- Jun 12, 2013
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Hi, I'm having an issue with graphics and textures in games. My current PC was bought just under a year ago and I played games on it last Summer with no issues at all, here are the specs:
AMD Radeon HD 6850
Processor: Intel Core i5-3550 CPU @ 3.30 GHz
RAM: 8.00GB
System: 64- bit
Windows 7 Ultimate (Using windows 7 ultimate renewer that was included with the PC)
I stopped gaming around September last year and returned about 2 months ago to find there were issues, which have gotten progressively worse. The problem is that the textures in game are very fuzzy and blurry, especially when the character in game is moving. In-game trees, fences, buildings and the ground blur, especially in the distance, and there is also an issue with shadows where they flicker all around the environment and on the character. This was first noticed on the game World of Warcraft, but after trying other games the problem is present on them as well. I am currently trying the game "Rift" and everything looks horrible and blurry, which did not happen before and makes the game pretty much unplayable for me.
I sent the PC back to my supplier who ran hardware tests and said that they all came back positive, and that he couldn't see a problem on his monitor (which I really doubt seeing as I sent him a video clip of the problem). I have tried many suggestions that were given both by him and forum users, as listed:
1) 2 complete reinstalls of the operating system including drivers
2) Previous driver versions for the Catalyst Control Center up until 12.3, as well as attempting to play without the CCC installed
3) I took out of the PC one 4gb RAM at a time to see if it was a RAM problem
4) Used 3 different monitors, including a 5 year+ old monitor and my TV
5) Various deleting of files such as cache/WTF as well as multiple reinstalls of the games themselves.
6) VGA, HDMI and DVI cables used
7) Running games in different compatibility
8) Turned the on-board/internal graphics on (which I thought would determine that it was a fault with the actual graphics card).
All of these suggestions have failed to fix the problem and I am at a loss as to what is causing it. It would seem that as the internal graphics showed the same problem, this ISN'T in fact a problem with the graphics card, which would explain why previous driver versions didn't help.
One thing I thought about is that the PC is using something called "Windows 7 Ultimate Unlimited Renewer" which was provided when the PC first came, and that maybe because it's not a legit piece of software (at least in my eyes) there is possibly an issue with Windows 7 being recognised. However this isn't a new installation and was present last year when everything was fine.
Any advice you can give would be greatly appreciated.
JUST TO ADD: here is a link to my youtube video that will show the problem : http://youtu.be/u2qfdQytdTA
AMD Radeon HD 6850
Processor: Intel Core i5-3550 CPU @ 3.30 GHz
RAM: 8.00GB
System: 64- bit
Windows 7 Ultimate (Using windows 7 ultimate renewer that was included with the PC)
I stopped gaming around September last year and returned about 2 months ago to find there were issues, which have gotten progressively worse. The problem is that the textures in game are very fuzzy and blurry, especially when the character in game is moving. In-game trees, fences, buildings and the ground blur, especially in the distance, and there is also an issue with shadows where they flicker all around the environment and on the character. This was first noticed on the game World of Warcraft, but after trying other games the problem is present on them as well. I am currently trying the game "Rift" and everything looks horrible and blurry, which did not happen before and makes the game pretty much unplayable for me.
I sent the PC back to my supplier who ran hardware tests and said that they all came back positive, and that he couldn't see a problem on his monitor (which I really doubt seeing as I sent him a video clip of the problem). I have tried many suggestions that were given both by him and forum users, as listed:
1) 2 complete reinstalls of the operating system including drivers
2) Previous driver versions for the Catalyst Control Center up until 12.3, as well as attempting to play without the CCC installed
3) I took out of the PC one 4gb RAM at a time to see if it was a RAM problem
4) Used 3 different monitors, including a 5 year+ old monitor and my TV
5) Various deleting of files such as cache/WTF as well as multiple reinstalls of the games themselves.
6) VGA, HDMI and DVI cables used
7) Running games in different compatibility
8) Turned the on-board/internal graphics on (which I thought would determine that it was a fault with the actual graphics card).
All of these suggestions have failed to fix the problem and I am at a loss as to what is causing it. It would seem that as the internal graphics showed the same problem, this ISN'T in fact a problem with the graphics card, which would explain why previous driver versions didn't help.
One thing I thought about is that the PC is using something called "Windows 7 Ultimate Unlimited Renewer" which was provided when the PC first came, and that maybe because it's not a legit piece of software (at least in my eyes) there is possibly an issue with Windows 7 being recognised. However this isn't a new installation and was present last year when everything was fine.
Any advice you can give would be greatly appreciated.
JUST TO ADD: here is a link to my youtube video that will show the problem : http://youtu.be/u2qfdQytdTA
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