Slightly off topic Geforce 3 prob

NymphLode · February 13th, 2002

Hmm.. so i just got a 64mb Nvidia made geforce 3... and i have this bizarre problem no matter WHAT i set my refresh rate to i either have a rolling diagonal wave pattern or epileptic seizure causing scanlines. Ive tried using older drivers and what not but if anyone can help here are partial comp specs

Win xp
Athlon 1.2ghz
256mb pc133
15" analog TFT monitor
and the geforce 3.

i just upgraded it about an hour ago from my old tnt2 and besides a helluva improvement in graphics quality, My overall speed is massively slowed down. I'm hoping when i fix this problem that will change and ill just be in graphics bliss.

I've messed with the refresh rate and this helps for a good 5 seconds or until i open another window and the problem kicks up again.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Genius_GZA · February 13th, 2002

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Originally posted by NymphLode
Hmm.. so i just got a 64mb Nvidia made geforce 3... and i have this bizarre problem no matter WHAT i set my refresh rate to i either have a rolling diagonal wave pattern or epileptic seizure causing scanlines. Ive tried using older drivers and what not but if anyone can help here are partial comp specs

Win xp
Athlon 1.2ghz
256mb pc133
15" analog TFT monitor
and the geforce 3.

i just upgraded it about an hour ago from my old tnt2 and besides a helluva improvement in graphics quality, My overall speed is massively slowed down. I'm hoping when i fix this problem that will change and ill just be in graphics bliss.

I've messed with the refresh rate and this helps for a good 5 seconds or until i open another window and the problem kicks up again.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I think you've could buy a Radeon 8500 it is more advanced in graphics than GeForce 3

NymphLode · February 13th, 2002

But would it have been free? :-) cause you see this was. and an upgrade is an upgrade.. except when it doesnt work correctly... D'OH!

**Kane** · February 13th, 2002

I had no probs w/ mine, but are you plugging through anything (voodoo card, ps2 vga adaptor...) that can sometimes cause probs.

If that don't help, try and return it.

Genius_GZA · February 13th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by NymphLode
But would it have been free? :-) cause you see this was. and an upgrade is an upgrade.. except when it doesnt work correctly... D'OH!

Contact the guys you bought it from and tell them to do everything if no motherf****** give my money bacK!!!!

February 13th, 2002

Moved to Offtopic --> Hardware

Viperx25 · February 13th, 2002

hmm, it could be your monitor. Someitmes the vid card and the monitor can't sync 100% and you'll get something to that effect. Try going to your monitor manufacturer's website and see if they say anything about timing with nvidia cards. They may have an INF you can d/l to correct it.

P.S.

Geforce 3 owns Radeon 8500

**kairi00** · February 13th, 2002

I'd say this is more of a monitor problem rather than a video card problem. Try getting the monitor .INF file as suggested by Viperx... then if that doesn't work try a different monitor.

**Shiori** · February 13th, 2002

Have you tried the nVidia Refresh Rate fix?

http://www.voodoofiles.com/2633

Sylvan Sorrow · February 13th, 2002

try disabling Vsync, if you haven't already

NymphLode · February 13th, 2002

how do i disable vsync hehe i think ive seen it somewhere but i cant remember right about now

Sylvan Sorrow · February 13th, 2002

lets see, right click on desktop, goto properties, select video settings, advanced options I think, then hit your geforce tad, select Additional options, go into Opengl and Direct2d config tabs, can disable it there, that simple

**Kane** · February 13th, 2002

Either that or use Nvmax.

February 13th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
NymphLode Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 28	Slightly off topic Geforce 3 prob Hmm.. so i just got a 64mb Nvidia made geforce 3... and i have this bizarre problem no matter WHAT i set my refresh rate to i either have a rolling diagonal wave pattern or epileptic seizure causing scanlines. Ive tried using older drivers and what not but if anyone can help here are partial comp specs Win xp Athlon 1.2ghz 256mb pc133 15" analog TFT monitor and the geforce 3. i just upgraded it about an hour ago from my old tnt2 and besides a helluva improvement in graphics quality, My overall speed is massively slowed down. I'm hoping when i fix this problem that will change and ill just be in graphics bliss. I've messed with the refresh rate and this helps for a good 5 seconds or until i open another window and the problem kicks up again. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

February 13th, 2002	#3 (permalink)
NymphLode Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 28	yeah But would it have been free? :-) cause you see this was. and an upgrade is an upgrade.. except when it doesnt work correctly... D'OH!

February 13th, 2002	#4 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	I had no probs w/ mine, but are you plugging through anything (voodoo card, ps2 vga adaptor...) that can sometimes cause probs. If that don't help, try and return it. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

February 13th, 2002	#7 (permalink)
Viperx25 Technology Guru Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 285	hmm, it could be your monitor. Someitmes the vid card and the monitor can't sync 100% and you'll get something to that effect. Try going to your monitor manufacturer's website and see if they say anything about timing with nvidia cards. They may have an INF you can d/l to correct it. P.S. Geforce 3 owns Radeon 8500 __________________ My System Specs: Viewsonic E790B 19" Monitor MSI 865PE Neo2 - FIS2R P4 3.2Ghz HTT Thermaltake Spark 7 HSF 2x512mb Kingston HyperX DDR400Mhz Leadtek A350 TDH Ultra (FX 5900 Ultra) (480Mhz core, 930Mhz memory) 35GB Maxtor/Quantum Ultra160 SCSI Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Antec Performance Plus 660B case 400 Watt PSU WinXP Pro

February 13th, 2002	#8 (permalink)
kairi00 Puchiko-nyu! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: 49° 11' N 123° 10' W Posts: 2,854	I'd say this is more of a monitor problem rather than a video card problem. Try getting the monitor .INF file as suggested by Viperx... then if that doesn't work try a different monitor. __________________ "Not every ejaculation deserves a name." --- George Carlin

February 13th, 2002	#6 (permalink)
Keith Guest Posts: n/a	Moved to Offtopic --> Hardware

February 13th, 2002	#9 (permalink)
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	Have you tried the nVidia Refresh Rate fix? http://www.voodoofiles.com/2633 __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

February 13th, 2002	#10 (permalink)
Sylvan Sorrow The weeping forest Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: not sure, lost Posts: 1,083	try disabling Vsync, if you haven't already __________________ "Death isn't the handicap it used to be" -Lister, "Red Dwarf" "I can live through anything, even death, but Ill never get out of life alive." Thanks to Philia for her really talented drawing of Cecil (past avatar), vister her art thread Here Check out www.slightlydark.com good non-liscenced game music. formerly known as Ryoga.

February 13th, 2002	#11 (permalink)
NymphLode Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 28	how? how do i disable vsync hehe i think ive seen it somewhere but i cant remember right about now

February 13th, 2002	#12 (permalink)
Sylvan Sorrow The weeping forest Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: not sure, lost Posts: 1,083	lets see, right click on desktop, goto properties, select video settings, advanced options I think, then hit your geforce tad, select Additional options, go into Opengl and Direct2d config tabs, can disable it there, that simple __________________ "Death isn't the handicap it used to be" -Lister, "Red Dwarf" "I can live through anything, even death, but Ill never get out of life alive." Thanks to Philia for her really talented drawing of Cecil (past avatar), vister her art thread Here Check out www.slightlydark.com good non-liscenced game music. formerly known as Ryoga.

February 13th, 2002	#13 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	Either that or use Nvmax. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

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