AMD FIrepro V4900 glitching out when i try to play games? Help!

[JMeans345]

I recently bought an AMD FireproV4900 graphics card, and im running it on windows 7 64 bit with sufficient RAM and processor but everytime i open a game the just screen plays back continuous black waves and cant seem to hold an image still. I tried downloading drviers and upgraded from a DVI connection to display port-HDMI but I can't figure out what i am doing wrong. Btw im using only one monitor and its an ASUS VS247. Help please...

 

[COLGeek]

What are the specs for your system? Please list your CPU, memory, motherboard, and PSU make/model at a minimum. Also, what OS (and if 32 or 64-bit).

Are you overclocking anything? And are your drivers (video, audio, network, and chipset, at a minimum) and Windows fully up to date?

 

[ezskills]

Try using these drivers http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/workstation/certified#

 

[JMeans345]

Im running windows 7 enterprise 2009 on a 64 bit operating system,

i have G.SKILL Value 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C11D-16GNT,

an AMD FX-6300 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W 6-Core Desktop Processor

an ASUS M5A99FXPRO R2.0 motherboard,

a Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive,

and an APEX AL-D500EXP 500W ATX12V Power Supply.


Nothing is overclocked, and my drivers are all up to date.

 

[COLGeek]

Even though the V4900 has a low power requirement (TDP less than 75w), I suspect that your power supply is the problem.

While it is "rated" as a 500w PSU, I would imagine it is closer to a 300w PSU. It is of very questionable quality. You should really consider upgrading that PSU to a quality 500w (or so) unit from Seasonic, Corsair, or XFX.

Inadequate power can certainly cause issues like you are having.

 

[JMeans345]

thanks mane 😀

 

[JMeans345]

i also just found out the problem only occurs in fullscreen mode. Does that help at all?

 

[COLGeek]

Fullscreen means more power is used. Really sounds like poor power at this point. Sorry.

 

[JMeans345]

do you know of any PSU's that would be compatible with the rest of my hardware?

 

[COLGeek]

Sure, a quality Seasonic, Corsair, or XFX would be great in that rig. What is your budget for a replacement PSU?

 

[JMeans345]

anywhere from around $50-$100

 

[COLGeek]

Any one of these would be great:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151119

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139050

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013