Serious graphic issues.... heres some screens

[tonyma]

MY system: EVGA 680i motherboardDual Core 6600 2.4ghz2gb 800mhz ramEVGA 8800GTX750w power supply4 big fans on the caseVista Home premiumMy problem: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/tonymascio/EQ2_000001.jpg" target="_blank">this was in qeynos</a>   <a rel="nofollow" href="http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/tonymascio/EQ2_000000.jpg" target="_blank">also in qeynos</a><a rel="nofollow" href="http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/tonymascio/EQ2_000002.jpg" target="_blank"> anywhere else</a>Someone please help. This happens within a matter of 20 seconds of starting the game. If i resize the window or go to full screen, everything comes back to normal for a few seconds then back to whats shown in those screenshots. I have tried updating vista and my GPU drivers and nothing helps. Neither does the graphics settings.  I dont know what to do. My CPU was at like 59C and GPU at 65C when i checked after this was happening for a few minutes. I have a DXDiag posted in a previous post about this that got no further replies so im trying again. If you have an idea of what to check and want to see the dxdiag i can repost it. Please someone....this is driving me crazy.

[Josgar]

can you post your dxdiag?

[thyriel81]

is EQ2 the only game where this is happening? Looks like the GPU is a bit borked

[tonyma]

Thanks for the replies. Yes, EQ2 is the only one that does this, though i really never got great performance out of any game on this machine. I was hitting about 40fps with WoW. I would think it should have been at least 60 at all times. Here's the DXDiag:System Information------------------Time of this report: 8/26/2007, 10:43:51       Machine name: TONY-PC   Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6000) (6000.vista_rtm.061101-2205)           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)System Manufacturer: NVIDIA       System Model: 122-CK-NF68               BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG          Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU          6600  @ 2.40GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.4GHz             Memory: 2046MB RAM          Page File: 1319MB used, 2995MB available        Windows Dir: C:Windows    DirectX Version: DirectX 10DX Setup Parameters: Not found     DxDiag Version: 6.00.6000.16386 32bit Unicode------------DxDiag Notes------------      Display Tab 1: The file nvd3dum.dll,nvwgf2um.dll is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL).  You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.        Sound Tab 2: No problems found.          Input Tab: No problems found.--------------------DirectX Debug Levels--------------------Direct3D:    0/4 (retail)DirectDraw:  0/4 (retail)DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)DirectPlay:  0/9 (retail)DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)DirectShow:  0/6 (retail)---------------Display Devices---------------        Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX     Manufacturer: NVIDIA        Chip type: GeForce 8800 GTX         DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC       Device Key: EnumPCIVEN_10DE&DEV_0191&SUBSYS_C8313842&REV_A2   Display Memory: 1499 MB Dedicated Memory: 732 MB    Shared Memory: 767 MB     Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (75Hz)          Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor      Driver Name: nvd3dum.dll,nvwgf2um.dll   Driver Version: 7.15.0011.6344 (English)      DDI Version: 9ExDriver Attributes: Final Retail Driver Date/Size: 8/17/2007 16:23:00, 5058560 bytes      WHQL Logo'd: No  WHQL Date Stamp: NoneDevice Identifier: {D7B71E3E-42D1-11CF-3A43-3AE802C2CA35}        Vendor ID: 0x10DE        Device ID: 0x0191        SubSys ID: 0xC8313842      Revision ID: 0x00A2      Revision ID: 0x00A2      Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeVC1_B ModeWMV9_B ModeVC1_A ModeWMV9_A  Deinterlace Caps: {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive                    {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch                    {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY                    {B338D50D-A64A-4790-AC01-475B64252A78}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch                    {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive                    {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch                    {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY                    {B338D50D-A64A-4790-AC01-475B64252A78}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch                    {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive                    {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch                    {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY                    {B338D50D-A64A-4790-AC01-475B64252A78}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch                    {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive                    {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch                    {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY                    {B338D50D-A64A-4790-AC01-475B64252A78}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch                    {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=                   {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=                   {B338D50D-A64A-4790-AC01-475B64252A78}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=                   {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=                   {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=                   {B338D50D-A64A-4790-AC01-475B64252A78}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=                   {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC3,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC3,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=                   {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC3,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=                   {B338D50D-A64A-4790-AC01-475B64252A78}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC3,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=                   {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=                   {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=                   {B338D50D-A64A-4790-AC01-475B64252A78}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=                   {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(S340,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(S340,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=                   {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(S340,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=                   {B338D50D-A64A-4790-AC01-475B64252A78}: Format(In/Out)=(S340,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=                   {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(S342,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(S342,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=                   {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(S342,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=                   {B338D50D-A64A-4790-AC01-475B64252A78}: Format(In/Out)=(S342,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=     DDraw Status: Enabled       D3D Status: Enabled       AGP Status: Enabled     Name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTXDevice ID: PCIVEN_10DE&DEV_0191&SUBSYS_C8313842&REV_A24&15F80C0A&0&0018   Driver: C:Windowssystem32DRIVERSnvlddmkm.sys, 7.15.0011.6344 (English), 8/17/2007 16:23:00, 7608768 bytes   Driver: C:Windowssystem32nvd3dum.dll, 7.15.0011.6344 (English), 8/17/2007 16:23:00, 5058560 bytes   Driver: C:Windowssystem32nvwgf2um.dll, 7.15.0011.6344 (English), 8/17/2007 16:23:00, 1515520 bytes   Driver: C:Windowssystem32nvapi.dll, 7.15.0011.6344 (English), 8/17/2007 16:23:00, 360448 bytes   Driver: C:Windowssystem32nvoglv32.dll, 7.15.0011.6344 (English), 8/17/2007 16:23:00, 6938624 bytes   Driver: C:Windowssystem32nvcpl.dll, 7.15.0011.6344 (English), 8/17/2007 16:23:00, 8478720 bytes   Driver: C:Windowssystem32nvsvc.dll, 7.15.0011.6344 (English), 8/17/2007 16:23:00, 86016 bytes   Driver: C:Windowssystem32nvmctray.dll, 7.15.0011.6344 (English), 8/17/2007 16:23:00, 81920 bytes   Driver: C:Windowssystem32nvdisps.dll, 7.15.0011.6344 (English), 8/17/2007 16:23:00, 6344704 bytes   Driver: C:Windowssystem32nvgames.dll, 7.15.0011.6344 (English), 8/17/2007 16:23:00, 3334144 bytes   Driver: C:Windowssystem32nvmccss.dll, 7.15.0011.6344 (English), 8/17/2007 16:23:00, 188416 bytes   Driver: C:Windowssystem32nvmobls.dll, 7.15.0011.6344 (English), 8/17/2007 16:23:00, 1150976 bytes   Driver: C:Windowssystem32nvvitvs.dll, 7.15.0011.6344 (English), 8/17/2007 16:23:00, 3551232 bytes   Driver: C:Windowssystem32nvmccs.dll, 7.15.0011.6344 (English), 8/17/2007 16:23:00, 229376 bytes   Driver: C:Windowssystem32nvmccsrs.dll, 7.15.0011.6344 (Arabic), 8/17/2007 16:23:00, 45056 bytes   Driver: C:Windowssystem32nvwss.dll, 7.15.0011.6344 (English), 8/17/2007 16:23:00, 2371584 bytes   Driver: C:Windowssystem32nvcolor.exe, 7.15.0011.6344 (English), 8/17/2007 16:23:00, 147456 bytes   Driver: C:Windowssystem32nvudisp.exe, 1.00.0001.0056 (English), 8/17/2007 16:23:00, 356352 bytes   Driver: C:Windowssystem32nvwsapps.xml, 8/17/2007 16:23:00, 17648 bytes   Driver: C:Windowssystem32nvapps.xml, 8/17/2007 16:23:00, 127693 bytes   Driver: C:Windowssystem32nvuninst.exe, 1.00.0001.0056 (English), 8/17/2007 16:23:00, 356352 bytes   Driver: C:Windowssystem32nvdisp.nvu, 8/17/2007 16:23:00, 6457 bytes   Driver: C:Windowssystem32dpinst.exe, 2.00.0001.0000 (English), 4/26/2007 16:17:00, 521128 bytes   Driver: C:Windowshelpnvcplnvdsp.chm, 4/26/2007 16:17:00, 170201 bytes   Driver: C:Windowshelpnvcplnv3d.chm, 4/26/2007 16:17:00, 91094 bytes   Driver: C:Windowshelpnvcplnvmob.chm, 4/26/2007 16:17:00, 54988 bytes   Driver: C:Windowshelpnvcplnvwks.chm, 4/26/2007 16:17:00, 174650 bytes   Driver: C:Windowsnvtmpinstnvcpl.cpl, , 0 bytes   Driver: C:Windowsnvtmpinstnvcplui.exe, , 0 bytes   Driver: C:Windowsnvtmpinstnvcpluir.dll, , 0 bytes   Driver: C:Windowsnvtmpinstnvexpbar.dll, , 0 bytes   Driver: C:Windowsnvtmpinstnvcpl.chm, , 0 bytes   Driver: C:Windowssystem32nvcod.dll, 1.00.0000.0035 (English), 8/17/2007 16:23:00, 36864 bytes   Driver: C:Windowssystem32nvcod100.dll, 1.00.0000.0035 (English), 8/17/2007 16:23:00, 36864 bytes

