Ati radeon 7200

af9 · Oct 30, 2002, 01:17 PM

oh dammit, i'm so confused at this point. i've downloaded the drivers for my radeon 7200 from ati's website, and i saw no different between the display of the new card and that of my onboard card, which utterly sucks. the guy that *gave* me the card told me that i should probably look for third-party drivers...but, from looking at the specs on the plutonium driver and comparing them to those of ati's official driver, i didn't notice much of a difference. i actually thought that they were the same. at this point, i'm willing to try everything, therefore i'm gonna install them. is there anything special that i'm NOT doing? or is it just that the 7200 sucks that bad?

if it really sucks that bad, are there any pci video cards that i should be looking out for to replace this one (i say pci because i don't have an agp slot on my stupid minitower

)?

//.\\//.\\ · Oct 30, 2002, 05:08 PM

We are willing to help you but you ought to describe your problem in details, so that you can resolve it more efficiently.

Your card isn't build by ATI, you may want to try the Powered By ATi section on their website.

af9 · Oct 30, 2002, 08:57 PM

ahh, now that's the most sense anyone has made during this whole ordeal i've been going through. my whole problem, pretty much is choppy video, no matter what card i use. i have tried almost every driver i've seen that supports the radeon 7200, and i get the same results: choppy video...almost seems like the video slows to frame-by-frame for for a second or two...for example: i was playing fifa2003 a couple hours ago and the intro video was going so slow that it couldn't even keep up with the music.

aside from that, my normal desktop usage has suffered from drastic slowdown. i can get a lamborghini from zero-to-sixty in the time that it takes for me to get a menu after i right click on my desktop...

for a long time i was assuming that the problem was just a trade-off for good gaming, until i installed the 6193 drivers and that problem went away. i've still got the thing with fifa2003 though...it's just slow. i was wondering if the drivers were correct and my problem was in the configuration of the tabs in display properties...?

//.\\//.\\ · Oct 30, 2002, 09:13 PM

Did you get rid of older video drivers?
If not, i strongly recommend a format, or a methodic cleanup.

That may be the problem, because when i read your description of the problem, it sounds like your drivers install, recognise the 7200, But lacks the hardware acceleration.

By the way, ATI 2d is the sharpest out there. (when working problem free)

On this last note, hope you get to solve your problems.

Arikel · Oct 31, 2002, 02:31 AM

I agree with the last poster, the first thing I'd try if I were you is a complete clean reinstall of your video drivers. There could be some nasty trace left over from either older ATI drivers or your onboard card's drivers coming back to haunt you.

af9 · Oct 31, 2002, 12:52 PM

okay, i have no idea where to start, considering that i have never had to uninstall drivers. i don't even know where they go when they're installed.

~~jackasster~~ · Nov 3, 2002, 08:19 AM

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Originally posted by af9
okay, i have no idea where to start, considering that i have never had to uninstall drivers. i don't even know where they go when they're installed.

http://www.driverheaven.net/thread.php?id=1953 you will find a sticky guide to uninstalling old drivers here..

blahblahblah2 · Jun 23, 2006, 03:06 PM

get some memory dude!! My mobile phone wont ring for less than that and most games will stick for that spec. Get a 516mb upgrade and you will be fine. I am suprised nobody else in the forum noticed that

kn00tcn · Jun 23, 2006, 07:57 PM

maybe... if it's some super slow SDRAM or if there's massive HD usage when a menu is clicked

Oct 30, 2002, 01:17 PM	#1
af9 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: michigan, usa Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Ati radeon 7200 oh dammit, i'm so confused at this point. i've downloaded the drivers for my radeon 7200 from ati's website, and i saw no different between the display of the new card and that of my onboard card, which utterly sucks. the guy that gave me the card told me that i should probably look for third-party drivers...but, from looking at the specs on the plutonium driver and comparing them to those of ati's official driver, i didn't notice much of a difference. i actually thought that they were the same. at this point, i'm willing to try everything, therefore i'm gonna install them. is there anything special that i'm NOT doing? or is it just that the 7200 sucks that bad? if it really sucks that bad, are there any pci video cards that i should be looking out for to replace this one (i say pci because i don't have an agp slot on my stupid minitower )? __________________ cassidy: pIII 800 mhz 256kb lg 12x4x32 cd-rw ati radeon 7200: 1280x1024@70hz dell 17" trinitron sound blaster live! (value) altec lansing ac-340 2 speaker + 1 subwoofer set harman\|kardon two-speaker set 256mb ram windows xp pro, sp1 ghost recon/nfs:hp2/fifa2003

