X800xt Headache

massyuk · Apr 10, 2005, 05:58 AM

Whenever i play any game i get a stuttering about every second when i move around when i stand still it is okay, it is more noticeable in doom3 + Half life2 than older games, i have turned vsync on + off to no avail and also turned all the settings to lowest in doom3 and it still does it! I dont get any artifacts at all and i have the latest drivers for everything i even tried older cat drivers. Ive tried different memory+cpu(a64 3400),power supply, motherboard(kv8pro)and monitor, now i am totally lost! My 3dmark05 score is okay=5880 and the doom timedemo i got 82.3 fps in the cs-scource video stress test i get 133.00 fps! this is getting REALLY annoying! Anyone got any ideas?

A64 3400
Asus K8N-E Deluxe
X800xt pe
1Gb pc3200
Audigy 2
windows xp pro+sp2

Sandok · Apr 10, 2005, 06:02 AM

Ur PCI latency timingss? It's possible since u got a Audigy...

bake15 · Apr 10, 2005, 06:27 AM

try this tool

massyuk · Apr 10, 2005, 06:47 AM

Thx guys but no go! I tried a few different settings with that tool, it was on 255 as default what sort of setting should i try? the audigy was on 64.

bake15 · Apr 10, 2005, 06:52 AM

try 64 if it sucks try 32.

massyuk · Apr 10, 2005, 07:18 AM

still the same! now where did i put that hammer?

massyuk · Apr 10, 2005, 07:54 AM

I have also tried turning off system restore and indexing and i forgot to say i have two 80gb seagates on raid(stripe) on nvidia raid and i have tried just a normal ide drive as well.

bake15 · Apr 10, 2005, 07:58 AM

whats the voltage for agp(in bios)? i found setting it to 1.6v helped a lot.
also increase your AGP aperture size to 256.

massyuk · Apr 10, 2005, 08:20 AM

My agp arperture was already on 512 but i tried 256 anyway and 1.6v from 1.5 but nope! Could the memory have anything to do with it? i have 1gb of crucial pc3200 i had to go for the budget option! the mem clock is 200mhz and the cas latency is 3.0. By the way this whole set up is about 8 months old and it is only recently this started happening!

bake15 · Apr 10, 2005, 08:33 AM

what psu have you got? it could be on its way out or its not powerfull enough.

massyuk · Apr 10, 2005, 08:43 AM

I have a hyper typeR 480watt which is about 2 months old and i also tried a 560 watt as well! Thanks for your help by the way.

bake15 · Apr 10, 2005, 08:49 AM

when was the last time you formated windows? maybe try that as your last resort.
sorry i cant help you more.

massyuk · Apr 10, 2005, 08:56 AM

I have tried different versions of windows (98 me 2000 xp) and this current one was installed yesterday! Weird thing is i tried my mates x800pro and that did the same thing! so i am leaning towards the memory side of things!

bake15 · Apr 10, 2005, 09:08 AM

try and borrow some off a friend.
also have you tryed without the Audigy 2?

massyuk · Apr 10, 2005, 09:56 AM

Gonna try my card in a friends pc first then borrow his memory if not, thx for your help!

i have tried the onboard sound! no change

Blackboost · Apr 10, 2005, 10:01 AM

Have you tried installing the latest drivers for your motherboard? You coud also try removing the ATi drivers, booting up in Safe Mode and using Driver Cleaner to remove all the remaining traces of the drivers in your machine. Finally reboot and reinstall the driver set once again.

bake15 · Apr 10, 2005, 10:02 AM

must be the memory then.
hope you get the problem sorted

massyuk · Apr 10, 2005, 10:40 AM

I have all the latest drivers and it was a fresh install so no need, i also have tried older drivers to no avail thx anyway.

