DirectX problem!!!

[angel-TDw!]

sir,
m having a problem when i play some games,,,,didnt had such probs earlier.....
some time back i got a new grafx card, and formatted the system, and from then since,,,
when i play some games, the directx gets corrupted.......

above r the pics,,,that happens when the direct x gets corrupted,,, but i dont know
after i restart the pc, the problem gets solved,,, again the directx starts working ......without prob...
but when i start the games back,,it gets int he same problem.....

games like, prince of persia-sand of time, the simpsons-hit n run, powerdrome.... are suffering with
the above problem,,,, and hangs within 5 min of the game start,,,and the prob is not overheating (tested).

other games like, max payne 2, unreal 2,,,and all are working fine without any problems,,,,

help needed 2 sort things out and clear the problem!!!!

thanx

angel

[Grumpy]

I just love the posts which start of with 'sir'.

You can be a bit casual around here, no need for the 'sir', it is a nice touch but people will still try and help if they can, without being called sir.

Now to your problem, you forgot to include those pics you mentioned.
What type of Grafix card is it?
Which drivers are you using?
Which version of DirectX do you have installed? The latest I presume?

And what makes you think it is DirectX which is causing the problem?

[Joe Forster/STA]

Describe your problem as if you were describing it to the official support of the game publisher. (Have you contacted them already?) Also, read the PC games forum FAQ for general solutions on general gaming problems!

[angel-TDw!]

my grafx card is geforce fx 5200 128mb
direct x 9c, updated till august 2006,
using the latest nvidia drivers,,,,,,,,,,,
system is xpsp2 updated latest.....
creative live soundcard.....

and abt the pics,,,,, i m not able 2 upload the pics here on the forum, as the size limits me 2 do so...

i think it would b enough.... and more info needed, do let me know...

thanx

angel

[Joe Forster/STA]

Textual description of the problem (rather than pictures) and VERSION NUMBERS, please! (Do you know how error reports are supposed to look like? No, you don't. So read the PC games forum FAQ!)

[angel-TDw!]

here r the pics of the corrupted dx...

dx7 view...

hxxp://img216.imageshack.us/img216/236/dx7viewkk3.jpg

dx8 view...
hxxp://img182.imageshack.us/img182/3764/dx8viewby9.jpg

dx9 view....
hxxp://img182.imageshack.us/img182/2116/dx9viewjn9.jpg

but after i restart the system, everything is fine till i re runt he game....

my dx is version 9c (4.09)

thanx

angel.

[Joe Forster/STA]

Hmmm, I would say the GPU memory gets overheated. (I saw similar graphical problems on my poor old 3DFX Voodoo 2 many years ago... )

[angel-TDw!]

if gpu memory over heating is the prob,,then y doesnt get overheated in all the games..... and only some games get affected....

thanx

angel

[Joe Forster/STA]

The games that do NOT cause these problems... are those older ones? if so, they don't stress the GPU that much as newer ones.

[angel-TDw!]

games in which i m not suffering any probs are like,,,

unreal 2 - awakening, max payne 2, serious sam 2....

problem games,,,,

pop-sand of time, powerdrome, even old games like, simpsons - hit and run.

thanx

angel

[Joe Forster/STA]

Then it's, perhaps, the amount of video memory the games access. I don't know... (Have you contact the manufacturer of your video card with the information - and pictures - you listed above?)

And the usual fooling around: put the video card into another PC, put another video card into your PC etc. etc. Improvize!