Display problems

[bigbrent88]

Hey there, this is a problem I've posted on before, but now I have pics.
Setup:
AMD 3800 X2 AM2
Abit KN9-SLI
2GB OCZ Gold DDR2-800
EVGA 7900GT KO 512mb
Maxtor 80GBGB SATA I
WD 160 SATA II
Samsung Syncmaster 152N

Basically I can summarize that the problem only occurs during gaming now and I have reduced it. Since the problem started I reinstalled windows and clean installed the drivers. Only game I have been playing recently is counter-strike and I noticed that I get this problem only during long loads(level d/ls) and during some homebrew level gameplay. Pics tell a diff story with the main screen jagged.

The screen will fuzz up and elongate, but the computer works normally with no freezing. A simple alt-tab stroke brings me to the desktop clean and I can alt-tab back into the game, where it will proceed to do the same again a few minutes later. I have tried many Nvidia drivers, BIOS drivers, nforce drivers, reinstall windows, virus scans, spyware scans, RAM tests, all appears to check out!? Obviously is more an inconvenience then a problem, but it is bad enough. So the pic links are http://webstudio.netidnow.com/i/u/2045804/i/Screen_artifact1 and http://webstudio.netidnow.com/i/u/2045804/i/screen_artifact2

So what ideas are there? Thanks again

 

[shadowofthesun]

I have a similar problem to yours. The fact that alt-tab (temporarily) fixes the problem points to some sort of issue regarding DX/D3D or Fullscreen resolution IMO. My problem occurs if my monitor cable is a little loose as the CRT attempts to adjust a misshappen picture and ends up tearing and streching the screen.

Is this problem recent? IE. did it exist when you first built/purchased your computer, or has it only begun recently?

If so, have you made any changes in terms of hardware to your rig when the problem started to happen?

If not, is your PSU sufficient (Does it have enough amps on the 12V rail to power your graphics card?)

Make sure your monitor can handle the refresh rate (in case you are forcing a refresh rate that is too high in the nVidia control panel)

Make sure your monitor can handle the resolution

Patch the game?

That's all I have, sorry. Best of luck.

 

[bigbrent88]

I have the monitor running through a DVI converter, so thats one thought I had and I am running at 60hz reccommended. Its only something that I really noticed several months back but thought it was a MB problem. PS is an OCZ Gamextreme 600w, which should be plenty. Besides that everything is the same, Im thinking monitor might be going or that DVI connection isnt right, tried two though and get the same thing!

 

[bigbrent88]

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