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    6600 GT w/ BF2 - Strange graphics on maps.

    2.2 AMD 1.0 GB RAM nVIDIA 6600 GT Windows XP Pro -- Map loads fine; menus load fine; no lag at all; text looks fine. Attached is a picture of what I'm seeing: Everything moves fast, though, and I can play if I can pick up some of the people. Anyone experience this?
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    9800 XT FREEZING while playing graphic-intensive games.

    Thank you for all the replies! Well, after serious testing/driver cleaning/re-seating the cooler/re-applying thermal goo, I started getting artifacting when I loaded BF2. I'm returning the card, and have since moved back to my trusty 9600 SE. Thanks again :) The temperatures in my...
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    9800 XT and Battlefield 2.

    Thank you for all the replies! Well, after serious testing/driver cleaning/re-seating the cooler/re-applying thermal goo, I started getting artifacting when I loaded BF2. I'm returning the card, and have since moved back to my trusty 9600 SE. Thanks again :)
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    9800 XT FREEZING while playing graphic-intensive games.

    Okay, I picked up a 500W Antec today at Fry's. I installed it, and I'm still freezing. First time I loaded BF2, it kicked me back to desktop while it was loading a map, active temp was 72 C. Second time, it froze at the server selection screen. :mad:
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    9800 XT FREEZING while playing graphic-intensive games.

    Oh, nice post :cool: Anything new out in the last month and a half, though?
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    9800 XT FREEZING while playing graphic-intensive games.

    Price is pretty flexible. $50-80.
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    9800 XT and Battlefield 2.

    Idle is between 60-65 C; active can reach as high as 75 C.
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    9800 XT FREEZING while playing graphic-intensive games.

    Do you have a suggestion for a PSU?
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    9800 XT and Battlefield 2.

    I have a rather large thread in the Video Card forum, and I thought I'd try a different approach here. Is there anyone who has a 9800 XT (not a 9800 pro OC'd) installed, and running BF2 successfully? I'd like to ask you about your ATI Control Panel settings, in-game graphic settings, et...
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    9800 XT FREEZING while playing graphic-intensive games.

    This worked, thanks. ATI recommends SP2 on their site, so I installed it. I re-installed BF2, and set my AGP bus to 4X, and fast-write OFF (I tried at normal 8X/fast-write ON, as well). No luck. I'll be reformatting at the end of the day unless I get some other advice. Ty.
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    9800 XT FREEZING while playing graphic-intensive games.

    Trading out the card is my very last option. I agree with you that the issue is software/driver related. However, the fact that the problem is happening throughout all my games would probably concentrate the issue on the driver. If there was some sort of evidence pointing to reformatting...
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    9800 XT FREEZING while playing graphic-intensive games.

    Okay, I've followed all the steps listed in the FAQ to uninstall my old drivers. Instead of just "ATI" on the "Driver Cleaner", I selected all ATI-related options. I did notice one thing, though - after completely uninstalling all ATI components, then using "Driver Cleaner" in Safe Mode...
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    9800 XT FREEZING while playing graphic-intensive games.

    I moved all my settings to the lowest possible, and encountered the same issues (and I mean LOWEST possible settings).
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    9800 XT FREEZING while playing graphic-intensive games.

    Yeah. Mobo = SY-P4I865PE Plus DRAGON 2 v1.0 There is nothing overclocked in my system. The ATI Overdrive(tm) feature is disabled.
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    9800 XT FREEZING while playing graphic-intensive games.

    Intel P4 3.0 800 FSB 1.5 GB DDR 3200 Windows XP Home ATI Radeon 9800 XT (65 C idle, 70 C active) - recently upgraded from a 9600 SE SOYO Dragon Platinum v 1.0 PSU Rosewill 350 -- Symptoms: After about 15-30 minutes of playing graphics-intensive games (GuildWars, BF2, CS:S) my comp...
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