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    Brand new dell graphics problem

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Luke1708, Jan 13, 2008.

  1. Luke1708

    Luke1708 Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Hi friends. I got a neww dell vostro on friday. I installed gta san andreas(i don,t know if its compatible with windows vista). When i played it, the 1440 * 900 screen was playing greenish in colour with all settings set to max. However, when i dropped it to one sreen resolution below (It was 1280*1024), it played well. Do you think its the grainy screen problem or does it have something to do with my graphics card? Please tell me.. i,m very worried.... :(
     
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    NO, it is not the "grainy screen" issue you see all over this forum :rolleyes:. That problem is related to quality of the LCD. Nothing to do with the graphics performance nor any greenish output. Sorry, I cant help you more with regard to your actual problem. The only thing I can say is try updating your gfx card drivers.
     
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    I'm sure its just an issue with the game. Have you checked rockstar's site for patches for the game?
     
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    hi friends.i resigned myself to playing the game with the 1024*1280 resolution but i recently installed splinter cell pandora tomorrow and the same problem occured, that is, the graphics became greenish at 1440*900. the splinter cell has a built in game configurator and diagnosis. i got an errror saying that "no non-power-of-two render target supported"....what's this now??what the hell is going on with my laptop??? :(
     
    Luke1708, Feb 12, 2008
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    Nvid8600GT Notebook Guru

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    What are the specs of your system?.
     
    Nvid8600GT, Feb 12, 2008
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