ATI Radeon 9800 Pro

External Since: Sep 14, 2004 Posts: 20

I have a 9800 Pro that I got from an ATI RMA for my 9700 Pro. It works
OK with all video except when I try to run the ATI Chimp demo and 3DMark03.
The video for them starts OK but then I get different kinds of patterns in
the video.
Has anyone got any idea what is causing this. I have the latest ATI
drivers and Catalyst Control Center. I am running WinXP Home SP2.
These worked OK with my 9700 Pro until it died.

External Since: Feb 10, 2005 Posts: 55

I'd pop the heatsink off and look at the TIM. My 9800 Pro began displaying
wierd artifacts at stock speeds. When I popped off the heatsink I discovered
the TIM had dried out to a nice flaky crust, which is great for Apple pies
but not so great for heat xfer.

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> I have a 9800 Pro that I got from an ATI RMA for my 9700 Pro. It works
> OK with all video except when I try to run the ATI Chimp demo and
> 3DMark03. The video for them starts OK but then I get different kinds of
> patterns in the video.
> Has anyone got any idea what is causing this. I have the latest ATI
> drivers and Catalyst Control Center. I am running WinXP Home SP2.
> These worked OK with my 9700 Pro until it died.
>
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