BFG 285 graphics clarity issues Or is it Vista HELP!

[PaulW]

Hi All,

this is probably going to be a fairly lengthy post.

i am not having much luck with my new set up in general, where i am enjoying the speed of my new rig i am having a lot of issues with the image and text clarity on my new system and im desperately tring to find out which component or software is at fault or if its somthing im not doing.

on my new system i have Windows Vista 64 and a BFG 285 with the latest drivers. sitting next to my new system is my old system which has Windows XP and A Geforce Ti 4400 AGP graphic card in it...

now to my trained artistic eye my old system is far far clearer with text & images than my new one. in general my new system is much more blurry, it seem totally absurd to me that a Brand new computer can look even worse that than a computer that is 6 years old. does anyone have any ideas why this could be happening, is their something i am not doing right or whatever. its beginning to drive me insane!

im using the same 17" 1080 x 1024 monitor when looking at both my old trusty iiyama Prolite E431S and am switching DVI cables from one computer to the other.

from my own thoughts i have deduced that it could be Vista (this is just the way it is a blurry mess) or it could be the BFG?

the BFG is making a wired whining sound to which i have already discussed here : http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17992633

i have 4 days left if i want to RMA this card (if i find out is its not working 100%) i dont really want to but i don't want a card that is not right, or going to give me the clarity i need.

can anyone please help me out, as i really have seen many vista systems that are very clear much clearer than mine currently, i am also considering installing XP 64 to see if it is indeed vista.

thx in Advance

im really quite concerned about this now.

Paul.

 

[Datamonkey]

What was your original card?

I see the same thing all the time.

ATI i believe have a far better clarity when on desktop than any nvidia card.

This is something nvidia have improved upon. But i can still see it even with my 295gtx the desktop image/text is not as crisp as my 4870x2 was, this is using all the same hardware and such dell 30" monitor and so forth.

This is something i have noticed since the Ati 1800xt days and perhaps even before then.

Never been able to resolve it myself.

If your doing a lot of desktop work, get an ATI card.

 

[PaulW]

my original card is an Nvidia, "ASUS Geforce4 Ti4400", and the clarity is fine on this card.

 

[cje]

If the graphics card is "whining" and crashing after 30 mins of Crysis, and you've tried different drivers, and cleaned the drivers etc. Then there is only an RMA left. Personally I would RMA it if you've only got 4 days left of it.

 

[PaulW]

well do i have any grounds for an exchange with something else with an RMA? cos if im just going to get the same card back that has worse clarity than a card that is 6 years older than my new one i wont be very happy. could they swap it for an ATI or a different make? i have spent a lot of money with OCUK and a lot of money on a new system. i want to be exactly pixel perfect..Games Artists need their sharpness!

if i do get one back that is just as bad i will only sell it...and loose a heap of money cos the manufactures just cant get it right.

P

 

[Balb0wa]

if your coming from xp to vista , you will notice bluryness, its clear type, even if you turn it off, fonts etc,like on firefox still look blurred.

Try your card with xp, it will be back how you like it. The cards not faulty.

 

[reflux]

Hit the 'auto' button on the screen.

 

[PaulW]

well that may be true that clear type is making the fonts blurry but that does not explain why the images are a lot less clear than on my GF4 card. nor the hissing sound with game menus and intros so i feel that its not working the way it should be. i will try it on XP at on my friends PC but if i still feel the same way i will RMA it.

thx Guys

P