I have a 9800 PRO from ATI with 256MB DDR RAM. When I play Battlefield 2 at the Lowest Settings, AA OFF, 800x600 Resolution, it crashes my system.
I can play America's Army or Ride of Nations with no problems. I don't see any artifcating ineither of those games. Heck, I don't even see artifacting in BF2... it just freezes. My screen will freeze in game, and I will see a bunch of squiggly lines on screen and my system will eventually reboot. It it reboots on it's own, it will reboot to a huge 800x600 resolution which I will need to reset in Windows. If I hit reset it will reboot Windows in my default 1680x1050 resolution.
I have the latest Omega drivers installed and I am running at stock speeds. I went itno my case yesterday and reorganized some compoenents to increase air flow. I also installed a PCI Slot Exhaust Fan under the 9800 PRO. My system temps are 44C for my AMD 64 3500 and 24C on the motherboard. I don't have a temp sensor on the 9800 PRO.
It doesn't lock up while playing America's Army, though I realize BF2 is more GPU intensive. But my score in 3dMark03 is about 6500, which is normal for the 9800 PRO. How can the card be fried then?
My dilemma is that I have tried everything to get this thing to not lock up. I don't believe it's a driver issue or game issue. I have almost given up and decided to purchase a 6600GT for $170. But i'd rather wait for the next gen cards before upgrading.
Any suggestions? I don't know how it can be overheatiing in BF2 only. My temp [s go up a bit while playing, but only by 4-5 degrees at most.
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I can play America's Army or Ride of Nations with no problems. I don't see any artifcating ineither of those games. Heck, I don't even see artifacting in BF2... it just freezes. My screen will freeze in game, and I will see a bunch of squiggly lines on screen and my system will eventually reboot. It it reboots on it's own, it will reboot to a huge 800x600 resolution which I will need to reset in Windows. If I hit reset it will reboot Windows in my default 1680x1050 resolution.
I have the latest Omega drivers installed and I am running at stock speeds. I went itno my case yesterday and reorganized some compoenents to increase air flow. I also installed a PCI Slot Exhaust Fan under the 9800 PRO. My system temps are 44C for my AMD 64 3500 and 24C on the motherboard. I don't have a temp sensor on the 9800 PRO.
It doesn't lock up while playing America's Army, though I realize BF2 is more GPU intensive. But my score in 3dMark03 is about 6500, which is normal for the 9800 PRO. How can the card be fried then?
My dilemma is that I have tried everything to get this thing to not lock up. I don't believe it's a driver issue or game issue. I have almost given up and decided to purchase a 6600GT for $170. But i'd rather wait for the next gen cards before upgrading.
Any suggestions? I don't know how it can be overheatiing in BF2 only. My temp [s go up a bit while playing, but only by 4-5 degrees at most.
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