ATI 4870 issuses!

marmalde

marmalde

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Longish story, the drivers just wont work.
I was running a 8800GT 512mb, and I had loads of problems with it.
So I got a nice new ATI 4870 1GB, wacked it in and now have driver issues up the arse.
I formatted my hard drive made it nice and clean, reinstalled the driver played a game for a bit then....... the display driver stopped working!

Im sure I have fitted it correctly with the right power suplier

The driver version is 8.671.0.0 [reading that from the device manager properties]

Any ideas? Anything that might help would be great. Maybe im missing some sort of driver or something.

So right now and about to throw this out the ****ing window and buy a nice easy consol for 1/3 of the ****ing price and no ****ing hastle.


oh yea heres everything else in the box
Intel Quad Q6600
P5K
2GB RAM
600W PSU
vista 64 bit
 
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  • Manufacturer/Model
    me
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad Q6600@ 2.40GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5K
    Memory
    2 GB Corsair
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 500GB
    PSU
    IGreen 600W
what is the exact error message?
 

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    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
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    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10) 500gb Seagate SATA II 1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
Had you installed the right driver VIsta 64bit?? It should be on th cd itself.. make sure that you update your bios.. hope your motherboard is not faulty.. as this card is a good.. issues with it are rare.. can you run a hardware test??
 

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Yeah I have been using the right driver, ill do a hardware test.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    me
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad Q6600@ 2.40GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5K
    Memory
    2 GB Corsair
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 500GB
    PSU
    IGreen 600W
Hello marmalde,
I'm running two of these on an Asus P5Q board, (see specs), with no issues with this driver.
I would think it's more likely to be hardware.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Build
    CPU
    QX9650 (black box) [email protected]
    Motherboard
    Asus P5Q Premium
    Memory
    8GB-4x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR 2-1066
    Graphics card(s)
    2 x ASUS EAH 4870 X 2 (Quad)
    Sound Card
    Supreme FX 2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Fujitsu Siemens 22inch flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    150 Gig WD Raptor 300 Gig Maxtor 300 Gig Maxtor, (External)
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 1000
    Case
    CoolerMaster N-Vidia stacker 830
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Internet Speed
    20Mbps
    Other Info
    Audio FX Pro 5+1 gaming head set
this problem seems really temperamental sometimes I turn it on and the graphics are all messed up, others it comes on randomly, or whenever a game is on.
So im thinking its maybe I fitted it a bit roughly and broke my motherboard, is this possible?
Maybe my monitor had worn out, ill test the monitor theory today using my mates.


Also when it messes up a little pop up at the bottom say something like 'Display driver stopped responding and has recovered' then its back to normal, but sometimes it doesnt go back to normal.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    me
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad Q6600@ 2.40GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5K
    Memory
    2 GB Corsair
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 500GB
    PSU
    IGreen 600W
hm.... i know that used to happen to me when there was to much for the card to handle and it overheated and crashed.... could be what is happening to you
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10) 500gb Seagate SATA II 1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
I dont see how its overheating, It's not doing anything.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    me
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad Q6600@ 2.40GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5K
    Memory
    2 GB Corsair
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 500GB
    PSU
    IGreen 600W
well true but gpu's tend to run hot anyway..... what kind of cooling do you have in your case? you could use something like gpu-z to check your temps
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10) 500gb Seagate SATA II 1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
I've tested an older 8800gt in my system and it worked without the problems the ATI had, so im now planning on sending the ATI back for a replacement.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    me
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad Q6600@ 2.40GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5K
    Memory
    2 GB Corsair
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 500GB
    PSU
    IGreen 600W
well ok, thats not a bad idea.... but your ati card will produce more heat because of what it is
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10) 500gb Seagate SATA II 1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
Yeah when I chose the new card I also got another case fan to make up for it.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    me
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad Q6600@ 2.40GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5K
    Memory
    2 GB Corsair
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 500GB
    PSU
    IGreen 600W
ok, hm well.... did you try older drivers?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10) 500gb Seagate SATA II 1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
where can I find older drivers?
If you link me up ill try them, its a long shot but if it saves me the hastle of sending the card back im up for it.
Also apparantly the current driver is sound and the problem I have seems to be massive, so it will seem strange if the recent driver is only broken for me.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    me
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad Q6600@ 2.40GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5K
    Memory
    2 GB Corsair
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 500GB
    PSU
    IGreen 600W

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10) 500gb Seagate SATA II 1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
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