Curse

holydeadpenguins · Apr 23, 2006, 07:00 PM // 19:00

71.xx is hardly new.

koneko · Apr 23, 2006, 07:03 PM // 19:03

Don't use nTune to monitor temps. Use NvTempLogger or RivaTuner.

White texturing (images 1 and 2): If you hit Alt-Enter to change to windowed mode and Alt-Enter again to enter fullscreen mode, does it return to normal?

For what it's worth, I also have a 6600GT and I didn't see any major problems (more than usual, I mean) after the DX9 update.

Pupu · Apr 23, 2006, 08:07 PM // 20:07

yes i tried small screen etc and map loading it all stayed the same until i did a data repair, i will try them proggies out keneko thx

edit: sigh....the picture says it all

Pupu · Apr 24, 2006, 12:09 AM // 00:09

im going to leave SP2004 on again overnight and post for you veterans if ya wouldent mind looking it over

thx for everything ppl.

Pupu · Apr 24, 2006, 03:35 PM // 15:35

well i left this on overnight, what does this mean?

Mustache Mayhem · Apr 24, 2006, 04:24 PM // 16:24

from what I've read so far you got it- it's the video card.. I've seen fans go out before- by go out I mean they barely spin or don't spin at all.. you can stick your finger very lightly onto the cards fan and tell if it's still alright without a sensor- it should'nt slow down or stop with light pressure.. if the fan's still good you can always add more cooling and mess with the clock core/mem speeds (you can even fix fans with teflon lube like triflow but it's only temporary until you get a new one).. something like powerstrip works great for messing with your clock speeds (it's not free though like some others but it's pretty good) it let's you launch your games with different settings- you could run bf2 just like before and underclock for gw and not spend a penny on cooling.. another thing is check to make sure nothing else is running in the background during these tests- you can ctrl-alt-del and check all your running processes.. it does'nt look like your having any crashes outside the games so your powersupply looks good (this is another common issue but the crashing happens at random)

Kaguya · Apr 24, 2006, 04:25 PM // 16:25

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Originally Posted by Pupu

hmmmmm ok well i been running gw flawless for a few hours during heavy pvp...now im just waiting for it to crash so im expecting it any minute now...does this SP2004 actually fix anything or change anything rather thn a simple test?

SP2004 is just a stresstest, it doesn't fix anything. It calculates decimals of pi up to pretty accurate numbers which requires a lot from CPU (and memory with larger amounts of decimals), when the calculation results are wrong, it beeps out error and stops.

On the image above, seems it hasn't done anything at all, didn't find the reason of that from the website, haven't had that myself :/ Possibly trying to allocate enough memory but failing for reason of another, restart should fix it.

Pupu · Apr 24, 2006, 07:21 PM // 19:21

yes mayhem im hoping its just a basic cooling issue i will be adding 2 fan's soon..

thx for repsonce kaguya...so this hasent really dont any testing the? dammit..yes i did a restart after the first 4 hours and left on while i slept...any idea's :/

Lord Cooper · Apr 25, 2006, 07:32 AM // 07:32

adding fans in the right place and correct orientation is important. you want more exhaust than intake ideally to eliminate any hotspots of stagnant air in your case. i suggest at least 1 fan at the rear (as large as the case will accept) for exhaust and another at the front as intake. also check that yor heatsink and fan (hsf) isnt clogged with dust. do the same for the heatsink on the gfx card as well.

Pupu · Apr 25, 2006, 11:05 AM // 11:05

im not that advanced copper...im too afraid to open up my pc incase i, you know, do some damage..but when i buy the 2 extra fans i will do as you said.

Pupu · Apr 25, 2006, 11:08 AM // 11:08

but 1 thing i played flawless last night in ha from 11pm to 2am without a hitch...its just really strange..as soon as i hit pve for a while..boom..data repair...

so guys does this all look like a bad cooling issue..as i did have 4 fans on my old motherboard now i got 2 as of 3 weeks ago of a new pentium.

Lord Cooper · Apr 25, 2006, 11:55 AM // 11:55

thats looking like something other than heat issues then. do you know the make and model of your power supply?

Pupu · Apr 25, 2006, 12:07 PM // 12:07

all i know is that its specially made for pentium 4 systems *as said on the side of the suppy case*

just call me jimmy · Apr 25, 2006, 04:17 PM // 16:17

you say this started after the dx9 update?
I have a few easy Ideas that may fix the problem.
You may have a corupted GW dat file, I know it's a pain but maybe un installing guildwars the re instaling it will do the trick. It's a pain haveing to download all the updates again, but can be worth it!! (doesn;t hurt to try)
Also make sure you have the latest Nvidea 6600gt drivers. There was an issue with DX games and the 6600gt card. Just find the model you have. (my computer,properties,hardware,device manager.) Go to Nvidea's website and download latest driver.
I found this link on google for you about graphics glitches and the 6600gt

http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=294

I am trying to find the post on GW command line options. I was a great post and also has something that may fix you issue. If anyone else could find it that would be awesome.
Basicaly what you do is right click on you GW shortcut and select properties

