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Windows 7: GeForce 8800GTS: wierd effects after playing Far Cry 2
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24 Apr 2010
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) 50 posts |
GeForce 8800GTS: wierd effects after playing Far Cry 2
It doesn't happen every time I go on it, but this is actually the first time it's happened outside of the game; before, after a while of playing Far Cry 2, I sometimes get some strange texture effects - eg. the sky starts flickering or something.
But this time when it happened (I usually turn off FC2 and restart it to 'fix' the effects), I turned FC2 off, and it was affecting explorer now. 
Could my graphics card[s] be on its way out? My computer's only 3 years old. | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number MSI MS-7325
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601)
CPU AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+ (2 CPUs), ~2.
Motherboard MSI K9N4 SLI-F nForce 500 SLI chipset
Memory 2048MB RAM DDR2 (now installed a 2GB chip = 4GB altogether)
Graphics Card ASUS EAH5770 CU core, 1GB GDDR5 video memory
Sound Card Realtek AC'97 Audio
Monitor(s) Displays SyncMaster 710v
Screen Resolution 1280x1024
Keyboard Microsoft Natural MultiMedia Keyboard
Mouse Trust GM-4200 Gamer Mouse Optical
PSU Tagan TG700-U25 - 700Watts
Case NZXT Zero Aluminium Full Tower
Cooling about 6 fans on case
Hard Drives SAMSUNG HD401LJ ATA Device
Internet Speed Not sure what speed, but it's broadband - ADSL (I think).
Other Info Using paid-for 'Mcafee All Access - Total Protection 2013' (my dad won it, actually)
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24 Apr 2010
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1 10,506 posts Doncaster, UK |
Hi Gaz1701 and welcome to Windows 7 Forums 
Have you overclocked your graphics card? If so, try reverting back to standard speed. Also, make sure that you have got the latest driver installed. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Dwarf Dwf/11/2012
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1
CPU Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
Motherboard ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
Memory 4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
Graphics Card 2 x AMD Radeon HD7770 1GB CrossFired (OC 1100MHz/1250MHz)
Sound Card Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
Monitor(s) Displays ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen (VGA)
Screen Resolution 1440x900
Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
Mouse Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
PSU XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
Case Gigabyte IF233
Cooling 1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
Hard Drives OCZ Agility 3 SSD 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)
Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II
Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0
WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
Internet Speed NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
Antivirus Avast! 8.0.1483
Browser IE 9
Other Info Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray
Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB)
CTF-430 Tablet & Pen
WEI Score: 7.7/7.9/7.4/7.4/7.9
Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
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25 Apr 2010
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) 50 posts |
Thank you for the welcome 
I've never overclocked my graphics card actually (I don't really feel confident enough to try it), and my graphics driver version's 197.13 | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number MSI MS-7325
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601)
CPU AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+ (2 CPUs), ~2.
Motherboard MSI K9N4 SLI-F nForce 500 SLI chipset
Memory 2048MB RAM DDR2 (now installed a 2GB chip = 4GB altogether)
Graphics Card ASUS EAH5770 CU core, 1GB GDDR5 video memory
Sound Card Realtek AC'97 Audio
Monitor(s) Displays SyncMaster 710v
Screen Resolution 1280x1024
Keyboard Microsoft Natural MultiMedia Keyboard
Mouse Trust GM-4200 Gamer Mouse Optical
PSU Tagan TG700-U25 - 700Watts
Case NZXT Zero Aluminium Full Tower
Cooling about 6 fans on case
Hard Drives SAMSUNG HD401LJ ATA Device
Internet Speed Not sure what speed, but it's broadband - ADSL (I think).
Other Info Using paid-for 'Mcafee All Access - Total Protection 2013' (my dad won it, actually)
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26 Apr 2010
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Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit 195 posts Toronto |
u could try to uninstall it then reinstall it(physically and driver wise) | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 945 @3.0ghz
Motherboard Asrock
Memory 4gb kingston hyperX
Graphics Card 1gb Radeon HD 5670
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26 Apr 2010
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2 words. Over, heating. It looks like messed up, artifacts if you will. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Me
OS Windows 7 Pro
CPU Athlon II x4 620
Motherboard Gigabyte
Memory 2gb ddr2 800mhz 6-6-6-16
Graphics Card Radeon HD 4850
Sound Card Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays 1366 x 768
PSU OCZ ceritified SLI ready 500w
Case Cool Master Mid tower
Cooling Stock
Hard Drives WDC Black 500gb
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26 Apr 2010
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit 4,742 posts Colne, Lancashire, UK |
If you don't play Farcry 2 at all after booting up do these effects not appear at all?
