Counter strike source, too bright?

[lowquality]

Ever since I started playing Counter strike source, I noticed I had terrible lighting.
In de_dust 2, de_dust and probably other maps aswell, I can't even read my HUD because of the brightness of the map.



I've tried adjusting settings:


But even this doesn't seem to help. As you can see my DXlevel is 9, as it should be, my brightness is at it's darkest, and HDR is turned off.. I know this map shouldn't look like this because my brother can easily read his HUD, and he doesn't have this super bright lighting. =)

If anyone knows what to do, or has suggestions, please reply!

Thanks in advance, Low.

[ShyguyXPC]

its been awhile since I played it, so can't remember, but does it allow to change the color used for the HUD text? maybe change it to Red or something?

[lowquality]

Originally Posted by ShyguyXPC

its been awhile since I played it, so can't remember, but does it allow to change the color used for the HUD text? maybe change it to Red or something?

Nope, it doesn't allow you to do those things. I just need to clear that 'sun' effect you can clearly see .