Large White 'Box'

Can you post your specs from

Steam-Help-System Information

Processor Information:
Vendor: GenuineIntel
CPU Family: 0x6
CPU Model: 0x2a
CPU Stepping: 0x7
CPU Type: 0x0
Speed: 2394 Mhz
4 logical processors
2 physical processors
HyperThreading: Supported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Unsupported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Supported

Operating System Version:
Windows 7 (64 bit)
NTFS: Supported
Crypto Provider Codes: Supported 311 0x0 0x0 0x0

Video Card:
Driver: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX

DirectX Driver Name: nvumdshim.dll
Driver Version: 9.18.13.1422
DirectX Driver Version: 9.18.13.1422
Driver Date: 14 Mar 2013
OpenGL Version: 4.3
Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 59 Hz
DirectX Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX
VendorID: 0x10de
DeviceID: 0x1051
Number of Monitors: 1
Number of Logical Video Cards: 1
No SLI or Crossfire Detected
Primary Display Resolution: 1366 x 768
Desktop Resolution: 1366 x 768
Primary Display Size: 18.98" x 10.67" (21.73" diag)
48.2cm x 27.1cm (55.2cm diag)
Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x
Primary VRAM: 1023 MB
Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x 8x

Sound card:
Audio device: Speakers (Realtek High Definiti

Memory:
RAM: 8102 Mb

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
Microphone: Not set
Media Type: DVD
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 689800 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 377881 Mb
OS Install Date: Jan 01 1970
Game Controller: None detected

Uh, is this it?

Are you forcing the Nvidia card vai the Nvidia Control Panel?

No, how do I do that?

Same issue,  turning off GelUI, Enable Bloom, and Ambient Occlusion options in the Graphics settings removes the white boxes, but leaves no background or other objects aside from the tooltips and side menu.  This is with my graphics card off, using only the integrated graphics. Turning on the card results in immediate crash after the intro movie.

Switched on my graphics card, game loaded and did not crash - however it moved most of the text off-screen. 

Same issue as OP: different graphics setup.

Processor Information:
    Vendor:  AuthenticAMD
    CPU Family:  0x10
    CPU Model:  0x4
    CPU Stepping:  0x3
    CPU Type:  0x0
    Speed:  3193 Mhz
    4 logical processors
    4 physical processors
    HyperThreading:  Unsupported
    FCMOV:  Supported
    SSE2:  Supported
    SSE3:  Supported
    SSSE3:  Unsupported
    SSE4a:  Supported
    SSE41:  Unsupported
    SSE42:  Unsupported
    
Network Information:
    Network Speed:  
    
Operating System Version:
    Windows 7 (64 bit)
    NTFS:  Supported
    Crypto Provider Codes:  Supported 311 0x0 0x0 0x0
    
Video Card:
    Driver:  ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series

    DirectX Driver Name:  aticfx32.dll
    Driver Version:  8.930.0.0
    DirectX Driver Version:  8.17.10.1114
    Driver Date: 5 Dec 2011
    OpenGL Version: 3.3
    Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
    Monitor Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
    DirectX Card: ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series
    VendorID:  0x1002
    DeviceID:  0x9498
    Number of Monitors:  1
    Number of Logical Video Cards:  1
    No SLI or Crossfire Detected
    Primary Display Resolution:  1680 x 1050
    Desktop Resolution: 1680 x 1050
    Primary Display Size: 23.35" x 14.57"  (27.48" diag)
                                            59.3cm x 37.0cm  (69.8cm diag)
    Primary Bus Type Not Detected
    Primary VRAM: 1024 MB
    Supported MSAA Modes:  2x 4x 8x
    
Sound card:
    Audio device: Speakers (SB Audigy)
    
Memory:
    RAM:  8191 Mb
    
Miscellaneous:
    UI Language:  English
    Microphone:  Not set
    Media Type:  DVD
    Total Hard Disk Space Available:  488283 Mb
    Largest Free Hard Disk Block:  292294 Mb
    OS Install Date: Dec 31 1969
    Game Controller: None detected

I should probably add that despite what steam says, I have dual video cards. Running 12.4 drivers.

Same problem, Intel HD Graphics

Did you do anything special to get it to not crash?

 hmm image wont appear, how exactly do I insert image

Same issue here, on all screens, including main menu.

Specs:

Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit

Intel i7-2670QM @ 2.20 Ghz

Radeon HD 7970m, driver ver. 13.251.0.0

Nope

Sent an email as instructed by steam forum, have a weird screenshot which steam wont upload that might help included

bump

Hey all I had the same trouble I updated my video card drivers  set res at 1280 X 768 and have full screen check!!  my res on desktop is 1366 x 768 it put the text where it was suppose to be then! my video card is a GF 8500GT. hope this helps!!

I  believe one of the things they said was to leave the resolution on the game's default for now.

text was all screw up for me I had to find one that would work,.... that was why I gave my card and settings. default did not work for me.

Will give it a go!

nothing

On a completely unrelated bug, I can no longer run GC3 (crashing on note from devs) so am unable to change the resolution

Welcome to my world. Hopefully our stay won't be long.

Odd, using xfired 7950's with latest driver (non-beta), had no problem starting first time.  Took my screen res, 2560x1440 right off the bat, no fiddling.  Turned off bloom, didn't like the effect from any other game.

Oh, win 8.1 64 bit here.

pek

No font issues you should reboot your computer, as this was the same problem as in GalCiv2

@windscion2 your drivers seem really out of date...