Apr 10, 2005, 05:58 AM	#1
massyuk DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	X800xt Headache Whenever i play any game i get a stuttering about every second when i move around when i stand still it is okay, it is more noticeable in doom3 + Half life2 than older games, i have turned vsync on + off to no avail and also turned all the settings to lowest in doom3 and it still does it! I dont get any artifacts at all and i have the latest drivers for everything i even tried older cat drivers. Ive tried different memory+cpu(a64 3400),power supply, motherboard(kv8pro)and monitor, now i am totally lost! My 3dmark05 score is okay=5880 and the doom timedemo i got 82.3 fps in the cs-scource video stress test i get 133.00 fps! this is getting REALLY annoying! Anyone got any ideas? A64 3400 Asus K8N-E Deluxe X800xt pe 1Gb pc3200 Audigy 2 windows xp pro+sp2

Apr 10, 2005, 06:02 AM	#2
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,501 Rep Power: 53	Ur PCI latency timingss? It's possible since u got a Audigy...

Apr 10, 2005, 06:27 AM	#3
bake15 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wigan,UK Posts: 586 Rep Power: 0	try this tool

Apr 10, 2005, 06:47 AM	#4
massyuk DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	Thx guys but no go! I tried a few different settings with that tool, it was on 255 as default what sort of setting should i try? the audigy was on 64.

Apr 10, 2005, 06:52 AM	#5
bake15 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wigan,UK Posts: 586 Rep Power: 0	try 64 if it sucks try 32.

Apr 10, 2005, 07:18 AM	#6
massyuk DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	still the same! now where did i put that hammer?

Apr 10, 2005, 07:54 AM	#7
massyuk DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	I have also tried turning off system restore and indexing and i forgot to say i have two 80gb seagates on raid(stripe) on nvidia raid and i have tried just a normal ide drive as well.

Apr 10, 2005, 07:58 AM	#8
bake15 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wigan,UK Posts: 586 Rep Power: 0	whats the voltage for agp(in bios)? i found setting it to 1.6v helped a lot. also increase your AGP aperture size to 256.

Apr 10, 2005, 08:20 AM	#9
massyuk DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	My agp arperture was already on 512 but i tried 256 anyway and 1.6v from 1.5 but nope! Could the memory have anything to do with it? i have 1gb of crucial pc3200 i had to go for the budget option! the mem clock is 200mhz and the cas latency is 3.0. By the way this whole set up is about 8 months old and it is only recently this started happening!

Apr 10, 2005, 08:33 AM	#10
bake15 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wigan,UK Posts: 586 Rep Power: 0	what psu have you got? it could be on its way out or its not powerfull enough.

Apr 10, 2005, 08:43 AM	#11
massyuk DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	I have a hyper typeR 480watt which is about 2 months old and i also tried a 560 watt as well! Thanks for your help by the way.

Apr 10, 2005, 08:49 AM	#12
bake15 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wigan,UK Posts: 586 Rep Power: 0	when was the last time you formated windows? maybe try that as your last resort. sorry i cant help you more.

Apr 10, 2005, 08:56 AM	#13
massyuk DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	I have tried different versions of windows (98 me 2000 xp) and this current one was installed yesterday! Weird thing is i tried my mates x800pro and that did the same thing! so i am leaning towards the memory side of things!

Apr 10, 2005, 09:08 AM	#14
bake15 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wigan,UK Posts: 586 Rep Power: 0	try and borrow some off a friend. also have you tryed without the Audigy 2?

Apr 10, 2005, 09:56 AM	#15
massyuk DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	Gonna try my card in a friends pc first then borrow his memory if not, thx for your help! i have tried the onboard sound! no change

Apr 10, 2005, 10:01 AM	#16
Blackboost -=[DHzer0point Author]=- Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 0 Rep Power: 0	Have you tried installing the latest drivers for your motherboard? You coud also try removing the ATi drivers, booting up in Safe Mode and using Driver Cleaner to remove all the remaining traces of the drivers in your machine. Finally reboot and reinstall the driver set once again.

Apr 10, 2005, 10:02 AM	#17
bake15 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wigan,UK Posts: 586 Rep Power: 0	must be the memory then. hope you get the problem sorted

Apr 10, 2005, 10:40 AM	#18
massyuk DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	I have all the latest drivers and it was a fresh install so no need, i also have tried older drivers to no avail thx anyway.