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09-26-2007, 01:52 PM
So I start up Bioshock / It's demo. I know from previous experience that it runs great, almost without hitches except for the occasional stutter, which is normal for my ☺☺☺☺ty system. However, after the plane crashes, starting with the moment Jack is in the water in the prerendered cutscene, this thick, multi-coloured margin appears along the bottom and the right edge of the screen, like so;
http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitledgj9.jpg
I have absolutely no idea how the f*ck this happened, or why it happened at all considering it was running great last time i had played it. I reinstalled all the drivers, and reinstalled Bioshock, and found that the problem persisted. This problem appears in no other game.
My PSU, however, is 30 watts below the recommended level to run my new card, though i have it on good authority that a well manufactured one such as mine can be easily pushed 50 watts above baseline for extended periods of time, so I am almost certain that that isn't what's at fault here.
I'm completely stumped at this point. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
Specs. are as follows:
Intel Pentium 4 HT
1GB ram
ATI Radeon HD2600 XT - VERY latest 7.9 Drivers, Bioshock Hotfix failed to install properly so I reinstalled the 7.9 drivers again
Windows XP Professional S.P. 2
http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitledgj9.jpg
I have absolutely no idea how the f*ck this happened, or why it happened at all considering it was running great last time i had played it. I reinstalled all the drivers, and reinstalled Bioshock, and found that the problem persisted. This problem appears in no other game.
My PSU, however, is 30 watts below the recommended level to run my new card, though i have it on good authority that a well manufactured one such as mine can be easily pushed 50 watts above baseline for extended periods of time, so I am almost certain that that isn't what's at fault here.
I'm completely stumped at this point. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
Specs. are as follows:
Intel Pentium 4 HT
1GB ram
ATI Radeon HD2600 XT - VERY latest 7.9 Drivers, Bioshock Hotfix failed to install properly so I reinstalled the 7.9 drivers again
Windows XP Professional S.P. 2