Swamp Kitten
05-14-2008, 12:40 AM
Computer Specs
CPU: Intel Core2Duo E6750 @ 2.67 GHz (stock)
MOBO: ASUS P5K
Gfx: eVGA 8800GT 512mb (stock)
RAM: 2 gigs Corsair XMS2 6400, labeled 800 mhz, not sure about actual clock speed
PS: Silverstone AD0812UB-A70GL -- Zeus SLi 650W
OS: XP SP2 32bit
I've tried 174.16, 174.74, 175.70 on the 8800 GT (using DriverCleaner and uninstalls between each one) with no success. I have the most recent drivers for my MOBO's sound (Realtek HD audio).
Here's the problem: In recent games such as Age of Conan and Gears of War I get strange screen flickers with odd artifacts and color, eventually becoming unplayable. If I hit escape, the letters in the game's menu screen are all blocked out, etc. I seemed to have solved this problem in Age of Conan by turning off soft particles and soft shadows, however I can't do this in Gears of War. I don't have these problems with other games, like World of Warcraft or The Witcher (it happened a couple times with this game until I rolled my drivers back, but that didn't help with GoW or AoC).
See photos:
Blocked letters - ImageShack 404 File not Found (http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/1...w1errormy3.jpg)
Flicker - http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/5...w2errorum3.jpg
Color - http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/905/gow3errordt7.jpg
Though you can't see it in these pictures, sometimes the facial mapping of the characters, etc. (what you might see on a skin editor for coloring, etc.) will show up on the screen... weird, I know :/ Normally the problem is preceded (in Gears of War) by flickering red dots in a grid-formation starting to show up on my screen. Sometimes the graphics problem is accompanied by a quickly looping sound error in the background, and other times the sound is fine.
I thought it may be an overheating problem, so I set my fan cycle to 100% (RivaTuner 2.06 previously--now 2.09), but that didn't help. My 8800GT idles between 42-44. I also have 3 large case fans (1 front, 1 back, 1 top) that cool the case.
Halp! :(
CPU: Intel Core2Duo E6750 @ 2.67 GHz (stock)
MOBO: ASUS P5K
Gfx: eVGA 8800GT 512mb (stock)
RAM: 2 gigs Corsair XMS2 6400, labeled 800 mhz, not sure about actual clock speed
PS: Silverstone AD0812UB-A70GL -- Zeus SLi 650W
OS: XP SP2 32bit
I've tried 174.16, 174.74, 175.70 on the 8800 GT (using DriverCleaner and uninstalls between each one) with no success. I have the most recent drivers for my MOBO's sound (Realtek HD audio).
Here's the problem: In recent games such as Age of Conan and Gears of War I get strange screen flickers with odd artifacts and color, eventually becoming unplayable. If I hit escape, the letters in the game's menu screen are all blocked out, etc. I seemed to have solved this problem in Age of Conan by turning off soft particles and soft shadows, however I can't do this in Gears of War. I don't have these problems with other games, like World of Warcraft or The Witcher (it happened a couple times with this game until I rolled my drivers back, but that didn't help with GoW or AoC).
See photos:
Blocked letters - ImageShack 404 File not Found (http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/1...w1errormy3.jpg)
Flicker - http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/5...w2errorum3.jpg
Color - http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/905/gow3errordt7.jpg
Though you can't see it in these pictures, sometimes the facial mapping of the characters, etc. (what you might see on a skin editor for coloring, etc.) will show up on the screen... weird, I know :/ Normally the problem is preceded (in Gears of War) by flickering red dots in a grid-formation starting to show up on my screen. Sometimes the graphics problem is accompanied by a quickly looping sound error in the background, and other times the sound is fine.
I thought it may be an overheating problem, so I set my fan cycle to 100% (RivaTuner 2.06 previously--now 2.09), but that didn't help. My 8800GT idles between 42-44. I also have 3 large case fans (1 front, 1 back, 1 top) that cool the case.
Halp! :(