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when i play command and conquer geners zero hour and counter strike
i get pink ares under the angre mob in C & C
and in the map train station map in CA the air duct in the top is pink and black pixels and it is realy bothers me

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Brief summary and quick context: pink/black blocks in 3D scenes are most often either driver/texture corruption or true GPU/video‑RAM failures. and were right to point at drivers and vendor mismatch (don’t try Nvidia drivers on an ATI card), but it helps to follow a short, ordered diagnosis that separates software problems from hardware faults.

Diagnostics (do these in order):

  • Check whether the same artefacts appear outside the games (desktop, menus, screenshots). If the corruption is visible in a saved screenshot it’s very likely not the monitor/cable.
  • Verify game file integrity (reinstall or verify files) and run the game with all advanced effects and texture detail turned down to see if it changes.
  • Try a clean driver cycle for ATI (uninstall, reboot, clean leftover files if needed, then install an official Catalyst/driver). If problems started after a driver update, test a previous stable driver too.
  • If overclocking tools are in use (card or system RAM/CPU), revert everything to stock clocks. Underclock GPU memory a little and test for stability.
  • Run a 3D stress/artifact scan (common tools from the era such as ATITool or a 3D benchmark) to reproduce the issue outside normal gameplay.

Hardware checks and next steps: reseat the card, clean the gold edge with isopropyl, inspect for blown/bulging caps or damaged cooling, and ensure the fan/heatsink sits properly. Verify the PSU can supply stable rails. If a known‑good card in the same slot is clean, or the X700 shows the same faults in a different PC, that’s strong evidence the X700’s GPU/VRAM is failing — in which case repair/RMA or replacement is appropriate.

When posting an update, include OS, exact card model (AGP or PCIe), driver versions tried, PSU wattage, and whether the card is factory‑overclocked — those details speed troubleshooting.

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Member Avatar for clasher097

any one?

Member Avatar for Coconut Monkey

Download the latest drivers, uninstall the old package and apply the new one.

Do you have the latest versions of Generals and CS?

Member Avatar for hoobastank68

get latest stable version on nividia;s site, make sure you uninstall then reboot in safe mode to install it.

Member Avatar for belama

get latest stable version on nividia;s site, make sure you uninstall then reboot in safe mode to install it.

He's got an ATI card... I'm sure you wrote that by mistake ;).

Don't install Nvidia drivers when you have an ATI card.

Member Avatar for Coconut Monkey

And it's not necessary to boot into safe mode to install drivers. ;)

get latest stable version on nividia;s site, make sure you uninstall then reboot in safe mode to install it.

Member Avatar for belama

And it's not necessary to boot into safe mode to install drivers. ;)

indeed

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