Distant objects are 'ghosting' in Half-Life 2, WTH?

[LeviathanZERO]

ATI HD 2600XT
Semp 3000+
1Gz RAM

Catalyst 7.7

I dont know what else to call it... it happens on 3D objects that are far away, it looks like gamma/brightness is too high on them, but its only the objects. The World looks fine.
Its very apparent when in water. I can see things that are way too far to be normally seen. Almost like looking through nightvison.

Is it an ATI/driver issue? This is really odd... Help?

 

[jmackay]

Try newer drivers? 7.10 are out

 

[LeviathanZERO]

7.10 doesn't work. CCC is buggy and will not even start.
I went back to 7.7 for that reason.

 

[OldMX]

7.10 doesn't work. CCC is buggy and will not even start.
I went back to 7.7 for that reason.

Unless its an especific issue with 2x00 cards, I use cats 7.10 in a x800xt agp and x1950pro pcie without issues, the first card runs hl2e2@1280x1024 and the second one @1440x900, both at full detail. CCC is not really needed since AtiTrayTools does everything i need