Radeon 9700Pro 2D Quality

[Darren555]

Hi there.
I am generally very happy with my Radeon 9700 Pro.
But although the IQ of the 2D is excellent, I have noticed that when I scroll a document or move windows around the desktop, it gets a bit jaggedy around the edges & generally does not look like it is being accelerated by dual 400Mhz DACs.
Smartgart is enabled at AGP 4x with fast writes on. Anyone have the same problem? System spec below;

XP2400+
512MB Samsung original DDR2700
Asus A7V333
80GB Maxtor Diamondmax Plus 7200rpm ATA133
Macron 400 Watt PSU
Crucial Radeon 9700 Pro
Soundblaster Audigy Player
Windows XP Pro SP1
Catalyst 3.2

[-=DVS=-]

Does it happen all the time try restarting your computer , happend to me once or twice after playing certain games , i guess it trashed memory or something , after quick reboot all is fine ;)

[Darren555]

Happens all the time:confused:

[zsynth]

2d on mine is EXCELLANT. Have you done any tweaking to the drivers (Rage 3D Tweaker,etc.)? Is it o\c'd? Try uninstalling and reinstalling Catalyst drivers. Check DXdiag Direct Draw. Check 2D display AFTER reinstalling v\c drivers BEFORE you do any tweaking. Try turning FAST WRITES off.

AbitKR7A133-raid XP2100 @ 1,876.92 mgz
Antec550 True PowerPSU Win98se
1 gig PC3200(Samsung) (512meg ram drive)
LiteOn 48x24x48
AOpen DVD
(1) WD 80gig w\8meg buf
(3) 40gig Maxtor's ATA 133
ATI 9700 PRO @ 360/702 Catalyst 3.2
TB Santa Cruz
Hauppauge TV card
D-link NIC

[Kruno]

You try something funny with smartgart? I edited smartgart registry keys and reproduced most problems people have, such as the one you are having. :lol:
Makes me wander what other people are doing in the registry? ;)

[-=DVS=-]

Originally posted by K.I.L.E.R
You try something funny with smartgart? I edited smartgart registry keys and reproduced most problems people have, such as the one you are having. :lol:
Makes me wander what other people are doing in the registry? ;)

Hmm good discovery , maybe smartgart have several path of working , and for some poeple it chooses wrong path to work on , and couses alot of problems :eek:

[Ramshambo2001]

what exactly does fast write do?

[zsynth]

Fastwrites explaination:

http://www.reactorcritical.com/white-nvidia-agpfs/white-nvidia-agpfs.shtml

[Ramshambo2001]

thx man, always wondered if i should have that on or not.:)

[zsynth]

I don't have any problem with Fast Writes being on or off with my system, mine was on. But it peaked my curiosity to see which way was faster, so I did a few select quickie tests with 3D Mark 2001 (high polygon, multitexture fill rate) and I found I got higher scores with Fast Wries OFF. The AGP aperture best setting turned out to be 64. I even played with AGP Drive Strength, that worked out best set at auto. So I now have Fast Writes set to OFF.