I just tried to up grade my ATI video card and found it would no longer suport my Intel chip set. (AMD owns ATI now) Something to consider.. fishbelt

That seems hard to accept. You're saying new driver wouldn't work with an Intel chipset? Which chipset? Is this a crossfire setup?

Seems weird.

Rob mack

If AMD drops ATI support for INTEL chipsets they are cutting their own throats and even more stupid than I thought.

One thing I forgot to ask---what is VIVO?
JJK

Video In / VIdeo Out. ATI's VIVO cards will have analog (usuall composite, but sometimes S-Video) inputs and outputs on them.

Will you ever be doing 3D animation with software such as Maya, Truespace, etc?
I think if you have even an itch in going that route check which 3D video card with at
least 64MB of video memory (support for DirectX9, full Pixel Shader 2.0 support, and
128MB or MORE video memory) work best.

ATI X1950 512M works great with Truespace (go with x1800 or better). Check the
software manufacturer for their recommendation.

As far as Vegas more system memory seems to help.

It could be something as simple as a licensing issue. ATI had license with Intel, AMD may need to renegotiate with Intel.

I thought that the 975 chipset supports Crossfire but not SLI. Seems silly if for new ATI drivers not to work with the chipset if that's Intel's dual card option.

I see on the Tom's hardware review of the ATI r600 that they ran it on an Intel platform. Somehow I just don't thing this chipset issue is real.

JJK, there's also a description of AVIVO, if that's what you're asking about.

Rob Mack

They come out with a new acronim every week and I see this VIVO and now I say to myself what the hell is that? So to purchase a new video card I have to know these things:
VIVO
HDMI
HDCP
Component
Composite
S-Video
DDR3
Memory
Threads
Vista
XP
PCI-16X
2560
Overclock
Direct X9
Direct X10
Open GL 2
DVI
Analog
SLI
?
JJK

Good start on a glossary ;-)

Good luck,

RM

They come out with a new acronim every week and I see this VIVO and now I say to myself what the hell is that?

VIVO's an OLD one. So is S-Video/Composite. Those became "standard" in the mid/late 90's.

but for everything else: blame everybody BUT the vid-card makers. They didn't invent that other stuff, they're just forced to use it. :)

VIVO : Video In / Video Out
HDMI : High Definition Multimedia Interface
HDCP : High Definition Copy Protocol / High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection
Component <-- not an acronym
Composite <-- not an acronym
S-Video : Separate Video
DDR3 : Double Data Rate 3
Memory <-- not an acronym
Threads <-- not an acronym
Vista <-- not an acronym
XP (did Microsoft ever tell the world what this means?)
PCI-16X : Peripheral Component Interconnect - 16x speed
2560 <-- not an acronym
Overclock <-- not an acronym
Direct X9 <-- not an acronym
Direct X10 <-- not an acronym
Open GL 2 : Open Graphics Language 2
DVI : Digital Video Interface
Analog <-- not an acronym
SLI : Scalable Link Interface (maybe. there are many things this stands for.)
? <-- not an acronym
JJK : James J. Kizak (sorry, i don't know what the second J stands for.

Thanks. "J" is for John.
JJK

Intel (R) 848p chip set, AGP Video card. No cross fire. Searched for driver up dates. Or maybe my PC is showing it's age. Tried to up date to Raseon X1300 pro 256mp. XP with 2gb of ram. Just would not work. I like ATI cards and they worked great for me. I do some 3d stuff and the new Geforce 7600GS, I put in isn't near as good. Fishbelt

Intel (R) 8201BA chip set, AGP Video card. No cross fire. Searched for driver up dates. Or maybe may PC is showing it's age.

AMD has nothing to do with the chipset, that's Intel & MS. ATI didn't ditch AGP driver support, just pre-XP support. Can't find drivers unless you say what you have.

XP = eXtremely Prickly. :)

Too old to be picky.....LOL. I would not think ATI would drop their support for Intel. I spent two days looking for drivers, card and chipset. It just would not work. So I replaced it with Geforce. Most likely my PC is out of date. ATI cards work great for me most of the time.Thanks for your help Happy.
fishbelt
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9 GenuineIntel ~2806 Mhz
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
Total Physical Memory 2,048.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 1.26 GB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Page File Space 3.35 GB
Page File F:\pagefile.sys
cpu intel pen 4
chipset intel 848 mch, intel ich5

What was the specific video card though?

EDIT: btw, I haven't owned a MB with an intel chipset since ~the mid/late '90's with an Intel MMX 200. After my P3 I went with AMD.

Sorry been busy.. Radeon X1300 Pro 256mb AGP. Yes my PC is showing it's age. Looking forward to updating a soon as I can afford to. fishbelt

so the ATI driver doesn't work at all? Try the Omega drivers. They have more options anyway. :)

but that card isn't that old, only a few years (old in tech terms, not age). should work find with any AGP system (you DID install the MS AGP drivers for windows, right? Don't know if you need those for non-AMD systems)

ATI card worked as far as starting but it was weired and had some scambling, like data blocks on the screen. I was afraid it was going to crash the system. I did try to use different drivers but not Omega drivers. Some years ago I had a video card do something simaler and it blew the hard drive. So I didn't push the issue too much, just figured it was not compatable with my computer. A computer geek friend of mine said it was chips set or speed issue. Thanks for the help Friar.
fishbelt

doubt it's a chipset or speed (cpu?) issue. sounds more like overheating/clocking making it go bonkers. Happened to my ATI AIW 9600. I OC'd it & then it started to show "sparkles". Then the sparkles wouldn't go away. Put in my HTPC & it works great (no 3d = no sparkles!)

what did you end up doing with the card?

I returned it to the store (Best Buy) and got a GeForce 7600GS. Works good but I think ATI cards seem to me better for the buck. I have to tweak the GeForce card for some 3d software application. ATI card It was not necessary. I can't get Omega drives to work with this Geforce card either? I don't over clock, can't say for sure it was not heat related. I need a PC overhaul but can't do it now. Multi core seems the way to go and maybe the prices will come down some. Some years ago now I use to have a Voodoo 5 card, that thing was great too bad they went out.