Ok, for those who don't know what "FADE" is. It is ARMA II's copy protection system. If the game thinks it's being pirated or illegally copied, it will degrade (become glitchy, and then get worse and worse). I have a totally legal copy, purchased at Fry's Electronics, but I think I may have somehow triggered "FADE"
On my latest install the screen flickers, my rifle disappears, vehicles randomly disappear, large squares of land randomly disappear. Menu items are blank (the buttons are still there, just no text on them)
I have eliminated most of my hardware at this point. Prime 95 does not give errors, removed CPU overclock, tested with GTX550Ti, GTX560Ti, and GTX570. 750W PSU steady at 12.192 V, Memtest passes every time. OC scanner passes, OCCT passes, Heaven benchmark passes unless I overclock the 570
So, has anyone out there ever managed to trigger "FADE", and if so, did it do what I am describing?