Display is a little wacky somtimes

Xirt · 09-03-2007, 11:28 AM

My screen is a little wacky sometimes. I'm pretty sure it's not monitor because I can make a screenshot of it and paste it onto paint. Don't really know what's causing it. Updated drivers for my card. Any suggestions?
Sapphire ati 9800pro
amd 2800+ xp
asus a7n8x-e deluxe
dual gig corsair pc 3200

HawMan · 09-03-2007, 11:44 AM

Looks like bad RAM on the Card.

Have you got another graphics card you can try? or try the 9800pro in another machine?

What PSU do you have?

Xirt · 09-03-2007, 11:46 AM

It's a 620watt apevia psu. I don't have another graphics card but maybe i can ask a friend to bring over their monitor...don't know when he can do that though. This comes and goes though. When it starts I can make it disappear when I put up a new window. Currently there's none of that stuff on.

HawMan · 09-03-2007, 11:58 AM

Apevia Generally make Low-End power supplys, but i dont think thats your problem here.

Is it overclocked? It may be a case of buying a new card im afraid, as once the Memory on the card is damaged there isnt any way of fixing it.

Xirt · 09-03-2007, 12:00 PM

There hasn't been a big problem. I haven't overclocked or anything, but this may be a temporary display problem because it hasn't whacked out for a while. If it does it again I may have to think about buying a new system as this is a 4 year old system and pretty out of date :P. Nevermind it just did it hmm...

HawMan · 09-03-2007, 12:11 PM

If you can test the card on a friends machine and the problem was to occour then you would know if its the Video card.

Xirt · 09-03-2007, 12:12 PM

Well I guess I'm going to have to find someone with AGP :P

**Deleted090308** · 09-03-2007, 12:14 PM

Hi,
It's most likely bad video RAM.
But - have a look at the monitor plug and reseat the video card.

Xirt · 09-03-2007, 12:15 PM

reset video card how do you do that? I did check vga cable

HawMan · 09-03-2007, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xirt

reset video card how do you do that? I did check vga cable

It simply means Remove the Video card, Then put it back in making sure its firmly connected :)

Xirt · 09-03-2007, 12:16 PM

alrighty

Xirt · 09-05-2007, 05:50 PM

Sorry I haven't posted about my problem a while back...but I think I've decided to just get a new video card because after trying to reset my vid card, It got worse. going with a geforce7 vide card. If anyone has input, please let me know. AVG remember... :P
Thinking about this card EVGA 256-A8-N542-T2 GeForce 7600GS 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X Video Card. Thanks guys

Xirt · 09-05-2007, 06:02 PM

this is going from a ati 9800pro

**Deleted090308** · 09-05-2007, 08:22 PM

I think you should check the voltages and temperatures in BIOS first.

GeForce 7600GT: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150233

Xirt · 09-06-2007, 07:43 PM

weird...I went to my friends house today to test my video card on their computer, and my card worked well. Interesting thing was at the windows screen it went wacky and that was it. I'm back in my computer and I haven't gotten a wacky screen yet. I'll keep this updated...if anything else happens.

Nutritious · 09-07-2007, 11:20 AM

This looks exactly like what was occuring with my card, also a 9800 pro. Turns out, it was bad ram on the card.

If you want, you can try using ATI tool to underclock the card somewhat and see if the artifacts go away - which is what keeps mine under control.

**Deleted090308** · 09-07-2007, 11:24 AM

Could just be a loose contact (in the AGP slot).

Xaser3 · 09-07-2007, 12:48 PM

Just poking around in the barrel here, but try blowing in the AGP slot on yout motherboard? :)

Xirt · 09-09-2007, 09:13 PM

yeah blowing doesn't work, but I don't want to underclock my card either...so I've decided to buy a new Vid card. Thank you guys for your suggestions. If you would Like to know I bought the XFX card linked above.

**Deleted090308** · 09-09-2007, 11:41 PM

Please post back with the results or if you have any questions.

09-03-2007, 11:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
HawMan Liam Join Date: May 2006 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 2,940 OS: Win XP My System	Re: Display is a little wacky somtimes Looks like bad RAM on the Card. Have you got another graphics card you can try? or try the 9800pro in another machine? What PSU do you have? __________________ Please Consider Donating to keep the site free.

