Before you keep reading know that I...
-Have formatted several times
-Have used both ATi and Omega releases of all the drivers
-Have this problem regardless of resolution or texture settings
-Have an AMD Athlon XP 2600+, ATi Radeon 9600 XT with 128 megs of ram and on 8x AGP, with 1 GB of PC3200 operating at 2700.


I have been using my ATi Radeon 9600 XT for quite some time now, and never had any problems with using ATi's drivers or Omegas, until the other day when ATi Released 5.4, coincidently the day that I formatted my PC. I tried them out, and fired up Counter-Strike Source and had all kinds of problems. My text for one thing was all jumbled up, which I never got a screen shot of, and my textures were all strange and deformed. I do have a picture of the deformaty in my guns I will post.

Anyway, I had the 5.2/3's on a disc somewhere and installed them, whent back to using them as normal, had no problems really, except for green blotches on my guns and other things in the game that are black. And now when I do a Video Stress Test instead of 3 walls I see 3 spinner "Error" logo's colored red. I have formatted twice since then, and I am starting to think my 9600-XT is starting to die, and yes the fans do work.

The other day Omega released the 5.4's and I decided to give it a go, thinking hey maybe last time it just didnt install correctly or something like that. I had the exact same problem. Someone else told me that I should use the ATi 4.12 drivers, so I did the usual uninstall, driver cleaner pro, re-install of those drivers. Those are the ones I'm using now, I'm still having problems with green blotchs, which screenshots do capture and other ppl see on other computers, so I know that it is not the fact that I am using an LCD monitor now. HOWEVER my textures are not all junked up or anything, but my framerate went down to about 45 average

So I'm asking.....

What Driver X.XX version shoudl I use? Omega or not, I need to know what number... since the 5.4's don't work right on my pc.

NEW PROBLEM: On any map, when I am near a base I start to lag like crazy


I included a standard and inverted color version of the picture so you can see the texture problems, since it is very dark. and please click to enlarge so you can see the full effect

I never had any problems with the ATi drivers. But fromw what I've read I think the problem is with your ATi Radeon 9600XT. I had similar problems with my Nvidia GeForce FX 5600. It could be just a case of overheating.

Yeah, I thought that as well, but I have ran across several other 9600 XT users having the exact same problem, but then again I have ran across others having ZERO problems

NEW PROBLEM: On any map, when I am near a base I start to lag like crazy

Well, i see spinning error logos in the stress test with my 9600pro, but i have not seen any problems un games.

ur card mite be buggered?

Well at least someone else has that



I highly doubt ti since I know other 9600 xt users having this problem and the card is only about 6 months old

I have not seen any of the other problems you report. I belive my error is driver related.

Yeah, it's a real pain, this card is not that old

I have the same probs....

I will edit this post as it is on the fly, with a screenshot of HL2... note the bullet counter. Doesn't happen with 1.4's that I know....

Funny-My 9600XT never has done this...

Ok I guess I can't edit, button is GONE!!!


Anyway, this is while driving through the tunnels.... mind you when the ATI guy claimed "YOU NEED TO GET THE NEW DRIVERS" those ones worked best. It's either the updates from Steam, or the updates to my drivers that have hosed that game...

Anyway, the shot.
Played on a

2800+ Barton
1GB RAM PC3200
ATI Radeon 9600XT 128Mb
Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS
2x Maxtor 120Gb HDD's
21" Nokia .28 dot pitch CRT Monitor.

Being played at 1280x1024 32 everything in game on med, and card turned way down.