This all started when I "upgraded" my graphics card from ATI to Nvidia. For the most part, I am happy with Nvidia, it has allowed me to play Bioshock (a good FPS, which I like), but anyways.


When in AC, and only AC, if I have a panel open, such as my packs (F12 key), I get these flashes either in the extreme upper left corner of the screen, or on the right side, but next to the newly opened Panel, does not matter if its the char options, map panel, pack etc. When I go full screen (panels closed), the problem goes away.


I am fairly certain this is due to a graphics issue with my new card, a setting I need to adjust, possibly in AC. I have done that, but to no avail, thus I am turning for help here


Yes, I am running Decal, I have not tried it without Decal running, guess that will be next.


Here is a SS of what it looks like. This is just an annoyance

 

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Just as a guess on my part, try turning off some of the HUDs that you have on.


As I understand it, Decal is graphicly massively demanding currently.

Its possible that the HUDs are eating up much more memory than they should, and when you open your main pack its fighting over graphics memory.


Or I might just be insane... we've considered this before.


Try it with decal off, and if the problem is there... you might need to play with drivers and directx, but if the problems not there then my money is on the Huds that your displaying.

 

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I get the same annoying issue with and without Decal. It's an issue that has been posted on the turbine forums but it seems to be isolated to a select few Nvidia chipsets.

I have an 8800 gtx, not overclocked and water cooled so it's not a heating issue and latest drivers so it's not that either.

Not sure if it's Turbine issue or just some weird bug with Nvidia driver but by 7800 gt didn't have it...who knows.

 

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Try rolling back to an earlier set of drivers.


I updated a machine at work my boss plays EQ on and some other employee's play WOW on...

they were none to happy with the results.


EQ on login said you have drivers newer than xx.xx set... think about rolling back.

The WOW boards are full of people complaining about lag locking up crashing and other weirdness form their driver sets and the big advice is to roll back considerably far in the line to a more "stable" driver.


81.98 seems to be a good spot...

78.01 is suggested if 81.98 isn't good


they talk about other settings to tweak, but i didn't save that portion of the information to the text file hanging out on my desktop.


the newer drivers might work better for newer cutting edge games, but it seems that older games are being forgotten about in the rush of bigger faster stronger better...


as always YMMV and just because you have super card doesn't mean you need to crank everything up to high

 

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We have similar issues with our simulators at work.. (16 visualization channels) All nvidia graphics cards.. (Very graphics intensive simulator)


The simulator programmers told us that we're using too many textures, and we need to tone it down, or get better graphics cards.. Funny thing is, we just bought brand-new nvidia cards for all of them.. Hmm...


Unfortunately, our simulator will not run properly with ATI cards.. for whatever reason.. But Oh well... I prefer ATI, but it seems I must deal with nvidia as well.

Verrigan, even though they are new, doesnt mean they are the ones you need, there is a very wide market when it comes to gfx cards and most people buy the wrong ones for what they want to do, me i dont like ATI....talk about issues, anyway if the sims are that intence maby you should think about mac or sli, also the biggest badest gfx card in the world wont do a bit of good if the rest of the system cant keep up or is out of tune

 

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Thx all, given me a few options


DtB

 

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You seem to know a bit about graphics cards, but I assure you, these are definately within the specs of our simulators.. And if we had to switch to macs, I'd probably quit this job.


The issues I am having are not necessarily graphics card-related.. The developers of the simulator software don't do things in the most optimal ways.. A crash here, and a crash there.. Tug boats riding into the back of a ship that definately has a sensor.. And they reply, when asked, 'It is unreasonable to expect the simulator to do these things.'


Ahh well.. I wish this school had more cash flow.. Then we could afford better.


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Anyone get this worked out yet?

back to the topic...."flashing/ghosting" this is normally a sign of driver issues wich it looks like has been figured out, i guess you will need to try dif driver builds till you find one it likes, ive never had an issue with nvidia so im not sure why your having problems unless your running vista, thats a whole new monster.


the only other thing i can think of is...making sure you get rid of all the ati drivers and software that might conflict with nvidia


and Verrigan if the graphics are up to par then iys most likely its the software or networking

 

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