games wont work properly

right guys, this thread is similar to the thread 'no games work??' in the games forum but the problem is specific to me now.

as u may know, i keep getting crashes within high performance games. i finally sloved the problem down to high settings. so naturally i turned down the settings. however this revealed another problem. in both games i tried, SWAT 4 and F.E.A.R, after i turned down the settings, i noticed that the games started showing green pixeliations. gradually this got worse right until the whole screen goes green and i cant see anything anymore. at this point ive got no other choice but to exit the game fully. below is a pic and vid (in the zip file) to show u wat i mean.

what do i do guys? i need to slove this. is it a gfx card problem or drivers?

 

whats your pc specifications?

Have you tried updating/different drivers?

Checked for any errors with directx?

 

pc specs:
AMD Athlon XP 3200+
MSI K7N2 Delta ILSR Mobo
1GB RAM
MSI nVidia GeForce 6600GT AGP

drivers: checked all drivers n everything is up-to-date

directx: did the tests using directx. there were no problems

 

bump

 

Hmm very weird mate, very weird!
Did you have an ati card before this one that could be causing some conflicts you think?

Or have you had that installed off a fresh installation?

I know you say everything is up to date but that doesnt mean the current drivers cannot be causing conflicts for your card, have you not tried different drivers like the ones before you currently have?

 

never had a ATI card in my machine. this problem also happend with my previous drivers. so i updated and still the problem is there..

 

I'm lost mate i have no idea! Looks like your graphics card is a bit naffed but it could possibly be software related! :<

 

bump

 

What power supply you got 'exact model',when running games how warm does the back of the computer get

 

im running a Enermax Noisetaker 450W. its warm at the back but not too warm....

 

Have you checked to see if the card is overheating/Also try using different molexes for the 6600,it looks like an extrememly overclocked card on its way out

EDIT power supply is fine,as you prolly know

 

the card isnt overclocked.....

if it is overheating, how do i slove it? should i remove the side panel and see what happens?

btw, wen the game is running on high settings nothing happens expect the game crashes few minutes in. wen run on medium settings, that green crap happens

 

Remove the side of the case blow some cool air in see if it helps,have you checked what temp the card runs at yet in vid card properties,also what make of card is it?

Overheating,weak power supply or faulty card all give the same symptoms of too much overclocking,the fact that the problem has gradually become worse over time also gives strength to that fact the card is on its way out

Try lowering your video clocks 50mhz then further see if this helps the problem,from the opening program page click the little arrow to the right of customize under driver settings,then the system settings tab

http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=737

 

my gfx card is MSI NX6600GT-VTD128

last night i monitored my pc temp from the BIOS - system temp was 51°C average and CPU temp was 57°C average....

 

That very warm,temps so high and no doubt your video card will be getting quite hot,how many fans you have installed if any,I fear any cooling steps taken now will be in vein I think you may have cooked your card,side off the case and a deskfan should give an idea if more cooling is needed

 

ive got two case fans 80mm, one in front and one at back. the PSU also has two - one 80mm and one 80mm...

 

hmmm....getting suspicious now.....riva tuner's hardware monitoring is reporting that my gfx card is currently at 83°C....

 

You're temperatures are kinda way above average..

My cpu runs at 31 degree's idle...compare that to yours


Also my graphics card runs around 50-55 degrees idle and 70 under full load

 

well u run a athlon 64 CPU, im running athlon xp.

i think my graphics card is the culprit.....my gfx card is idle and its running at 83°C

also i think my case is crap.....i currently have a Coolermaster Centurion 1

 

OK, was just told on the Lucasarts support forums that I might have a cooling fan issue. So could that in fact be the cause of all our problems?

 

well after looking at the temps on my system, i think it might be a cooling issue....

 

The coolermaster centurion is a very poor cooling solution I'v said it quite few times on this board,it looks nice and has the coolermaster name which makes it tempting but its only meant for mid range internet PC not gaming computer

From what you'v said concerning the temp of the video card it does look like the culprit,you should have no problem getting and RMA from MSI and a new card then install some more cooling

Good luck Prankz

 

problem is rikky the gfx card is over a year old.....would MSI still accept it?

 

ofcourse you have a three year warranty follow this page,if at any time they ask whats wrong with the card,explain the green pixellation but anything beyond that YOU DONT KNOW IT JUST DOESNT WORK because you dont know anything about computers

http://216.158.218.54/msinet2/rmaform_p.aspx

 

Try reseating your video card? (take it out, blow all the dust off, and replace it)

 

lol i forgot about the warranty. anyways rikky i need the UK RMA page not US....

 

never thought of that....hmmm....

 

Seesm that MSI's UK ruturn policy is slightly different than everywhere else typical

http://msicomputer.co.uk/support.aspx

you have to contact the place of purchase also send an email to this address for support

returns@msicomputer.co.uk <returns@msicomputer.co.uk>

it saves alot of trouble if you put your location in your profile

 

damn, my place of purchase (www.overclockers.co.uk) dont list my card anymore....in fact they dont even list any MSI NVIDIA AGP card!

 

So

http://overclockers.co.uk/support.htm#direct

EDIT bed time for me,time you was in bed prankz

 

lol getting a bit tired....bloody MSI.....

 

right ppl i need to bump this cos i really need to slove it..

ok so i have ruled out overheating by opening up my case. i left it for about 2hrs so that the pc can gulp in cool fresh air. but it didnt work. HL2 still crashed.

what else do u is affecting it? PSU problem? gfx card? how about dodgy sound?

 

finally figured out the problem! my GPU fan blew! more than blew, it came out see pic below