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15-Apr-2009, 02:28 PM #1
Unhappy Strange video problems... screenshots included


The walls turn into the create a character icons here in EQ2




Outside the stone pool is green





Here in World of Warcraft, the walls of Stratholm are pictures of backpacks, and the torch is a picture of a human head. on some other walls, there will be pictures of the icons of the items inside my inventory.

For the record, no i dont play both of these games, i switched from EQ2 to WoW and downloaded the free trial for EQ2 just to bring back memories for fun

But back to the original topic, i'm thining this is a video card problem. Some games (Call of Duty 4 and Team Fortress 2) will hardlock. However this kind of thing can happen with other games...

I've already tried reinstalling my display drivers. Im hoping that there isnt something wrong with the video card itself. (8800 GT OC) (lots of MONEY)

if anyone has any suggestions that would be greatly greatly greatly appreciated

Thanks!
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15-Apr-2009, 02:57 PM #2
Hi there

If you have been using the game and so far have not experienced this problem (ie, its a problem that just came up after it worked fine) I would recommend reinstalling the Game or sometimes the games will have a "Verify Files/Installation" option somewhere in the menu.

Otherwise, make sure you have the newest drivers for your video card.

It is also probable that your computer cannot run the game properly because it does not meet the minimum requirements.
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15-Apr-2009, 03:09 PM #3
thanks for the post neonfx

I've played the game for a year on this machine and it has never had any problems.. and ironically i just reinstalled the game a week ago because i set up my 2 hard drives as a RAID0 and needed to wipe them.

also this problem is happening with ALL games.. not just one
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