css just turned blurry

[antassantas]

I exited my css to go do something i come back 5 minutes later open up steam hit play for css and then the first thing i see is 2 css players blurry and when i go in the game the sprays and textures were blurry as well. how do i fix? by the way my psu=350w and my gpu=ati radeon hd 5450

[Silva]

Might be stupid but is your monitor cable plugged in well that usually will make my screen blurry. Another thing could be to update your drivers Driver Install & Fix Center. Also website says ■400 Watt or greater power supply recommended so that could be your problem theres not enough juice for your GPU.

[alb]

well first of all, your graphics card could be fried, but i seriously doubt it because it doesn't happen that easily

 

it's probably just a simple problem with your monitor, so try unplugging it from your computer and the wall, then plug it back in. adjust the cables on the back of the monitor so they are all the way in

 

however, you might have a defective PSU, or one that is to weak for your system. 350watts might be enough for average hardware, but if you have a gaming computer with high end hardware, it might not cut it.

 

lastly, check your computer temperature, and check if it's too hot. your fan could be defective

[antassantas]

alright it is definately psu then

[Silva]

alright it is definately psu then

 

If your keeping the card then get a 500w Psu so everything can be supported.

[jazzy]

Antas does this happen in any other game? Is it just CS:S? What's your default CS:S settings? Are they turned very low?

[antassantas]

its every game

[jazzy]

I'm not familiar with the CCC for ATI cards but have you messed with any settings lately? I'd try a system restore before you go replacing ANY parts.

[Chaoz`]

well first of all, your graphics card could be fried, but i seriously doubt it because it doesn't happen that easily

 

it's probably just a simple problem with your monitor, so try unplugging it from your computer and the wall, then plug it back in. adjust the cables on the back of the monitor so they are all the way in

 

however, you might have a defective PSU, or one that is to weak for your system. 350watts might be enough for average hardware, but if you have a gaming computer with high end hardware, it might not cut it.

 

lastly, check your computer temperature, and check if it's too hot. your fan could be defective

 

you do realize that a 5450 is a low budget graphics card and doesn't even require a 6pin PCIe powercable from the PSU cuz it draws its power from the PCIe slot, so 350W should be fine for that card.

 

@antas see if you can test your card in another system of one of your friends if they have it too then it is the card.

 

also run this program to make sure that it might be the card that has some defects or Artifacts.

 

FurMark: VGA Stress Test, Graphics Card and GPU Stability Test, Burn-in Test, OpenGL Benchmark and GPU Temperature | oZone3D.Net

 

this program basically runs a stresstest on your card, that way you can really know if it is your card.

 

 

I'm not familiar with the CCC for ATI cards but have you messed with any settings lately? I'd try a system restore before you go replacing ANY parts.

 

 

you can underclock or overclock your GPU with it, even your CPU, but i don't that he did that.

[Im a Jackass]

THis happened to me befor it just might be that your vid card is starting to crap out if its every game.