ATi Radeon 9800 SE Problem

[aero]

Ok, ive had this video card for a while, and it used to do this once in a while, but now it's happening alot. The screen goes full of stripes and wacky colors. I have to restart the computer and it will be fine for a little while.:thumbdwn:

i think the video card is currupted or something, im using ATi Radeon 9800 SE.

Are there any fixes? or tips i can have?


Thanks alot.

[TierMann]

It could be temperature if you havn't cleaned it out (get all the dust out of the fan and heatsink) real well and you've had it for a while. Also check that the fan is running properly. If it IS allready clean you could try underclocking it a little and if that still doesn't work it's time for a new card :(.

[Daydre@m]

The same thing happened with my Asus Radeon 9550 GE ( 128Bit ) . I overclocked the card past 9600 pro speeds and used to play games . It ran great for some time ( it didnt show any artifacts in games or benches ) but then started giving these weird lines and the display wouldnt show up properly ( i think i had used it for around 10 months ) . I tried to clean it and stuff but it died out :( .

You should downclock the card if its overclocked and make sure the temperatures are in a safe range ( if the card has thermal diode ) . Also make sure the fan is running and the heatsink is making proper contact with the core . Thats all you can do now .