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Old Apr 4, 2006, 02:55 PM   #1
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White Pixels... driving me nuts
I have a Sapphire 9800 SE 128 MB that I softmodded, not OCed, to PRO using Omega drivers... Now... when playing games I sometimes see some white pixels just randomly about.
I can only think of two games that it does this on, and thats Battlefield 2, when using the AT rocket launcher (SRAW), and when playing The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion... I've tried installing my original ATI drivers and lost the white pixels, however, I took a significant FPS drop...Anyone have any idea what this is and how I can fix this?
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Old Apr 4, 2006, 11:42 PM   #2
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It sounds like your card doesn't like being softmodded. One of the pixel pipelines is probably broken and is artifacting (those white pixels you see)
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Old Apr 4, 2006, 11:52 PM   #3
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There is an issue addressed on the TESS Forum about some white pixels showing up randomly where the textures 'meet'.

Do those white pixels seem to be 'in a line' as opposed to randomly located across the screen? If so, it's likely the texture maps not quite meeting right.
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They are just random, but it only happens when there is shadowing/lighting effects. I.E. Dark areas or characters standing in a shadow.
I actually have a screenshot of it, but it's not the best example because it's not the worst part of it:
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...reenShot11.jpg

Dyre, you play Oblivion, correct? If so, I get the pixel problem VERY badly when in the actual arena.

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It sounds like your card doesn't like being softmodded. One of the pixel pipelines is probably broken and is artifacting (those white pixels you see)
Hmm... I bought it brand new sometime in Jan or Feb this year from Newegg.com. Any chance that i'd be able to have htem replace it or refund my money for like store credit or is it way too late?
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Old Apr 5, 2006, 04:03 AM   #5
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Ooooooh, that's what you're talking about. I thought you meant you were getting like snowy artifacting type stuff or something... Sorry about that!
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Yea, they are the snowy artifacts. It's not the best example of it.
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They are just random, but it only happens when there is shadowing/lighting effects. I.E. Dark areas or characters standing in a shadow.
I actually have a screenshot of it, but it's not the best example because it's not the worst part of it:
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...reenShot11.jpg

Dyre, you play Oblivion, correct? If so, I get the pixel problem VERY badly when in the actual arena.



Hmm... I bought it brand new sometime in Jan or Feb this year from Newegg.com. Any chance that i'd be able to have htem replace it or refund my money for like store credit or is it way too late?
Yes you can I think with in 6months I turn my 9600xt back newegg I got whole refund
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Cool, hopefully they'll let me, that should be $100 towards my X800XT All-In-Wonder
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Cool, hopefully they'll let me, that should be $100 towards my X800XT All-In-Wonder

Err...speaking from experience be more excited that its an X800XT rather than being excited cause its an AiW... getting the TV to work properly is a chore
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Err...speaking from experience be more excited that its an X800XT rather than being excited cause its an AiW... getting the TV to work properly is a chore
Please explain?
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Read the AiW forums and you'll find out. Particularily the stickies.

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