video/gaming problems

rat9028 · 05-26-2005, 09:58 PM

Just purchased an Olevia 27" widescreen monitor/tv for my PC. When I fired it up for the first time, it looked absolutely horrible, very blurry, lots of lines. Had a Radeon X300 SE video card installed and I tried tweaking it to fix the problem, but no such luck.

I then tried a Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 card I had laying in box, and when I fired it up for the second time, it looked fantastic. However, there is problem with one of my favorite games (Rome: Total War). It will go through the normal start-up screen, but when it launches into the game the screen goes blue. I can still hear all the normal game sounds, but no picture. Unistalled and re-installed, to no avail. The game played fine yesterday with my old monitor and the Radeon card.

Tried all my other games, Delta Force, Half-Life2, and Americas Army; they all play and look fantastic.

I hope this makes sense to someone, it seems like I've tried everything. Does this sound like a game problem or video card/monitor problem? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

The following are my system specs to the best of my knowledge:

Windows XP
Pentium 4 3.0Ghz
1GB Ram
GeForce FX 5200

**Sarkast** · 05-26-2005, 10:09 PM

Look in the Nvidia control panel and use the override function. The game is more than likely trying to start in a resolution or with a refresh rate the monitor cant display - so it goes blue.

rat9028 · 05-27-2005, 12:05 PM

Thanks alot Sarkast! Works great now!

**Sarkast** · 05-27-2005, 12:21 PM

Your welcome. I'm glad you are able to enjoy your game now.

05-26-2005, 09:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
rat9028 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 13 OS: XP	video/gaming problems Just purchased an Olevia 27" widescreen monitor/tv for my PC. When I fired it up for the first time, it looked absolutely horrible, very blurry, lots of lines. Had a Radeon X300 SE video card installed and I tried tweaking it to fix the problem, but no such luck. I then tried a Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 card I had laying in box, and when I fired it up for the second time, it looked fantastic. However, there is problem with one of my favorite games (Rome: Total War). It will go through the normal start-up screen, but when it launches into the game the screen goes blue. I can still hear all the normal game sounds, but no picture. Unistalled and re-installed, to no avail. The game played fine yesterday with my old monitor and the Radeon card. Tried all my other games, Delta Force, Half-Life2, and Americas Army; they all play and look fantastic. I hope this makes sense to someone, it seems like I've tried everything. Does this sound like a game problem or video card/monitor problem? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. The following are my system specs to the best of my knowledge: Windows XP Pentium 4 3.0Ghz 1GB Ram GeForce FX 5200

05-26-2005, 10:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
Sarkast TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NY Posts: 2,715 OS: WinXP	Look in the Nvidia control panel and use the override function. The game is more than likely trying to start in a resolution or with a refresh rate the monitor cant display - so it goes blue. __________________ P4 2.4@2.9 / XP-90 / Albatron PX865PE Pro V2.0 / Kingston Hyper-X 512MB Dual Channel CL2-2-2-5 / Geforce4 MX440x8 64MB / WD80GB 7200RPM 8MB / Thermaltake 420W PSU --> SEE IT ALL GLOW <-- MBM5 - SpeedFan - PSU Calculator - MemTest86 - ThrottleWatch

05-27-2005, 12:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Sarkast TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NY Posts: 2,715 OS: WinXP	Your welcome. I'm glad you are able to enjoy your game now. __________________ P4 2.4@2.9 / XP-90 / Albatron PX865PE Pro V2.0 / Kingston Hyper-X 512MB Dual Channel CL2-2-2-5 / Geforce4 MX440x8 64MB / WD80GB 7200RPM 8MB / Thermaltake 420W PSU --> SEE IT ALL GLOW <-- MBM5 - SpeedFan - PSU Calculator - MemTest86 - ThrottleWatch

05-27-2005, 12:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
rat9028 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 13 OS: XP	Thanks alot Sarkast! Works great now!