Problems with my X1800XT :( :( :(

[Vinnythel33tzor]

Hi
I recently purchased an x1800xt from a website called overclockers.uk, a well known website that sells all sorts of pc stuff, when it came me and my dad install it into my computer and i decided to reformat ( i think this is the prob)

my spec is AMD Athlon 64 Proccessor 3000+ 1.81 GHz and 1 GIg RAM

and of course the x1800xt

i downloaded the latest drivers off ati.com, but the card seems to be under achieving greatly , when i start up my computer the motherboard picture is all crazy i have a nvidia lan party mobo and it also literally takes about 2-3 times for it to load windows, i currently am on windows XP pro and i have service pack 2 running,

im a big cod 2 fan and even when i run it at low gfx i get frame lag, and i taught that when i spent over 500 euro on a card that i might be able to at least play it at medium graphics but it seems to be under achieving, i have checked its not overheating.. i no my proccessar is bottlenecking it but it should still be doing better than it is, the monitor also flickers when i turn it on and stuff and i really feel that im not getting my value for money here, any ideas would be really helpful .. i was thinking it might be down to the drivers for the mobo ? or the fact that when i got the card i put it into the mobo which wasnt used for a while stuck in my ram and ran windows on it straight away, any suggestions would be really helpful thanks

Vinny

 

[Krillk]

sounds a lot like WIN XP is useing the basic grafics driver on the computer.. so use a system check program and check up on it.. then ask the site you bought it from.. you should have a 2 year warrenty at the least..

 

[Vinnythel33tzor]

I dont think it was a problem with them, i think its a problem on my side btw ill do that check thanks any suggestions on a system checker i should download?

 

[Krillk]

try LAVALYS Everest... its free and it does the trick.. even suggests sites to download drivers from.. if it IS a fault on youre side then check again if the card is sufficiently inside the socket.. ive tried repairs a couple of times when the Graphic card simply wasnt deep enough, inserted..

then try uninstalling everything.. fomateing youre harddrive(s) if possible..

then just as a reminder. you did remember to completely uninstall youre previus card right?

 

[Vinnythel33tzor]

Ya what i did was when i got it i started over, put the card in and the ram and stuff and installed windows there and then.. so there was no drivers before hand you see.