Resolution Promblem

XxDeathWisHxX · 01-01-2007, 02:38 PM

Yea well whenever i play i online games with small res. (800x600) i get a very bad image =/. This is wut it looks like.

[img=http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/2553/lameav1.th.png]

Ok, err, notice part of the girls head is missing, so imagine the white part of the bottem being the top of the girls head and part of the sky or whateever.. I think u understand? so wut can i do about this?

I tryed making the resolution bigger (1020x800 or something..)and it fixed the little "top at bottem" promblem but then it flickers at 32bit. and it like.. err.. hmm.. like little black waves soar across the screen at 16bit. Anyway to fix either of these promblems so i can see?

**Joefireline** · 01-01-2007, 02:47 PM

Hi there,
try changing the resolution to 800X600, and see if that makes a difference, though most games will adapt the resolution to fit the game.

XxDeathWisHxX · 01-01-2007, 03:43 PM

yea i did but as i said it has that twisted look where the top of the screen is at the bottem.

**Joefireline** · 01-01-2007, 03:52 PM

Have you got your graphics card drivers up to date? Try re-installing them.
Please post your system specs.

XxDeathWisHxX · 01-01-2007, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joefireline

Have you got your graphics card drivers up to date? Try re-installing them.
Please post your system specs.

1. yea
2. Did
3. Microsoft Windows Xp
Home Edition
Version 2002
Service pack 2
Hewlett-Packard
Pavilion
AMD Anthlon(tm) XP 2600+

not sure if thats wut u wanted but yea.

**Joefireline** · 01-02-2007, 02:39 AM

Please post your graphics card make and model.

XxDeathWisHxX · 01-02-2007, 12:56 PM

Hp f1503 Flat Panel Monitor on NVIDIIA GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU

ebackhus · 01-02-2007, 05:29 PM

A GeForce4 MX is essentially a GeForce2 chip with a few more features. You should be able to run most older games at 1024x768 with ease and decent frame rates. it sounds like the game itself isn't designed to scale images and backgrounds to resolutions greater or smaller than what it was designed to run with.

XxDeathWisHxX · 01-03-2007, 04:05 AM

That cant be it. I used to run Rakion in 1080x800 or whatever and it worked beautifully. And now i cant. Is there a certain video drive i can get just for hugh res. or something. I was thinking mayb it my GeForce4 and i just need to use something else. Also i was wondering does desktop res and bit have anything to do with my promblems?

ebackhus · 01-03-2007, 08:27 AM

Desktop resolution will only affect your gaming if you play in a windowed mode, where the game runs in a window on the desktop and is constrained to a certian area. Bit depth can affect performance due to the extra processing needs brought on by the extra color information. A geForce 4 can handle 8-, 16-, and 32-bit with general ease.

What's the maximum desktop resolution of your computer?

XxDeathWisHxX · 01-03-2007, 01:18 PM

o.O alright. My maximum desktop res. is 1024x768.

ebackhus · 01-03-2007, 01:44 PM

Your GF4 card is more than capable of running games at that resolution. If the game allows for it then you should make the switch in the game's settings.

XxDeathWisHxX · 01-03-2007, 03:34 PM

and change em to wut specificly?

**Fr4665** · 01-04-2007, 07:16 AM

´try this:

1.switch ur desktop resolution to 800x600
2. switch the game resolution to 800x600 and see if that makes a difference

if it does then

1. set ur desktop resolution to something like 1024x786 or 1240xwhat ever
2. set the game resolution to the same or try 800x600

XxDeathWisHxX · 01-04-2007, 12:37 PM

None of those works, i been tryed all of em. Is there a way u can run a game in window mode? Or can window mode only be operated on games that came with that option.

**Fr4665** · 01-05-2007, 12:51 AM

usually only games that have that option. u can try and right click and see if thers windowed mode, in some games its doable. also u can set the resolution in there maybe try and mess with those settings

XxDeathWisHxX · 01-05-2007, 02:26 AM

Ive just tryed every possible combination of options.Absolutly none worked.I realized it flickers less at 32bp than 16bp. But that wont do me any good -_-.
Making the shade darker made it less noticable but it still anoys me. Im stuck..

01-01-2007, 02:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
XxDeathWisHxX Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 9 OS: XP	Resolution Promblem Yea well whenever i play i online games with small res. (800x600) i get a very bad image =/. This is wut it looks like. [img=http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/2553/lameav1.th.png] Ok, err, notice part of the girls head is missing, so imagine the white part of the bottem being the top of the girls head and part of the sky or whateever.. I think u understand? so wut can i do about this? I tryed making the resolution bigger (1020x800 or something..)and it fixed the little "top at bottem" promblem but then it flickers at 32bit. and it like.. err.. hmm.. like little black waves soar across the screen at 16bit. Anyway to fix either of these promblems so i can see?

