cs 1.6 video problems

[stickybytes]

I'm playing Counter Strike 1.6 and i was appalled at the graphic quality considering my system specs. When i move around in the game, the walls and stairs seem to shimmer. When i run, it seems like the bottom half of the screen showing the ground is blurry. It seems like my old rig with a radeon 9000 ran CS better than this.

My comp specs:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
2Gb DDR2 Ram
Evga 7600 GT
320 GB Seagate SATA HD

I am certain that isn't because my computer is lacking as this game is more than 7 years old. This is leading me to believe that something's either defective on the software or hardware end. Can anyone assist me in sorting this problem out?

 

[stickybytes]

If this helps, CPU-Z is reporting my memory settings as:
DDR2 Channels :: Dual
size: 2048 MB
Frequency: 333.3 MHz
CAS# Latency: 5.0
RAS# to CAS# latency: 5
RAS# precharge: 5
Cycle time(trans): 15

is there anything wrong with these settings?

 

[EarthwormJim]

Probably need to force trilinear filtering in your drivers.

 

[gorcorps]

Nvidia has major shimmering problems on some older games... have no idea why. I thought it was fixed in newer cards though.

 

[0roo0roo]

force fsaa and stuff in driver settings.

 

[stickybytes]

Originally posted by: EarthwormJim
Probably need to force trilinear filtering in your drivers.

How do i go about doing this? I'm using the latest Nvidia drivers (93.71). Can anyone tell me the specific driver settings i need to change to correct this problem?

PS: Am i still suppose to see a bit of shimmering in cs even if i turn on all the anti-aliasing settings b/c it is after all, an old game? Even if i have a fairly up to date video card?

 

[0roo0roo]

advanced display properties/geforce tab/ then performance/quality settings. set to force options on instead of letting applications select. thats direct 3d, i forget if u can do that with opengl these days.don't remember which 1.6 used.