Graphics Problem?

brhsoccer14 · 07-16-2008, 10:16 PM

Alright... bought a new PSU as instructed with 650W 55amps... game loads and doesnt freeze at start up like it used to, but now the graphics get all blurred not even 2 minutes after load up... the server list on bf2 is unreadable and all the tabs at the top are unreadable...

i dont know if this is related, but while i am on the internet, it freezes momentarily every so often...

help please... specs on the left...

brhsoccer14 · 07-17-2008, 12:16 AM

Sorry for the double post, but the Edit button wont show up anymore...

The games are loading but either freezing up a few minutes in or just displaying weird graphics...

Jack.Sparrow · 07-17-2008, 02:29 AM

Have you checked your temperatures?

sniper9900 · 07-17-2008, 07:28 AM

Hey, I am assisting Brhsoccer14 in working on his computer. I haven't had a chance to really look it over but I did check the temp and it was all green. I had Speedfan running when i opened up Battlefield 2 and WC3 and there did not appear to be any temp problems. His tower has several fans and the computer runs pretty cool. This was all at 2 am last night so I am going to check again after work. I am going to try and swap in my old GeForce 7900 GT in for his card and see if that is the problem. I am also worried about the fact that the video card was not screwed into the tower when I first looked at it. It was wobbling around just plugged in to the mobo. After I screwed the sides in it appeared to be working a little better. The games did not immediately freeze upon loading, but after several moments the graphics would all blur. If my 7900 works I am going to try to load his 8800 into my computer which has a 8800 as well that works fine.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

brhsoccer14 · 07-17-2008, 11:12 AM

like he said... temps are fine =/

brhsoccer14 · 07-17-2008, 06:53 PM

So here is what has happened. I installed the other video card and the problem was still there. Checked all connections again. Reinstalled drivers made sure all drivers were up to date. I figured out some people had problems with my motherboad Asus M2N-E and OCZ DDR2 800 ram. I tried turning the ram down in BIOS but no luck there. My head hurts.

**pharoah** · 07-19-2008, 09:59 PM

ok so he said the temps are fine.well what are they?also have you checked the voltages,and what do they read?you also metioned the video card was loose.well id check the motherboard around the graphics slot for any cracks.

sniper9900 · 07-20-2008, 02:25 AM

Thanks for post.
So far i have reinstalled windows. Reinstalled all drivers and such.i heard the M2N-E mother board had problems with OCZ RAM and i went to their Tech support forum. And i know the the motherboard puts out a max of 1.95 volts to the memory. The OCZ support team said to set the timing to 5-4-4 so i did that and i lowered it from 800 to 667. As far as the power supply goes.The volts appear to be running fine i cant remember what they are like 3 5 and 12 ? but they were all around that area only off by a small amount. I am worried about the power going to the processor. I ran CPU-Z and it was running at 1.1X volts to processor. On the AMD website (he is running a AMD Athlon X2 5400) it said it was supposed to be at 1.3/1.35. I tried manually setting the power.

I attempted to play the game again. go everything going on full graphics for over 20 min. then ... it messed up again. I am worried about the fact that the graphics card was not properly installed the 8800 is like a big brick just putting tons of friction on the mobo. I looked at the PCI-E slot and it didnt appear to have any noticeable damage i did not look around it too hard but it looked ok when i did look. Ill look again tomorrow.

Another note when I started playing again after i installed windows again. I started receiving the BSOD and getting the whole memory dump thing. I didnt record it though i have to check on how to do that. But it appeared to stop doing that after i reset the memory timing. I havent received that message in a while but i did receive an error that said there was a problme with the NV4_disp display driver.

Ill see if i can post my CPU-Z info on here tomorrow, but right now its late and i cant get to the computer

Thanks again

07-16-2008, 10:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
brhsoccer14 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 22 OS: xp My System	Graphics Problem? Alright... bought a new PSU as instructed with 650W 55amps... game loads and doesnt freeze at start up like it used to, but now the graphics get all blurred not even 2 minutes after load up... the server list on bf2 is unreadable and all the tabs at the top are unreadable... i dont know if this is related, but while i am on the internet, it freezes momentarily every so often... help please... specs on the left...

