sketchy looking avatars

[zatu]

man no matter what ive done so far, when someone summons an avatar it looks all sketchy....well since now i got the nvidia omega driver to install and run properly its not as bad...but there are still places where the avatar is missing like a line through it.... i have an nvidia geforce fx 5500 oc 256mb pci graphics card...yes PCI not PCI E...the game runs fine i just dont like not seeing all the avatar... i have 1 gig ram with intel pentium 4 processor, which i will soon switch to an athlon one. ive even tried downgrading the normal nvidia driver and it still messes up... well any help would help....thanks ^-^b

[PotentPotables]

Re: sketchy looking avatars

§· Have you updated DirectX?
«·» Google "directx download" for the latest version.

§· Are you playing on the monitor from your grandfather's AppleIIc?
«·» Check the specs on your monitor. Things like Refresh rate, Contrast Ratio, and Response Time all play a part in how well your graphics look.
·» Refresh Rate = Higher the number, the better. Shoot for 60mhz minimum.
·» Contrast Ratio = Lower the "xxx:1", the better. I've played on 900:1 and 500:1 and
500:1 looks alot better.
·» Response Time = Lower the number, the better. I'm not sure exactly about anything
higher than 16ms Response Time, but 16ms wasn'e bad when I used it.

§· Are you using the most updated GPU Drivers for your system?
«·» Don't use an old driver unless everything's messing up. Also, don't use a Beta or Test version of your driver either.

§· Are you using the latest drivers for your Sound Card?
«·» Check those while you're at it. Sometimes they mess stuff up, too.

[zatu]

Re: sketchy looking avatars

ok well my refresh rate is 60hertz and my ratio is 500:1 and i dont know about the response time...but i also have my card overclocked at its "detected optimal frequencies" which are:

core clock frequency : 296 MHz
memory clock frequency: 417 MHz

so yea ill turn it off and see what happends but if its the same then i guess i need more help. all my drivers are up to date as far as i know, my DirectX is 9.0c (or the newest one) i dont know if i said it before but im on a intel pentium 4 processor running at 2.40GHz. thanks for any help

[Hori]

Re: sketchy looking avatars

Its a driver problem most likely, I had this same issue. There are a list of drivers for compatibilty with FFXI on www.playonline.com.
I started using the Xtreme-G drivers a while ago and have had no problems since using those with FFXI.