Very weird graphical glitch.
By
Gaspard,
Posted on: 2009-08-13 09:46 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs
I have no good news for you. That looks like either an overheated/damaged video card or memory problem.
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Not a good sign. In my experience, that sort of graphical mess is either the result of a bad driver, in which case they happen all the time; or are the result of something seriously wrong with the card and/or computer. Usually either power problems (side effects of an overvoltage, bad caps, or insufficient power available), overheating problems, or damage to the card. There are various other less common things that could cause it, including an overheating or bad Northbridge, power regulation problems on the PC itself, etc.. |
Originally Posted by Gaspard
I haven't had crashes or problems lately, I used to ,but deleting and installing the newset nvidia drivers solved all the crashes. This is the very first time time this is happening. I played some Far Cry 2 after this and had no problems, I also speed-ran the villain respec with few of my mates and had no technical problems.
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Clean out your fans and system carefully, and inspect for loose cables, obstructed fans, warped heatsinks or heat spreaders, cracked heat pipes, any capacitors that are bulging or oozing, etc. Be sure to check under any air-flow ducting that might be blocking your view of potentially bad caps. Make sure that the computer is plugged into a good surge suppressor or (better yet) UPS, and that nothing is obstructing case airflow. Check the +12v rating on your power supply to make sure it's got plenty of margin over what your video card needs; note that power supplies can drop in effectiveness with age and/or electrical damage. Hope the problem doesn't come back. Start putting aside some funds in case it does, as odds are unfortunately significant that you'll need to replace some hardware if you don't find an obvious source above.
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my old vid card used to do that all the time. It simply couldn't handle how hot it would get and would overheat (until that one day when it overheated a little bit too much... *plays taps*). So, from my personal experience, i would say overheating. But i'm not the expert some of the guys here are.
Gaspard, that looks so familiar to me...a while back, I was seeing the same artifacts. It was my failing video card. As soon as I got a new one, all was well again.
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Well, ****.
I will have to see later today and open up the rig to see for any obscurities.
I have been living it low lately, so I have funds for new gfx card, but nevertheless, this sucks some big ones.
Thanks for the advices anyway, I will try them later today and hope for the best.
'Allo.
I recall someone making a thread about this "glitch", but I can't find it anymore.
I was in RWZ attacking the dummies and doing some recharge time tests on my SOA when this occurred.
I haven't had crashes or problems lately, I used to ,but deleting and installing the newset nvidia drivers solved all the crashes. This is the very first time time this is happening. I played some Far Cry 2 after this and had no problems, I also speed-ran the villain respec with few of my mates and had no technical problems.
Just to be on the safe side, can somebody tell me what the ****?