Oct 30, 2002, 05:08 PM	#2
//.\\//.\\ A.K.A sCoTcH Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Around the oldest trees of region 13th, laval. Posts: 89 Rep Power: 0 $//.\\//.\\ is on a distinguished road$	We are willing to help you but you ought to describe your problem in details, so that you can resolve it more efficiently. Your card isn't build by ATI, you may want to try the Powered By ATi section on their website. __________________ Don't pretend i'm MAD (//.\\//.\\ ) when in fact i'm MAB!
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Oct 30, 2002, 08:57 PM	#3
af9 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: michigan, usa Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	ahh, now that's the most sense anyone has made during this whole ordeal i've been going through. my whole problem, pretty much is choppy video, no matter what card i use. i have tried almost every driver i've seen that supports the radeon 7200, and i get the same results: choppy video...almost seems like the video slows to frame-by-frame for for a second or two...for example: i was playing fifa2003 a couple hours ago and the intro video was going so slow that it couldn't even keep up with the music. aside from that, my normal desktop usage has suffered from drastic slowdown. i can get a lamborghini from zero-to-sixty in the time that it takes for me to get a menu after i right click on my desktop... for a long time i was assuming that the problem was just a trade-off for good gaming, until i installed the 6193 drivers and that problem went away. i've still got the thing with fifa2003 though...it's just slow. i was wondering if the drivers were correct and my problem was in the configuration of the tabs in display properties...? __________________ cassidy: pIII 800 mhz 256kb lg 12x4x32 cd-rw ati radeon 7200: 1280x1024@70hz dell 17" trinitron sound blaster live! (value) altec lansing ac-340 2 speaker + 1 subwoofer set harman\|kardon two-speaker set 256mb ram windows xp pro, sp1 ghost recon/nfs:hp2/fifa2003

Oct 30, 2002, 09:13 PM	#4
//.\\//.\\ A.K.A sCoTcH Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Around the oldest trees of region 13th, laval. Posts: 89 Rep Power: 0 $//.\\//.\\ is on a distinguished road$	Did you get rid of older video drivers? If not, i strongly recommend a format, or a methodic cleanup. That may be the problem, because when i read your description of the problem, it sounds like your drivers install, recognise the 7200, But lacks the hardware acceleration. By the way, ATI 2d is the sharpest out there. (when working problem free) On this last note, hope you get to solve your problems. __________________ Don't pretend i'm MAD (//.\\//.\\ ) when in fact i'm MAB!
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Oct 31, 2002, 12:52 PM	#6
af9 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: michigan, usa Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	okay, i have no idea where to start, considering that i have never had to uninstall drivers. i don't even know where they go when they're installed. __________________ cassidy: pIII 800 mhz 256kb lg 12x4x32 cd-rw ati radeon 7200: 1280x1024@70hz dell 17" trinitron sound blaster live! (value) altec lansing ac-340 2 speaker + 1 subwoofer set harman\|kardon two-speaker set 256mb ram windows xp pro, sp1 ghost recon/nfs:hp2/fifa2003

Oct 31, 2002, 02:31 AM	#5
Arikel DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 225 Rep Power: 0	I agree with the last poster, the first thing I'd try if I were you is a complete clean reinstall of your video drivers. There could be some nasty trace left over from either older ATI drivers or your onboard card's drivers coming back to haunt you.

Jun 23, 2006, 03:06 PM	#8
blahblahblah2 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	get some memory dude!! My mobile phone wont ring for less than that and most games will stick for that spec. Get a 516mb upgrade and you will be fine. I am suprised nobody else in the forum noticed that

Jun 23, 2006, 07:57 PM	#9
kn00tcn DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 649 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	maybe... if it's some super slow SDRAM or if there's massive HD usage when a menu is clicked __________________ PM me if i dissappear from helping you in a thread XP - Athlon XP-M (Barton @ 2.4ghz) \| 2x1024 Mushkin ddr400 DC \| x800XT-PE + Zalman VF700-CU \| Abit AN7 \| Seasonic S12 E+ 550w 2K - Pentium4 (Northwood @ 2.3ghz) \| 2x512 OCZ \| 9800pro + Iceberq5 \| Asus P4S333-VM \| 300w (~20A) generic