[tonyma]

just a bump in hopes of someone having an idea of a fix for this

[Josgar]

did this just randomly happen one day?

[tonyma]

Nope, this has happened since i first installed the game...and reinstalled it. This is the only game that does this too. I just heard back finally from Tech support about running the game in some compatibility mode for XP SP2. Hopefully that fixes something. I wont know until....well until i get the internet turned back on at home =(

[Derrmerth2]

<p>Since you have nice new parts it seems, I'd definetly feel like blaming a software issue. Those pictures also look like what happens when ones video card memory gose to pots, but with a fairly new 8800 GTX, I would hope this would not be the case. I would for sure check on the compatability modes because it not hardware it simply looks like the graphics instrustions are being mistranslated by the system (DX9 to Dx10?)</p>

[thyriel81]

<cite>tonymash wrote:</cite><blockquote>Thanks for the replies. Yes, EQ2 is the only one that does this, though i really never got great performance out of any game on this machine. I was hitting about 40fps with WoW. I would think it should have been at least 60 at all times. </blockquote>Theres definitly something completely weird with your machine. 40 fps in WoW... i had more with a 6600GT and Athlon 2400+ Processor... With your processor and 8800GTX i think you should be able to run EQ2 with all on max with a high amount of AA, WoW should definitly (beside lag problems) run on 80+ fps...My recommendation would be formatting and installing from scratch, with newest drivers

[Tstorm]

Maybe this should be merged with <a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?start=0&topic_id=381155" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this thread</a>, as they appear to be the same issue.  I just wanted to add though that I am seeing this issue as well with my Vista system and a 8800 GTX.  I do *not* see it when I pop in my 7900 GTX instead (same driver).I have tried different drivers, different settings, etc. but have not been able to figure this one out.

[tonyma]

Just got my card back from EVGA. I decided to do an RMA and go figure....same problem. This time i had my character in Everfrost from playing around on my laptop and my display looked like it had when i was in Qeynos. Any other ideas?

[tonyma]

I think i may have figured this one after all. As i started toying around with other options, i noticed the end of the box the gpu came in had a sticker talking about 2 power cords necesary for this card. I only had one. I went searching around all my boxes and behold...i found another cord. So i plugged it in to my PS and my GPU thinking this couldnt really be causing my problems....sure enough, i have now been on eq2 for a good 15 minutes straight without a single problem. So for anyone else with this problem, MAKE SURE YOU PLUG IN BOTH POWER CORDS!!!!!