Help!!! - artifacts!

phoenix56 · Jun 26, 2004, 06:59 AM

I just get back my new card from warranty yesterday, they give me totally new card. It's about Connect 3D 9600 Pro with 128MB 3.3ns BGA rams. (GPU:400 / RAM: 600). I got Abit NF7 mainboard, and my previous card was overclocked very well: 475 / 750, and when i setup the 4.5 based Omega driver from there the Side Band Adressing turned on, and i think the problems started fom there... my 3d screed turned into artifacts, but even if i set clocks to default speed. Then I returned card with warranty and now with the new card without oc-ing its the same problem with the default clocks. Even in the windows, when I moving some window fast about 10 seconds my sreen get heavy artifacts

and then i need to restart XP. I dont know really what is the problem but i tried almost everything, every available drivers, its the same problem, i turned off frast writes, x4 AGP...

But i can't turn SBA off, and i think there is the problem..

Anyone knows how can i turn it off?

phoenix56 · Jun 26, 2004, 08:26 AM

When my XP turns into artifacts then the 3D is still working properly

What is this problem ????

Logla · Jun 26, 2004, 08:49 AM

are you overclocking your CPU at all?

its very odd this. did they return your original card or send you a new one?

And I think you can turn off SBA by using something like powerstrip

phoenix56 · Jun 26, 2004, 09:29 AM

Yes I overclocking my AMD Athlon XP Braton cpu from 2500+ to 3200+, but I think its not the promblem because everything was ok before SBA.
And this problem becomes with standard 2500+ clock too.

And they sent me a new card in the new package.