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[Willber123]

hi, whilst playing games the graphics are fine but wen i wiggle my mouse i get this horrible horizontal tear in the graphics. i cant post a screenshot of it because it only happens wen i move.
i dont think its my system, specs are:

Intel P4 2.8ghz 800mhz fsb
1Gb Ram
Hercules 3D Prophet 9800 pro 128mb
120 gb HardDrive
Gigabyte P4 Titan 875p mobo
videoseven 17" L17MB tft monitor

im thinking it might be my monitor, but help would be appreceated

 

[=)PoLo(=]

Have you tried turning v-sync on...

 

[Asus]

Originally posted by =)PoLo(=
Have you tried turning v-sync on...

 

[=)PoLo(=]

Originally posted by Asus

So this is how someone turns into an Ant Lion, hmm... :dozey:

 

[Shuzer]

Originally posted by =)PoLo(=
So this is how someone turns into an Ant Lion, hmm... :dozey:

He was reitterating your answer, is all

 

[Asus]

BTW enabling vsync will do 2 things:
1)get rid of frame tearing
2)limit your FPS (to 60fps if you use 60Hz refresh rate/75fps if you use 75Hz refresh rate)

lol I was saving my typing by quoting you.
Yes, reitterating.
I don't spam but I do edit my posts a lot.

 

[=)PoLo(=]

Originally posted by Asus
BTW enabling vsync will do 2 things:
1)get rid of frame tearing
2)limit your FPS (to 60fps if you use 60Hz refresh rate/75fps if you use 75Hz refresh rate)

lol I was saving my typing by quoting you.
Yes, reitterating.
I don't spam but I do edit my posts a lot.

Ah, ok. Just thought it was a bit weird just to quote someone without adding any new info. No harm done

 

[Willber123]

how do i turn v-sync on, im using the catalyst 3.8 drivers and i looked in the advanced tab on setting but couldnt find it. any ideas?

 

[Meteor_of_War]

Originally posted by Willber123
how do i turn v-sync on, im using the catalyst 3.8 drivers and i looked in the advanced tab on setting but couldnt find it. any ideas?

What games are you playing?
In some games you can enable it in the game's graphic settings, some games (like UT2003) you'll have to enable it from the game's .ini file.

 

[Willber123]

bettlefield 1942, ut2k3, hl

 

[Washuu]

isnt there usually a setting for vsync , in each, OpenGl settings, and DirectX settings.

 

[Willber123]

yeh but it isnt on mine for some reason

 

[Meteor_of_War]

Well to enable it for UT2k3, go to the UT2003 system folder > UT2003.ini > scroll down to the [D3DDrv.D3DRenderDevice] section and change UseVSync=False to UseVSync=True and save. Also make sure you set your refreshrate (also in the .ini file under same section) to whatever you prefer. It will be at 60 by default limiting your fps to 60.

Dont know how to do it with the other games.

 

[=)PoLo(=]

Originally posted by Willber123
yeh but it isnt on mine for some reason

No "vertical synchronisation" either? Btw I'm not an ATI user, but I've read that the 3.8 drivers could cause some trouble other then the overheating problem. So try 3.6 or the 3.7 drivers and see if they perform better..

If you still can't find v-sync use a program called Rivatuner to turn it on.