GTA4 artifacts.

[Heroxoot]

Only game to cause it. The temp on my card is only going to 60c area. That isn't much considering its a 4850. Is there a fix? It almost never happened on xp. Frame tearing was the worst, now this. Any idea?

 

[Johnathan Lyman]

Make sure your graphics drivers are up to date, most definitely.

Do the artifacts change or shift at all based on your camera angle?

More specifically, what are you seeing? can you show us?

 

[Heroxoot]

Sometimes things appear slowly, the details. Other times its like err, everything turns a shade of tan? It happens when I get in a car and then its gone. Happens inside my safe house too. The detail thing happens as im driving. Its all a solid color and then poof, its detailed and all. My drivers are 10.3.

 

[yowanvista]

Sometimes things appear slowly, the details. Other times its like err, everything turns a shade of tan? It happens when I get in a car and then its gone. Happens inside my safe house too. The detail thing happens as im driving. Its all a solid color and then poof, its detailed and all. My drivers are 10.3.

Update the game to version 1.04

 

[Heroxoot]

Sometimes things appear slowly, the details. Other times its like err, everything turns a shade of tan? It happens when I get in a car and then its gone. Happens inside my safe house too. The detail thing happens as im driving. Its all a solid color and then poof, its detailed and all. My drivers are 10.3.

Update the game to version 1.04

10.4 won't really do me any good. Its sole purpose is mainly for battle field bad company 2.

 

[Johnathan Lyman]

Sometimes things appear slowly, the details. Other times its like err, everything turns a shade of tan? It happens when I get in a car and then its gone. Happens inside my safe house too. The detail thing happens as im driving. Its all a solid color and then poof, its detailed and all. My drivers are 10.3.

Update the game to version 1.04

10.4 won't really do me any good. Its sole purpose is mainly for battle field bad company 2.

Read it again, boss.

"Update the game to version 1.04".

 

[Heroxoot]

Update the game to version 1.04

10.4 won't really do me any good. Its sole purpose is mainly for battle field bad company 2.

Read it again, boss.

"Update the game to version 1.04".

Automatic, I own it through steam. Anything else?

 

[Lordbob75]

If you are overclocking, it is too high for the card...

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/79448-graphics-card-overclock.html

~Lordbob

 

[Heroxoot]

If you are overclocking, it is too high for the card...

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/79448-graphics-card-overclock.html

~Lordbob

I am overclocking but only to the 700mhz CCC lets me. Pretty sure thats not the cause though, because I had it the same on XP and it didnt have an issue. I will try though.

 

[Lordbob75]

If you are overclocking, it is too high for the card...

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/79448-graphics-card-overclock.html

~Lordbob

I am overclocking but only to the 700mhz CCC lets me. Pretty sure thats not the cause though, because I had it the same on XP and it didnt have an issue. I will try though.

If you are OCed AT ALL (even at factory settings its possible), it is probably more than the card can handle. Downclock it until it is stable.

~Lordbob

 

[Heroxoot]

If you are overclocking, it is too high for the card...

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/79448-graphics-card-overclock.html

~Lordbob

I am overclocking but only to the 700mhz CCC lets me. Pretty sure thats not the cause though, because I had it the same on XP and it didnt have an issue. I will try though.

If you are OCed AT ALL (even at factory settings its possible), it is probably more than the card can handle. Downclock it until it is stable.

~Lordbob

Still happens on default clock.

 

[Lordbob75]

I am overclocking but only to the 700mhz CCC lets me. Pretty sure thats not the cause though, because I had it the same on XP and it didnt have an issue. I will try though.

If you are OCed AT ALL (even at factory settings its possible), it is probably more than the card can handle. Downclock it until it is stable.

~Lordbob

Still happens on default clock.

Your card may be going bad, or there is something else wrong.

Can you download new drivers and see if that helps?
I am not sure how we can definitively label the card bad though. It may also be getting too hot, what are you temps?

~Lordbob

 

[Heroxoot]

I already have 10.3 and it only happens in GTA4. Other games are fine. Its JUST gta4. I refuse to believe a card can be bad because 1 game is running weird. Again, no issue when I used XP. I guess its just w7 not liking it. I'll just ignore it. If you took the time to read my first post, you would know the temp its reaching already, and that its not a fatal temp.

 

[Lordbob75]

I already have 10.3 and it only happens in GTA4. Other games are fine. Its JUST gta4. I refuse to believe a card can be bad because 1 game is running weird. Again, no issue when I used XP. I guess its just w7 not liking it. I'll just ignore it. If you took the time to read my first post, you would know the temp its reaching already, and that its not a fatal temp.

My mistake, 60C is way safe.

Just the one game... Does that game use PhysX and no other game does or something?
As someone mentioned above (YES, I see you use Steam), check for updates (do it anyways...)

I would agree, it is not likely it is a bad card.
Also, your problem does not sound like artifacts, it sounds like poor programming...

~Lordbob

 

[Heroxoot]

Nah it does not. I think I figured it out. When it finishes loading, the only thing to show weirdness is like, street lamps. Certain angles wont show. Sometimes store windows too. I think it has something to do with loading. I went to options, and with everything maxed I still only used like 300/512mb. I upped the distance of loaded objects in view so the city loads much faster and am only on about 400mb used. I think its just loading slow. Other than that, I cannot figure why.

 

[Lordbob75]

Nah it does not. I think I figured it out. When it finishes loading, the only thing to show weirdness is like, street lamps. Certain angles wont show. Sometimes store windows too. I think it has something to do with loading. I went to options, and with everything maxed I still only used like 300/512mb. I upped the distance of loaded objects in view so the city loads much faster and am only on about 400mb used. I think its just loading slow. Other than that, I cannot figure why.

That makes more sense.

Didn't think of that at all....

~Lordbob

 

[Heroxoot]

Nah it does not. I think I figured it out. When it finishes loading, the only thing to show weirdness is like, street lamps. Certain angles wont show. Sometimes store windows too. I think it has something to do with loading. I went to options, and with everything maxed I still only used like 300/512mb. I upped the distance of loaded objects in view so the city loads much faster and am only on about 400mb used. I think its just loading slow. Other than that, I cannot figure why.

That makes more sense.

Didn't think of that at all....

~Lordbob

Yea I think this is it. I was in a chase and it took me far out of the area I was in and it started again. Problem solved, its just loading slower on w7.

 

[Lordbob75]

Odd indeed, but at least we know why.

~Lordbob

 

[Heroxoot]

Checking around, it can also be just because gta4 is said to be a bad port for pc. That can add on to it. Would you believe googling for clues, this is the first link?

 

[Lordbob75]

Checking around, it can also be just because gta4 is said to be a bad port for pc. That can add on to it. Would you believe googling for clues, this is the first link?

Yes.

And that makes sense.

~Lordbob