Sapphire Radeon 9600 sux?

[fazi1985]

Hi!

I bought yesterday a new config. (ASUS P4P8X P42.66/533 Sapphire 9600Pro 1024/333 RAM) I've catalyst 3.9, DX9b & the latest intel chipset drivers. The problem is: the system halts during 3d apllications eg. 3dmark01/03, street legal redline ...
I'm downloading cat3.10 now (Dial-UP) so haven't tried it yet but I suppose it won't. Any idea?

Merry Xmas!

 

[SubKamran]

The 3.1 (the supposedly "new") only works for Windows XP 64-bit.

I have a sapphire Radeon 9800 and it works perfect (on a Intel 815 chipset).

Is your power supply connected to the 9600? (or does it even need a power supply connection at all...)

 

[fazi1985]

Well, it's plugged in correctly. I tried all kind of catalyst drivers, none of them works. When I start benchmarking in 3dmark the first test runs for a little amount of time (this time is changing), and then freezes. <= (don't know how to write) Sometimes I can do nothing with it but reset, sometimes a window pops up and states somthing like this: "VPU Recovery has reset your driver to default settings due to a problem..." So that's the case. I've no more idea. I suck with my Xmas "surprise". I hope you don't!!!

Merry Xmas! Ciao

 

[ak_in_charge]

I would recommend just doing a repair install of windows. This will usually fix any conflicts that you are having.

 

[Scol]

Hmm... driver issue? Perhaps uninstall the card deleting all old remnants, then reinstall? I dunno...

 

[werty316]

Try the older Catalyst drivers.

 

[fazi1985]

Now I have 3.10 Cat. I can run 3dmark in Software T&L mode. It works correctly, but Hardware T&L and Pure Hardware T&L doesn't do so. And how can I downgrade to older Cat drivers? Can they be uninstalled?

 

[SubKamran]

Yes.

Add/Remove Programs

Uninstall anything related to ATI

 

[tripleione]

Make sure that you have installed any chipset drivers for your motherboard as well, such as AGP drivers.

 

[werty316]

Oh yeah forgot about those chipset AGP drivers. Install them whether it be Intel or VIA or SIS. Get'em from their respected websites.

 

[fazi1985]

OK, I try different Intel chipset drivers. Well, this issue is a main problem. I talked some guys having the same problem. ASUS P4P8X vs Radeon 9600Pro. They also have no solution.

 

[Didou]

Try lowering the card's core/mem speed. Sometimes the cooling system might be defective leading to overheating from the card.

The fact that it can run a few tests before crashing makes me thing that might be the culprit.

Also try keeping the case side panel open while performaing your tests, see if that helps.

 

[fazi1985]

Hi! To my great suprise lowering AGP speed from 8x to 4x has solved the problem. And anyway? Does this 4x difference effects speed?
Thx all your help!

 

[agissi]

No you wont see any difference in numbers or performance, going from 8x to 4x.