Fallout 3 strange blue wavy lines graphics problem

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Hi people I have come here as a last resort.
I just tried to play Fallout 3 and Fallout 3: New Vegas both games are displaying horrible blue distorting wavy lines both in the menu and in the game. There are no other issues but it is quite unplayable, especially in dark areas...most of the game lol.

I have patched, re-installed, run in compatibility modes, lowest graphics, highest graphics, no mods all mods and everything in between.

I love these games and want to play them again.
Please help!
 

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Are you running latest geforce drivers from nvidia and does it go away if your not running SLI?
 

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Hi Fungus and welcome to SevenFourms,

Have you tried enabling V-Sync in the Nvidia control panel to see if that fixes the issue, i know most gamer hate using V-Sync, but it'll make the game playable at least, another option is that the cable is loose on your system connecting the monitor, but usually that's only if you're using VGA cables, however, I've had cases where that's happened with DVI and HDMi.

MrNeeds
 

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yes i am running latest drivers.

Thinking about it. I was using last Decembers drivers and it wasn't there but i was getting random and infrequent crashes from Fallout 3 so I upgraded and now get the blue wavy lines running the current drivers.

I am running SLI. I will try with no SLI and report back.
 

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intel core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz 2.65GHz
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NVIDIA GeFORCE GTX 275 x2 (SLI)
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GAH!

It is the SLI!

As soon as its turned off the game is fine.

Any Ideas on how to play with SLI enabled? I would much rather play in ultra high than high.

Many thanks to RCVJEW for recommending the SLI.
 

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Fungus said:
GAH!

It is the SLI!

As soon as its turned off the game is fine.

Any Ideas on how to play with SLI enabled? I would much rather play in ultra high than high.

Many thanks to RCVJEW for recommending the SLI.
Click to expand...

one fix is to disable HDR lighting, but it takes away the aesthetic of the game, I'm just doing some research on it now.
 

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PC/Desktop
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
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Intel Q6600 @ 2.6Ghz
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Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
Memory
4Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 800Mhz 5-5-5-15
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
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Realtek HD 7.1 Audio, Plantronics GameCom780 7.1 Headset
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S2409W
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
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SanDisk SDSSDHII-120G-G25 120GB SSD
Samsung 7200RPM 750Gb SATA
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Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
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Antec 900 Gaming Case
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Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium
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Thanks MrNeeds. I will continue to check back here.
 

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NVIDIA GeFORCE GTX 275 x2 (SLI)
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on board
Monitor(s) Displays
SAMSUNG Syncmaster 24"
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
You could try setting its program settings SLI settings to another thing besides recommended for starters.
 

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My Computer

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Monitor(s) Displays
3xASUS PB278Q/R, Optoma HD142X
Screen Resolution
3x1440p, 1080p
Hard Drives
512GB 850 EVO(OS, Programs)
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I also own a Thinkpad P50 Xeon 4K, X220T, X1C5
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