ATI Shimmering/Rolling line problem.

billme · 5th May 2003, 9:31 AM

Hi,

Who else has had the ATI shimmering/rolling line problem? Got any way to fix it???

Go here for a good read.

Basically I am left running 1024x768 on a 19" Monitor now

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skyline34 · 5th May 2003, 3:57 PM

i am having the same problem. Until now i thought it was my monitor slowly dieing. I will try a few of the solutions sugested on the link you provided.
Can't try them now cause i am at work, but when i get home i'll try them and get back to you.

I am hopeing the cause isn't overclocking the non pro to pro speeds with an updated BIOS.
Fingers crossed huh!!

Cheers
Joel

billme · 5th May 2003, 5:49 PM

Yeah well it won't be from overclocking. It is the cards themselves and their ability to resist EMI.

I have gotten around it atm and just running 1600x1200@75hz on my 19" and 1024x768@85hz on my 15".

Old games i will run 1600 since they will run pretty good, but with full AA and AF and high details Unreal 2 and UT2003 seem to not run that well :P. So i will put them at 1280x1024 (don't notice much in direct 3d games, but open gl is crazy.)

akura · 5th May 2003, 5:56 PM

Ive only ever really noticed what youre talking about when the refresh rate is run at 60hz. BF1942 had a similar problem to this, had to get some fix to force it to let me select higher refreshes to get rid of it.

billme · 5th May 2003, 5:59 PM

Yeah well I can assure you its really annoying

. That thread has hpz of ppl with the same problems. I have sent ATI CS an email about it as well.

DrDevil · 5th May 2003, 10:53 PM

can you define what the 'ATI shimmering/rolling line problem' is?

billme · 6th May 2003, 6:07 AM

It is the video card either gettting dirty power and picking up interferance down the power or it is getting to much EMI from something. This causes the card to display wavy/shimmering/rolling lines on the side of the display and looks really really bad. IT doesn't do it at all resoulutions but on some it does it a lot. Some ppl can fix it by using the DVI-VGA adapter it did not help for me. Then they also try turning off DCC and setting the resoultion themselves, using powerstrip and making up different resoultions, putting feriate around the power cable that is going to your card.

I have not tried the last one yet, but so far the only thing i can do to get around it is to run my monitor at 1600x1200. I sent ATI an email yesterday morning, and I just checked my mail this morning and I got a reply from ATI CS in Canada sending me a RMA request form. They know about the problem and most ppl's cards they just replace.

I am not able to replace it since I dont have all the stuff that came with it, nor do I have a reciept and its had its shim removed and AS3 applied.

Manaz · 6th May 2003, 1:08 PM

I've had this for the last few days.

Solved it by connecting all my case fans to other power leads inside the PC - leaving only the Radeon 9700/PRO connected to the lead it's hooked up to.

You need a good quality PSU, and clean power on the floppy-connector used by the card - having fans on the same cable seems to make the power a bit "dirty", causing problems for the card.

1152x864 @ 85Hz for me on my 19" monitor, no worries.

billme · 6th May 2003, 1:13 PM

Yes but what if i have all the fans turned off using my fanbus? mine is currently on the cable that has my HDD's.

I will try this arvo since im installing some different fans into my case.

Cheers

destrkta · 6th May 2003, 1:54 PM

yeah i have that problem as well when running anything over 60hz though it unnoticeable in games since i got in last year.

billme · 6th May 2003, 2:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by destrkta
yeah i have that problem as well when running anything over 60hz though it unnoticeable in games since i got in last year.

Yeah well so what have u been running it @? Did you search for a fix or a cause for it or u just forgot about it?

Nice sig btw.....

destrkta · 6th May 2003, 2:47 PM

games i run 1280 @ 75hz and it's not noticeable, though on my desktop i run the same but noticeable sometimes, i tried everything for about 2 months that i could think of, with no success in that time, everything in the system has changed but still the same problem so i don't have a clue whats causing it.

and yeah telstra deserve to rot in h3ll they took away my unlimited cable after sticking with em for 2 years, *******

conehead · 6th May 2003, 3:23 PM

more ATI reliability I see , now I know why all the ATI fans are saying they are sooo good !

5th May 2003, 9:31 AM	#1
billme Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 2,063	ATI Shimmering/Rolling line problem. Hi, Who else has had the ATI shimmering/rolling line problem? Got any way to fix it??? Go here for a good read. Basically I am left running 1024x768 on a 19" Monitor now . __________________ WTB: Games - PC/PS1/PS2/PS3 - RPG/Action & others! WTB: 775 CPU, Small SSD, PCI/E card, DDR2

5th May 2003, 5:49 PM	#3
billme Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 2,063	Yeah well it won't be from overclocking. It is the cards themselves and their ability to resist EMI. I have gotten around it atm and just running 1600x1200@75hz on my 19" and 1024x768@85hz on my 15". Old games i will run 1600 since they will run pretty good, but with full AA and AF and high details Unreal 2 and UT2003 seem to not run that well :P. So i will put them at 1280x1024 (don't notice much in direct 3d games, but open gl is crazy.) __________________ WTB: Games - PC/PS1/PS2/PS3 - RPG/Action & others! WTB: 775 CPU, Small SSD, PCI/E card, DDR2

