Technical problems with THE HORROR: downloading, installing, and running it
snowluv:
Thanks for the info, Lum. But I think I am going to replace this one anyway. I have never been totally happy with it's performance. And I find the Catalyst Control Center useless. It's been in the computer for two years now, and I have really put it through some heavy playing. Hours upon hours of Sims as well as other graphic-intense games. I want to be sure I get the full impact of The Sims 3 experience. The last time I searched for updated drivers for this card, ATI had a statement up that they weren't going to post any new drivers for this card on their site but I could go to another site to search for newer drivers. Well, I guess that kinda means this one has been replaced by something newer and shinier. Methinks I want a newer, shinier card. ;D
kennyinbmore:
Quote from: snowluv on 2009 May 28, 14:58:24
There seems to be alot of talk about video cards overheating and causing game glitches. And, although I may be wrong in my numbers here, most of those cards with heat issues seem to be from the ATI family. Am I wrong in assuming this? I am concerned because my computer has a 1950X. And if this thing starts heating up and causing RAM issues, it's getting replaced. Fast. I really prefer the nVidia series, and if the ATI cards are heating up, I'll switch. In a heartbeat. Before I purchased this computer I had heard talk about some of the ATI cards having temperature issues. I was reluctant to put an ATI card in the new set up but they gave me a really good price on it and I bit. Is it now gonna bite me in the ass when I play The Sims 3?
I don't have that particular card, but my ati hd 4850 is running the game as smooth as silk. I believe I have a newer card so that may not help you
ShortyBoo:
Quote from: Simsample on 2009 May 28, 10:38:06
Also I would check your event logs to see if there are any clues. Are you monitoring your temperatures? What's making you so sure this is temperature related?
I'm honestly not sure if it is a heating issue, especially since getting the VGA cooler and switching the case didn't help much. My new case has four 120mm fans, 2 in the front, 1 on the side, 1 on in the back and it has a 200mm top fan. All those fans have multiple speeds, so I could try turning them up if needed. I also have a rather large heatsink/fan combo over my CPU. I am pretty certain, though, that it is likely my video card and not my RAM because when the screen goes black or gray when playing TS3, or orange when playing Guild Wars, it tends to act a few seconds later like the monitor isn't connected, (I get the No Input Signal message on the monitor) while the computer is still obviously on. And if I try to just push the restart button, it won't always get the signal back right off, so I've been turning it off for 10 minutes or longer when that happens.
I posted on the tech forum where they told me it was the psu causing the problems and told them it was still happening, so they now want to know about my fans, what kind of thermal compound I used or if I used the stock stuff and they want me to check my voltage and temps in BIOS. So I need to check that. I'll probably check my RAM while I'm at it just in case, because they're still under warranty. I have 3 1GB sticks and 2 are only 3 months old and the other I just got yesterday.
Zazazu:
Snowluv, mine is an ATI Sapphire Radeon x1950Pro. Addison isn't running hot at all...still cool to the touch with TS3, Photoshop, and Firefox up usually. But then, my power supply has super cooling and my box is pretty big. There's a lot of space for air flow. No crashes. No graphical issues except for a split second of white meshes when I jump across town using saved camera points.
TapThatBooty:
Mines is an ATI X600, and I have 2GB ram and 3 internal fans, but I keep getting crashes or automatic closing. I had this issue where the video feedback froze and the image would flash bright then dull, but the sound would play while the Sim went about her day, I have no idea what is going on.
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