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toon-a-loon · Feb 09, 2007, 02:03 PM // 14:03

My graphics in the game does this after awhile and this has never done this untill now. It was after one of the updates with guild wars, but it does the same thing in another MMO I play but just a little bit nothing like guild wars does.

KamikazeChicken · Feb 09, 2007, 02:19 PM // 14:19

This is probably a question for the technician's corner because that appears to be a problem with your computer, not the game.

BladeDVD · Feb 09, 2007, 08:46 PM // 20:46

Does it go back to normal if you change your viewing angle? If so then I think what you're experiencing is "clipping." Especially as it looks like you're right next to a wall in that shot.

That does seem pretty extreme. I took this screen shot when I was doing some mapping in Eredon Terrace yesterday:

But that's an "edge of the world" area too.

<Regis> · Feb 09, 2007, 08:58 PM // 20:58

I had something looking very similar ti this on my machine. It started in GW and after a couple of weaks everything started to look this way, even my desktop. Shortly after that my video card completely imploded and needed to be replaced

lightblade · Feb 09, 2007, 10:31 PM // 22:31

^overheated graphic card

Reasons why water cooling is better:
- Better cooling (the obvious)
- No need to clean out the dust inside your heatsink (the not so obvious)

Dex · Feb 10, 2007, 12:49 AM // 00:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by lightblade

^overheated graphic card

Reasons why water cooling is better:
- Better cooling (the obvious)
- No need to clean out the dust inside your heatsink (the not so obvious)

That does look like your GPU is either overheating or just dying. Check the fan (make sure it's working) and make sure the heat sink isn't caked in dust.

BTW - water cooling isn't always better. Why?

- Overpriced
- Most off-the-shelf solutions don't have much better cooling properties than really good air solutions (which are much cheaper)
- Pumps typically have much shorter lifespans than fans
- Leaks = very very bad

I don't think the best solution for this person's problem is water cooling - that would be extreme overkill. Just needs to check the fan. That would be much cheaper and make a lot more sense.

toon-a-loon · Feb 10, 2007, 12:50 AM // 00:50

If i change the graphics in the game it stops, untill i play again or something.

bilateralrope · Feb 10, 2007, 02:15 AM // 02:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dex

I don't think the best solution for this person's problem is water cooling - that would be extreme overkill. Just needs to check the fan. That would be much cheaper and make a lot more sense.

Water cooling can't possibly be overkill. Liquid nitrogen cooling is overkill

Tachyon · Feb 10, 2007, 03:01 AM // 03:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by lightblade

Reasons why water cooling is better:
- Better cooling (the obvious)
- No need to clean out the dust inside your heatsink (the not so obvious)

Water cooling isn't always better! My rigs air cooling will outstrip any water cooling solution you care to put up against it.

Kuldebar Valiturus · Feb 10, 2007, 03:26 AM // 03:26

Yeah, either the video card is overheating or dying.

Same thing happened to me. My graphics would be working oK then flake out like your posted picture shows. Sometimes changing graphics settings would temporarily "fix" the problem.

Turned out my graphics card was dying and in its death throes.

Tachyon · Feb 10, 2007, 03:35 AM // 03:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by bilateralrope

Liquid nitrogen cooling is overkill

Not if you're having your Pentium IV running at 8.0GHz it isn't.

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/01...ocked_to_8ghz/

easyg · Feb 10, 2007, 04:08 AM // 04:08

Water cooling isn't always logical, efficient or cost effective. We don't even know what kinda graphics card the OP is running. And how can we be sure it's overheating when he hasn't told us what temps the GPU is running at idle/under load? Kinda assumes a lot....

At the very least, a tech should ask the OP to provide answers to those questions, otherwise his proposed solutions aren't going to be particularly helpful.

Lord Sojar · Feb 10, 2007, 04:16 AM // 04:16

As I stated in another post with the same issue.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rahja the Thief

Upper cell fracture, probably in the dispatch center, which is corrupting your shaders. Once that shader instruction misses a crossbar passover, its game over for the instruction set. Quite simply, your card either got an over volt, or overheated as your friend said. BFG will cover it. Give them a call or go to their website and request an RMA and get a new card.

For the future, insure that your power supply amperages are stable and that the motherboard is correctly distributing the voltages (you BIOS will have those settings) Also, don't over do overclocks to cards. Newer GPUs are already pushed quite hard at their base of operations. Without sufficient cooling, you are asking for this type of thing (if that was the case). Good luck.

Quote:

Originally Posted by toon-a-loon

If i change the graphics in the game it stops, untill i play again or something.

This is because you reroute the instruction sets when you change the graphics. Those settings are stored. You also use different sectors of the onboard memory when you change graphics options. This is why most games require restarts after applying MAJOR graphic changes.

Quote:

Originally Posted by easyg

Water cooling isn't always logical, efficient or cost effective. We don't even know what kinda graphics card the OP is running. And how can we be sure it's overheating when he hasn't told us what temps the GPU is running at idle/under load? Kinda assumes a lot....

At the very least, a tech should ask the OP to provide answers to those questions, otherwise his proposed solutions aren't going to be particularly helpful.

No need. To a trained eye, the texture errors are a big flag that the GPU is kicking/has kicked the bucket. He mentioned the symptoms appear in another MMO as well. A multi game issue is usually the card.

Before you assume it the card being broken however, reinstall your graphics drivers. However, if that fails, then proceed with next plan. Now, I don't know if you have BFG graphics card, but if it is still under warranty, RMA it to the company you got it from. Good luck.

sasukeUchiha · Feb 10, 2007, 04:29 AM // 04:29

This dude wants help with his graphics...not if cooling is better than fan and vice-versa... anyway what graphics card do you have? and if no graphics card whats your graphics controller? if you have intel graphics controller, then this will happen quite alot.

....and i see you are the one that took the l Uzumaki Naruto l out of availabilty, which I tried getting.

Bowman Artemis · Feb 10, 2007, 09:31 AM // 09:31

I've had this problem but just in Guild Wars and just in a certain zone (RoT). It's really strange. Dunno about the OP, but I'm running an 8800GTS.

Rakeris · Feb 10, 2007, 02:19 PM // 14:19

I'd reinstall your graphics drivers first off, might want to use a program called driver cleaner as well. (It gets rid of anything left over from old drivers). As I have had problem in the past like that, that only needed a reinstall of the drivers. I have yet to have any overheating issues. But water > air for cooling, water costs you a bit more and can be slightly inconvenient. The cooling is definitely superior though.

Antheus · Feb 11, 2007, 02:32 AM // 02:32

It's overheating problem.

It tends to be more common on Radeons, where the original heatsink isn't applied properly (too much or too little thermal paste).

There's some things you can do:
- Clean the heatsink and fan (dust reduces cooling a lot)
- Underclock you graphics card
- Re-adjust the heatsink
- Get a new graphics card

But no, you don't need water cooling or anything like that.

The reason it happens with certain areas only is due to different loads they put on the card. But cooling the card or cleaning the heat sink consistently fixed the problem.