Problem with new vid card
Ldyvamp:
Thanks so much for all this info. you don't know how much I appreciate it.I got more help here then Nvidia's own forum. You guys are the best! Yes, that is one thing I always do is shut down my virus protection. If I don't my game won't even load. Thanks again :)
Ldyvamp:
I updated to that new driver you suggested and used the use shader cheat for the game. I was able to play for about two hours but all thw while I was experiencing a flashing. It would go black and come back. This happened the whole time I was playing. I have all the graphics setting to low expect sim/object detail & texture is at medium. I decided to see if it would work with the shaders on again and it crashed, so i definitly have to have that turned off to play. Now, to get rid of this flashing?
rwills:
You can safely bump up what is now set to Low to Medium. Did neglect to mention that there is also a setting with a vertical slider control as well. Keep that one all the way up at the top (or else very, very near to the top). See if that alleviates the flashing you're experiencing. If not, look for the 'Outside Shadows' setting (I think that's what it is called - don't have the game running here at the moment - it isn't he one labeled 'Sim Shadows' it is whichever other setting has the word Shadows in it - it may be in game options rather than graphic options - I simply don't recall without looking at the game in action) and set that to Off. That will almost surely fix the dark flashing right up.
My settings: Texture at Medium, everything else at High, vertical slider all the way at the top, whatver theat other Shadows setting is called set to Off, everything else with an On/Off setting set to default, Lot Fade set to the middle setting.
Sorry if I seem unclear about what each setting is actually named, but my memory isn't what it used to be.
Ldyvamp:
Thanks very much and don't worry mine isn't either..it's hell to get old :) I found out it was that driver that was causing the flashing. I had to go back to the original one to get it to stop. Next mystery... I am trying to find the exact driver I need cause in reading this thread: http://www.sims2community.com/2007/0...driver-update/ "There is a new set of drivers from nVidia which seem to address the blue screen of death crashing problems that some folks have had. If you’ve been experiencing such problems go read more here" and it won't take me to the link. I am running windows xp & it is the PCI bus 1, device 4, function 0. Can someone please save my sanity and help me get an exact link to the driver I need? I have been at this since 8am!
SimBud:
I don't know what kind of computer you use, but I'm assuming you have a similar setup to my Dell Dimension E521 which came with a nVidia (6200, I believe, not sure) and only provides a single PCI slot for additional video cards. I run XP on 32-bit setting, with the same resolution and other settings you do. I immediately knew that I wanted a driver that gave me optimal video performance and have installed the best single-slot PCI card and driver available for my unit, so I installed an ATI Radeon x1650 PRO, which runs on 512 MB DDR2 memory (most single-slot offerings seem to run on 264 MB that I found compatible with my machine). Most of the other 512MB cards I checked out needed two PCI slots with a vent on the upper slot, a slot which does not exist on my processor.
My suggestion is to check with your computer manufacturer on card compatibility and go with the best 512 MB PCI video card and newest driver for the card that is available for your particular processor. If you do decide to get something similar to mine, my only other suggestion is to keep the processor cool and well ventilated to prolong the card's life.
Here is a link to the card I have installed:
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