Horrible lines in Dirt 2 with ATI 5850

K5

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Jun 9, 2005
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Hi guys, I am a proud owner of an hd5850 and I have played many games without any problems. This changed when dirt 2 was released since I started getting these strange lines whenever crowd detail is set to 'ultra'. When this is lowered to 'high' these lines(screenshot below) are not as evident but still pop up every now and then. Some help or explanation would be very much appreciated!

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=dxfjno&s=6



Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz (8 CPUs), ~1.7GHz
Memory: 6144MB RAM
Hard Drive: 1 TB
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 5850
Monitor:
Sound Card: Headphones (High Definition Audio Device)
Speakers/Headphones: Creative Inspire 7.1
Keyboard: USB Root Hub
Mouse: USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface: Standard
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_rtm.090713-1255)
 

K5

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Jun 9, 2005
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actually the i7 throttles down the multiplier when in idle. Hence xfire read ~1.7 ghz instead of the 2.67ghz during gameplay.