ATI RADEON 9800 PRO 128MB: Help =(

[CHiM721]

I had just built a new comp... everything runs great...

Corsair DDR400 PC3200 512MBs RAM
ASUS P4S800
P4 3.2Ghz w/HyperThreading
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MBs
80 Gig Maxtor Harddrive 7200RPM

The problem is: When I run the demo of Unreal Tournament 2004, I can play for a little bit (10-15 minutes) then the screen goes black and the monitor power button starts flashing. I try CTRL+ALT+DELETE and I still get no response. I have to reboot and everything is fine again. In Windows and everything else it runs extremely smooth with no problems. I have all of the right drivers for my hardware. I have no idea what's going on here. I have the graphics aperature size set to 128MBs. Please someone help. Thanks... Matt

 

[PCTweaker5]

Damn ATI's got you too!

 

[mechBgon]

What power supply are you using, and how is the ventilation on your system? If you haven't tried this yet, try opening the case and maybe positioning a fan to blow in the side, just to test whether heat is playing a part in your problems.

Welcome to the forums CHiM721, hope it works out for you

 

[IBdaMac]

also...is VPU Recover enabled in the advanced settings? If not, enable it. If it is enabled, I would try uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling the Cat 4.2 drivers.

Also, as mentioned above...a new psu would be a good idea.

 

[Mem]

I agree with mechBgon on this one,btw Unreal Tournament 2004 demo runs fine with the 4.2 drivers,I also have my AGP aperture size set to 128mb.

 

[CHiM721]

I have a 450Watt PSU. I tried turning off AGP Fast Writes in BIOS. I played Unreal Tournament 2004 for a little bit and didn't seem to have a problem. I didn't really get to try it out for more than 10 minutes though. I wonder if that would be the issue. I aslo have VPU enabled. Is there any way I can check the errors through that.

 

[mechBgon]

What brand is the 450W PSU? I'm trying to find out whether it's good-quality wattage, not how much wattage

 

[Big Lar]

Read my thoughts Mech.

 

[CHiM721]

I'll check when I get back home later around 2AM... but it came with the case and it's probably a Fisher Price PSU...







Go ST JOES HAWKS!!!

 

[Zelmo3]

What about your power management options? It sounds to me like the computer just thinks nothing's using the monitor while the game's running, and after a while it stops sending a signal. That's something easy to check out before you go troubleshooting hardware.

 

[CHiM721]

My power management options are everything set to turn off never.