Problems with F1GP, please read...

I'm having some strange problems with F1GP on my new computer... The graphics get all messed up, trees start blinking at first, AI cars make small jumps to the side and back, and eventually the computer locks up or remains in a state where it seems nothing is erased from the screen, only more things put there. I've tried several solutions so far, but nothing has helped. I've tried lowering my memory timings, checking memory and video memory for errors, disabling sound card, playing without any apps ( gpperf, gplap etc )... If anything, a really clean setup with nothing extra makes the problems appear much faster, while playing via modem or direct link with a friend seems to keep them away for a while longer, sometimes through a whole race. My friend has an identical computer, the only exception being a Diamond 1MB DRAM 864 instead of my Ark-Logic 2000PV. He has no problems whatsoever. Also, F1GP is the only game I have any kinds of trouble with, and they just seem to get worse every time I play it. I've tried installing the files from my friend's computer to see if mine were screwed up, but that didn't help either. Has anyone experienced similar problems ? It seems pretty much like a video or memory error, but then I should have lockups or messed up screens running other programs too ? Or is perhaps F1GP the only game optimized enough to bring out these errors :) ? One thing I forgot to mention, these problems appeared gradually, the first times I played F1GP on this computer I noticed nothing extraordinary. If you have any ideas as to what the problem is, please mail me or respond in this newsgroup. With thanks for your trouble,

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> I'm having some strange problems with F1GP on my new computer... > The graphics get all messed up, trees start blinking at first, AI cars > make small jumps to the side and back, and eventually the computer > locks up or remains in a state where it seems nothing is erased from the > screen, only more things put there. I've tried several solutions so far, > but nothing has helped. I've tried lowering my memory timings, checking > memory and video memory for errors, disabling sound card, playing > without any apps ( gpperf, gplap etc )... If anything, a really clean > setup with nothing extra makes the problems appear much faster, while > playing via modem or direct link with a friend seems to keep them away for > a while longer, sometimes through a whole race. My friend has an > identical computer, the only exception being a Diamond 1MB DRAM 864 > instead of my Ark-Logic 2000PV. He has no problems whatsoever. Also, > F1GP is the only game I have any kinds of trouble with, and they > just seem to get worse every time I play it. I've tried installing > the files from my friend's computer to see if mine were screwed up, > but that didn't help either. Has anyone experienced similar problems ? > It seems pretty much like a video or memory error, but then I should > have lockups or messed up screens running other programs too ? Or is > perhaps F1GP the only game optimized enough to bring out these errors :) ? > One thing I forgot to mention, these problems appeared gradually, the > first times I played F1GP on this computer I noticed nothing extraordinary. > If you have any ideas as to what the problem is, please mail me or > respond in this newsgroup. > With thanks for your trouble,

Try switching the video-card with your friend for a week or so.. If you don't get the problem, and your friend does, you must change the video-card with your computer-store. Select ********************** * Live sucks ! * * * * And then you DIE ! * **********************

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> I'm having some strange problems with F1GP on my new computer... > The graphics get all messed up, trees start blinking at first, AI cars > make small jumps to the side and back, and eventually the computer > locks up or remains in a state where it seems nothing is erased from the > screen, only more things put there. I've tried several solutions so far, > but nothing has helped. I've tried lowering my memory timings, checking > memory and video memory for errors, disabling sound card, playing > without any apps ( gpperf, gplap etc )... If anything, a really clean > setup with nothing extra makes the problems appear much faster, while > playing via modem or direct link with a friend seems to keep them away for > a while longer, sometimes through a whole race. My friend has an > identical computer, the only exception being a Diamond 1MB DRAM 864 > instead of my Ark-Logic 2000PV. He has no problems whatsoever. Also, > F1GP is the only game I have any kinds of trouble with, and they > just seem to get worse every time I play it. I've tried installing > the files from my friend's computer to see if mine were screwed up, > but that didn't help either. Has anyone experienced similar problems ? > It seems pretty much like a video or memory error, but then I should > have lockups or messed up screens running other programs too ? Or is > perhaps F1GP the only game optimized enough to bring out these errors :) ? > One thing I forgot to mention, these problems appeared gradually, the > first times I played F1GP on this computer I noticed nothing extraordinary. > If you have any ideas as to what the problem is, please mail me or > respond in this newsgroup. > With thanks for your trouble,

Hmm, both systems the same. Have you tried exactly the same boot up as your friends computer?? Also make sure any drivers etc. you are loading up are exactly the same version as his. I also assume that you are using ver. 1.5, or later, of the game. If your friend is willing try putting his graphics card in you computer and yours in his. If your problems cease, and his system starts to have simalar problems to what yours did the problem is almost certainly the graphics card. If this is the case you have two options, buy a new graphics card or wait for F1GP2 to come out. However you might be waiting a long time. Chris --