Draw Distance Problem. What the hell.

This problem is persisting for quite the while. To get right to the point, I just see textures popping up RIGHT infront of my face. Like say in Resindent Evil 5, there's just this border around everything in the distance, and if Im walking down say the very first level of the game, I can see textures popping in, and the 'outline' of where the textures are still 'non existant'.

Or in Assassins Creed 2, On a wall theres a shadow from a fancy scafolding or whatever it is, from a distance it just seems solid and all choppy. But if I come closer, it becomes all smooth and detailed. It is VERY distracting, and honestly becoming a pain in the rear end.

In ALL the newer games the draw distance is simply HORRENDIOUS. Textures popping all around! The only games that dont seem to be affected are strategy games. Because even VICE CITY has texture popping.

I've seen other topics concerning something like this, but no fixes have I found, Can anyone help?

I'm using a Nvidia 250GTS, before that I had a Nvidia 8800GTX, same problem.

4GB Ram

Intel Core Duo CPU E8200 2,66Gh

you tried uninstalling then installing your drivers again?wurd

Tried Reinstalling, Tried Installing older ones, tried uninstalling drivers, then instaling about 10 other versions, untinstalling one, and installing another. Nothings helped.

The Benchmark for the Video card is slightly lower than what the Nvidia site says it should be, as for the advanced Nvidia control panel stuff, I really dont understand half of it.

I have absolutely the same problem and i think it has something to do with Windows 7.

First i thought that my videocard is bugged, but when i bought a pc for my cousin (with 9800GT), installed Win 7 and i noticed the same problem as mine (im with 8800GT)

I havent tried with XP but i think it is possible that it will fix it.

Are you using Windows 7?

I'm using Win 7 x64 and it works very fine for me with both 8800 GTS & GTX 480.abuabed

this may be because your gtx 480 is running the show. not the 8800 :P and even if you do have it in reverse 1) thats a dumb idea and 2) its a poor workaround for said problem.

odds are your gpu is possibly dying im not setting this in stone because your gpu has yet to start uber artifacting of failing to work altogether but performance drops are one of the minor symptoms. and ive had at least two requests here regarding them fail and another two regarding performance dips that wanted a replacement to correct it.

so far they categorize as such:

8800gts(2)

8800gt(1)

8800gtx(1)

if your too is failing onto its last legs and losing stability you may need to at least be ready to rma/replace it if things to degrade further but you know its just my opinion and its based of what your telling me and my recent thread history.

if someone does have a logical fix for this please feel free to correct me.

The interesting part is, that tha same happens with a brand new 9800gt and, despite of this "bug", the performance is nomal (normal fps, normal benchmark results etc..

I just watched an Oblivion video on GTS 250 (on Windows 7 32 bit),in which the guy has the same problem with draw distance, especially the way the trees "change"(the wierd thing is that for me Oblivion is one of the few games that are not "bugged").Here is the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax4P06hyGnY

I haven't tried yet, but i think of going back to XP. The other thing i have in mind (it might be stupid, but...) is that i have 4 gb ram installed but using 32 bit Windows. Thats both on my and mine cousin's PC (with the 9800GT)

I also watched a Crysis Warhead video, and noticed the same thing with the draw distance (or even worse than mine). But Crysis hasn't the furthest draw distance anywayproblems like that anyway