Help! Huge graphics problem...

Taethos

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2006

13 Dec 2006 at 09:01 - 1
So, I just rebuilt a new computer, or rather my Friend built it for us, and I am having a whopping hard time with it. I have a:

NVIDIA GeForce 6200

AMD Duron Processor 1.10 GHz 768 MB RAM

I just installed my copy of Guild Wars Prophecies, then my copy of Factions. When I go to start it up, this is what it looks like, except its not static, the colors keep shifting and changing-



I cant find anything online about this kind of problem. this is like I said, right when I start up my game. I cant even see the log in screen, or anything. The only possible explaination I can seem to find is that since I am running

Windows XP Professional

instead of Home Edition, that this may cause it. I say this because I read somewhere that *I think* Guild Wars doesnt support Professional edition. The only problem is that I tried installing a different game, Max Payne 2, and had the same troubles, just less graphical errors than whats in the screen I posted. Anyone know what I can possibly do? any insight would be greatly appreciated!!

- Thanks!

King Kong

King Kong

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

W/R

13 Dec 2006 at 09:40 - 2
Quote:
Originally Posted by Taethos
Windows XP Professional

instead of Home Edition, that this may cause it. I say this because I read somewhere that *I think* Guild Wars doesnt support Professional edition. The only problem is that I tried installing a different game, Max Payne 2, and had the same troubles, just less graphical errors than whats in the screen I posted. Anyone know what I can possibly do? any insight would be greatly appreciated!!

- Thanks!
Ive got XP Pro and GW runs fine! You tried updating your gfx drivers?

Yanman.be

Yanman.be

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

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A/

13 Dec 2006 at 10:15 - 3
Seems like your gfx card is kaput.

synthjeno

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2006

Knights of the free west

E/Mo

13 Dec 2006 at 14:46 - 4
Quote:
Originally Posted by Yanman.be
Seems like your gfx card is kaput.
Or its inserted wrong. Open it up and press it back and bolt it down good, culd happen again if you push yer monitor in too hard.

Also Gw kinda upped the specs, and I had probs with it and had to tweak (adjust fan settings) my card (ati x1600Pro) to play properly. But if you have it on MP2...prolly kaputt gfx card.

Chilly Ress

Chilly Ress

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Oct 2005

Kinetic Fusion [kF]

Me/

13 Dec 2006 at 18:39 - 5
Are you sure your CPU is fast enough?

bug_out

bug_out

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2005

R/E

13 Dec 2006 at 19:36 - 6
Video artificating like that is typically caused by an underpowered vid card, an over heating vid card, or a dead vid card.

Make sure your vid card is seated properly, that the fan for the GPU is spinning, and that if it needs power from the power supply it is hooked up.
If all that is OK, you can try uninstalling/reinstalling the video drivers, but I wouldn't hold my breath that the latest video drivers are going to fix it.

Ruby Lightheart

Ruby Lightheart

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Clan of Elders

R/Mo

13 Dec 2006 at 19:57 - 7
ok i see two blazing problems there. One is your processor. XP professional is a hog and despite what the specs say you really need something closer to a 3GHz processor to run XP Professional with GW.

XP Professional 64bit is not supported by GW. Make sure you dont ahve that version
http://help.plaync.com/cgi-bin/playn...i=&p_topview=1

Also..some GeForce cards have issues
http://help.plaync.com/cgi-bin/playn...i=&p_topview=1