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Title: Black cubes around peoples planes and flashing Icons?
Post by: Selino631 on September 03, 2012, 05:06:34 PM
I recently got a brand new Dell XPS 15z laptop and its been running AH on hires great. only problem is sometimes aircraft identifiers will flicker between the set color and a bluish grey color, as well as sometimes black cubes will appear over peoples aircraft/vehicles. (only advantage to this is i can easily spot cons sectors out from us  :D) but id still like to see this get resolved. any advice guys?
Title: Re: Black cubes around peoples planes and flashing Icons?
Post by: 68valu on September 03, 2012, 06:12:25 PM
I believe it is a video card or onboard video chip issue. Probably nothing wrong but just not made for gaming. Most laptops have lower performance video processors unless it is a specific gaming laptop, and are just not capable of rendering fast enough when other people are flying around you. I have a laptop the will work in offline mode, but will do the blackbox thing online. Just my observation.

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Title: Re: Black cubes around peoples planes and flashing Icons?
Post by: The Fugitive on September 03, 2012, 06:50:51 PM
yup, over working the video card, it is running out of resources when that happens. You could turn down some of the eye candy and it most likely will go away.
Title: Re: Black cubes around peoples planes and flashing Icons?
Post by: Selino631 on September 03, 2012, 07:22:16 PM
I have the NVIDIAŽ GeForceŽ GT 525M 1GB graphics with Optimus as my graphics card. i cant remember what my old computer had but it ran fine.


Thanks for the help tho
Title: Re: Black cubes around peoples planes and flashing Icons?
Post by: Bino on September 03, 2012, 07:44:47 PM
Quote from: Selino631 on September 03, 2012, 07:22:16 PM
I have the NVIDIAŽ GeForceŽ GT 525M 1GB graphics with Optimus as my graphics card. i cant remember what my old computer had but it ran fine.

Thanks for the help tho

According to  this chart (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html) over on Tom's Hardware, the 525M is roughly equivalent to the 7800 GTX, which came out in mid-2005.  That's like the Jurassic in video chip generations.   ;)
Title: Re: Black cubes around peoples planes and flashing Icons?
Post by: Selino631 on September 03, 2012, 08:16:08 PM
Quote from: Bino on September 03, 2012, 07:44:47 PM
According to  this chart (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html) over on Tom's Hardware, the 525M is roughly equivalent to the 7800 GTX, which came out in mid-2005.  That's like the Jurassic in video chip generations.   ;)


gah now if feel like i shouldnt have paid $1,200 for this "High Preformance" laptop.
Title: Re: Black cubes around peoples planes and flashing Icons?
Post by: 100Coogn on September 03, 2012, 08:27:00 PM
Naaa, just reduce some of your graphics settings.
Take a load off of your video card. 

Coogan