Graphical Tearing

[Manakanapa]

Is my card dieing?

i get a lot of tearing in medieval total war, this is the first game i have played in 6 months to a year on this system.

Specs are:

x800 pro AGP
AMD 2500+ 32 bit
1gb RAM
Directx 10
Windows Vista/Windows XP

It also does this with Windows XP, i tried Windows Vista to see if i have any luck correcting it.

Temps are all fine, GPU currently running at 36C idle.

System isnt overclocked at all

ATI Tool Tearing: http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a317/sp00ner/desktop.jpg

Medieval Menu:
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a317/sp00ner/menu.jpg

Medival World View
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a317/sp00ner/world.jpg

 

[Zefan]

That looks like borked video memory to me.

Think of it as a sign to get a shiny new C2D setup

 

[Manakanapa]

That looks like borked video memory to me.

Ive pretty much tried everything else, and this is the conculsion i am coming to.

Its a few years old now, as you can see the system specs are quite old, reckon i should just bin it and go get my self a new system?

 

[jaykay]

yer bin it and get a c2d

 

[Manakanapa]

yer bin it and get a c2d

so whats a c2d?

 

[Zefan]

so whats a c2d?

Cor 2 Duo (the only sensible CPU choice at the moment), we mean buy a new rig

:edit: either that or get a new AGP card.

 

[Stelly]

Cor 2 Duo (the only sensible CPU choice at the moment), we mean buy a new rig

:edit: either that or get a new AGP card.

Agreed with the sensible comment...

Stelly

 

[Graeme43]

If you can afford it get a nice Core 2 Duo system with a 8800GTS 320MB or 640MB those cards kick ass and support DX10

 

[jaykay]

could probally make a neat c2d system for about £600