09-03-2007, 11:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
Xirt Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12 OS: XP	Re: Display is a little wacky somtimes It's a 620watt apevia psu. I don't have another graphics card but maybe i can ask a friend to bring over their monitor...don't know when he can do that though. This comes and goes though. When it starts I can make it disappear when I put up a new window. Currently there's none of that stuff on.

09-03-2007, 11:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
HawMan Liam Join Date: May 2006 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 2,940 OS: Win XP My System	Re: Display is a little wacky somtimes Apevia Generally make Low-End power supplys, but i dont think thats your problem here. Is it overclocked? It may be a case of buying a new card im afraid, as once the Memory on the card is damaged there isnt any way of fixing it. __________________ Please Consider Donating to keep the site free.

09-03-2007, 12:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
Xirt Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12 OS: XP	Re: Display is a little wacky somtimes There hasn't been a big problem. I haven't overclocked or anything, but this may be a temporary display problem because it hasn't whacked out for a while. If it does it again I may have to think about buying a new system as this is a 4 year old system and pretty out of date :P. Nevermind it just did it hmm...

09-03-2007, 12:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
HawMan Liam Join Date: May 2006 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 2,940 OS: Win XP My System	Re: Display is a little wacky somtimes If you can test the card on a friends machine and the problem was to occour then you would know if its the Video card. __________________ Please Consider Donating to keep the site free.

09-03-2007, 12:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
Xirt Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12 OS: XP	Re: Display is a little wacky somtimes Well I guess I'm going to have to find someone with AGP :P

09-03-2007, 12:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: Display is a little wacky somtimes Hi, It's most likely bad video RAM. But - have a look at the monitor plug and reseat the video card.

09-03-2007, 12:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
Xirt Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12 OS: XP	Re: Display is a little wacky somtimes reset video card how do you do that? I did check vga cable

09-03-2007, 12:16 PM	#11 (permalink)
Xirt Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12 OS: XP	Re: Display is a little wacky somtimes alrighty

09-05-2007, 05:50 PM	#12 (permalink)
Xirt Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12 OS: XP	Re: Display is a little wacky somtimes Sorry I haven't posted about my problem a while back...but I think I've decided to just get a new video card because after trying to reset my vid card, It got worse. going with a geforce7 vide card. If anyone has input, please let me know. AVG remember... :P Thinking about this card EVGA 256-A8-N542-T2 GeForce 7600GS 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X Video Card. Thanks guys

09-05-2007, 06:02 PM	#13 (permalink)
Xirt Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12 OS: XP	Re: Display is a little wacky somtimes this is going from a ati 9800pro

09-05-2007, 08:22 PM	#14 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: Display is a little wacky somtimes I think you should check the voltages and temperatures in BIOS first. GeForce 7600GT: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150233

09-06-2007, 07:43 PM	#15 (permalink)
Xirt Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12 OS: XP	Re: Display is a little wacky somtimes weird...I went to my friends house today to test my video card on their computer, and my card worked well. Interesting thing was at the windows screen it went wacky and that was it. I'm back in my computer and I haven't gotten a wacky screen yet. I'll keep this updated...if anything else happens.

09-07-2007, 11:20 AM	#16 (permalink)
Nutritious Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 41 OS: Win XP Professional My System	Re: Display is a little wacky somtimes This looks exactly like what was occuring with my card, also a 9800 pro. Turns out, it was bad ram on the card. If you want, you can try using ATI tool to underclock the card somewhat and see if the artifacts go away - which is what keeps mine under control.

09-07-2007, 11:24 AM	#17 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: Display is a little wacky somtimes Could just be a loose contact (in the AGP slot).

09-07-2007, 12:48 PM	#18 (permalink)
Xaser3 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 23 OS: Windows XP My System	Re: Display is a little wacky somtimes Just poking around in the barrel here, but try blowing in the AGP slot on yout motherboard? :) __________________ x-x-x Compulsive Computer Builder and Modder. x-x-x

09-09-2007, 09:13 PM	#19 (permalink)
Xirt Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12 OS: XP	Re: Display is a little wacky somtimes yeah blowing doesn't work, but I don't want to underclock my card either...so I've decided to buy a new Vid card. Thank you guys for your suggestions. If you would Like to know I bought the XFX card linked above.

09-09-2007, 11:41 PM	#20 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: Display is a little wacky somtimes Please post back with the results or if you have any questions.