Radeon 9800 Pro Graphics Tearing

Calibur · 01-01-2005, 09:45 PM

I seem to be getting ALOT of tearing in my graphics when i run my games. I can't seem to figure out the problem.

System Specs.
-DirectX 9c
-Lastest ATI Drivers Installed
-AGP 8x Enabled
-Asus P4P800 SE Motherboard
-P4 2.6 Processor
-512 MB RAM

Even with my in game graphics turned down to the lowest still doesn't help at all.

Any Help at all would be greatly appreciated.

StaticInMyHead · 01-01-2005, 10:27 PM

I had a similar problem with my 9800pro a few months ago. You know how I fixed it? I sent the card back in and had it replaced. I would suggest you do the same. Good Luck.

Calibur · 01-01-2005, 11:13 PM

Hmm, I am not too sure it's the card itself.
When I first got the card there was little to no tearing at all.

joshboshdosh · 01-02-2005, 04:50 AM

i also had the same promblem i got o new psu and its fine,if you are running you 9800 pro with a 420watt psu are lower it isnt anuf i just bought a psu resenly and gone for a 550watt and it is miles better

Calibur · 01-02-2005, 08:26 AM

I was thinking that, at first i thought it was my motherboard. I had a gigabyte board that only supported AGP 4x, but i reciently got an asus which supports 8x.
But nothing really changed for my graphics.

Thanks for the suggestion.

StaticInMyHead · 01-07-2005, 06:01 PM

When I first got my card, it was fine too, but after a while, I got the tearing. Games like Call of Duty were really torn and it sometimes got so bad that playing the game became impossible. On the topic os a PSU, a 420 watt should in fact be just fine for the 9800. The only think you have to worry about is amperage. At least 18 is recommended for that video card on the +12v rail. But I doubt that is the problem. My system even has a 420 watt PSU with a 13 amp +12 rail. No problems for me, and I run 3 hard drives, 10 fans, 6 of which are lighted, 2 sticks of memory, an AMD 3200+, and 2 disk drives. No power shortage to speak of. Like I said before, it could just be a faulty video card. Mine was.

01-01-2005, 09:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
Calibur Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP Home	Radeon 9800 Pro Graphics Tearing I seem to be getting ALOT of tearing in my graphics when i run my games. I can't seem to figure out the problem. System Specs. -DirectX 9c -Lastest ATI Drivers Installed -AGP 8x Enabled -Asus P4P800 SE Motherboard -P4 2.6 Processor -512 MB RAM Even with my in game graphics turned down to the lowest still doesn't help at all. Any Help at all would be greatly appreciated.

01-02-2005, 04:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
joshboshdosh Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 39 OS: XP PRO SP2	i also had the same promblem i got o new psu and its fine,if you are running you 9800 pro with a 420watt psu are lower it isnt anuf i just bought a psu resenly and gone for a 550watt and it is miles better __________________ AMD ATHLON XP 2600-OC@2200 11.5*193 with Akasa AK827 768mb Geil pc3200 Radeon 9800 pro 128mb ASUS A7N8X-E DELUXE (rev.2) 550Watt EZ Cool PSU 80 gig western digital hard drive new computer coming soon (i hope)

01-01-2005, 10:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
StaticInMyHead Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 307 OS: WinXPPro, Vista HP My System	I had a similar problem with my 9800pro a few months ago. You know how I fixed it? I sent the card back in and had it replaced. I would suggest you do the same. Good Luck.

01-01-2005, 11:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
Calibur Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP Home	Hmm, I am not too sure it's the card itself. When I first got the card there was little to no tearing at all.

01-02-2005, 08:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
Calibur Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP Home	I was thinking that, at first i thought it was my motherboard. I had a gigabyte board that only supported AGP 4x, but i reciently got an asus which supports 8x. But nothing really changed for my graphics. Thanks for the suggestion.

01-07-2005, 06:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
StaticInMyHead Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 307 OS: WinXPPro, Vista HP My System	When I first got my card, it was fine too, but after a while, I got the tearing. Games like Call of Duty were really torn and it sometimes got so bad that playing the game became impossible. On the topic os a PSU, a 420 watt should in fact be just fine for the 9800. The only think you have to worry about is amperage. At least 18 is recommended for that video card on the +12v rail. But I doubt that is the problem. My system even has a 420 watt PSU with a 13 amp +12 rail. No problems for me, and I run 3 hard drives, 10 fans, 6 of which are lighted, 2 sticks of memory, an AMD 3200+, and 2 disk drives. No power shortage to speak of. Like I said before, it could just be a faulty video card. Mine was.