Have a ASUS board (P5N-E SLI), Phoenix Tech Bios, NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT CARDED 1.87 Hz Intel Core 2 Duo processor computer and I am confused about where to go to get better settings for the SimBin GTR2 driving game I play. Tried all the settings within the game I could find (everything turned to greatest resolution) and still the graphics LOOK "blocked-up" ( the view is made of little squares as distant details appear into view) as the screen displays the track coming into view at any speed. . This makes it really hard when I need to view the track turns coming up at 180 mph!
Where do I go within the graphics card to get better resolution? Or, what other ideas do you all have for me to try?Is this a recent problem?
Perhaps its the game itself, not your graphics settings.

However, overheating is known to cause issues like poor quality graphics or a slow computer.
If you want to check this, download and install Speed Fan.
When you run it, it will show you your temperatures. Give them to us when the computer is at idle (not doing anything).

Another possibility (if this is not natural) is a bad driver. This can be fixed by going to the NVidia WEBSITE and reinstalling the Video Card Driver.Carbon, I'm on it!

Thanks, post back SAP.

(Re recent prob: When the game was first installed I don't think I noticed it.)Carbon, temp1= 90F;temp2= 104F; temp3= 77F; 4 HDO= 84F; Core0=86F; Core1=84F; Core 130F; Ambient= 32F. Note that the Core temp had a flame next to it. I haven't called the Fire Dept. next, but maybe an extra fan might help? I already have a Vantec Spectrum Fan Card that's manually adj.. Used it in my comp. case before I rebuilt the entire computer (was a DELL). Put a new MB in and HD as well as a Graphics card. I'll get to the NVIDIA up date later today...want to do it right. Got a family all AROUND me!130*F isn't that bad. My laptop hovers at that temperature.

If you want to make sure, try an External House Fan of some sort and have it blow at the computer.


If that doesn't make any improvement on the graphics, try my other suggestion with the drivers. Carbon, threw an adj. speed twin fan into the case and updated the graphics driver (NAVIDIA) and then discovered the graphics .exe file/set-up for the game couldn't be located on the harddisk. Reinstalled the game and I'm happy...many thanks for the help.Oh ok. Glad you got it up and running properly.