ATI 9800 pro crashes

[lolper]

ever since i got my ati 9800 pro when ever i play a game i hear a clicking sound comming from my computer box and the games lagg and never wok whats wrong?

[The_Shooter]

How long have you had your vid card? Do you have the required power? Sounds like maybe your powersupply is burning up? Check how hot everything is running also.

[lolper]

i just got the card today its a sapphire 9800 pro with samsung memory the power supply is 350 watts it only lags and freezes when i try to play games. Also th ebenchmark results are pretty *DELETED*




watch the language please

groundzero3

[Shawn711]

To me, it sounds like something maybe be interfering with a fan circulating, in turn overheating being the cause........... I would check and make sure all fans (power supply fans, cpu fans and graphics card fan, if it has one) are free of wires or any other obstructions and are working properly. Maybe, if there is dust built up on any of them, blow them out with compressed air too. BTW, please watch the language...........

Shawn

[lolper]

I have a question im using this program called rage3d tweaker on the overclocker section it has my core clock set to 378.0 and my memory clock to 337.5 when i lower these numbers the lagging and crashes occur less what does that mean?

[lolper]

you guys no what this means?

[Smidley]

The clicking noise is most definitely coming from the fan which we could then assume that the card isn't getting its required cooling. Overclocking would cause the card to become even hotter, thus making lag and crashes more common.

[no1_vern]

Did you hookup the extra power connector to the card? The 9800 pro cards require extra power to run properly, that is wy there is an extra "y" molex power cable included with the card. When you connected it, did you verify that it was properly plugged in?

[lolper]

yeah i did but im looking ast the fan and its spinniong fine. Only when i play games or do benchmarking does it make a sound what could it be. Should i upgrasde cooling?

[RamonGTP]

The clicking sound could actually be the powersupply...

First thing's first... RUN IT AT STOCK SPEEDS! Also check the fan to see if its running properly. Next time it makes that clicking noise, do yourself a favor and try to pinpoint where its coming from.