5th May 2003, 5:59 PM	#5
billme Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 2,063	Yeah well I can assure you its really annoying . That thread has hpz of ppl with the same problems. I have sent ATI CS an email about it as well. __________________ WTB: Games - PC/PS1/PS2/PS3 - RPG/Action & others! WTB: 775 CPU, Small SSD, PCI/E card, DDR2

5th May 2003, 10:53 PM	#6
DrDevil Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane Posts: 1,141	can you define what the 'ATI shimmering/rolling line problem' is? __________________ DrDevil

6th May 2003, 6:07 AM	#7
billme Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 2,063	It is the video card either gettting dirty power and picking up interferance down the power or it is getting to much EMI from something. This causes the card to display wavy/shimmering/rolling lines on the side of the display and looks really really bad. IT doesn't do it at all resoulutions but on some it does it a lot. Some ppl can fix it by using the DVI-VGA adapter it did not help for me. Then they also try turning off DCC and setting the resoultion themselves, using powerstrip and making up different resoultions, putting feriate around the power cable that is going to your card. I have not tried the last one yet, but so far the only thing i can do to get around it is to run my monitor at 1600x1200. I sent ATI an email yesterday morning, and I just checked my mail this morning and I got a reply from ATI CS in Canada sending me a RMA request form. They know about the problem and most ppl's cards they just replace. I am not able to replace it since I dont have all the stuff that came with it, nor do I have a reciept and its had its shim removed and AS3 applied. __________________ WTB: Games - PC/PS1/PS2/PS3 - RPG/Action & others! WTB: 775 CPU, Small SSD, PCI/E card, DDR2

5th May 2003, 3:57 PM	#2
skyline34 Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: ACT Posts: 556	i am having the same problem. Until now i thought it was my monitor slowly dieing. I will try a few of the solutions sugested on the link you provided. Can't try them now cause i am at work, but when i get home i'll try them and get back to you. I am hopeing the cause isn't overclocking the non pro to pro speeds with an updated BIOS. Fingers crossed huh!! Cheers Joel

5th May 2003, 5:56 PM	#4
akura Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 566	Ive only ever really noticed what youre talking about when the refresh rate is run at 60hz. BF1942 had a similar problem to this, had to get some fix to force it to let me select higher refreshes to get rid of it.

6th May 2003, 1:08 PM	#8
Manaz (Damned or Belated) Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 4,797	I've had this for the last few days. Solved it by connecting all my case fans to other power leads inside the PC - leaving only the Radeon 9700/PRO connected to the lead it's hooked up to. You need a good quality PSU, and clean power on the floppy-connector used by the card - having fans on the same cable seems to make the power a bit "dirty", causing problems for the card. 1152x864 @ 85Hz for me on my 19" monitor, no worries. __________________ Stuff

6th May 2003, 1:13 PM	#9
billme Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 2,063	Yes but what if i have all the fans turned off using my fanbus? mine is currently on the cable that has my HDD's. I will try this arvo since im installing some different fans into my case. Cheers __________________ WTB: Games - PC/PS1/PS2/PS3 - RPG/Action & others! WTB: 775 CPU, Small SSD, PCI/E card, DDR2

6th May 2003, 1:54 PM	#10
destrkta Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Victoria Posts: 1,813	yeah i have that problem as well when running anything over 60hz though it unnoticeable in games since i got in last year. __________________ I7 920\|\|Gigabyte X58\|\|32gb Corsair DDR3 1500\|\|2 Gigabyte GTX280 SLI\|\|\|\|2WD300gb Raptors 2Athalon 1200MP&&Tyan Thunder 2469MPX&&2512mb Kingmax Reg DDR266&&3ware 7500-8&&8 WD1800JB(raid5 1.2TB)WD800JB(systemDrive)

6th May 2003, 2:47 PM	#12
destrkta Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Victoria Posts: 1,813	games i run 1280 @ 75hz and it's not noticeable, though on my desktop i run the same but noticeable sometimes, i tried everything for about 2 months that i could think of, with no success in that time, everything in the system has changed but still the same problem so i don't have a clue whats causing it. and yeah telstra deserve to rot in h3ll they took away my unlimited cable after sticking with em for 2 years, ******* __________________ I7 920\|\|Gigabyte X58\|\|32gb Corsair DDR3 1500\|\|2 Gigabyte GTX280 SLI\|\|\|\|2WD300gb Raptors 2Athalon 1200MP&&Tyan Thunder 2469MPX&&2512mb Kingmax Reg DDR266&&3ware 7500-8&&8 WD1800JB(raid5 1.2TB)WD800JB(systemDrive)

6th May 2003, 3:23 PM	#13
conehead Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Evanston , SA , 5116 Posts: 1,096	more ATI reliability I see , now I know why all the ATI fans are saying they are sooo good ! __________________ E6700 , P5K-SE , 2x1gb Apacer DDR2-800 , x1950Pro , 2 x 250gb sata , Pioneer DVR-212 Sata Dvd-rw.