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bbordwell

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hi, i went to overclock my video card (AIW 9600xt) and i did the artifact scan in ati tray tools. is it normal to find artifacts at stock clocks?
 
NO !! yikes, take the side panel of the computer off and see if they go away, if they do you have a heat/airflow problem. Blow the dust off that card and its fan if its built up.
 
well i tried taking off the side of my case and cleaning the dust off and it still says there are still artifacts. Could it be a ps issue? this is an hp so the power supply isnt good...250 watts but im not sure that would cause it to artifact.
 
That is on the weak side for a power supply. If you told us what processor and other devices you were running it would help, hp model number ?

btw the AIW cards are not really made for OCing, their claim to fame is all the video in/out stuff. But you still should not have artifacts at stock speed. Are any of your games affected ?

Thats a pretty old card, I am not sure ATI tray tools supports that model correctly.

What version of ATI driver are you using ?
 
it is a hp pavillion a450n. 3.0ghz pentium 4, 512mb ram, 160gb hardrive, dvd burner, and no it doesnt give me any troubles in games. i have catalyst 7.2 for my drivers.
 
I had a 9800pro in a microATX (220watt psu) computer and I would get artifacting alot. I moved the video card into a ATX case with a 350watt psu and it works perfect.
 
Well the ATT test is just a test, if you games are ok /shrug.

but to overclock I would consider getting a better power supply, something in the 400W range, you dont have to spend a fortune, and it might help. Perhaps post in the power supply section with a budget $$ number and see what those guys say.
 
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