Help : GF3 Ti200 squiggly horizontal line in game?

[kyutip]

I'm using latest driver (28.32) and whenever in game. there is this moving squiggly horizontal line that moves from top to bottom. Kinda like falling water on wall ?
pretty noticeable.
I use to have this problem with Radeon and I think I have to set some horizontal monitor setting or something.
How to do this in Nvidia control?

 

[BFG10K]

Does it happen all the time or very rarely?

If it's rare it's probably tearing caused by having vsync disabled. Try enabling it and make sure your refresh rate rate is as high as it can go for your monitor's current resolution.

 

[kyutip]

everygame.
Especially noticeable in game's menu screen or cinematics.
Right now my res is 1280*1024@32-bit@85hz.
So I should just enable vsnyc?
I'm gonna try that.

Update:
On OpenGL setting, V-Sync is on by default.
should I disable it?

 

[rainypickles]

make sure that the refresh rate in the game is also at 85hz and not 60hz

 

[kyutip]

how to do that? I'm not sure that each game has this setting.
Is there a way to set it in Nvidia display setting?

 

[dakata24]

<< how to do that? I'm not sure that each game has this setting.
Is there a way to set it in Nvidia display setting? >>



get either multires (same people that make powerstrip) or rivatuner.. rivatuner fixes the refresh rate prob and sets it to the highest refresh rate possible on your monitor.. i believe multires allows you to choose the refresh rate you would like..

 

[rainypickles]

i know that selecting a resolution after running "/gap_irefreshrate=75" (no quotes) in serious sam: the second edition (prob the first too) sets the refresh rate to 75.

for rtcw, i know i add "+set r_displayrefresh 75" (no quotes) to the start up shortcut and that sets it. (maybe work with other q3-based games too).

but its probably better to fix it with rivatuner or whatever, but i havent tried those and these are the only games that i play at the moment.

 

[BFG10K]

On OpenGL setting, V-Sync is on by default.should I disable it?

If it's enabled you shouldn't see any such lines (tearing) so something else is probably causing it, especially since your Radeon had the same problem.

Try lowering your refresh rate slightly and check your VGA cable for bent pins. Also move all magnetic sources away from your monitor (eg speakers) and try moving the position and orientation of the monitor. Also try degaussing it too.