Time for a new graphics card?

XanderF · 10-15-07, 10:27 PM

Yeah, that looks more like a mod conflict or game bug than a video card problem.

Does it happen in other titles?

Try downloading 3dMark03 and run through the test on that - see if there are any artifact, and what score it gives you.

Not saying a new card isn't NICE...I mean, SH4 with most the popular mods brings my X1950Pro to its knees...but...if you don't HAVE to yet, it's probably a better idea to hold off for a whole system upgrade. Current and new games are starting to really like quad core CPUs and 2-4gb of ram, so...

Huskalar · 10-16-07, 02:52 AM

I've experienced the same graphics problem once. But after saving and then reloading the game I've never seen the problem again.

Vacillator · 10-16-07, 02:59 AM

Thanks guys, will do some testing! It's not a problem I see all the time, only occasionally and not usually in other games (for example Il2 1946 is fine). So perhaps it is a mod / software problem or the dreaded overheating. Glad to hear it's not a definite sign of trouble though.

Friedl9te · 10-16-07, 06:01 AM

No I dont regard this as a hardware related issue. By the way its not wrong to remove dust from the ventilation units (GPU,CPU) from time to time.
Or even remove the graphics card and clean the contacts with a little amount of isopropylic alcohol.

Keelbuster · 10-16-07, 08:14 AM

I think that's a graphics glitch in the game - related to the change of weather types. I saw it occasionally. It even prevailed through a load, so i thought it was just a game bug. But then again, last night my computer failed to boot - blue screen at windows - i had been getting bad graphics artifacting for weeks...i think she finally died.

3Jane · 10-16-07, 08:51 AM

I sometimes get this, but only after prolonged periods at high TC (about 256 my maximum). It tends to go away after things cool down. Is this happening to you during normal game play or after using high TC. It might be worth looking at your AGP card's cooling, if it isn't well enough fitted allready. I use an ATI Radeon X800 XT 256 Mb agp card.

slow_n_ez · 10-16-07, 09:32 AM

Every once in a great while I get that too plus other oddies in the graphics .... as 3Jane states once the card cools down a bit all goes back to normal ... I use a Radeon X-700 pro 256MB card .....

When SH3 first came out I had a Radeon 9800 pro as you do and it finally burned up ... if you notice doing other things on your computer strange colors or tiny spinning colored boxes every so often ... the card will be getting tired and will die ...

10-15-07, 10:27 PM	#1
XanderF Samurai Navy Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 554 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Yeah, that looks more like a mod conflict or game bug than a video card problem. Does it happen in other titles? Try downloading 3dMark03 and run through the test on that - see if there are any artifact, and what score it gives you. Not saying a new card isn't NICE...I mean, SH4 with most the popular mods brings my X1950Pro to its knees...but...if you don't HAVE to yet, it's probably a better idea to hold off for a whole system upgrade. Current and new games are starting to really like quad core CPUs and 2-4gb of ram, so... __________________

10-16-07, 06:01 AM	#4
Friedl9te Lieutenant Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Austria Posts: 268 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	No I dont regard this as a hardware related issue. By the way its not wrong to remove dust from the ventilation units (GPU,CPU) from time to time. Or even remove the graphics card and clean the contacts with a little amount of isopropylic alcohol. __________________ Gute Jagd Ihr Himmelhunde Friedl9te Friedl9te SilentHunter III Help Thread (Sorry in German)

10-16-07, 08:14 AM	#5
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I think that's a graphics glitch in the game - related to the change of weather types. I saw it occasionally. It even prevailed through a load, so i thought it was just a game bug. But then again, last night my computer failed to boot - blue screen at windows - i had been getting bad graphics artifacting for weeks...i think she finally died. __________________

10-16-07, 08:51 AM	#6
3Jane Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: York. Northern England. Posts: 1,004 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I sometimes get this, but only after prolonged periods at high TC (about 256 my maximum). It tends to go away after things cool down. Is this happening to you during normal game play or after using high TC. It might be worth looking at your AGP card's cooling, if it isn't well enough fitted allready. I use an ATI Radeon X800 XT 256 Mb agp card. __________________ Fate opposes me in vitality and morality, forced ever onward, burdened, always in shackles. So this very moment, without tarrying, pluck the quivering strings. Because fate punishes the one who plays, all lament with me. (http://hosted.filefront.com/KatherineRowan)

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10-16-07, 02:52 AM	#2
Huskalar Ensign Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 221 Downloads: 176 Uploads: 0	I've experienced the same graphics problem once. But after saving and then reloading the game I've never seen the problem again.

10-16-07, 02:59 AM	#3
Vacillator Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 307 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks guys, will do some testing! It's not a problem I see all the time, only occasionally and not usually in other games (for example Il2 1946 is fine). So perhaps it is a mod / software problem or the dreaded overheating. Glad to hear it's not a definite sign of trouble though.

10-16-07, 09:32 AM	#7
slow_n_ez Officer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Astoria , Oregon Posts: 246 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Every once in a great while I get that too plus other oddies in the graphics .... as 3Jane states once the card cools down a bit all goes back to normal ... I use a Radeon X-700 pro 256MB card ..... When SH3 first came out I had a Radeon 9800 pro as you do and it finally burned up ... if you notice doing other things on your computer strange colors or tiny spinning colored boxes every so often ... the card will be getting tired and will die ...