No the manufacturer is Club 3D. I already exchanged this card once for another(the only other one they had). RMA stuff here is done through the retailers never directly with the manufacturer so I'm pretty much screwed... But I'm certain it's not defective as this is the 2nd card I've gotten. Gonna try deleting that thing now.
Edit: Umm, there are no .cab files whatsoever in my steam folder, I just searched...
Why shouldn't I try disabling SBA or 256bit pipeline depth? The card is very new compared to my mobo, maybe my mobo doesn't fully support these features?
Last edited by Soeru; 30th-July-2007 at 15:34.
wtf? Wait that must have been the original HL then I guess. There should be another file in there that's the HL2 engine. File type starts with an s I think, it should be about a gig in size.
Also, have tried running any mods? Try the insurgency mod.
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You can try it, I don't think it will damage the card/motherboard, but I would wait for polo's recommendation on that.
Uhh... I think you're confused as to what the SDK is... it's not the source engine, it's the software development kit. For making mods/maps/models etc. I'll try installing insurgency, but like I said I get it in EP1, Lost Coast, as well as HL2Dm, but I'll get it as I wanted to try that mod anyway.
OMFG I think I finally fixed it, I stumbled upon the "write combining" feature in the advanced options in the monitor/video config window(you know the one you access by right clicking your desktop), so I tried disabling it as -to my knowledge- I always had it disabled with my old card, and I haven't come across these glitches any more. Yay! Thx for the help.
I can't believe I went through a format and several hours of anguish daily trying to fix it when it was this simple. At least my PC is fast as hell now though.