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Need some help! (GTS/SB Live and annoying flicker)

M

MCS

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Hi there

I have just been reading some older posts about a problem I am having, to do with a "white flicker" in D3D games (I am pretty sure its not OGL too). The best way of describing it is a chunk of white background flashing up at the top half of the screen. This might sound odd to some of you - but I already have the solution to this problem but I don't like it and there is ONE thing I can't get my head round. The solution is to disable v-sync. This gives tearing and annoying flickering of text etc (I am sure most are aware of this already) so it's not something I like doing, other than to benchmark.

This is the part I don't understand. I can make the flicker appear in a game if I want to - and it happens EXACTLY as a specific sound effect plays. If any of you have Roland Garros Tennis (as you play a back hand) or Virtual Pool 3 (when you break hard) these are some good examples. It only happens when those specific sound effects play, not at any other moment - yet disabling v-sync stops it... 😕

So could it be something to do with the SB Live in my system?

I am sure some of you here have had this problem and will know what I am talking about 🙂

And if any of you have got a Geforce 2, an SB Live and either of those two games then that would be handy too!

Thanks
 
I only get that problem with midtown madness. I just thought it was bad programing. Im gonna try the vsync thing.
 
What did you gain by upgrading?

I have the very original Value which doesn't have digital out even.
 
I basically just wanted the live drive so I can record directly to my mini disc player with an optical cable. Other than that, its the same card but the old value card doesnt accomodate the live drive.
 
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