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Re: Graphics problem red stuff everwhere....

null@example.com (S-Guy) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:01:57 +0000

This reminds me of when I first tripped over Galactic Conquest. It was about the same time that I was trying the Desert Combat mod, but both mods had a similar problem: SO MANY OF THE MODELS WERE RED TINTED. MY hamsters. It just annoyed me to no end, so I looked it up. Apparently it was a graphics card problem, where the settings were just too much for my wussy little computer I had back then.

Ok...yeah. Probably not the same problem.

Re: Graphics problem red stuff everwhere....

null@example.com (Luke SkyRaper) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:13:22 +0000

Yea, stuff like making sure the power is turned on , that kind of window licker stuff must be done 1st. lol
Thats a harsh game of " Project Reality " when you dont have graphics.

Re: Graphics problem red stuff everwhere....

null@example.com (Athlon) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:26:51 +0000

Glad you got it sorted mate. Always check the things that don't cost money first

Re: Graphics problem red stuff everwhere....

null@example.com (TY2D2) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:21:11 +0000

All is well,

I got back home and checked my stuff, it was a bad plug n the card, thankfully, my card had 2 for dual monitor support. :]

Thank for the helpz

Re: Graphics problem red stuff everwhere....

null@example.com (Luke SkyRaper) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:47:31 +0000

TY2D2 wrote:

Thanks for the fast replies guys, I can't try it now because im at my moms work, with AC lol
I only have one PCIe slot, so I can't change slots but I will recheck how well its in there I guess.
Its a flat screen monitor, not CRT... I don't have another screen though so... I dunno what to do about checking that...

The lines are vertical, and when things move on the screen, mouse etc, the lines flicker horizontally off the moving object. When graphics are rendered the red lines form around and outline things on the screen, they aren't totally rigid when stuff happens on the screen.

sorry to say , this is what i was talking about ... the card is toast dude.
Mine even sends the system into blue screen error sometimes , with the NV4 driver IRQ message.
A dead giveaway in my case.

Re: Graphics problem red stuff everwhere....

null@example.com (Luke SkyRaper) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:41:50 +0000

If you are getting vectored lines that sprout off of objects, and or colored squares or spots , I can almost guarantee Its you GPU thats fried out.
I currently have a graphics card that I used to run in 1600x1200 full blown settings, and then the lines started. My buddy who has the identical server with the identical card has had his do the same thing only worse about a month ago.
Theres no solution except replacement in this case. i still play, but had to lower the resolution to 1024x768 and turn off some features like lightmaps and some shading. Even still, I get the specks of discoloration and the chineese-carpet effect where "tiles" of terain textures glow lime-green and other odd colors as the card heats up.

This is surely from mass produced budget cards from companies like BFG and EVGA that are produced with zero quality control ( hence the budget prices - you get what you pay for kiddoes )
My replacement card will be in place over the weekend so I can Run with the high settings , and enjoy the wickedly excellent graphics the game can display , once again.

If you have some chiller spray ( Fry's and other electronic suppiy stores have this ) for testing circuits and chips , spray and chill the GPU and memory chips ( power off ! ) to get them cold before testing. If you see improvement while the chips are cool , you have your demon.
Lots of cheapass components are being sold on the market these days ( reminds me of 1999-2003 when lots of dogshit was sold as peripheral components )

When suppliers buy from the lowest bidder , and the price is cheap, go figure ...

Re: Graphics problem red stuff everwhere....

null@example.com (TY2D2) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:21:47 +0000

TY2D2;765027 wrote:

OkitaMakoto wrote:
One thing: try uninstalling and removing your graphics card and running without it. That might show whether its the monitor or the card. Or the easier way: plug your monitor into a working PC and see if it gets the lines... then youll know for sure whether its the card or the monitor
GENIUS!
I have two PCs, but not 2 monitors, I thought I was going to have to borrow a screen or something lol...

So if the screen works on the other PC, what should I then do?

Got that from PR forums...

but the other question still stands.

Re: Graphics problem red stuff everwhere....

null@example.com (Pam) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:56:08 +0000

TY2D2 wrote:

... they appear the moment the windows XP start up screen starts.

this sounds like driver issue to me, broken videocard would be worst case and unlikely

P.S. i did too much oc to my 8800 with similar effect once - i just let it rest for a day or 2 and it was fine again

Re: Graphics problem red stuff everwhere....

null@example.com (TY2D2) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:45:44 +0000

great that I forgot my flashdrive, so I can't bring the driver back home with me... lol...

Re: Graphics problem red stuff everwhere....

null@example.com (Athlon) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:41:59 +0000

You could also try a quick graphics card driver update, it may have gotten corrupted

Re: Graphics problem red stuff everwhere....

null@example.com (TY2D2) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:29:29 +0000

Thanks for the fast replies guys, I can't try it now because im at my moms work, with AC lol

I only have one PCIe slot, so I can't change slots but I will recheck how well its in there I guess.

Its a flat screen monitor, not CRT... I don't have another screen though so... I dunno what to do about checking that...

The lines are vertical, and when things move on the screen, mouse etc, the lines flicker horizontally off the moving object. When graphics are rendered the red lines form around and outline things on the screen, they aren't totally rigid when stuff happens on the screen.

Re: Graphics problem red stuff everwhere....

null@example.com (Athlon) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:19:33 +0000

Is this a tower PC or laptop? and are the lines vertical or horizontal?
If its a PC silly question but have you tried unplugging the vga/dvi lead from both the monitor and graphics card and remaking the connection? (Do this with the power off btw)
Normally if a graphics cards fritzed you'll get a checker board effect on screen, the flickering sounds to me more like a bad connection

Re: Graphics problem red stuff everwhere....

null@example.com (Twigs) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:17:44 +0000

What kind of monitor is it? CRT or TFT? If you can try a different monitor as in old CRT it is not unknown for individual colours to go wrong, though I think it may well be your graphics card. Try the obvious, reseating the graphics card, checking connections etc.

Graphics problem red stuff everwhere....

null@example.com (TY2D2) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:05:16 +0000

I don't know how this stuff happens, I think it could be related to heat and my mom not getting the AC fixed in our house for over a year now.

Whenever I turn on my computer [at home] the screen is covered in red lines, flickering etc. I don't know what caused it initially because it happened the very first time I turned it on when I got home, and my mom says she knows nothing of it. They cover the entire screen and they appear the moment the windows XP start up screen starts. Nothing I do makes them go away and it seems the temp inside isn't that bad, I have even cooled it down so I think this is some sort of permanent damage from he heat while I was away? I hope not, but I need some insight into the problem before I go pay for repairs when we are totally broke here...

I don't have the internet at home however so, I don't know when I can check this thread again, probably within the next day or so though.

Thanks for any help dudes.