mem, goest into tubes, back to pump, and it gets cooled off by fans on the way and by the fan in the pump/resivoir.

feddup · 05-14-2006, 10:49 PM

I've been running an arctic cooling ATI silencer (can't remember revision) on my 9800XT for about a year and a half. It dropped temps about 10C as well as being quieter. The installation manual is iffy so get your brain all turned on before the install (BE CAREFUL!). All in all a good cooler. Your problem does sound like heat. Don't wait too long.

05-14-2006, 02:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
jookalook Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Asus Radeon 9800XT Graphics Card Problems I have been playing world of warcraft for a while now and i keep getting these streaks that travel from the center of the screen to the outsides. I spent a while trying to figure out what was wrong and finally found that one of the 2 fans broke and does not work anymore. Sadly my card is not under warranty anymore so i can't send it in. I was wondering if it's worth it to buy a new cooling system and try that or do you think that my card is shot now that it's been used for a while without proper cooling. If I should test my card with a new cooling system first let me know which one i should try. Thanks a lot!

05-14-2006, 05:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
jookalook Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3 OS: XP	update Well i fixed the one fan on my graphics card so it's spinning now but i was still thinking about updating the cooling system for it. Anybody have any suggestions on what to get to update the graphics card cooling?

05-14-2006, 06:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
pintofhooky Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: salem, or Posts: 151 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	you might try the arctic cooling silencer at3 rev. 2 I had one on my card but went back to the stock cooler, I gave it to another member of this board and he's having good luck with it (his name is rationalbean). I've been thinking about the new zalman vf900 myself, but either way the asus cooler is much more effective than most of the other 9800 vid cards. Pint __________________ pintofhooky Asus P4P800-E Deluxe intel p4 3.4HT 2x 80 gig wd sata hdd's (raid 0), 1x160gig wd sata, Asus A9800xt/tvd 4xcorsair 512 pc3200c2, Asus 52x cd rw Liteon dvd rw win xp pro sp2

05-14-2006, 07:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
jookalook Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3 OS: XP	water cooling what about water cooling on the graphics card...how do those work?

05-14-2006, 07:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
forcifer ole' Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City kansas Posts: 3,631 OS: Vista Premium 32 My System Blog Entries: 1	it uses a liquid to remove heat. liquid passes over core/mem, goest into tubes, back to pump, and it gets cooled off by fans on the way and by the fan in the pump/resivoir. __________________

05-14-2006, 10:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
feddup Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 174 OS: XP	arctic cooling I've been running an arctic cooling ATI silencer (can't remember revision) on my 9800XT for about a year and a half. It dropped temps about 10C as well as being quieter. The installation manual is iffy so get your brain all turned on before the install (BE CAREFUL!). All in all a good cooler. Your problem does sound like heat. Don't wait too long. __________________ P4C800-e Deluxe 3.2C 2 gigs Corsair XMS4000Pro 2 WD740gd Raid 0 on ICH5R 2 Seagate IDE on Promise 20378 9800XT