I'm having some trouble with a P4P800 Deluxe and a Radeon 9700 Pro. Whenever I try to run the 3dmark 2003 benchmark, the airplane game starts, and then my computer crashes and I have to reboot. In the P4P800 manual, it says that you shouldnt use the mobo with radeon 9500 or 9700 unless they are above revision PN xxx-xxxxx-30. Mine is revision 11. I'm thinking this may be the problem. I also read somewhere that the P4C800 has the same problems with the Radeon 9500/9700. I'm thinking of just getting a Radeon 9800 Pro, but this would cost me about $100 (after I return the 9700) so I want to make sure that this is indeed the problem. Any ideas?
I installed the 3dmark 2003 patch, but my computer still crashed when I tried to run the test. In case this is helpful, by crashed I mean that the display "froze" showing a frame of the airplane game, and I had to hit the reset button on my case.
Also, I guess my system specs could be of help:
Asus P4P800-Deluxe
AMD Athlon 2.8 ghz 800 FSB
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
2x512 MB of Corsair XMS 3200LL ram (running at 2/2/3/5/8 with MAM off)
430 watt Antec PS
I also have a Soundblaster Audigy 2, a sony 16x dvd-rom, a lite-on burner (if any of those matter).
I'm basically trying to determine if the crashes in 3dmark are caused by that funky incompatibility of certain revisions of the 9500/9700 with the P4P800. If I become confident enough that this is the cause, then I will probably RMA the 9700 and just buy a 9800, which I hear work great with this board.
I installed the 3dmark 2003 patch, but my computer still crashed when I tried to run the test. In case this is helpful, by crashed I mean that the display "froze" showing a frame of the airplane game, and I had to hit the reset button on my case.
Also, I guess my system specs could be of help:
Asus P4P800-Deluxe
AMD Athlon 2.8 ghz 800 FSB
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
2x512 MB of Corsair XMS 3200LL ram (running at 2/2/3/5/8 with MAM off)
430 watt Antec PS
I also have a Soundblaster Audigy 2, a sony 16x dvd-rom, a lite-on burner (if any of those matter).
I'm basically trying to determine if the crashes in 3dmark are caused by that funky incompatibility of certain revisions of the 9500/9700 with the P4P800. If I become confident enough that this is the cause, then I will probably RMA the 9700 and just buy a 9800, which I hear work great with this board.
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