Ati radeon x1950 Pro 512Mb

[vconor]

I just bought this Ati radeon x1950 Pro 512Mb and its working fin but about 10 mins of playing abd the graphics are a bit choppy and the temprature rises up to about 57 defrees c.
i was wandeing if i need a new power supply becauseyou have to plug the card in to it, as mines only 300w. but are there any other problems that it could be?
PLease help?!?!?
thnx in advance

[Taxation]

what resolution and settings do you play at
also what game
what brand is the power supply, a better one could do it some justice
how much RAM do you have
Whats the cpu?
and by the way, those temperatures are fine, my 1950xt gets to about 60C and still plays well

[vconor]

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/pcrange.html?ISP
mine is the Isys Pro E6320 Core 2 Duo
this is my system but WITHOUT vista and mine disnt come with the 7600 gs mine was a 7300 gs, i bought it back in feb.
i play call of duty 2 on 1024x786 on DirectX 9.
i have 1Gb o RAM and i dont know what make my power supply is.
hope this helps
Also my PC has been a bit slower recently, since the graphics card has been changed. :cry: :(

[Taxation]

i would say that it may just be a power problem but first of all.

have you gotten rid of every bit of the nvidia drivers.
try different drivers
and 300W does seem a bit low.
maybe a 450/530W hiper psu would be better.
i say hiper because i have one, and so do many people on this forum. And they all work fine and i havent had a fault with mine yet

[vconor]

ok, well i just boough this one:
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/spec ... NOV-PSU550 (http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NOV-PSU550)
ill be getting it tommorow, soo ill post a reply.

[Taxation]

sorry to say this, but that will give you the same problem

[vconor]

how ???!?!

[Taxation]

the power supply you have selected is lets say......................plop.
that is the absolute maximum, but will probably put out about 350W on average.
something like this would work so much better.
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/spec ... ?HYP-4M530 (http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?HYP-4M530)

anyway, you have a warranty with this new one, give it a go, and i may be wrong, it may be okay running your system

[vconor]

dam!! i cant afford this
ive already bought the other one!
and do u mean i have a warrenty witht eh one i just bought?

[Taxation]

yeah, the one you just bought, should come with 1 years manufacturers warranty (you usually get this), plus you can always return it to novatech before their returns period is up if it gets broken

always read the terms and conditions :wink:

[vconor]

ok, thats cool
cheers m8

[Taxation]

thats what i think anyway

[teknokid]

just to back tax up, hiper is great. i only had one problem, which was my psu wined, but i got a return, and a new psu :). but i wish id got another of the old one now. anyway.
those temps are great, my gfx card gets around 70-80 after heavy gaming.
get the hiper, they're also more efficient so your electricity bill will be lower.

[vconor]

hi its me again
i think you were right about the PSU.
I play CoD2, and im getting low frame rates after again 10 mins of play and its not nice.
So im am intersted in getting the one youve recommended above. but there is one problem, will Novatech take it back its not broken but ive had it only 20 days, so would they take it back?
and are you sure that the one you recommended it the right one for the job.
I mean i play BF2, HL2 & HL2 EP1 amd CoD2, so i would like it to be able to take on he demand of these games and well as being reasonable priced.
cheers in advanced, this would really help!
Conor

[vconor]

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/spec ... ?CSR-HX520 (http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?CSR-HX520)
My friend is trying to sell this model, itis used and he is selling it for 30 quid, it is worth it?
or should i go for the novatech one?

[Taxation]

get that one, i say this because you said "the novatech one"
if it is more than £40 retail, then i will buy it.
cheap power supplies give you nothing but grief

[vconor]

sorry i dont understand, you say buy the one you said to buy, or the one that my friend is selling? id rather buy the one you recommened, coz im going down to novatech tommorow.
cheers

[Taxation]

get either the corsair or the hiper power supply, whatever you do, dont get a really cheapo one.
power supply is one of the most important components of the computer!

[vconor]

right-o thats all i needed to hear cheers m8 :P :D :lol: :arrow: :!:

[teknokid]

yeep, corsair psu's are very good, how old is it though?

[vconor]

umm its been in use for just over a year i think, bu im gonna go with the hiper PSU

[vconor]

right, got the new hiper psu works fine, but im still getting a few problems. im thinking maybe its the Grapics card, it the ATI 1950 Pro 512Mb, and im thinking of returning it and going with Nvidia again what do u think?

[teknokid]

get the return done 1st :D

[vconor]

wel i dont know what the problem is, id rather fin out what it is first, because i dont want to pay for it to be returned to, ont he other hand i could sell it on Ebay!

[teknokid]

no, i think it is the card, although have you tried new drivers?

[Taxation]

try older drivers
try newer drivers
are the temps okay on it?
is it overclocked?

[vconor]

ive tried Installing the old drivers hten downloaded the newer drivier, same problem and the Tempa are normal 42-45 when no load, 50-60 when gaming. But ive still got a feeling about it, thats theres sumthin wrong with my PC but i cant possible think what :?

[teknokid]

so whats the problem? those temps are fine, my gfx card loads @ 85degrees....

[vconor]

no i said those temps are normal

[Taxation]

could it be memory??
try changing the memory to a different slot
try different memory
test memory in a different machine

[vconor]

really dont thinks its memory, and i dont have any other pc's to test it on

[vconor]

u mean the memory of the card?

[Ben]

If you can get hold of a program called PC-Check. You can use this to test the memory on your GFX card. It can also test most other components of your PC too. :!:

[vconor]

ahh right cool, where could i get this from, is it a program i could download or buy from a shop?

[vconor]

do u think that the card is too good for my system, and also i have been reading other topics it could be because ive only got a 17" screen?!? :? :?

[vconor]

should i get a bigger sreen?

[JDowdall]

hey i've got a 16" crt monitor! and i've got a x1950 pro 256

[vconor]

ok thats not the problem then, ive tried takeing it out and putting it back in, but still get the problem!

[vconor]

plzz help :( still got he problem :( :( :( :( !

[vconor]

could it be memory??
try changing the memory to a different slot
try different memory
test memory in a different machine
what do u mean try the memory in a different slot anyway?

[Ben]

ahh right cool, where could i get this from, is it a program i could download or buy from a shop?

You would find it very difficult to get hold of this in a shop (Expensive too!).

Can you just clarify what problems you are having now ?Going back over the post everything seems a bit blurred.

If your really stuck, then get the Novatech team to check it out for you.

[vconor]

well, i play cod2 a bit, when ik playin my FPS goes from around 150 to 40 ish, and starts to 'lagg', also with half life 2 i crashes! so...
and i didnt buy it from novatech.

[vconor]

would it be by any chance a harddrive problem, coz u have to play this card into it?