Graphic issues - Black squared textures

[Atrax]

Allright, some times when i start up my games it get these black squares where effects used to be.
http://peecee.dk/uploads/112009/mw2_texture_fail.JPG
This will always result in low fps and crashing at next load screen or quitting.

Running at 800x600 ( yeah i know, it sucks ) automatic textures, but they're usually set to low by default.
I sometimes able to get a good 3 hour playing session without any problems.

This is the only game i get this issue in, played cod 4, l4d2 without these hookups.

I have updated my gfx driver(9.11), my audio driver. Made sure i werent eating all my ram up.


Specs.

P4P800 deluxe
P4 northwood 2.6@3.0 ghz
Kingston hyperx pc 3200 1 gb ram
Ati x1650
40 gb 5400 rpm hd


Thanks alot peeps. Over and out roger

[Cloud8521]

are you useing the legacy driver?

if not it may be yor video card is having problems such as overheating.

[Atrax]

are you useing the legacy driver?

if not it may be yor video card is having problems such as overheating.

Yes im using newest legacy driver from ati own driver webpage.

Overheating i dont think is the issue even from a fresh bootup i'll still will get the black boxes. Even replaced the stock fan (3-4 cm diameter) to a 8 cm diameter case fan.

[Cloud8521]

is there dust in the heat sink at all? that can make the fan useless. also is the fan blowing on the heat sink, as they have an area near the size of your old fan that gets almost no airflow due to it being the location of the electromagnet. . check those and tell me

[Atrax]

is there dust in the heat sink at all? that can make the fan useless. also is the fan blowing on the heat sink
Yes checked all that and it runs pretty good.

as they have an area near the size of your old fan that gets almost no airflow due to it being the location of the electromagnet.
The whole heat sink is getting cooled. Im not sure what you mean by electromagnet near the fan ?

[Dabozuk]

I have same prob with X1950XT on XP, but not on Vista 64bit same hardware. I also found a work around... see this thread:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1059733
Boz

[Darius Reed]

Ati x1650

That's your problem. I had that card till christmas and i got a HD4670 and it's gone now. You just need a better card. Games are getting too high graphic for Old cards. Just get a new one. Preferrably a ASUS HD4870 Card. THat will last for ages... (2 years...THe ways things look atm)

[N3m. Choux]

These "black squares" looks like artefacts (some kind of error that the GPU does, sometimes because of overheating or too high graphics.). If you say you're running on 800 x 600 resolution, it mightbe the problem your PC is probably not powerful enough.

[studmaster1991]

I also get this problem but im using a radeon 4850 and should be able to play this game with zero problems what-so-ever.

specs:
AMD Phenom x4 3.0ghz
Radeon 4850
4 gb of ram