2900 Pro Owners Thread

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Oh sorry, I don't think I am using the high-res patches for Oblivion. I probably should use them and turn off the grass.

The Crysis demo seemed to be fine, but I when I looked at the bed in one of the buildings I started seeing white dots, and they seemed to persist after that, most noticeably on the ground. The area I was in was the closest camp to the command post, up that little hill. I'm going to run RT in the background so I can see my temps after this happens again. Turning the texture detail down to low seemed to fix it.

Thanks everyone.

Hey Wrig, I'm also in IT. Are you my arch-nemesis?

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Sorry, for the earlier misinformation. What caused those white pixels to go away was actually setting shadows to low. I will keep testing but this appears to be strictly a software issue, considering they show up right away when I turn shadows to anything besides low.

Thanks. (Turns OC back up...)

[WrigleyVillain]

Hey Wrig, I'm also in IT. Are you my arch-nemesis?

Nah more like a compatriot Play TF2 or FF? PM me...

[WordFaith]

Hey guys has anyone had a low score running Aquamark3?
I'm running my 512m 2900pro at 800/900 and for the GFX score I'm only getting 13000. My x1900xt used to get 12000 on the GFX score.(and my buddies 7950 gets 16000)

I know the card is running fine as when I monitor it in rivatuner it does go to the 3d clocks. I also get a decent score in 3dmark06(9100).

The only changes I've done to the program is updating the direcpll to the new one.

[roger_h99.nor]

I get about 151.000 on stock (xt-bios).
Strange, score doesn't respond very well when increasing corespeed. Only a few points more in OC mode.

[[XC] Hicks121]

got a bit more play I think

[CrimInalA]

i wonder if those speeds are stable though ?

I can put 877/999 and run 3dmark . but when i loop 3dmark 06 (only gpu tests NOT cpu) for several hours it craps out or hangs .

[Draxx]

Prob not stable chap.

[KDC]

hey guys, been following ur thread for some time now. picked up my Powercolor from ebuyer about a month ago.

i ve had no luck with overclocking, using overdrive i got clocks of 853/999. testing this with 3dmark for a number of hours with no problems. also tested it with the COD4 demo and that ran perfect too. but when i ran GRAW2 which i play alot, it crashed within seconds of running the map, happened again and again. i wiped and reinstalled everything, now overdrive constantly crashes and won't give me a clock. annoying. but the system is running well. seems i can overclock on the Crysis demo too.

i am a little worried about a problem that occurs now and then, i have my computer hooked up to my TV using the HDMi cable. certain times when after start up the screen will flicker and cut out constantly , but if i restart it the porblem seems to go away, is this the start of something bad??? should i be concerned??

ATi tool won't even load and keeps crashing on my media center XP, but i use RivaTuner instead, dunno if anyone else has that problem with it.

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Whiteout artifacts over 775 for me as well. 785 and over gave me thin lines (skinny triangles) around Ruby's face. I think it was so heavily optimized for the 29xx series that it isn't sync'ing properly or something over 775. I mean if something was overheating, the fan would surely start spinning faster right?

This reminds me of the Crysis artifacts that I nailed down to the shadows setting. I'm not such an eXTREEEEEEEM OC'er, but logically if artifacts appear and dissapear instantly when changing a setting, and the card has just gone from idle to load, it is not overheating. Also, if it is only happening in one app, it has to be software. Even if we agree that Crysis/Whiteout put more strain than something like Oblivion, being able to play Oblivion for hours without problems vs. instant artifacts in the other 2, must be software.

If someone on here knows of another hardware issue that can cause artifacts, I'd welcome the knowledge. I would think that something like overloading resistors would cause much more serious issues than these.

If anyone has done this successfully, I would love to know how to change the automatic fan settings in either/both XP/Vista x86.

KDC, I think you will find few ppl here that can claim stability at above 820 on the core, and fewer still with stock cooling.

I can't comment on your other issues, so maybe someone else here can help you out. You are probably the only one on here using the HDMI right now.

[Solarfall]

got a bit more play I think

nicely done mate few thousand points and you are right at my tail

[WrigleyVillain]

KDC, I think you will find few ppl here that can claim stability at above 820 on the core, and fewer still with stock cooling.

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Exactly.

[WrigleyVillain]

Not totally ot...rendered with my 2900 Pro.

my ms paint skills are scary at least

[VoGonPT]

ATi tool won't even load and keeps crashing on my media center XP, but i use RivaTuner instead, dunno if anyone else has that problem with it.

