2900 Pro Owners Thread

[WrigleyVillain]

Yeah I know. I actually found a thread somewhere else through Google about a guy saying something like "Also, turned on my comp and got no video no nothing. I think I got a DOA card! Also did anyone else notice how hard plugging in the 8pin connector from the motheboard was?"

[ruisu]

Does ATI Tool work in Vista 32-bit?

Not for me, my card makes weird noises under it. Not the fan either, like the actual chips become very loud. It's really disturbing.

[Draxx]

ATI Tool isn't working under Vista at all currently. You'll have to wait for the next beta.

[Hicksetto]

ATI Tool isn't working under Vista at all currently. You'll have to wait for the next beta.

Hi,

Ati Tool 0.27 B2 is working on Windows Vista and supporting 29xx series. Just right click to shortcut and select "Run as administrator"

Thanks,

Hicksetto

[Draxx]

Doesn't work here

[Truckchase!]

Doesn't work here

Same.

[Solarfall]

ran some benchmarks with my 2900 pro pretty good scores if i say so myself..

3dmark 01



3dmark 03



i used the atitool 27beta2 to raise the gpu voltage to 1.250v all this with stock cooling

[joshd]

i used the atitool 27beta2 to raise the gpu voltage to 1.250v all this with stock cooling

what were your load temps?

[[XC] Hicks121]

Nice going Solarfall!! Now off to raise the bar......

[Solarfall]

what were your load temps?

here you go brotha

[WrigleyVillain]

Nice going Solarfall!! Now off to raise the bar......

Go Hicksy! Go Hicksy! CHITOWN FTW!!

Ya nice going Solarfall. Assuming this is a 512?

[Draxx]

here you go brotha

err lower your clock, you have artifact city!

[Solarfall]

err lower your clock, you have artifact city!

hahah weird thing i could only get my card to artifact in atitools tests screen everything else is absolutely artifact free, go figure

@ WrigleyVillain yes its a 512mb model

[WrigleyVillain]

hahah weird thing i could only get my card to artifact in atitools tests screen everything else is absolutely artifact free, go figure

@ WrigleyVillain yes its a 512mb model

It figures.

[NickS]

It figures.

Haha yeah I understand your frustration. W1zzard really hasn't updated it since the 9700 series. I remember using 0.26 on my X800GTO

[CrimInalA]

is there a program other than 3dmark 06 or atitool to test for videocard stability ?

If I loop all standard test of 3dmark 06 (without the cpu test) for 5 hours , 3dmark kind of exits (or hangs on a load screen) and my total pc hangs .
Is it maybe the constant switching between 2d/3d it has to do (changing voltages/speed of the card) ? Also i see on the futurmark site that they only recommend cat 7.9 not 7.10 . I am using 7.10 ...

my cpu and memory are both tested on primetests for 48+hours stability each .

when the screen hangs after so many hours 3dmark , the temps its on are normal and not high at all . it is however always on 2d speeds when i find it locked ,thats why i think something happens between loading of tests . Gaming gives me no trouble altough i dont game for 5+ hours , i even lowered the core for 3dmark but same thing .
Im starting to assume its a 3dmark problem (it wouldnt even load without the patch installed in the first place) , so id like to test with another program .

[STEvil]

sounds more like a problem with the system stability, ram or chipset most likely. Drop them down a bit and re-test gpu.

[joshd]

Hmm...

around 1 in 5 times I exit a game (any game), the PC will restart :-\

??

[CrimInalA]

sounds more like a problem with the system stability, ram or chipset most likely. Drop them down a bit and re-test gpu.

I removed 2gb memory and dropped the speed of ram to 400mhz 4-4-4-10 , same thing happens .
Besides , dual prime wouldv complained after running 48+hours if system stability was not ok .

Any other program to test videocard stability ?

could it be the constant 2D-3D switching for the ati videocard ? i noticed sometimes rivatuner shows 1.15V even when i am in 2D . clockspeeds are normal , 600/800 then .

[WrigleyVillain]

is there a program other than 3dmark 06 or atitool to test for videocard stability?

Try the OpenGL Fur Rendering Benchmark

There's also Aquamark , the other three 3dMarks, and maybe one or two others im forgetting as I just woke up. Anyone?

[WrigleyVillain]

could it be the constant 2D-3D switching for the ati videocard ? i noticed sometimes rivatuner shows 1.15V even when i am in 2D

I suppose that's possible. Leaving ATI Tool open would keep it at 3D clocks constant. Never noticed my voltage stay at 1.15 in 2D mode tho i'm not always monitoring it.

Good luck w your further testing man...

[[XC] Hicks121]

Ok, im getting over 60000 in 2001 but i need to up my volts some more & ati tool wont lock in the higher setting 1.2v. is there some trick to this? am i missing something? My card is never going over 65c, im benching in my shed

[Pantacle]

Hello everybody!
I have a problem =(
I can`t raise VGPU in ATI Tool 0.27 beta before overclocking.
When I press "Set clock" VGPU become default.
How I can VGPU constantly by software?
Sorry for my bad English.

[[XC] Hicks121]

Hey Pantacle, I am having the same issue. Hope someone can help us out. I havnt had an ATI card since the 9600xt.

[Pantacle]

I havnt had an ATI card since the 9600xt.

I am too