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Time to return 9600 Pro?

MDE

MDE

Lifer
In the past two hours, my 9600 Pro has been giving me VPU recovery errors sporadically. I'm using the 3.9s but got the same issue sometimes with the 3.8s. The card is running at 400/300 (stock speeds). Strangely enough, this only seems to happen when I'm surfing the web, etc. but not when I'm playing games. Any suggestions? If I'm returning this thing I'd like to do it before 9:00 PM Central time (when Best Buy closes tonight).
 
You could try underclocking it to see if it runs more stable. I had a 7500 270/183 DDR that went bad and would lock up. If I underclocked it to 210/183 it would run stable most of the time. If your 9600 runs stable under-clocked, then it may be a bad card.

Also, are you overclocking your AGP?
 
Nope, AGP is locked at 66MHz. I'm leaning towards just taking it back to be safe and getting a different card (5700, 5900, 9800, or one of the 9600Pros in the SE box)
 
I think I will, just waiting to see if someone can get me a wonder fix in the next 15 minutes. The thing shouldn't be crashing in 2D mode.
 
They didn't have any more 9600 Pros and didn't have any of the 9600 Pros in the SE box, or a 9800np. Of course I didn't have the money to get a $200 AR 5900 Ultra ($250 BR), so I had to settle for a 5700 Ultra. When I get paid next Tuesday, this is going back for a 5900np. Arrgh, I hate this, I have to clean out the ATI drivers now...
 
You didn't have the $30 extra for the 5900? Why not just hang onto the 9600P until Tuesday, rather than wasting BB's money by buying and returning a 5700U? You didn't have your previous card to fall back on?

For future reference, I would have tried three things first, in order:

1. Disable any systray apps that regularly poll hardware, like a net usage meter, firewall, or A/V program.
2. Make sure Fast Writes are off in BIOS.
3. Try older drivers, like the 3.7's (pre-"VPU Recover").
 
Originally posted by: MonkeyDriveExpress
They didn't have any more 9600 Pros and didn't have any of the 9600 Pros in the SE box, or a 9800np. Of course I didn't have the money to get a $200 AR 5900 Ultra ($250 BR), so I had to settle for a 5700 Ultra. When I get paid next Tuesday, this is going back for a 5900np. Arrgh, I hate this, I have to clean out the ATI drivers now...
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Was doing this totally necessary if you knew beforehand you would just return the 5700?
 
I wish I had the money on me to get the 5900. $20 might be peanuts to you, but I make $80 a week. I'm lucky that I could afford the 5700 as it is.
 
RMA it, 9600 pro is a great card, you probably got a defective card. Get a new one, it is worth the wait, 9600 pros fly.
 
Too late, already got the 5700 Ultra. I don't have a spare card to wait for an RMA, or the cash on hand to send the thing for the RMA anyway. It sucks being poor (relatively speaking)🙁.
 
Your problem sounds like an issue other than a defective card, but since you already replaced it I suppose the point is moot.
 
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