ATi Redeon X600 Pro..Strange waves?!?!

[Darkie]

Hi..
i bourt a new computer and when i play games like farcry UT2004 etc the graphics are sorta wavy like when u walk past a wall and u see these wierd lines..does anyone know why?

 

[bliink]

Screenshot? It could be because your card is actually overheating or damaged..

 

[Ecthe|ioN]

It sounds like overheating or damaged hardware to me. Check if the fan on the GPU is spinning. Are you using ATI's catalyst 4.9 drivers? Have you installed your motherboard drivers?

 

[Dark8Master89]

Hi..its me Darkie some reason the "Darkie" acount wont let me log in...
anyway..
this computer is brand new..it shouldnt be a hardware fault bourt about 6 days ago specs:

intel pentium 4, 3.60ghz
1024mb DDR ram
ATi Radeon X600 PRO pci express
360gb Harddrive
windows xp Home


the drivers i think i have (apart from the motherboard, since this is a new comp it should have it installed , i think)

 

[Dark8Master89]

id like to show u a print but steam is updateing,,,its worst in CS
when move u see wavy lines its so weired

 

[Willber123]

v-sync on?

 

[Dark8Master89]

v-sync on?

how do i enable it?

oh and is it cos my Screen is 17 inch and flat screen?

 

[h4vvok]

Do you have a cell phone by your monitor...

 

[ailevation]

:dozey: "Weird lines", all I can say it's probably because your V-sync isn't on, or something like overheating is going on, or some bad driver install.

 

[Asus]

Isolate your monitor cable. Make sure there is no interference with other cords behind your desk, especially power cords.

 

[oldfaq]

do you have unprotected speakers besied your monitor? I doubt that's it, but that was creating problems on mine

 

[Dark8Master89]

Hmm i do have a phone near my monitor, i now stick that sumwhere else now. i kept taking screen shots and its fine on them..it must be the monitor..im going to sort out the cables behind it now..

thanks for your help il keep trying.. :naughty:

 

[Revisedsoul]

i was going to say same thing as asus. i had the same problem. it solved part of the problem. but the other thing was hte refresh rate was too low. i can see the flicker on monitors with a refresh rate below 100hrz

 

[h4vvok]

cell phone near monitor= monitor may have weird flickering...unprotected (magnetically) speakers also can cause that....not sure why cell phones, thought it might be the signal interference but its a known issue nontheless