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Subject: Artifacts problem

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Name: Pariah
Date: January 13, 2007 at 19:07:20 Pacific
Subject: Artifacts problem
OS: XPproSP2
CPU/Ram: P4 3.0ghz/2048mb PC3200
Model/Manufacturer: Me, Myself & I

Comment:

Hi. I've got a new Radeon X1650 Pro. When I play Battlefield2 or Battlefield2142 I get Artifacts at the start of the game when I first start playing (Black spikes). This only seems to happen at the start but all through the game, I get a kind of blur or jagged image when im moving using my mouse. It's not smooth as it should be. I've run the artifact tool in atitool for 1 hour and it hasn't found anything wrong. According to atitool, temp is 50'C idle and 72'C load. Any suggestions? Thanks.
P4 3.0HT 800mhz FSB
Asrock P4I65G
2x1024mb OCZ Value DDR400 Dual Channel
80GB Diamondmax9+ SATA 160GB Diamondmax10 SATA Sapphire Radeon X1650 PRO 256mb
SumVision 450W +12/21A

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Response Number 1

Name: jam
Date: January 13, 2007 at 22:06:53 Pacific
Subject: Artifacts problem

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Installed the game patches?

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Response Number 2

Name: Pariah
Date: January 14, 2007 at 04:02:18 Pacific
Subject: Artifacts problem

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Yes. All patches and drivers upto date.
P4 3.0HT 800mhz FSB
Asrock P4I65G
2x1024mb OCZ Value DDR400 Dual Channel
80GB Diamondmax9+ SATA 160GB Diamondmax10 SATA Sapphire Radeon X1650 PRO 256mb
SumVision 450W +12/21A

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Response Number 3

Name: Sabertooth
Date: January 14, 2007 at 10:52:39 Pacific
Subject: Artifacts problem

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Is your AA & AF settings jacked up too high?

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Response Number 4

Name: Pariah
Date: January 14, 2007 at 11:45:40 Pacific
Subject: Artifacts problem

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I've tried it on all settings, from really high with AA and AF, to really low with no AA or AF. I took my card back to the store and exchanged it but I still have the same problems???
P4 3.0HT 800mhz FSB
Asrock P4I65G
2x1024mb OCZ Value DDR400 Dual Channel
80GB Diamondmax9+ SATA 160GB Diamondmax10 SATA Sapphire Radeon X1650 PRO 256mb
SumVision 450W +12/21A

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Response Number 5

Name: Sabertooth
Date: January 14, 2007 at 12:17:17 Pacific
Subject: Artifacts problem

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So it's not the card, nor the drivers - before we comment further, could you post some screenshots of this anomaly?
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Response Number 6

Name: jam
Date: January 14, 2007 at 12:27:07 Pacific
Subject: Artifacts problem

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I would say that probably rules out the video card then. The other possibilities would be drivers (ATI recently released V7.1) or a weak PSU.
Sumvision isn't a household name around here...I don't know if it is where you are or not. I found it for roughly 10 GBP (12 inc VAT), that's roughly $20 US (w/o tax).
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/12...

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Response Number 7

Name: Pariah
Date: January 14, 2007 at 14:14:41 Pacific
Subject: Artifacts problem

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Ive tried to screeny it but because it's so sudden, I can't seem to catch it. I could video via fraps but those files are big. I've tried 2 sets of drivers both of which have the same effect. The PSU is budget, but its always been fine upto now and still is in all other departmens (video encoding etc), I get no errors anywhere else. The PSU has all the traits of a good one, i.e a 120mm fan at the bottom, 20/24 pin connector and 21 amps on the +12 rail.
P4 3.0HT 800mhz FSB
Asrock P4I65G
2x1024mb OCZ Value DDR400 Dual Channel
80GB Diamondmax9+ SATA 160GB Diamondmax10 SATA Sapphire Radeon X1650 PRO 256mb
SumVision 450W +12/21A

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Response Number 8

Name: Pariah
Date: January 18, 2007 at 16:37:33 Pacific
Subject: Artifacts problem

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Got this one lads http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/11...
what do you think? Twin rail, 20A/17A.
P4 3.0HT 800mhz FSB
Asrock P4I65G
2x1024mb OCZ Value DDR400 Dual Channel
80GB Diamondmax9+ SATA 160GB Diamondmax10 SATA Sapphire Radeon X1650 PRO 256mb
SumVision 450W +12/21A

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Response Number 9

Name: Reverend Buddy (by reverendbuddy19)
Date: January 18, 2007 at 19:45:23 Pacific
Subject: Artifacts problem

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http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/10...
OCZ Modstream 450W
12V/26A
44 euros excluding taxes and shipping.
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