Radeon 9800 pro failure!!

Mebvis · 01-11-2005, 10:43 PM

Hey everyone, ive been having some issues with my Radeon 9800 pro's. My first card was defected and constantly overheated in my "icecube pc". So i sent in my card to ati and they replaced the card, so i replaced my old power supply and case to a thermaltake tsunami. Now my problems are system hangs durring gameplay. Some times i can play for 10 min but it crashes at random times, in counterstrike source and in soldner ect. I have done alot to attempt to fix. I have tried my old drivers that the card first came with and the new drivers, have reinstalled windows many times, and i have updated chipset drivers and the directx drivers. Agp is enabled and I have tested it. nothing wrong in bios. my system is a p4 2.8 800fsb with a 1024 of pc2700 ddr ram with 2 80gig hard drives and lcd NEC 1765 monitor
does anyone else have this problem?

Alucard X · 01-11-2005, 10:48 PM

did u uninstall the drivers when u installed the new card or just left them on ur hard drive?

CpTn_lAw · 01-12-2005, 12:19 AM

hey there. Mebvis, just open your pc tower, look a the agp dlot and clean it. after you dothis, be sure your power supply is enough. you have to pay attention the way the cable is relied to you GPU in the rear of your pc case. sometimes it may be bad screwd in. tell me when you're done

Mebvis · 01-12-2005, 02:45 AM

Yeah ive cleaned my agp slot a few times, i have a 400 watt power supply.

Forsaken_NGL · 01-12-2005, 03:28 PM

Mmm... have you tried in another PC...? What happens...? Btw, what power supply do you have, because if it is a 400W "No name" it may be the cause.

Fycus · 01-12-2005, 04:38 PM

wow, your setup is very similar to mine. Im not saying this will help you, but ive had no problems since I disabled Hyperthreading in my bios. Sometimes when I started FarCry or certain games, my computer would randomly hang and shut down. After I went into my BIOs and disabled hyperthreading the problem dissapeared completely. No joke. Give it a try and tell me what happens...

Mebvis · 01-12-2005, 08:20 PM

i just tried turning off hyperthreading but i got an half hour of gameplay in cs source and it hung up on me. I was also wondering if perhaps valve is having issues with though i have had problems in far cry, ghost recon, and soldier of fortune wich arnt that demanding games

Mebvis · 01-12-2005, 08:20 PM

i just tried turning off hyperthreading but i got an half hour of gameplay in cs source and it hung up on me. I was also wondering if perhaps valve is having issues with though i have had problems in far cry, ghost recon, and soldier of fortune wich arnt that demanding games.

Mebvis · 01-12-2005, 08:33 PM

The card calls for an 300 watt, the powersupply in my Thermaltake case is oem from Thermaltake 400. no i have yet to try it on another motherboard. Ive had one defected card my luck cant be that bad.

noobman · 01-12-2005, 10:17 PM

what is the trade of your card,

Sapphire, ASUS, ATi itself...

i know some people who have problems with the Sapphire 9800 Pro 128 MB

so it might be a videocard problem, because Sapphire is the most worthless trade there is

dont know if you have 1 but ok :P

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Forsaken_NGL is on the 1st circle: Limbo Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1 Hellbux: 315	Mmm... have you tried in another PC...? What happens...? Btw, what power supply do you have, because if it is a 400W "No name" it may be the cause. __________________ May the nForce be with you!

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Fycus is on the 5th circle: Wrath & Sullenness Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: East Bay, California Posts: 1,235 Hellbux: 16,217	wow, your setup is very similar to mine. Im not saying this will help you, but ive had no problems since I disabled Hyperthreading in my bios. Sometimes when I started FarCry or certain games, my computer would randomly hang and shut down. After I went into my BIOs and disabled hyperthreading the problem dissapeared completely. No joke. Give it a try and tell me what happens... __________________ OFFICIAL ACKBAR FAN CLUB MEMBER Gamertag: Choatsy

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noobman is on the 2nd circle: Lust Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 50 Hellbux: 1,092	what is the trade of your card, Sapphire, ASUS, ATi itself... i know some people who have problems with the Sapphire 9800 Pro 128 MB so it might be a videocard problem, because Sapphire is the most worthless trade there is dont know if you have 1 but ok :P __________________ Meet The Incredible nOObMan

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01-11-2005, 10:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mebvis is on the 1st circle: Limbo Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 10 Hellbux: 540	Hey everyone, ive been having some issues with my Radeon 9800 pro's. My first card was defected and constantly overheated in my "icecube pc". So i sent in my card to ati and they replaced the card, so i replaced my old power supply and case to a thermaltake tsunami. Now my problems are system hangs durring gameplay. Some times i can play for 10 min but it crashes at random times, in counterstrike source and in soldner ect. I have done alot to attempt to fix. I have tried my old drivers that the card first came with and the new drivers, have reinstalled windows many times, and i have updated chipset drivers and the directx drivers. Agp is enabled and I have tested it. nothing wrong in bios. my system is a p4 2.8 800fsb with a 1024 of pc2700 ddr ram with 2 80gig hard drives and lcd NEC 1765 monitor does anyone else have this problem?

01-11-2005, 10:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Alucard X is on the 2nd circle: Lust Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 118 Hellbux: 1,619	did u uninstall the drivers when u installed the new card or just left them on ur hard drive?

01-12-2005, 02:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mebvis is on the 1st circle: Limbo Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 10 Hellbux: 540	Yeah ive cleaned my agp slot a few times, i have a 400 watt power supply.

01-12-2005, 08:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mebvis is on the 1st circle: Limbo Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 10 Hellbux: 540	i just tried turning off hyperthreading but i got an half hour of gameplay in cs source and it hung up on me. I was also wondering if perhaps valve is having issues with though i have had problems in far cry, ghost recon, and soldier of fortune wich arnt that demanding games

01-12-2005, 08:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
Mebvis is on the 1st circle: Limbo Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 10 Hellbux: 540	i just tried turning off hyperthreading but i got an half hour of gameplay in cs source and it hung up on me. I was also wondering if perhaps valve is having issues with though i have had problems in far cry, ghost recon, and soldier of fortune wich arnt that demanding games.

01-12-2005, 08:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
Mebvis is on the 1st circle: Limbo Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 10 Hellbux: 540	The card calls for an 300 watt, the powersupply in my Thermaltake case is oem from Thermaltake 400. no i have yet to try it on another motherboard. Ive had one defected card my luck cant be that bad.