What about other games or no games at all? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number The Monolith. 3.1
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU i7 2700K@4.5GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte Z77-D3H
Memory 2x4GB Corsair Vegeance DDR3
Graphics Card XFX GTX 260 Black Edition
Sound Card none-through large stereo hi fi
Monitor(s) Displays Croosover 27MDP LED IPS Dell 2408 WFP
Screen Resolution 2560x1440 1920x1200
Keyboard Enermax Aurora
Mouse Logitech Ballmouse
PSU Corsair AX 850 Watt
Case Cooler Master ACTS 840
Cooling Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro
Hard Drives 1x Samsung 840Pro 128GB SSD
1x Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB
Internet Speed 20MBPS
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27 Apr 2010
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Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit 2,193 posts Norfolk, VA |
take out one of the cards and play the game, use the computer, etc.. and see if it artifacts, if not, then put the other card in and do the same. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HAL-9000
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
CPU Intel i7 3770K
Motherboard Asus Sabertooth Z77
Memory 16GB DDR3 1333 Corsair XMS3
Graphics Card XFX HD6950 2GB EyeFinity
Sound Card Logitech G35 & Sennheiser PC135 & VIA HD
Monitor(s) Displays 23" HP 2310e, 23" Samsung B2230, 21.5" Viewsonic
Screen Resolution 5760x1080
Keyboard Logitech G15 and G13
Mouse Logitech G700 Gaming Mouse
PSU Antec True Power New 650watt
Case Cooler Master HAF-932
Cooling Corsair H60 Hydro Cooler, 3x 230mm Fans, 2x120mm Fan
Hard Drives 16TB of Storage
128GB & 256GB Crucial M4 SSD's, 2X 1TB WD Black, 3x 2TB WD, 3x 2TB Samsung F4, 1.5TB Seagate, WD 500GB,
Internet Speed 50/10 Mbit
Other Info Speakers : Alesis M1 Active Mk2 Studio Monitors , APC RS 1200 UPS, HP 4500DN Color Laser, HP P1006 mono Laser, Kodak 8500 Dye-Sub, Epson 1280 inkjet, Epson Worforce 610 MFC
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04 May 2010
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Windows 7 Pro 64bit build 7601 SP1 680 posts CA |
That could be overheating. How long have had this video card. You might need to blow the dust out. I clean the dust out of my computer every 3-4 weeks and I decided to take the fan shroud off my video card and thoroughly blow out the dust. It actually cooled down by 1-2 degrees. Could be memory problem too. Did you upgrade memory or change any settings? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Windows 7 Pro 64bit build 7601 SP1
CPU Intel Core I5 3570K 3.4Ghz w/ Zalman CNPS9900NT RT
Motherboard Asus P8Z77-V LK
Memory G.Skill F3-12800CL9D-8GbXL ; 4Gx2
Graphics Card EVGA Geforce GTX 470
Sound Card Creative Sound Blaster Z
Monitor(s) Displays Dual ViewSonic VX2770Smh-LED Black 27"IPS-Panel
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech
Mouse Logitech G5
PSU Coolermaster 650W
Case Coolermaster Cosmos 1000
Cooling Coolermaster 120mm and Enermax 140mm
Hard Drives Intel 335 Series SSD 240G Win8 Pro 64bit
Intel 330 Series SSD 180G Hosting Win7 Pro 64bit
Western Digital 300G Velociraptor - Storage
Western Digital 150G Raptor - Storage
Western Digital Scorpio Black 1TB - Backup
Internet Speed 22mbps+
Browser Waterfox, Firefox_x64_nightly, & Firefox_x86
Other Info Klipsch 2.1 speakers
APC UPS
Dell E1505 Win7 Home 32Bit
Thermaltake BlacX HDD Dock
Samsung BD Optical Drive
Netgear WNDR4500
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04 May 2010
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Windows 7 Ulti x64 45 posts |
I had a 8800GTX that started doing this in Crysis. Then it started doing it everywhere. I now have a 275GTX. If you start seeing weirdness anywhere else you might want to start checking out new video cards. This would be an indication that death is near for your video card. Good luck. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Intel
OS Windows 7 Ulti x64
CPU QX6700
Motherboard 975XBX2
Memory 6G Corsair DDR2 6400
Graphics Card Nvidia GTX 470
Monitor(s) Displays BenQ 24/Princeton 19
Screen Resolution 1920X1200/1280X1024
Keyboard MS Natural 4000
Mouse Kensington Expert Ball
PSU Rosewill 950W
Case Thermaltake
Cooling Koolance Exos 2.5
Hard Drives 4X500G 4X1TB 2x2TB Esata
Internet Speed DSL
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04 May 2010
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Windows 7 Professional x64 406 posts |
Looks like your GPU is dying. My old 6800GT produced strange green artifacts in Crysis then it died. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Desktop
OS Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU Intel i5-2500k @ 3.3Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H
Memory 4GB DDR3
Graphics Card Nvidia GTS250 1GB
Monitor(s) Displays Sony SDM S95A
Screen Resolution 1280x1024
Keyboard Logitech Media Keyboard
Mouse Microsoft Intellimouse
PSU Corsair HX850W
Case Cooler Master 690 II
Cooling Thermalright True Spirit 140mm & 3x 120mm & 3x 140mm Fans
Hard Drives 1x 1TB, 2x 250GB HDDs
Internet Speed 8MB
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