MacBook Pro - Flickering screen problem on macbook pro in game

yarjarrarr · yarjarrarr #1 (**permalink**)

08-23-2009, 03:13 AM

This problem just started on my macbook pro where when I play Age of Empires 3, it starts flickering/ blinking like a strobe light. The screen keeps flashing off real fast and the video stops while it does it. I think it might be a graphics card problem. I put up a video of the problem in action:
YouTube - Strange video problem with macbook pro while playing a friendly game
I have an early '08 macbook pro, 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM. Can you help me figure out what it is/ confirm that it's a graphics card problem, and what I should do about it. Thanks

Sur3Mac · Sur3Mac #2 (**permalink**)

08-23-2009, 06:15 AM

Did you check if you had any applications running in the background, and are you running the game on Mac, or Windows?

Sur3Mac · Sur3Mac #3 (**permalink**)

08-23-2009, 06:27 AM

It may be a bad screen inverter, but since the problem only appears playing
AoE3 the problem might be software related as well...

yarjarrarr · yarjarrarr #4 (**permalink**)

08-23-2009, 04:17 PM

I"m running it in mac. And when I play it, I always close everything else. Is there any way I can check if it's a hardware problem? I hope it's just an Aoe3 software problem..

DragonLance · DragonLance #5 (**permalink**)

08-23-2009, 04:22 PM

I had something similar-sounding with a dell, and it xas the GPU not being seated properly.

yarjarrarr · yarjarrarr #6 (**permalink**)

08-23-2009, 07:03 PM

You have 64 GB of ram?! Waaa! Yeah so anyway, are you saying I would have to crack open my computer and make sure the GPU is firmly inserted? Sounds scary

yarjarrarr · yarjarrarr #7 (**permalink**)

08-25-2009, 02:48 PM

Good news, I fixed the problem. Seems it was a software problem. I turned up the graphics higher and it fixed it. Strange solution.

DragonLance #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 18, 2009 Location: UK/Belgium Posts: 157	08-23-2009, 04:22 PM I had something similar-sounding with a dell, and it xas the GPU not being seated properly. Waiting for the game that takes full advantage of a 124bit, 3.5GHz, 8-core, 64Gig-RAM system.
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yarjarrarr #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 13, 2008 Posts: 63	08-23-2009, 03:13 AM This problem just started on my macbook pro where when I play Age of Empires 3, it starts flickering/ blinking like a strobe light. The screen keeps flashing off real fast and the video stops while it does it. I think it might be a graphics card problem. I put up a video of the problem in action: YouTube - Strange video problem with macbook pro while playing a friendly game I have an early '08 macbook pro, 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM. Can you help me figure out what it is/ confirm that it's a graphics card problem, and what I should do about it. Thanks
	QUOTE Thanks

Sur3Mac #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 03, 2009 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,563 Mac Specs: Late 2011 MBP 13" i5/16GB RAM,Early 2007 MB white 13", 2x TV 3rd Gen, ᣦ	08-23-2009, 06:15 AM Did you check if you had any applications running in the background, and are you running the game on Mac, or Windows?
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yarjarrarr #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 13, 2008 Posts: 63	08-23-2009, 04:17 PM I"m running it in mac. And when I play it, I always close everything else. Is there any way I can check if it's a hardware problem? I hope it's just an Aoe3 software problem..
	QUOTE Thanks

yarjarrarr #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 13, 2008 Posts: 63	08-23-2009, 07:03 PM You have 64 GB of ram?! Waaa! Yeah so anyway, are you saying I would have to crack open my computer and make sure the GPU is firmly inserted? Sounds scary
	QUOTE Thanks

yarjarrarr #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 13, 2008 Posts: 63	08-25-2009, 02:48 PM Good news, I fixed the problem. Seems it was a software problem. I turned up the graphics higher and it fixed it. Strange solution.
	QUOTE Thanks

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