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# Nice one.
TJ: Can anyone tell me what the fuck is happening to my COD4? Linky
No mods installed, graphics card at 42c (38c when not gaming) low fps,
will blank out screen then fill with odd 3d scribbles then crash if running game for more than a few seconds. :(

Also happens in other games but I cant get screenshots before my computer freezes.
(I helped save b3ta! We are the lemon irked your craw on, Sat 10 May 2008, 15:05, archived)
# Did you feed your computer LSD?

Nice effects though. I bet certain people over here could collect quite a few woos for posting filtad stuff like that.
(I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Sat 10 May 2008, 15:09, archived)
# Yes it is very pretty,
but it will also stretch textures all over the place, flicker about and generally make games unplayable.
(I helped save b3ta! We are the lemon irked your craw on, Sat 10 May 2008, 15:12, archived)
# actually, I wonder if it's driver stupidity aswell
I do recall that for a few versions the graphics on an old 440mx the graphics were fucked up all over the place
(I helped save b3ta! discomeats This canoe, Sat 10 May 2008, 16:31, archived)
# update your graphics card drivers.
or, if you're at the latest, downgrade them.

edit: what is your graphics card?
(I helped save b3ta! Shada, Sat 10 May 2008, 15:11, archived)
# Nvidia 7900 gt
I got the latest drivers after it first started about a month ago.
When these failed to fix it I downgraded and upgraded
to several different versions without success :(
It is gradually getting worst too.

I suspect the card is dying but I cant think of a viable reason for it to.
Annoyingly it is now out of warranty.
(I helped save b3ta! We are the lemon irked your craw on, Sat 10 May 2008, 15:15, archived)
# It seems to be a common problem with 7900 cards.
Nvidia have not released a fix or even appear to have acknowledged it :(

Probably because if the cards are faulty it would mean a massive recall and refunds for all.

(I helped save b3ta! We are the lemon irked your craw on, Sat 10 May 2008, 15:18, archived)
# My (6600GT) graphicss card went spazzy when playing fast games
due to its cooling fan failed


but it was ok the rest of the time
(I helped save b3ta! CanonCaliber A big bore, Sat 10 May 2008, 15:22, archived)
# if I remember rightly, the 7900 cards die quite easily.
Time for an upgrade for you, it seems :3
(I helped save b3ta! Shada, Sat 10 May 2008, 15:23, archived)
# :( But I have no monies
(I helped save b3ta! We are the lemon irked your craw on, Sat 10 May 2008, 15:28, archived)
# More spazzings.
Damn you Nvidia
(I helped save b3ta! We are the lemon irked your craw on, Sat 10 May 2008, 15:31, archived)
# Actually there are some shit hot deals on 8800 gts
going around the webernets.

*ponders*
(I helped save b3ta! We are the lemon irked your craw on, Sat 10 May 2008, 16:12, archived)
# ^^^ there seems to be some issue with 7900's
in that some folk complain of them shitting themselves

fan failures notwithstanding there seems to be some issue that'll never be fixed with them
(I helped save b3ta! discomeats This canoe, Sat 10 May 2008, 16:30, archived)
# Does it do that with all the games or just that one?
(I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Sat 10 May 2008, 15:21, archived)
# The more graphically intensive the game,
the more it happens.

Oblivion: TES is probably the worst for it.

Half-Life 2 sometimes does it too.
(I helped save b3ta! We are the lemon irked your craw on, Sat 10 May 2008, 15:28, archived)
# uninstall the 60's hippy patch!
(I helped save b3ta! Zank Frappa Who let the lefties in?, Sat 10 May 2008, 15:40, archived)
# :(
But its my faaaaavourite.
(I helped save b3ta! We are the lemon irked your craw on, Sat 10 May 2008, 16:11, archived)
# i am very jealous of your (multicoloured) ping times
hope you get it sorted cause its a bloody ripper game!

:)
(I helped save b3ta! Zank Frappa Who let the lefties in?, Sat 10 May 2008, 16:32, archived)
# Leave it as it is,
that's chuffing awesome.
(I helped save b3ta! Kamikaze Stoat £4.09, Sat 10 May 2008, 17:52, archived)
# Yeah, its pretty cool
apart from the whole 3fps and crashing within minutes of playing thing :P
(I helped save b3ta! We are the lemon irked your craw on, Sat 10 May 2008, 17:56, archived)