I had the problem curiously enough with version 0.26 that is downloadable from techpowerup. I am using 0.27 as you can see from my earlier post and all is fine but before it would hang when loading.

I am thinking of only using it until my 8 pin cable comes and then moving to Overdrive. Do you guys think it is better than ATITool?

And happy Halloween to u too WrigleyVillain

Behave!

[Draxx]

hey guys, been following ur thread for some time now. picked up my Powercolor from ebuyer about a month ago.

i ve had no luck with overclocking, using overdrive i got clocks of 853/999. testing this with 3dmark for a number of hours with no problems. also tested it with the COD4 demo and that ran perfect too. but when i ran GRAW2 which i play alot, it crashed within seconds of running the map, happened again and again. i wiped and reinstalled everything, now overdrive constantly crashes and won't give me a clock. annoying. but the system is running well. seems i can overclock on the Crysis demo too.

i am a little worried about a problem that occurs now and then, i have my computer hooked up to my TV using the HDMi cable. certain times when after start up the screen will flicker and cut out constantly , but if i restart it the porblem seems to go away, is this the start of something bad??? should i be concerned??

ATi tool won't even load and keeps crashing on my media center XP, but i use RivaTuner instead, dunno if anyone else has that problem with it.

How do you get to 999 in Overdrive as it only goes to 900????

Overdrive IMHO tends to be a little optimistic with the clocks.

[Draxx]

Just for reference, can I flash from a CD? As my USB key/mobo combination just will not work together.

[[XC] Hicks121]

nicely done mate few thousand points and you are right at my tail

Thanks my brotha!!!! Dont worry, i will catch up, I have a few tricks up my sleeve yet


BTW, the clocks in the screen shot are totally stable, its what im gaming with & no problems

[003]

Even if we agree that Crysis/Whiteout put more strain than something like Oblivion, being able to play Oblivion for hours without problems vs. instant artifacts in the other 2, must be software.

I seriously doubt that, whiteout and crysis are very new, and use DX10, and they are most likely using features on the GPU that nothing else does so far, and these probably cause the artifacting when overclocked. If you don't see them at stock speeds but you do see them overclocked, you can bet your bottom dollar it's not a software problem.

[ruisu]

Hey guys, I find the default fan speed (2D) to be a nuisance. Is it safe to turn it down to a quieter level? Or could you give me some safe temperature guidelines to work with?

Thanks!

[ruisu]

Crysis demo ran fine on mine, though I am running at 775/999. All settings on High and Object detail on Very High (though it did get a bit choppy in some parts) No AA or AF, 1280x1024 resolution.

That's not running fine at all...

[TsvetanVR]

Hey guys Finally I got my Sapphire 2900Pro 512mb gddr3 today and I'm lovin' it 25min testing for artifacts with atitool and everything is ok at 847/2034

[WrigleyVillain]

Hey guys, I find the default fan speed (2D) to be a nuisance. Is it safe to turn it down to a quieter level? Or could you give me some safe temperature guidelines to work with?

Thanks!

No I wouldn't mess with it unless you are undervolting and underclocking as well. It's only at 31% I'm surprised you find it so bothersome.

[WrigleyVillain]

Hey guys Finally I got my Sapphire 2900Pro 512mb gddr3 today and I'm lovin' it 25min testing for artifacts with atitool and everything is ok at 847/2034

Nice clocks. Voltage and temps? And did you clock it yourself and then run the artifact scanner or did you get there using "find max core"?

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Anyone else seeing flickering textures in Oblivion? I get them in the same areas no matter what res or settings I use. Even tried loading a saved game from before I got to a certain area, same issue. Also getting some places where textures are not flush with each other.

If anyone wants to help, try this: Enter the city Bravil from the north gate and walk strait about 20 paces until the first building is to your right. Look at the side of that outside stairwell. Do you get flickering?

Also, in TF2 I'm seeing some flickering on the smoke in the background of the level 2Fort.

Anyone getting this stuff?

This happens @ stock.

Thanks.

[WrigleyVillain]

Anyone getting this stuff?

This happens @ stock.

No. No issues of any kind stock or not in any game, those two included. And I really spanked the card with Oblivion as I've mentioned before...

Hey if you get this in the next hour or so I'll be playin tf2