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BackseatConfidential
11-03-2009, 08:11 PM
Hello all :) <--New here

Wondered if someone is able to help me with this, been having it for about 2 years now. When I play World Of Warcraft it immediately starts, and doesn't stop, flickering and flashing, and there is no better way to describe it I suppose. Anyone knows what could be the cause/solution to this? http://i572.photobucket.com/albums/ss167/BackseatConfidential/wowscreenie.jpg
Kalos
11-03-2009, 09:12 PM
Usually it is faulty drivers for the graphics card, or the graphics card itself is faulty. As per the sticky, system specifications should be included.
BackseatConfidential
11-03-2009, 09:52 PM
Right, kind of forgot about system stuff, its all VERY unimpressive so I usually don't share em'.

Its basically a.. well no clue what brand it is,
the video card is a NViDIA GeForce 7300 GT,
the PC has 512 Ram, its windows XP, DX9.0c, and the other stuff I wouldnt know about. I tried many different drivers over the past months, none made any difference. The thing is: I tried searching all over the place but couldn't find a screenie with similar symptoms, so I decided to make my own post. Kinda unable to use the EU-WoW forums atm because I scratched off the code from the gamecard I bought >.> still waiting for a new one.(so my account is frozen atm) Anyway, sorry bout not including the system specs. Just never bothered to look them up at all.
Kalos
11-03-2009, 10:41 PM
Well if you've tried lots of Nvidia drivers for the 7 series, it looks likely that the card is faulty to me. Good thing the card is a low grade and cheap thing anyhow then, a decent replacement card to be fitted would be something like the 9600 GT, perticularly the XFX, BFG, or Chaintech ones as they are quality manufacturers with a reputation to protect.

You could try an OS reinstall, which in a few cases can turn out to be the problem, but it'd most likely be the graphics card.
BackseatConfidential
12-03-2009, 07:37 AM
Thanks :)
My father bought that thing when our old one broke down and he said it was quite expensive :P But it never worked correctly, except in the very beginning. Well I might try to buy a new graphics card someday(when I can afford it) but I doubt my PC is worth it. Anyway thanks for the replies<3