Strange Text/Graphical Issue

tsux · 1 Jun 2011 at 22:48

I have a little problem and need some assistance please.
I recently built my computer

Mobo = Gigabyte GA-H67N-USB3-B3 H67 Socket 1155
CPU = Core i5 2500 3.3GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache
RAM = Kingston 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1333MHz HyperX Blu Memory
GPU = Asus HD 6950

When I run certain applications such as windows media centre and help files for programmes the text goes all funny like on the attached screenshot.

Does anyone have any ideas what could be causing this?
I thought it could be my gfx card, however it's only on certain applications the problem occurs and i've played crysis and crysis 2 with no graphical issues.
Could it be my monitor? But then surly it would happen a lot more. My monitor is being used temperoy untill i can afford a dell monitor and it's actualy a tv screen.
It's a LG 19LE3300
http://www.lg.com/uk/tv-audio-video/televisions/LG-led-tv-19LE3300.jsp

Thanks all.

DJ_Martin · 1 Jun 2011 at 22:57

Looks like a very similar problem to this person.

I don't know why it's happening but it might be worth checking that thread a bit in the next few days to see if he gets any answers

panyan · 1 Jun 2011 at 22:57

by chance - is it only programs that are made by microsoft? could it be a problem with licensing?

d_brennen · 1 Jun 2011 at 23:02

MLAA ticked in the control centre?

tsux · 1 Jun 2011 at 23:20

d_brennen said:
MLAA ticked in the control centre?

That fixed it

Thanks very much.
I unticked the morpholgical filtering box and the problem went away.

Now questions...

1) Any idea why it causes the problem with it ticked?
2) I read what it does here http://sites.amd.com/us/game/technology/Pages/morphological-aa.aspx

In game will I notice much difference having it unticked?

3) If it's a good option to use when gaming is there a way i can make this setting only apply when i launch a game... or is there a way to fix the problem with it ticked and blury text?

Thanks=]

d_brennen · 1 Jun 2011 at 23:27

I don't like MLAA personally. Supposedly it gives an AA like effect without the performance hit. I think it just looks odd, and I like old games (lots of text) so no good. It smudges edges, but isn't clever enough to know what's text and whats a chain link fence, for example.