07-17-2008, 12:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
brhsoccer14 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 22 OS: xp My System	Re: Graphics Problem? Sorry for the double post, but the Edit button wont show up anymore... The games are loading but either freezing up a few minutes in or just displaying weird graphics...

07-17-2008, 02:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jack.Sparrow Resident Pirate Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Qld, Aus Posts: 16,657 OS: XP SP2/Vista SP1 My System Blog Entries: 6	Re: Graphics Problem? Have you checked your temperatures? __________________ //PC Wizard//Speedfan//Can you run it?//Tweak Guides//Rules//Donations//

07-17-2008, 07:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
sniper9900 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 2 OS: XP Pro Pack 2	Re: Graphics Problem? Hey, I am assisting Brhsoccer14 in working on his computer. I haven't had a chance to really look it over but I did check the temp and it was all green. I had Speedfan running when i opened up Battlefield 2 and WC3 and there did not appear to be any temp problems. His tower has several fans and the computer runs pretty cool. This was all at 2 am last night so I am going to check again after work. I am going to try and swap in my old GeForce 7900 GT in for his card and see if that is the problem. I am also worried about the fact that the video card was not screwed into the tower when I first looked at it. It was wobbling around just plugged in to the mobo. After I screwed the sides in it appeared to be working a little better. The games did not immediately freeze upon loading, but after several moments the graphics would all blur. If my 7900 works I am going to try to load his 8800 into my computer which has a 8800 as well that works fine. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

07-17-2008, 11:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
brhsoccer14 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 22 OS: xp My System	Re: Graphics Problem? like he said... temps are fine =/

07-17-2008, 06:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
brhsoccer14 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 22 OS: xp My System	Re: Graphics Problem? So here is what has happened. I installed the other video card and the problem was still there. Checked all connections again. Reinstalled drivers made sure all drivers were up to date. I figured out some people had problems with my motherboad Asus M2N-E and OCZ DDR2 800 ram. I tried turning the ram down in BIOS but no luck there. My head hurts.

07-19-2008, 09:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
pharoah Super Gaming Mod Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,778 OS: vista business edition My System	Re: Graphics Problem? ok so he said the temps are fine.well what are they?also have you checked the voltages,and what do they read?you also metioned the video card was loose.well id check the motherboard around the graphics slot for any cracks. __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015

07-20-2008, 02:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
sniper9900 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 2 OS: XP Pro Pack 2	Re: Graphics Problem? Thanks for post. So far i have reinstalled windows. Reinstalled all drivers and such.i heard the M2N-E mother board had problems with OCZ RAM and i went to their Tech support forum. And i know the the motherboard puts out a max of 1.95 volts to the memory. The OCZ support team said to set the timing to 5-4-4 so i did that and i lowered it from 800 to 667. As far as the power supply goes.The volts appear to be running fine i cant remember what they are like 3 5 and 12 ? but they were all around that area only off by a small amount. I am worried about the power going to the processor. I ran CPU-Z and it was running at 1.1X volts to processor. On the AMD website (he is running a AMD Athlon X2 5400) it said it was supposed to be at 1.3/1.35. I tried manually setting the power. I attempted to play the game again. go everything going on full graphics for over 20 min. then ... it messed up again. I am worried about the fact that the graphics card was not properly installed the 8800 is like a big brick just putting tons of friction on the mobo. I looked at the PCI-E slot and it didnt appear to have any noticeable damage i did not look around it too hard but it looked ok when i did look. Ill look again tomorrow. Another note when I started playing again after i installed windows again. I started receiving the BSOD and getting the whole memory dump thing. I didnt record it though i have to check on how to do that. But it appeared to stop doing that after i reset the memory timing. I havent received that message in a while but i did receive an error that said there was a problme with the NV4_disp display driver. Ill see if i can post my CPU-Z info on here tomorrow, but right now its late and i cant get to the computer Thanks again