Blur PC game Vid problem

**Neavo** · 18-06-2010

Hello all!
im having an issue with the video game blur, its not a multiplayer issue by any means. when i launch blur, it takes a while and my screen flickers twice before it actually loads the beginning intro videos. after that its all good until i get to the screen where i choose single player or multiplayer, regardless of which one i click, as soon as i click it the screen starts to flicker and its locked up for about 40 seconds, it then resumes. after i get past all the rest of the stuff and i get to choose a car for a race, as soon as the car is switched to a different one it again hoses up for 40 seconds to load the car. after its done flickering i can proceed to load the race and start the race as normal. but now every minute or so it will hose up again for 40 seconds while it flickers, sometimes longer if theres alot going on. it makes it very unplayable, and ive tried to research it as best i can to diagnose the problem myself. ive cleaned my drivers, upgraded my sound, and video drivers. installed Dual core optimizer hoping that would work. i have more then enough power to run this game, or any game for that matter. when i do get to play its very beautiful and it never drops below 80 fps and plays very smoothly, it doesnt lagg at all. i havent even tried the multiplayer yet but im sure it will do the same thing. The hardware im using is: Phenom II x2 545 @ 3.6G, Ati Radeon X1800Crossfire edition 512MG 256bit 16 pipes (beast), 3 Gig OCZ ddr2 1066, a76ml-k foxconn Mobo, 4 Seagate Barracuda's Sata (not in raid). the rig might not look like alot, but its the perfect blend, it pushes even the most demanding games without a hiccup, so why does this game give me problems?
any help would be appreciated, thanks guys.
-Neavo

**michaels** · 19-06-2010

Have you disable your screensaver in background. I got a similar issue on COD. I had installed the game well and it works. But suddenly after sometime the screen flickers and the game gets minimized. Disable your screensaver settings and when you play the game close all the applications. Try to stop your antivirus for some while to check back. If possible update your video drivers also.

**Neavo** · 19-06-2010

My screen saver is not on. and i dont have any antivirus/firewall installed, i only install them to do a scan and then i delete them. this is a gaming computer, there isnt anything running in the background at all. all thats on this PC are games.no screen saver, no antivirus, no firewall, it has a complete registry and all drivers are updated. this is a very clean installation, and i keep it very tidy. I defrag it every day before i go to work. there are no background applications running. i even tried engaging AMD Fusion For Gaming, that brought me up to about 120 fps, but had no effect on the stuttering i was describing. thanks for your help tho, i did go and double check all you have mentioned. CSS/tf2/l4d/l4d2/diablo 2/split second/ portal/borderlands/far cry/far cry 2/crysis/oblivion all are installed on this PC and run without a hitch. this is the only game in which i am having problems. and Steam is not running while i try to play Blur.

**Expertz** · 19-06-2010

Have you tried to increase the refresh rate of the montior? Try to close all applications running in background and then starting the game. Try to disable Vsync as well. It could be your montior at fault, try some another monitor and check if the problem persist.

**Neavo** · 19-06-2010

Yes i already tried that, and ive turned vsync on and off. as for another monitor, i dont have one. well i do but they are all in use. this is my main rig, i havent tried it on any of my other rigs. but after some extensive research, i beleive that this is just one of thousands of flaws that were sold to customers. apparently there are a select few of those people who have successfully installed and played the PC version without any fault. Many many people are very angry because it doesn't run right. i hope they patch it soon, or im afraid im out money on a useless product.

**jhon** · 20-06-2010

I have a Samsung HDTV which I bought recenlty for gaming. I had attached the same to the system and things goes fine there. Now this acts a dual monitor support. I had also noticed screen glitches on the game while playing and on the other game the TV gives best output. After going through some post I found that the issue lies within the game version which I am trying to play. I had downloaded that from torrent.