09-19-2003, 07:22 PM
ah hah..i finally played my first ricochet game on steam today (at ohio's #1). yeah, it was a graphics card issue (thanks net ^_^)...when i ran in software mode. i then updated my drivers and then i could play w/ openGL mode like i usually do. i don't know why it wouldn't run ricochet but would run everything else...it's curious but...whatever.
i'm having graphics card problems in general. for example, sometimes windows will freeze on startup...i then have to start through safe mode and then restart from there. also, when i go to "get my screen back", it takes over 30 seconds for the image to pop on...until then, there is just a solitary blinking cursor in the upper left corner. and now that i've updated my drivers (yet again)...when i go into certain applications, my computer gets stuck for a while...no hard-drive thrashing or anything...it's quiet for about 2 minutes, then it goes back to normal.
i just added an auxilary fan (right above the AGP slot) and it's pushing a lot of air out (which is good), but my 200W ps fan hardly moves any air (i never noticed how much air it was moving before). i was wondering if my computer is overheating or not. should i get, say a 300W ps (kind of pricy) or is there possibly another issue causing my problems?
i'm having graphics card problems in general. for example, sometimes windows will freeze on startup...i then have to start through safe mode and then restart from there. also, when i go to "get my screen back", it takes over 30 seconds for the image to pop on...until then, there is just a solitary blinking cursor in the upper left corner. and now that i've updated my drivers (yet again)...when i go into certain applications, my computer gets stuck for a while...no hard-drive thrashing or anything...it's quiet for about 2 minutes, then it goes back to normal.
i just added an auxilary fan (right above the AGP slot) and it's pushing a lot of air out (which is good), but my 200W ps fan hardly moves any air (i never noticed how much air it was moving before). i was wondering if my computer is overheating or not. should i get, say a 300W ps (kind of pricy) or is there possibly another issue causing my problems?