ATI Radeon 9600XT Problems

NullUser_00 · 08-03-2008, 12:31 AM

Well, here are some of my pc's specs.

Windows XP Home Edition SP3
Radeon 9600XT (with old drivers, newer ones cause errors on my pc)
768mb of Ram
AMD Athalon XP 2800+ 2.08Ghz

I can provide more if neccesary.

Well anyways, as you can see in the photo below, I get this checkerboard pattern all over the screen. It appears on the PC boot screen, all the charecters appear corrupted. I've had this happen alot, but it seems to randomly stop after a few days to sometimes weeks, with long stretches of time before it acts up again. I suspect its from overheating, the fan on my card has been busted for a while. Im getting a new card, but that won't happen for a few more weeks. I'm hoping you guys can give a diagnosis and possibly a fix. Thanks.

Mcninjaguy · 08-03-2008, 12:40 AM

I think the word for your video card is something like "artifacting" or it "artifacts". I've had this happen to me before and it won't take long now for it to totally break down. I had to use a 64 mb grahics card for a couple weeks while I waited for my 7600gt

I'm sorry to say this but lets hope your new video card comes in soon

P.S. by the way which video card did you buy??? same as the last one???

NullUser_00 · 08-03-2008, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Mcninjaguy

I think the word for your video card is something like "artifacting" or it "artifacts". I've had this happen to me before and it won't take long now for it to totally break down. I had to use a 64 mb grahics card for a couple weeks while I waited for my 7600gt

I'm sorry to say this but lets hope your new video card comes in soon

P.S. by the way which video card did you buy??? same as the last one???

Well, I didn't buy the new one yet, but I'm gonna upgrade to the next model, the 9800XT. I've read about artifacts, but while searching around I couldn't find a case like mine. This has been going on for at least a year and a half, so who knows how long the card has left.

**wrench97** · 08-03-2008, 04:42 AM

What power supply do you have brand and model, remove the side cover and post the specs off the label of the psu.

dai · 08-03-2008, 04:53 AM

in the device manager uninstall the video card
reboot tapping f8 and choose vga mode
when windows finishes rebooting
disable a/virus
install your drivers
reboot the computer

08-03-2008, 12:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
NullUser_00 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2 OS: Windows XP	ATI Radeon 9600XT Problems Well, here are some of my pc's specs. Windows XP Home Edition SP3 Radeon 9600XT (with old drivers, newer ones cause errors on my pc) 768mb of Ram AMD Athalon XP 2800+ 2.08Ghz I can provide more if neccesary. Well anyways, as you can see in the photo below, I get this checkerboard pattern all over the screen. It appears on the PC boot screen, all the charecters appear corrupted. I've had this happen alot, but it seems to randomly stop after a few days to sometimes weeks, with long stretches of time before it acts up again. I suspect its from overheating, the fan on my card has been busted for a while. Im getting a new card, but that won't happen for a few more weeks. I'm hoping you guys can give a diagnosis and possibly a fix. Thanks.

08-03-2008, 12:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: ATI Radeon 9600XT Problems I think the word for your video card is something like "artifacting" or it "artifacts". I've had this happen to me before and it won't take long now for it to totally break down. I had to use a 64 mb grahics card for a couple weeks while I waited for my 7600gt I'm sorry to say this but lets hope your new video card comes in soon P.S. by the way which video card did you buy??? same as the last one???

08-03-2008, 04:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,675 OS: Win7	Re: ATI Radeon 9600XT Problems What power supply do you have brand and model, remove the side cover and post the specs off the label of the psu. __________________ Power Supply and Selection

08-03-2008, 04:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,702 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: ATI Radeon 9600XT Problems in the device manager uninstall the video card reboot tapping f8 and choose vga mode when windows finishes rebooting disable a/virus install your drivers reboot the computer __________________