Pixel trouble..........
 

In the new F.E.A.R. demo, and in the Battlefield 2 demo i get pixels all over the screen (and not the good kind) I happens mainly in very shadowy areas, but not on the shadows, just around the shadows, and some light sources.......its like a pattern of red or white pixels, and when i turn so the shadow is different, or im not facing that particular spot...they go away

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i dont quite get what your saying, you gotta screeny at all?

all i can suggest from there is make sure you have the latest graphics drivers

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i got the newest Omegas, and ill try to get a screeny...

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have you tried the official ATI drivers at all?

getting them might help

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i might, and here is a screeny........they are flashing while ingame...this is one frame, so it doesnt show the full effect of them.

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i would suggest getting the official ATI drivers and also, to me certain, make sure your card isnt overheating, overheating can cause many problems, especially on newer games since the card uses more power and will get hotter

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That definately looks like a heat problem, to me. Although, the spots are usualy green, on my Geforce 4.

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well, according to ATI tools, the hottest my card got was 68 when i was playing.......


and if its heat, why does it ONLY happen at certain spots, with a lot of shadowing and special lighting and the rest of this graphic mumbo jumbo



and the ATI drivers didnt help it

Re: Pixel trouble..........
 

Perhaps the chip for shadows got burned, or something along those lines?

Come to think of it, it may not be heat... It may actually have to do with the clock settings. If they are too well optimized, the card can become unstable. When it gets unstable, artifacts show up.

Try downclocking your card a little. With the memory, try to find a good ratio. Either 1:1, or 1:4 (memory:core).

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well, its at stock.......ill turn it down a bit

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sorry for the double post...but i turned off shadows int he menu, and that solved 95% of teh problem........but the game just doesnt look as good without shadows

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Could be artefacting... but usually that manifests as actual polys and not individual pixels.
I'm more inclined to point the finger at drivers. It's very possible that the Omegas you installed broke some aspect of shadows, or something similar. If you go back to the latest stable (manufacturer) drivers, do the bad pixels go away?

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no....and another thing was the lighting, started with a v...cant remember the name...when i turn that and shadows off, i only get a few pixels............


but it gonna be time to upgrade sooner or later anyways....