Black dots flickering around my screen.

Big Bang · 09-03-2008, 07:14 PM

Strangely this only happens since I updated BF2. I'm using a 8600GT, latest drivers, I really have no idea why this is happening. The CPU/GPU temp is under normal levels, I'm running with all options maxed out, 1028x768@60hz (Something that before I patched to 1.41 worked perfectly with no frame drops).

I'll put a screenshot up in case anyone wants to see what it is (Although is kinda unlikely it shows up on the screen when I screenshot it)

[R-COM]SnipingCoward · 09-04-2008, 10:27 AM

delete your bf2 shader cache located under "...\My Documents\Battlefield 2\mods\bf2\cache"
delete every thing in there

[R-DEV]Deadfast · 09-04-2008, 11:05 AM

Black or white dots could be the so called "snowing".

Did you OC the graphic card?

Big Bang · 09-04-2008, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SnipingCoward

delete your bf2 shader cache located under "...\My Documents\Battlefield 2\mods\bf2\cache"
delete every thing in there

Tried that. Already did it 3 times.

Everything's set to factory specifications. Also, here's a screenshot

It also seems to be ignoring my AA settings.

[R-DEV]OkitaMakoto · 09-04-2008, 02:09 PM

Is the outside of the merlin supposed to be that black? That also looks like a problem, but idk. Never in the merlin, tbh.

Prolly the card is just defunct/old/in need of replacement? Looks like it to me at least... Does it do it on other 3d games?

Undies · 09-04-2008, 02:51 PM

I sometimes have a similar problem on my 8800gts, however, if i turn down the AA/AF in the Nvidia control panel it corrects itself.

Celestial1 · 09-04-2008, 08:31 PM

It's a card issue in the 8000 series. Turning off AA from BF2 and enabling it in the Nvidia Control Panel, or vice versa, usually corrects the problem.

8800GTS in my computer has many graphic issues (and seems to just take a dump at regular intervals, all over my game screen).

[R-COM]SnipingCoward · 09-04-2008, 11:41 PM

looks to me like a driver problem
had that with cod4, had to revert back and forth and tried like 6 different drivers

maybe you can find a clue on another bf2 forum

unlocks_r_emo · 09-05-2008, 01:07 AM

If you have fairly new drivers thats probably your problem. Nvidia and ATI don't make their drivers to support outdated games 100% (such as bf2) but instead CoD 4, crysis, TF2, etc...
Going with older drivers usually fixes problems in outdated games.

09-03-2008, 07:14 PM	#1
Big Bang Join Date: Sep 2008 Venezuela Posts: 2	Black dots flickering around my screen. Strangely this only happens since I updated BF2. I'm using a 8600GT, latest drivers, I really have no idea why this is happening. The CPU/GPU temp is under normal levels, I'm running with all options maxed out, 1028x768@60hz (Something that before I patched to 1.41 worked perfectly with no frame drops). I'll put a screenshot up in case anyone wants to see what it is (Although is kinda unlikely it shows up on the screen when I screenshot it)
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09-04-2008, 10:27 AM	#2
[R-COM]SnipingCoward Support Technician Join Date: Dec 2007 Europe Posts: 2,269	Re: Black dots flickering around my screen. delete your bf2 shader cache located under "...\My Documents\Battlefield 2\mods\bf2\cache" delete every thing in there
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09-04-2008, 08:31 PM	#7
Celestial1 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,061	Re: Black dots flickering around my screen. It's a card issue in the 8000 series. Turning off AA from BF2 and enabling it in the Nvidia Control Panel, or vice versa, usually corrects the problem. 8800GTS in my computer has many graphic issues (and seems to just take a dump at regular intervals, all over my game screen).
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09-04-2008, 11:41 PM	#8
[R-COM]SnipingCoward Support Technician Join Date: Dec 2007 Europe Posts: 2,269	Re: Black dots flickering around my screen. looks to me like a driver problem had that with cod4, had to revert back and forth and tried like 6 different drivers maybe you can find a clue on another bf2 forum
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09-05-2008, 01:07 AM	#9
unlocks_r_emo Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 39	Re: Black dots flickering around my screen. If you have fairly new drivers thats probably your problem. Nvidia and ATI don't make their drivers to support outdated games 100% (such as bf2) but instead CoD 4, crysis, TF2, etc... Going with older drivers usually fixes problems in outdated games.
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