Just add -dx8 with a space. Your target line will look like this

"C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Gw.exe"

change to this

"C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Gw.exe" -dx8

I hope 1 of these fixes the problem for you!!! Good luck

just call me jimmy · Apr 25, 2006, 04:26 PM // 16:26

Oh and as for cooling, I realy do not think that is the problem. I have only 1 fan on the side and back of my P4 2.8 with a 9600pro ATI card. No cooling probs at all. Plus your 6600gt has a very nice fan attached to it.

Pupu · Apr 25, 2006, 06:42 PM // 18:42

well jammy i have formatted my comp, reinstalled like 5 times, i am currently using -dx8 commands, i have used 71.xx serious drivers and very lasted gfx drivers...altho that article is very useful...i may try the 67.xx serious driver....thx alot i will try this as soon as im hone

EDIT..im juat after playing halo on max setting 1280 resolution for bout 2 hours and not a sngle glitch or artifact...could be that its just gw..and not my comp..

just call me jimmy · Apr 25, 2006, 07:11 PM // 19:11

Good Luck.
Yep that's why the 1st thing I thought of was a corrupt GW dat file. Also it may even be having dx8 in the target line..lol
If that doesn't work. Only other thing i can think of is go to the GW website and under support send them an e-mail with the problem. Make a dxdiag file ( Run, dxdiag, save all information), and attach that to the e-mail. Their support is awesome, you will receive a responce back within hours.

Pupu · Apr 26, 2006, 07:33 AM // 07:33

ok i installed the old 67.xx serious drivers and i aint seeing much difference it seems that when i leave my comp overnight i can play gw for a few hours maybe even 4h flawless....(thx to the new counter :/)...but anyways i thank even for there help and suggestions altho my error is still present i thank you all for trying

Hockster · Apr 26, 2006, 11:32 AM // 11:32

Seeing as you've reformatted a few times already I'd look very hard a replacing the memory sticks, at least temporarily, and possibly change the hard drive. The number of times you've had to repair the data archive is a dead give away of some sort of recuring file corruption. In my experience probably 75% of data corruption issues stem from bad ram. Another 15% is due to a failing hard drive.

The third most likely faulty hardware is the power supply. Weak PSU's can cause all kind of weirdness that is very difficult to trace.

Things to try without spending money:

1. If you have two, or more, sticks of ram, remove one, play for a while, swap with other, play again. See if your errors stop, or occur less frequently with one stick removed.

2. Disable hyperthreading on he CPU. You can do that in the mobo's BIOS. the manual should be able to tell you how. est the game fro afew hours.

3. Do this first actually, update every driver, especially the video card drivers. Check for sound card drivers, motherboard drivers, even for the NIC.

just call me jimmy · Apr 26, 2006, 11:53 AM // 11:53

We can't stop now, must fix your problem!!!! LOL
I found these bit of info on the problems, you are having.

I have squares on terrain textures.
Answer
The 81.85 driver package from NVIDIA® has caused some GeForce 6600 and GeForce 6800 users to see large squares instead of the normal ground texture. Please install the 81.98 package to resolve this issue:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_81.98.html

If changing your driver version does not help please contact the Technical Support Team using the Ask a Question tab.

With the NVIDIA® GeForce FX video cards, we have been able to replicate a known issue in which the user is playing with both the 61.77 drivers and the NVIDIA Image Settings set to "High Performance". One of the effects of this combination is missing terrain features. However, there are several viable solutions for this issue.

1. Upgrade to the latest NVIDIA driver version. These can be downloaded from http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp. Make sure to download the drivers, uninstall any existing drivers, reboot into safe mode, install the new drivers, and reboot one more time. This avoids any potential conflicts caused by different driver versions. If this alone does not resolve your issue, please follow the steps listed below (2a-2g).

2. Change your video settings to "High Quality". This can be accomplished by the steps given below (on Windows XP):

a) Right click on your desktop and select Properties. This brings up the Display Properties control panel.
b) Click on the Settings tab.
c) Click on the Advanced button.
d) Click on the GeForce tab.
e) Select Performance and Quality Settings in the left window.
f) In the Global Driver Settings window, select Image Settings.
g) Move the slider in this pane to the right, which is High Quality.

The video cards that are affected by this issue are:

GeForce FX 5200
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
GeForce FX 5500
GeForce FX 5700
GeForce FX 5700 Ultra
GeForce FX 5700LE
GeForce FX 5900
GeForce FX 5900 Ultra
GeForce FX 5900 XT
GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
GeForce PCX 5300
GeForce PCX 5750
GeForce PCX 5900