Graphics card/display driver problem

Incoherence · 11-22-2008, 10:24 PM

Not sure why it happens but while playing WoW, my game freezes up and flickers once or twice, and graphics artifacts appear. I thought it may have been my graphics card overheating, so I cleaned out the inside of my computer with compressed air. Afterwards, I monitored the temperature of my gpu with RivaTuner, only to find that the temperature of my graphics card remained within a 50C-58C range. The only thing that stood out to me was when something popped up about n4v_disp not working, but I haven't seen it since. Can't take any screenshots due to the fact that when I try to alt+f4 out of the game, my monitor is disconnected from my gpu and I have to manually restart.

Example of the problem: http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1.../Artifacts.jpg

macroman · 11-23-2008, 05:58 AM

is this a new video card ?,what is it ?,what PSU do you have ?,is there fluff on the fan and is it working?

**manic** · 11-23-2008, 06:22 AM

List all hardware specs, including power supply wattage and brand.

Incoherence · 11-29-2008, 11:50 AM

specs:
Mainboard : MSI K8 Neo4 (MS-7125)
Chipset : nVidia nForce4
Processor : AMD Athlon 64 3500+ @ 2200 MHz
Physical Memory : 1024 MB (2 x 512 DDR-SDRAM )
Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
Hard Disk : ST3200827AS (200 GB)
DVD-Rom Drive : LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-160P6S
Monitor Type : GL-1920B - 19 inches
Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.01.2600 Service Pack 3
DirectX : Version 9.0c (July 2007)
power supply wattage/brand: 500w/antec ea

HardBoot · 11-29-2008, 01:34 PM

Older nVidia drivers have problems with WoW, uninstall them and install the latest appropriate drivers.

If that does not work, we'll have to look toward overheating(GPUz reports temps), VRAM/RAM problems(unlikely).

Also, please ignore the zealots complaining about your sufficient PSU being insufficient, it's not amazing in build quality, but it's more then enough wattage.

Incoherence · 11-30-2008, 01:14 AM

Not sure what he just posted, but my drivers are up to the current ones atm, it was the first thing I tried. I'll download GPU-Z and try monitoring my temperature with that and report back, but I've been doing so with RivaTuner, and it seems to stay between 50-60 degrees C.

Mcninjaguy · 11-30-2008, 01:31 AM

try this driver
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_178.24_whql.html

**lazareth1** · 11-30-2008, 10:08 AM

Also, your temps are actually pretty cool. Nvidia cards can hit 110C before it's speed gets throttled and problems start occuring.

Mcninjaguy · 11-30-2008, 12:44 PM

I'm sorry for not paying attention to your last post about using current drivers

my graphics card stays around 78C while using F@h and its very stable.

can you test this video card in another system?

Incoherence · 11-30-2008, 01:14 PM

Monitored it with GPU-Z through an error, temperature was about 53C. I don't have access to other systems at the moment, would there be other ways to test it?

**lazareth1** · 11-30-2008, 03:36 PM

another question. Does it happen on other games?

Incoherence · 12-01-2008, 03:37 AM

At the moment, the only game I've got is WoW, moved into a dorm a few months back.

**lazareth1** · 12-01-2008, 05:45 AM

Have you updated and tried the newest drivers. It could very well be just an issue with WoW and not the system as a whole.

Incoherence · 12-07-2008, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Incoherence

Not sure what he just posted, but my drivers are up to the current ones atm, it was the first thing I tried

**lazareth1** · 12-08-2008, 04:00 AM

Try downloading a demo off another game and see if you still have the same issues.

Incoherence · 12-27-2008, 04:19 AM

Sorry it's taken so long to reply, I've been traveling a lot recently for the holidays. I managed to get my friend's copy of Psychonauts, and was able to play through the entire thing without any problems. Any suggestions?

Incoherence · 01-01-2009, 12:15 AM

Bump.

Mcninjaguy · 01-01-2009, 12:42 AM

a 8400 graphics card is pretty low end have you tried playing on absolute lowest settingsfor WoW?

800x600 resolution, etc

Incoherence · 01-03-2009, 02:25 AM

I've been playing on 800x600 since I've started playing, and the settings for the game are always about as low as possible. (It'd lag otherwise in high population areas) I've managed to take a few screenshots of the other errors that occur, other than the artifacts, posting them here in case they might help identify the type of problem I'm having.

Mcninjaguy · 01-03-2009, 03:30 AM

probably a damaged video card.

is it still under warranty?

11-22-2008, 10:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Incoherence Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 29 OS: Windows XP SP2	Graphics card/display driver problem Not sure why it happens but while playing WoW, my game freezes up and flickers once or twice, and graphics artifacts appear. I thought it may have been my graphics card overheating, so I cleaned out the inside of my computer with compressed air. Afterwards, I monitored the temperature of my gpu with RivaTuner, only to find that the temperature of my graphics card remained within a 50C-58C range. The only thing that stood out to me was when something popped up about n4v_disp not working, but I haven't seen it since. Can't take any screenshots due to the fact that when I try to alt+f4 out of the game, my monitor is disconnected from my gpu and I have to manually restart. Example of the problem: http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1.../Artifacts.jpg

11-23-2008, 05:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
macroman Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 148 OS: Windows 7,Vista	Re: Graphics card/display driver problem is this a new video card ?,what is it ?,what PSU do you have ?,is there fluff on the fan and is it working?

11-23-2008, 06:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,257 OS: xp	Re: Graphics card/display driver problem List all hardware specs, including power supply wattage and brand. __________________

11-29-2008, 11:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
Incoherence Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 29 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: Graphics card/display driver problem specs: Mainboard : MSI K8 Neo4 (MS-7125) Chipset : nVidia nForce4 Processor : AMD Athlon 64 3500+ @ 2200 MHz Physical Memory : 1024 MB (2 x 512 DDR-SDRAM ) Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS Hard Disk : ST3200827AS (200 GB) DVD-Rom Drive : LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-160P6S Monitor Type : GL-1920B - 19 inches Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.01.2600 Service Pack 3 DirectX : Version 9.0c (July 2007) power supply wattage/brand: 500w/antec ea

11-29-2008, 01:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
HardBoot Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: MainFrame Posts: 60 OS: XPx64(SP2)/XP(SP3)/Ubuntu(8.04)/VistaUx64	Re: Graphics card/display driver problem Older nVidia drivers have problems with WoW, uninstall them and install the latest appropriate drivers. If that does not work, we'll have to look toward overheating(GPUz reports temps), VRAM/RAM problems(unlikely). Also, please ignore the zealots complaining about your sufficient PSU being insufficient, it's not amazing in build quality, but it's more then enough wattage.

11-30-2008, 01:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
Incoherence Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 29 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: Graphics card/display driver problem Not sure what he just posted, but my drivers are up to the current ones atm, it was the first thing I tried. I'll download GPU-Z and try monitoring my temperature with that and report back, but I've been doing so with RivaTuner, and it seems to stay between 50-60 degrees C.

11-30-2008, 01:31 AM	#7 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Graphics card/display driver problem try this driver http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_178.24_whql.html

11-30-2008, 10:08 AM	#8 (permalink)
lazareth1 Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hong Kong, previously Fife in Bonnie Scotland Posts: 1,294 OS: Vista SP1, Ultimate My System	Re: Graphics card/display driver problem Also, your temps are actually pretty cool. