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AmBo
12-11-05, 10:07 PM
Hey guys, just today I was gaming on my 9800 pro and all the sudden the game would freeze and the pc would lockup. I opened up AtiTool and it's ALL yellow artifacts, then the box blurrs and then the screen locks up then refreshes itself. :shrug:

Does this mean the card is shot? It's not oc'd at all and I even reflashed the bios. Any thoughts? :eh?:
PhoenixOfChaos
12-11-05, 10:13 PM
Try to reinstall drivers , and if that doesn't work you might need to try to re-apply your cooler.
AmBo
12-12-05, 08:27 AM
Yea, I tried re-installing the newest drivers and even formated to make sure. Still artifacts everywhere. I think I'll buy an iceberq and see if that fixes it. In the meantime, I purchased an x800GT and it's on it's way. I hate buying expensive things for dying interfaces (AGP). :bang head
kraftmayo
12-12-05, 12:41 PM
Yea, I tried re-installing the newest drivers and even formated to make sure. Still artifacts everywhere. I think I'll buy an iceberq and see if that fixes it. In the meantime, I purchased an x800GT and it's on it's way. I hate buying expensive things for dying interfaces (AGP). :bang head

Before you go buy something, do as was previously suggested, re-apply the HSF, maybe with some AS5.

Also, try the card in someone else's machine.
RangerXLT8
12-13-05, 04:16 PM
Yea, I tried re-installing the newest drivers and even formated to make sure. Still artifacts everywhere. I think I'll buy an iceberq and see if that fixes it. In the meantime, I purchased an x800GT and it's on it's way. I hate buying expensive things for dying interfaces (AGP). :bang head

Take it from my personal experience, the iceberq 1,2,3,4 is not gonna help a damn thing. They are good for NB cooling.
YOO
12-13-05, 05:57 PM
well im not gonna bring another 9800 pro topic again so.........i have a 9800 pro
and we all know that the thing doesnt come with temp readin. if i flash my card with 9800xt bios will i get temp readin?
traldan
12-13-05, 08:09 PM
Maybe try upgrading to the latest Beta of ATITool, I think there were a few versions taht had issues with detecting artifacts where there shouldn't be or weren't any. Don't know exactly.
PhoenixOfChaos
12-13-05, 08:55 PM
As for temp monitor's if your chip doesn't have a thermometer I don't think the flashing it will magically make it grow one. You'll probably have to get a probe.
AmBo
12-14-05, 11:34 AM
UPDATE: TOok off the hsf and the paste was CRUST. No wonder why it was overheating! So I re-sat it with some AS5 and now it runs good again. I bought an x800gt though thinking my card was shot. Oh well, upgrade on the way to a dead interface. *sigh*

I sold the 9800pro for $80 thought with an Arctic Silencer ver.3 on it. :) So the GT only cost me $100.