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Re: Think I have an impending graphics card failure :/

Last week my computer shut off and wouldn't go back on.  I assumed that it was the power supply, and tried to replace it with a spare that belonged to my brother, only to learn it didn't fit.  I then went to the nearest Best Buy to get a new $100 one, just to learn it also didn't fit (Starting to regret getting the Micro ATX case).  In the end I ended up taking out my DVD drive and putting the spare in, and I ordered a new case so these problems won't have to be dealt with in the future.

The new case to replace the old.

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Re: Think I have an impending graphics card failure :/

Yea, I had the same issue Twigs. It's because the newer graphics drivers are incompatible with 2142.

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Re: Think I have an impending graphics card failure :/

Suriander wrote:

Last week my computer shut off and wouldn't go back on.  I assumed that it was the power supply, and tried to replace it with a spare that belonged to my brother, only to learn it didn't fit.  I then went to the nearest Best Buy to get a new $100 one, just to learn it also didn't fit (Starting to regret getting the Micro ATX case).  In the end I ended up taking out my DVD drive and putting the spare in, and I ordered a new case so these problems won't have to be dealt with in the future.

The new case to replace the old.

Thats the exact same case i have, that new one is.

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Re: Think I have an impending graphics card failure :/

Kampher wrote:

Yea, I had the same issue Twigs. It's because the newer graphics drivers are incompatible with 2142.

Well, the funny thing is, I've rolled back my drivers and running 2142 everything is fine. Running FS I get the glitches. Maybe I should try a FS reinstall.

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Re: Think I have an impending graphics card failure :/

clear your FS cache

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Re: Think I have an impending graphics card failure :/

FSDev| JayBiggS wrote:

clear your FS cache

Funnily enough, that crossed my mind shortly after my last post. Going to give it a go tonight, hopefully there'll be some players around to give it a work out. If it works I'll probably let the card go back to it's stock settings.

I blame the testers.

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