01-01-2007, 02:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
Joefireline Enthusiastic TSFer~Joseph Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portishead (Bristol) England Posts: 5,314 OS: XP Pro SP2(Desktop) / XP Home SP2(laptop) My System	Hi there, try changing the resolution to 800X600, and see if that makes a difference, though most games will adapt the resolution to fit the game. __________________ - Joseph LAPTOP: Acer Aspire 5512WMLi (Specification) OPTIMIZE XP BEFORE POSTING HJT LOG - POST HJT LOG >>HERE<< If TSF has helped you, please help TSF: Please DONATE

01-01-2007, 03:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
Joefireline Enthusiastic TSFer~Joseph Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portishead (Bristol) England Posts: 5,314 OS: XP Pro SP2(Desktop) / XP Home SP2(laptop) My System	Have you got your graphics card drivers up to date? Try re-installing them. Please post your system specs. __________________ - Joseph LAPTOP: Acer Aspire 5512WMLi (Specification) OPTIMIZE XP BEFORE POSTING HJT LOG - POST HJT LOG >>HERE<< If TSF has helped you, please help TSF: Please DONATE

01-02-2007, 02:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
Joefireline Enthusiastic TSFer~Joseph Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portishead (Bristol) England Posts: 5,314 OS: XP Pro SP2(Desktop) / XP Home SP2(laptop) My System	Please post your graphics card make and model. __________________ - Joseph LAPTOP: Acer Aspire 5512WMLi (Specification) OPTIMIZE XP BEFORE POSTING HJT LOG - POST HJT LOG >>HERE<< If TSF has helped you, please help TSF: Please DONATE

01-02-2007, 05:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
ebackhus Asst. Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,714 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 25	A GeForce4 MX is essentially a GeForce2 chip with a few more features. You should be able to run most older games at 1024x768 with ease and decent frame rates. it sounds like the game itself isn't designed to scale images and backgrounds to resolutions greater or smaller than what it was designed to run with. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

01-01-2007, 03:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
XxDeathWisHxX Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 9 OS: XP	yea i did but as i said it has that twisted look where the top of the screen is at the bottem.

01-02-2007, 12:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
XxDeathWisHxX Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 9 OS: XP	Hp f1503 Flat Panel Monitor on NVIDIIA GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU

01-03-2007, 04:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
XxDeathWisHxX Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 9 OS: XP	That cant be it. I used to run Rakion in 1080x800 or whatever and it worked beautifully. And now i cant. Is there a certain video drive i can get just for hugh res. or something. I was thinking mayb it my GeForce4 and i just need to use something else. Also i was wondering does desktop res and bit have anything to do with my promblems?

01-03-2007, 08:27 AM	#10 (permalink)
ebackhus Asst. Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,714 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 25	Desktop resolution will only affect your gaming if you play in a windowed mode, where the game runs in a window on the desktop and is constrained to a certian area. Bit depth can affect performance due to the extra processing needs brought on by the extra color information. A geForce 4 can handle 8-, 16-, and 32-bit with general ease. What's the maximum desktop resolution of your computer? __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

01-03-2007, 01:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
XxDeathWisHxX Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 9 OS: XP	o.O alright. My maximum desktop res. is 1024x768.

01-03-2007, 01:44 PM	#12 (permalink)
ebackhus Asst. Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,714 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 25	Your GF4 card is more than capable of running games at that resolution. If the game allows for it then you should make the switch in the game's settings. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

01-03-2007, 03:34 PM	#13 (permalink)
XxDeathWisHxX Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 9 OS: XP	and change em to wut specificly?

01-04-2007, 07:16 AM	#14 (permalink)
Fr4665 aka mr.fraggs Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA or Germany Posts: 2,959 OS: Win XP,Knoppix My System	´try this: 1.switch ur desktop resolution to 800x600 2. switch the game resolution to 800x600 and see if that makes a difference if it does then 1. set ur desktop resolution to something like 1024x786 or 1240xwhat ever 2. set the game resolution to the same or try 800x600 __________________ I don't subscribe to threads please PM me if i miss a reply. ------- Everest SensorView Pro DriverCleaner how to fix your game

01-04-2007, 12:37 PM	#15 (permalink)
XxDeathWisHxX Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 9 OS: XP	None of those works, i been tryed all of em. Is there a way u can run a game in window mode? Or can window mode only be operated on games that came with that option.

01-05-2007, 12:51 AM	#16 (permalink)
Fr4665 aka mr.fraggs Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA or Germany Posts: 2,959 OS: Win XP,Knoppix My System	usually only games that have that option. u can try and right click and see if thers windowed mode, in some games its doable. also u can set the resolution in there maybe try and mess with those settings __________________ I don't subscribe to threads please PM me if i miss a reply. ------- Everest SensorView Pro DriverCleaner how to fix your game

01-05-2007, 02:26 AM	#17 (permalink)
XxDeathWisHxX Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 9 OS: XP	Ive just tryed every possible combination of options.Absolutly none worked.I realized it flickers less at 32bp than 16bp. But that wont do me any good -_-. Making the shade darker made it less noticable but it still anoys me. Im stuck..