Graphic issues

http://eq.magelo.com/profile/860120 · Post by **Twinkeltoes** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:31 am

Ok, I know I've been drinking today but it's not that I swear!

I was running to raid and the my screen started flickering and I got a window saying my graphic drivers stopped responding but recovered but every time I try to load up EQ it keeps doing it. I then went and downloaded the latest drivers and still doing it. I tried rebooting, still doing it. It's a brand new PC, with even newer graphic card (installed it after I got PC). I've had no problems the past couple weeks I've had it, even multi boxing up to 4 toons in some zones like FoS where I had horrible lag 2boxing before on old PC.

Not sure wtf is going on, I have directX9 obviously since I have been playing for weeks. And now I have the latest (1-19-10) drivers installed. Any idea's?

Post by **Taunto** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:41 am

Odd. I used to get that in Vista with the flicker and driver crash/recovery but never had any trouble and 90% of the time it wouldn't even kick me from EQ. What kind of video card do you have?

http://eq.magelo.com/profile/860120 · Post by **Twinkeltoes** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:33 am

nvidea 9500..I got the flicker thing then screen went blank..using window's 7

I ended up doing a full scan on my EQ files and got back on.

http://eq.magelo.com/profile/594689 · Post by **Nathanar** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:46 am

I had a card that used to do that quite a bit put up with it for a month and then it dieded completely and it was only a few months old....sent it back they sent me new one.

Post by **Timothian** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:18 pm

Yea, card could be going bad, and always suspect the power supply, I don't trust them.

http://eq.magelo.com/profile/860120 · Post by **Twinkeltoes** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:24 pm

my card and PS are brand new

Hope it's not a bad card /sigh I need to check the warrenty etc now grrr.

Post by **Ubdaien** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 8:52 am

More ventilation!

Post by **Iane_Blaidd** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 7:51 pm

Twinkeltoes wrote:my card and PS are brand new Hope it's not a bad card /sigh I need to check the warrenty etc now grrr.

new means nothing. i worked in the computer hardware world for 5 years it was not that odd to have a tech go out install a "new" part and have it not work, or work but die a few week/months later.

i know zero about Windows 7 and how much memory the thing hogs or how much memeory your card requires and how much of that is built in or how much is being pulled from your RAM.

i would suggest taking it back to the store and telling them of your issues, showing them the issue if you can get it to do it. and seeing what kind of warrenty you have maybe exchange the PC for a new one or getting a replacment card. only other thing i can think of is your monitor is on its last leg; was that new too????

i might not buy brand named items in some areas but when it comes to PC parts i am VERY picky about who makes my memeory, motherboards, hard drives, and graphics cards!

this is the 4th person that said they got a brand new PC and having issues with EQ, i am starting to see a pattern!

Post by **Taunto** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 9:18 pm

Iane_Blaidd wrote: this is the 4th person that said they got a brand new PC and having issues with EQ, i am starting to see a pattern!

Me too! EQ is getting old.