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  1. 11-27-2006, 04:47 PM #1
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    Question Radeon drivers/2D-performance issues - mutiple cards

    I have a quin-head rig:
    Radeon X1900XT 256MB PCI-E (2x Dual Link DVI)
    Radeon 9250 128MB PCI (1x DVI, 1xHD15)
    Radeon IGP1150 (onboard X300, 32MB shared, 1xHD15)

    The rig is a Sempron 3000+ with 2GB Corsair XMS3200 (4x512) on a Giga-byte mobo.

    I only use all heads when in 2D, in 3D I only use the primary screen on the X1900XT.
    The screens on the X1900XT are always near-perfect ... the screen on the IGP1150 is adequate, but the screens on the 9250 are very laggy in 2D -- e.g. if I drag a window around I see it redraw approx twice a second, whereas on the X1900XT the movement is perfectly smooth.


    I've checked ATI's (or should I say AMD's?) site for driver updates and realised that the 9250 is no longer fully supported in latest Catalysts and that older Catalysts should be used for such BUT I can't have both and thus need some other way of resolving the performance issue which I believe to be driver related, yet I need newer drivers to ensure that the primary screens display well, especially if playing a game.


    Suggestions please
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    time to bid adeu to the 9250 and use a card that is still supported. problem solved.
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    Careful with using "2D"...

    Someone may come around and get angry saying that "2D" doesn't exist...

    (or something to that effect)
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    Does anyone have anything constructive to say?

    There seem to be no newer cards available to replace the 9250 - PCI cards just ain't available to buy.

    Considering the issues are not when using OpenGL / Direct3D etc., but rather the primitive drawing of the Windows OS, then "2D" will suit fine.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bothware
    Does anyone have anything constructive to say?

    There seem to be no newer cards available to replace the 9250 - PCI cards just ain't available to buy.
    You need to look.

    Visiontek has a x1300 in PCI available now.
    BestBuy ref #VTK X1300256PCI $129.99
    CompUSA ref#VTK-X1300256PCI $129.99

    Diamond also makes a X1300 PCI as well.
    Amazon.com ref#X1300PCI256SB $109.99
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