Want to break my Video Card

Crusty

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My computer:
MSI Master K7-S AMD 761 Chipset
Radeon 8500DV
512mb pc3200 Corsair XMS


No matter what I do, my video card runs slow and NO games are playable.

When I run dxdiag, AGP Texture Acceleration is not enabled, that is the problem. But the problem is that whatever I do, I cannot enable it.

I have tried different Catalysts from 3.2 to 3.9. All of them with a fresh install of Win2k.
I have DirectX 9.0b, SP4, and the correct AGP Drivers installed.

Fast writes is on in the BIOS, but off in the Smartgart Panel.

BIOS is set to AGP 4x, and 128mb AGP Aperture.


Whats odd is that the card works fine in Linux, I can play Quake3 at 1280x1024x32 with all the settings maxxed out and it runs smooth as butter.


Any more ideas?
 

optimistic

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"Break your video card?":confused:

Uh, get a job over winter break and buy yourself a 9600 for $99.
 

KillaKilla

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Originally posted by: MCrusty

Whats odd is that the card works fine in Linux, I can play Quake3 at 1280x1024x32 with all the settings maxxed out and it runs smooth as butter.

Meh. I'd just go with linux 'till you can afford a better one.

 

Camofrog

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did you try going into hardware manager and checking to make sure there are no conflicts. also i would check out maybe some O/C software (see previous in forum) for that card to try and see if you can get it workin better maybe be able to enable AGP texture excel from there.

If not it may be a direct x problem with the 8500.

I would sudgest just get a better card they not that much nowadays
 

Crusty

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There are no conflicts.

I tried using Powerstrip to enable AGP Texture Accel....but it still doesn't work.

I want a new card...but being a poor college student...its kinda hard to get the money.
 

Camofrog

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have you had this problem with this card since you got it or is it something that just started when you did something?
 

Camofrog

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have you had this problem with this card since you got it or is it something that just started when you did something?
 

Crusty

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Everytime I would install a fresh OS it would do this. But everytime I would do something different and it would work. I just figured it was the order that I installed everything.


But this time, it just wont budge. I am about to give up. I have tried this card in WinXP Pro, Win2K, Win98SE. Same thing everytime...i just dont get it.