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    5870 flicker?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by adrian890, Jun 3, 2010.

  1. adrian890

    adrian890 Notebook Evangelist

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    Ive been getting a fair amount of flicker in some games, splinter cell and split second, anyknow else experienced this and is it just bio driver related?
     
    adrian890, Jun 3, 2010
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    everything stock? and still flicking? Joker told me stock driver and no OC,should be no accident
     
    ceshimm, Jun 3, 2010
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    erm its turbo with +5% and ive only updated 5870 driver from dell site
     
    adrian890, Jun 3, 2010
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    What do you mean by flicker? Is it like someone changing the screen brightness up and down by 1-2 bars quickly?
     
    unreal25, Jun 3, 2010
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    kinda of, but textures flicker and mess up
     
    adrian890, Jun 3, 2010
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    I noticed flicker too. I played modern warfare 2 and crysis and the screen and flickering lines on it. game ran well but the flickering is a problem.
     
    xhero, Jun 3, 2010
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    Joker reported the problem and I am sure AW will fix the issue soon enough.
     
    Joebarchuck, Jun 3, 2010
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    i thought Joker experienced that with overclocked cards are processor.
     
    xhero, Jun 3, 2010
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    I have noticed the wavy flickering on opening splash screens, but not while playing any games. I have tried all Crysis titles, COD: WaW, LOTRO and HL2 episode 2.
     
    Achilleus, Jun 4, 2010
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    Oh I didn't have anything like that.
     
    unreal25, Jun 4, 2010
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    mine does it when I try to play a blu-ray. I have had no problems in Crysis
     
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    that wasnt the kind of flicker i was talking about, thats afaulty GPu had it on my R1, flicker is only on splinter cell atm, im guessing its just aCF issue
     
    adrian890, Jun 4, 2010
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