9550 freezing during gameplay!

fade2green514 · 11-19-2005, 11:12 PM

ok my computer is 754 and AGP 8x, running an athlon 64 3400+.
i have 1gb corsair XMS ram 2-2-2-5. i have the latest omega radeon drivers, and im running a radeon 9550 (my 9800pro power connector broke while i was testing a clients computer with my psu). the heatsink doesnt have a fan, however it doesnt feel like it gets hot. i tried reapplying silver 5 just for the heck of it, not helping! tried reinstalling omega drivers. still freezes.

ok now heres my exact problem->
tried it with halo, and unreal tournament 2004. both game freeze maybe 15 minutes into gameplay? im probably going to upgrade to 939 dual core, and pci-e soon anyways, but for right now have any idea? it'd really help me out.
also- windows XP sp2

fade2green514 · 11-22-2005, 01:19 PM

ok uhh... just a crappy card i guess? i have nothing to test it with so any help would be appreciated!

**Praetor** · 11-22-2005, 05:33 PM

Quote:

ok my computer is 754 and AGP 8x, running an athlon 64 3400+.
i have 1gb corsair XMS ram 2-2-2-5. i have the latest omega radeon drivers, and im running a radeon 9550 (my 9800pro power connector broke while i was testing a clients computer with my psu). the heatsink doesnt have a fan, however it doesnt feel like it gets hot. i tried reapplying silver 5 just for the heck of it, not helping! tried reinstalling omega drivers. still freezes.

ok now heres my exact problem->
tried it with halo, and unreal tournament 2004. both game freeze maybe 15 minutes into gameplay? im probably going to upgrade to 939 dual core, and pci-e soon anyways, but for right now have any idea? it'd really help me out.
also- windows XP sp2

Well what ARE the temps like?

I realize the 9550 might not have a thermal diode but it does sound like its overheating (or something else is)

fade2green514 · 11-28-2005, 12:52 AM

uhh yea i dont know how to find out its temps, if it even has a sensor :/

fade2green514 · 12-11-2005, 04:47 AM

either way i tried underclocking it so temps would be even lower... and the result was the same.
i figure i could reformat but my uncle currently has my system disk

pfclassic · 12-11-2005, 08:03 AM

I am having similar issue with ATI 1300... let me know if you get a fix

I am using athlon 4200 x2 dual core
asus A8N-sli mobo
2 gigs kingston ram

I have tried the latest catalyst and omega drivers, no luck

fade2green514 · 12-27-2005, 11:55 PM

i figure it was just overheating. who cares though im getting a 7800gt soon!
never fixed it btw lol... i wish my 9800pro never died on me

11-19-2005, 11:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
fade2green514 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buffalo ny Age: 20 Posts: 3,630	9550 freezing during gameplay! ok my computer is 754 and AGP 8x, running an athlon 64 3400+. i have 1gb corsair XMS ram 2-2-2-5. i have the latest omega radeon drivers, and im running a radeon 9550 (my 9800pro power connector broke while i was testing a clients computer with my psu). the heatsink doesnt have a fan, however it doesnt feel like it gets hot. i tried reapplying silver 5 just for the heck of it, not helping! tried reinstalling omega drivers. still freezes. ok now heres my exact problem-> tried it with halo, and unreal tournament 2004. both game freeze maybe 15 minutes into gameplay? im probably going to upgrade to 939 dual core, and pci-e soon anyways, but for right now have any idea? it'd really help me out. also- windows XP sp2

12-27-2005, 11:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
fade2green514 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buffalo ny Age: 20 Posts: 3,630	i figure it was just overheating. who cares though im getting a 7800gt soon! never fixed it btw lol... i wish my 9800pro never died on me __________________ Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3ghz HD 4850 512mb (750/2350mhz) 2x2gb G.Skill ddr2-835 (5-4-4-10) 2x80gb sata2 in RAID 0 system drive 250gb sata2 storage drive 13,574 - 3dmark06 score

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11-22-2005, 01:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
fade2green514 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buffalo ny Age: 20 Posts: 3,630	ok uhh... just a crappy card i guess? i have nothing to test it with so any help would be appreciated!

11-28-2005, 12:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
fade2green514 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buffalo ny Age: 20 Posts: 3,630	uhh yea i dont know how to find out its temps, if it even has a sensor :/

12-11-2005, 04:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
fade2green514 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buffalo ny Age: 20 Posts: 3,630	either way i tried underclocking it so temps would be even lower... and the result was the same. i figure i could reformat but my uncle currently has my system disk

12-11-2005, 08:03 AM	#6 (permalink)
pfclassic Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 23 Posts: 134	I am having similar issue with ATI 1300... let me know if you get a fix I am using athlon 4200 x2 dual core asus A8N-sli mobo 2 gigs kingston ram I have tried the latest catalyst and omega drivers, no luck