world of warcraft graphics help x_x

[ryf39]

1.9ghz pentium 4
2gigs ram
70gb hd
ati radeon 9800 pro
windows xp pro

ok well i just reformatted my computer this morning and
i just installed world of warcraft for the first time.

i've ran WOW with an older graphics card on this rig and it has worked fine.

with this new card the graphics are distorted... shapes are flickering, the ground is flickering different colors, and im seeing a bunch of purple dots x_x

anyone have any advice on what i can do to fix this? from what i've read in these forums this rig should work great with wow .... but unfortunately its not! please help!

 

[Harvey]

What was your previous vid card? Did you completely remove your previous vid card drivers? You may need a utility to remove more than happens when you run Add/Remove Programs.

 

[ryf39]

it was an old geforce ... i have no idea which one..
ive never ran add/remove programs.. i mean everything on the comp is different ...
new motherboard new software...

 

[CheesePoofs]

Do get similar corruption in other games or just wow? Have you installed the newest video drivers?

 

[AnnoyedGrunt]

I have run WoW with both a 9700pro and an X800XL, so I think the hardware/driver combo should work fine.

I would suggest getting the latest drivers and seeing if they help.

I have noticed that my X800XL has frequent VPU recovery problems with WoW, so I may also need to try new drivers. After I have a VPU Recovery, the game will flicker a bit, and sometimes lines will flash across the screen at odd angles.

I don't have heat problems, but as I said, I haven't tried new drivers. That may be something similar to what is happening in your case.

Oh yeah, one other thing: sometimes the testures on angled rooftops, sheds, or tents won't align quite right with the surface, and will flicker a bit as I walk around.

My 9700pro didn't have any of these problems, so it could just be an issue with the X800 and my drivers.

Anyhow, the game should work for you, so keep the faith and explore the driver situation.

Good luck!

-D'oh!

 

[Avalon]

Dumb question, but did you install your motherboard drivers and ATI's latest drivers?

 

[ryf39]

the motherboard drivers were installed.....

i seem to be having a problem with ati's latest driver.... it installs fine... but i get prompts every time i try to access control center

CLI.exe - Application Error

The application failed to inialize properly (0xc0000135). Click on ok to terminate app.....


anyone know how to fix this? i tried downloading again and reinstalling... same results

 

[Merovingian]

That game has huge graphics issues! My set up in the sig can't play it without the player running in slow mo but my dell 2.8Ghz w/x300 plays it fine. Poor directx programming.

 

[ryf39]

so i guess my vid card just doesnt cut it for this game... sheesh only used it for ultima and occassional cs..

i used the latest omega driver and latest ati driver... still nothing different

flickering graphics and wierd shapes at every turn.. >.<

 

[Genx87]

I think you have to install the latest version of .net or the java runtime for the ATI control panel.

I had a fun thing happening where I installed my AIW software but didnt get one of those installed. Every time I logged into windows it would spike CPU useage to 100% and make it impossible to do anything. Luckily I managed to kill the CLI.exe process and I fixed the issue.

Talk about a joke of a driver + CP.

 

[Saga]

Hm I can run WoW just fine at maxed out settings on all 3 of my systems, it's not very graphically intensive. This might just be a bad 9800 Pro if it does this on any other games.

 

[biofear]

Yes download .net that will solve yur cli error and hopefully your graphics error.

linky to .net

 

[xtknight]

Typically, flickering textures are a problem with the game and not your card. What you describe sounds more like a game incompatibility, not necessarily your card having been physically damaged. Then again it usually happens on all cards if it's the game's problem. Probably just an incompatibility, that is, if all your other games are fine.

 

[ryf39]

i downloaded .NET and the latest ATI client (catalyst 5.7) worked great! thanks a lot.

well i wanted to check that incompatibility thing..... so i installed warcraft3 frozen throne.... now this definitely worked with a much older card on this rig.....

and the PURPLE LINES ARE THERE!!!!!!!!! x___x

anyone know what i can do?? hope its not time to get a new card.... wat a sucky buy if its the card

 

[ryf39]

ah so the purple lines have affected counterstrike 1.6 >.<