Civilization Versus HDMI

[Count Drunku]

So . . . here is the deal. I run Civ 5 demo ( I try the demo before because bought EU Rome )
Anyway, I run the game demo with DirectX 9 . . . crashes, windows error searching.
Run the game demo with DirectX 10/11 and it works.
I can watch the video fine . . . then . . . the weirdest error I've ever seen happens . . .
A window pops up on my screen for a second, the game full screen window I'm guessing and it goes away. It is black, still see the boarder of the window.

Anyway, top left corner of my screen is a black rectangle. Upon further investigation . . . it is the game. Move my cursor to it and it switches to Civ 5 cursor. I shift tab for steam and little, tiny things pop up in the back rectangle, and it is the steam menus lol XD Seems like the game is running fine, but no civ menu . . . just black . . . and it switches to gray.

I've been dealing with this error, trying to solve. Funny thing is, I use a Sanyo HD tv. Funniest thing is, I switched out that for a Vizio we have and used VGA instead of Hdmi . . . and the game ran fine.

What? So . . . Civ 5 doesn't like my HDMI ? Ran it through HDMI to Vizio and it does same thing as with Sanyo.
Hmm. So . . . doesn't like my graphic's card? I've tried running it through admin, bypassing steam, disabling high DPI settings . . . I don't know what else to do . . . Tried installing DirectX multiple times but Direct 9 never works . . . so . . . if anyone is out there . . . who knows this issue . . . feel free to give me advice . . . here is my text info thingy - if you want . . . I could hook up VGA and run the settings . . . doubt that will help . . . maybe . . .


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System Information
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Time of this report: 6/14/2012, 11:37:24
Machine name: COUNTDRUNKU-PC
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.120503-2030)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: M68MT-S2P
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 925 Processor (4 CPUs), ~2.8GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 4094MB RAM
Page File: 2235MB used, 5951MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: ATI Radeon HD 5570
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x68D9)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_68D9&SUBSYS_20091787&REV_00
Display Memory: 2805 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1014 MB
Shared Memory: 1791 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 720 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: SANYO LCD
Monitor Id: SAN0B23
Native Mode: 1280 x 720(p) (60.000Hz)
Output Type: DVI
Driver Name:




Here is the VGA Visio

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System Information
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Time of this report: 6/14/2012, 11:53:04
Machine name: COUNTDRUNKU-PC
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.120503-2030)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: M68MT-S2P
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 925 Processor (4 CPUs), ~2.8GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 4094MB RAM
Page File: 2269MB used, 5917MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: ATI Radeon HD 5570
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x68D9)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_68D9&SUBSYS_20091787&REV_00
Display Memory: 2805 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1014 MB
Shared Memory: 1791 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (75Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: VX32L HDTV10A
Monitor Id: VIZ2100
Native Mode: unknown
Output Type: HD15
Driver Name:


Best of all . . . I can run Dawn of War 2 on ultra graphics settings . . . average frame rate 19 however . . . so . . . and that works just fine . . . Whatever Civ Wants . . . it has to be battling HDMI . . . is it cord? I mean . . . what's the deal lol XD



Just for a laugh, here is a screen shot of what the game does . . .

[oblio]

Should look at your TV resolution. Looks like at x720 it is likely below the minimum needed for Civ V. Your Vizio is low edge at x768 but ok. So not the HDMI cable but the monitor.

[Count Drunku]

Yup, figured that out after some tinkering XD
. . . sadly . . . I do not see ANYTHING with my Radeon control panel to OVERRIDE game resolutions . . . unless Civ doesn't like that at all . . . I remember on my Nvidia control panel, there was an override game/application settings