Author Topic: Screen flickers/blinks when playing MxO (Read 4854 times)

Styan · « **Reply #15 on:** September 20, 2006, 08:51:37 pm »

The DVI-VGA dongle would plug onto the DVI port to make a second VGA port, ultimately what i'm saying is to plug the CRT onto the DVI port (but thats not possible cause you need the connector). Im trying to isolate that its that port, because T said its not flickering on the second monitor, but thats with it connected to the VGA port.

So you get a dongle, connect the CRT to the dongle (on the DVI port) and run only with one monitor... (or if the LCD has the option for runnign VGA do that.

Have you tried using just one monitor?

Edit: http://www.svideo.com/dvi.html <----5$ free shipping

Tbone · « **Reply #16 on:** September 20, 2006, 10:02:34 pm »

Ok, a quick update. It seems the screen only goes black/flickers when playing MxO or Oblivion in windowed mode. A few minutes ago it started acting up real bad in Oblivion. I exited the game, set it to full screen 1600x1200, re-entered the game and no flicker. Question is, what's causing the flicker in windowed mode? It didn't used to do this, and I've played MxO in windowed mode for forever. Sounds like something with my settings got b0rked, but even switching out drivers didn't help. Is it the video card freaking out or the monitor? Does this mean it is a settings issue rather than a hardware issue?

Styan · « **Reply #17 on:** September 20, 2006, 11:21:53 pm »

Possibly,

There are a few total cleanout programs out there (to completley remove drivers and stuff) cause an uninstall is never really an uninstall. There's always something left behind... (hence why formatting always makes your computer faster at the beginning) Anyway... you can take a look for things like the ATI Driver Remover... but if like you said you've tried so many drivers, it may not help you any.

I found a link for said tool, but it didn't work. (Unauthorized page on ati's site).

If it is settings related, its gonna be pretty hard to get rid of everything that is already set (files, folders, **registry entries** <--- The biggest bitch in all of them).

I promise I won't say the f word again :d

Tbone · « **Reply #18 on:** September 20, 2006, 11:58:01 pm »

Somehow my refresh rates got changed back to 75 (except 1600x1200, which was 60). I changed them all to 60 so they'd matched and windowed is working so far. I'm sure it'll screw up soon enough...

Styan · « **Reply #19 on:** September 21, 2006, 01:15:53 am »

I only mention getting rid of everything of course so that the card has no confusion on what is driving it and what software to be looking for. Might think of doing something with DirectX too, if possible a complete removal / install.

Touch wood that its stable!