Black shapes before my eyes

Jetset · Post by **Jetset** » 09 May 2007, 17:02

Whilst flying I have noticed a number of shapes that appear on the screen every few seconds. It can happen only every now and again, but sometimes it's constant. They are like sqaures, with four in a row. They flash for about half a second. Any ideas?

d0mokun · Post by **d0mokun** » 09 May 2007, 17:29

I'd hazard a guess at it being your vid card artifacting..

Does it happen in every game? Or just FS? Have you overclocked the card or anything of the sort?

KR
Dan.

Jetset · Post by **Jetset** » 09 May 2007, 17:34

I only play FS, and I wouldn't know how to overclock to save my life. It's becoming a real pain though.

jonesey2k · Post by **jonesey2k** » 09 May 2007, 17:53

Sounds like its overheating to me. I would check out what the maximum temperature that core hits when under full load. You can normally find out in the driver control panel. The card could just be on its way out. Big black shapes = overheating or faulty memory. Loads of tiny white spots = overheating core.

You might want to check to see if the case ventilation or the card's heatsink is clogged with dust.

Hope this helps.