Topic: Orange text?

[Clive]

Have you tried the computer with a different monitor to see if that makes any difference?   

[welshy.]

Not got another one , but i'm able to screenshot the text, which means it's not the monitor output?

[Rik]

I'd agree with you, Welshy. The grab is recording the numbers from the video driver.

[welshy.]

Another frustrating this is the screen kinda ripples, or the text looks flickery after i play a game for so long 

[sam]

the flickering could be due to a wrong frequency setting between the monitor and the graphics card... worth checking that you are using a compatible mode for your monitor.

[welshy.]

It's a LCD monitor, so it's 60hz + I'm using a new ati HD card, so yer all's compatible

[Rik]

That brings me back to fan or PSU. What else are you running in the box?

[welshy.]

PSU - 450.
2 Case Fans.
Ati HD Card
Intel CPU

Temps are fine, case is around 25, and cpu is 35 ish on load, and GFX is about 79 on load (34 idle)

[Rik]

How many HDs, optical drives etc? Is there an additional power connector on the graphics card?

[welshy.]

2 HDD's 1 floppy, ye there is a 6 pin connected to it, the text is wierd now, as it's orange, and sometimes if i say scroll a website down, and back up its blue? lol and some times mixed :S

[Rik]

Can you try the card in a different machine? It sounds faulty to me.

[Reno]

What is the make and model of the video card. Post it so we can see if anyone else has had a similar problem. Also, sometimes when you install a video card not all the connectors make contact. You can reseat the video card and sometimes that clears up issues like this. To reseat the card just take it out and put it back in.

[welshy.]

ati hd 3850 card it's gigabyte i think, don't quote me on it lol

[welshy.]

nvm sorted it.

[sam]

nvm?