ATI Radeon X800 XL Problem

mosespwns · 01-09-2006, 04:41 PM

i've owned my x800 xl for approx. 10 months, and i haven't had a problem until recently, until somewhere around october or november. my computer is used for games and i play cs 1.6/css, cod2, and once in a while some others, but i mainly play those games. sometimes in the middle of play all 3, my screen will turn into a bunch of little squares, i can kind of see stuff, but it's impossible to actually play. if i exit and reconnect, the squares are still there and the only way to fix it is to restart my computer. every once in a while instead of the squares appearing, my computer will just freeze, go to a black screen where my monitor says 'no signal' and then restarts on it's own. i have reformatted, i downloaded new BIOS in case that was the problem, i have catalyst 5.13 drivers for my video card...i am desperate to know whats wrong. im me or email me or leave a post plz, it'd be greatly appreciated!
thanks

ebackhus · 01-09-2006, 04:51 PM

The sqaures sound like rendering artifacts. They are the result of damaged RAM, render pipelines, and heat. Try running it with the case side off and a small fan blowing over the the card.

mosespwns · 01-09-2006, 04:53 PM

i will try the fan idea, but about the damaged RAM, 1 GB i've had for 10 months, and the second GB is a brand new christmas present, so i don't believe that could be the problem...could the fan on the video card be damaged?
and when i go in game this doesn't happen immediately, i can play for a while, sometimes for a great while, and then eventually it catches up to me

mosespwns · 01-09-2006, 05:13 PM

i don't have a fan, but i did play CSS with my side panel off. the video card was hot enough where i couldn't keep my hand on it. when the squares popped up i restarted and checked my BIOS, my system temp was 37 and my CPU temp was 41 (Deg. C)...as i asked in my last post, could my fan for my vid card be not working properly?

swarner · 01-13-2006, 04:29 PM

I had the exact same problem with my X800XL, i had it for a few months and then it started displaying artifacts in games, the card wasnt overheating or anything and i tried everything to fix it! old drivers, new drivers, softmodding
You name it i tried it.

i eventually got a new card

hopefully your situation isnt as dire as mine was

you should check the gpu temp all the same you can do this with the free program everest, download here: http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...-Edition.shtml

Oh and have you ever overclocked the card?

mosespwns · 01-13-2006, 06:42 PM

i never have overclocked, i just took it out and blew the dust out, there was so much in there! i played CSS which almost always gave me artifacts after only about 10 minutes of gaming and i had no problem, so hopefully it's fixed! thanks for the help

01-09-2006, 04:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
mosespwns Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: new york Posts: 17 OS: WinXP Pro	ATI Radeon X800 XL Problem i've owned my x800 xl for approx. 10 months, and i haven't had a problem until recently, until somewhere around october or november. my computer is used for games and i play cs 1.6/css, cod2, and once in a while some others, but i mainly play those games. sometimes in the middle of play all 3, my screen will turn into a bunch of little squares, i can kind of see stuff, but it's impossible to actually play. if i exit and reconnect, the squares are still there and the only way to fix it is to restart my computer. every once in a while instead of the squares appearing, my computer will just freeze, go to a black screen where my monitor says 'no signal' and then restarts on it's own. i have reformatted, i downloaded new BIOS in case that was the problem, i have catalyst 5.13 drivers for my video card...i am desperate to know whats wrong. im me or email me or leave a post plz, it'd be greatly appreciated! thanks __________________ MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 1GHz 2GB Corsair Value PC3200 34, 80 GB HD ATI Radeon X800 XL Last edited by mosespwns; 01-09-2006 at 04:49 PM.

01-09-2006, 04:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,345 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	The sqaures sound like rendering artifacts. They are the result of damaged RAM, render pipelines, and heat. Try running it with the case side off and a small fan blowing over the the card. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

01-09-2006, 04:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
mosespwns Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: new york Posts: 17 OS: WinXP Pro	i will try the fan idea, but about the damaged RAM, 1 GB i've had for 10 months, and the second GB is a brand new christmas present, so i don't believe that could be the problem...could the fan on the video card be damaged? and when i go in game this doesn't happen immediately, i can play for a while, sometimes for a great while, and then eventually it catches up to me __________________ MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 1GHz 2GB Corsair Value PC3200 34, 80 GB HD ATI Radeon X800 XL

01-09-2006, 05:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
mosespwns Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: new york Posts: 17 OS: WinXP Pro	i don't have a fan, but i did play CSS with my side panel off. the video card was hot enough where i couldn't keep my hand on it. when the squares popped up i restarted and checked my BIOS, my system temp was 37 and my CPU temp was 41 (Deg. C)...as i asked in my last post, could my fan for my vid card be not working properly? __________________ MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 1GHz 2GB Corsair Value PC3200 34, 80 GB HD ATI Radeon X800 XL

01-13-2006, 04:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
swarner Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 272 OS: Vista Ultimate	I had the exact same problem with my X800XL, i had it for a few months and then it started displaying artifacts in games, the card wasnt overheating or anything and i tried everything to fix it! old drivers, new drivers, softmodding You name it i tried it. i eventually got a new card hopefully your situation isnt as dire as mine was you should check the gpu temp all the same you can do this with the free program everest, download here: http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...-Edition.shtml Oh and have you ever overclocked the card? __________________ Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad Computers are like air conditioners. They work best with windows closed.

01-13-2006, 06:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
mosespwns Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: new york Posts: 17 OS: WinXP Pro	i never have overclocked, i just took it out and blew the dust out, there was so much in there! i played CSS which almost always gave me artifacts after only about 10 minutes of gaming and i had no problem, so hopefully it's fixed! thanks for the help __________________ MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 1GHz 2GB Corsair Value PC3200 34, 80 GB HD ATI Radeon X800 XL