Ati x1950 pro issue

ok to start things off. i've been trying to overclock this card. after about 3-5 mins of game play the screen goes blank and it goes back to normal. when i exit the game i see where is says the driver has failed and has recovered. when i check the overclock. its back to normal. i set this card at 600 core clock and 725 memory clock. i've tried different timings with the same result. any help would be appreciated

 

If you use the latest version of catalyst you can automatically find the most stable overclock by either using autotune or setting a clock frequency and having it tested.
Which brand X1950Pro have you got? If it's a Powercolor, Gecube or Connect3D one you may potentially have issues, those cards were never very good. If it's a Sapphire or HIS one you should be alright. Check that the card isn't overheating, also using catalyst.

 

i've tried that already. it keeps doing the same thing. the core and memroy clocks keep dropping until its back to its default. the driver keeps failing and recovering. i have the latest driver. 8.1 and i've had this issue with this card ever since i first got it. i had windows xp and it did the same thing. now i have windows vista ultimate. with the same results. i dont know who made it. it just said ati radieon x1950 pro 256mb

 

Look on the original invoice perhaps?

 

could you be a bit more specific on the invoice part?

 

Well, whatever documentation you got when you bought the card...

I'm off to a LAN party in a moment, so I'll get back to you again when I'm all set up, probably be a couple of hours...

 

i've owned this card for some time now. i dont have any invoices or documents. i threw away the box and every paper that came with it. so now i only have the card.

 

http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTE5OCwxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA== this is the exact card. same clock speed and memory clock.

 

If the problem occurs with different OSes and different drivers it sounds like a hardware problem... Think it may be time for you to get a new GPU...

 

i have the same card, in an CrossFire setup, however my screen dosent go blank it just laggs like hell. i think it has somthing to do with the new driver, also uncheck were it says VPU Recover as this is an ATI Overclockers nightmare. also CHECK to see if Support DXT Texture Formats is unchecked if it is check it.

if that does not help then im afraid sammorris may be right

 

well i was thinking of getting the 8800gt. its 250 now. ill try what you all suggested. ill let you all know how it goes. thanks i will be back.