First off, here's my system running WinXP:
P4 1.6GHz
MSI 645 Ultra mobo
PC2700 256mb DDR
Radeon 8500 128mb
When playing games or even scrolling around in Windows, I notice these faint black (the color faintly changes or flashes, might not be black) spots/lines that appear. It's particularlly noticable in games I'm playing. I've also noticed that the mouse has dissappeared in Age of Mythology until I move it, then it is faintly there with a little black box around it. It then dissappears again when the mouse movement stops.
These black lines/spots are terribly annoying. I've changed video drivers a couple times and am currently running the 6094 beta (?) drivers without it helping anything.
The lines remind me of when I have my cellphone next to the monitor and I get a call. The cell phone interfers with the monitor and there's black lines and fading every where. The picture is just going crazy.
Anyone know the solution or have similar problems? This doesn't only happen in AOM. I don't play many games, but it happens in all the ones I've tried.
Also, I had an AMD system (Athlon XP1700+, 512mb ram, Epox 8k7a, same video card) and never had any of these problems. The first time I switched over to the P4 system I noticed the problem. It never really bothered me until I started playing computer games again the other day.
Edit: "black lines" might be a bit confusing. i don't really see defined black lines on the monitor. It's more like video interference of some kind.
P4 1.6GHz
MSI 645 Ultra mobo
PC2700 256mb DDR
Radeon 8500 128mb
When playing games or even scrolling around in Windows, I notice these faint black (the color faintly changes or flashes, might not be black) spots/lines that appear. It's particularlly noticable in games I'm playing. I've also noticed that the mouse has dissappeared in Age of Mythology until I move it, then it is faintly there with a little black box around it. It then dissappears again when the mouse movement stops.
These black lines/spots are terribly annoying. I've changed video drivers a couple times and am currently running the 6094 beta (?) drivers without it helping anything.
The lines remind me of when I have my cellphone next to the monitor and I get a call. The cell phone interfers with the monitor and there's black lines and fading every where. The picture is just going crazy.
Anyone know the solution or have similar problems? This doesn't only happen in AOM. I don't play many games, but it happens in all the ones I've tried.
Also, I had an AMD system (Athlon XP1700+, 512mb ram, Epox 8k7a, same video card) and never had any of these problems. The first time I switched over to the P4 system I noticed the problem. It never really bothered me until I started playing computer games again the other day.
Edit: "black lines" might be a bit confusing. i don't really see defined black lines on the monitor. It's more like video interference of some kind.
Would be kinda weird that the monitor went crazy at the same time I "upgraded" to a P4 system....
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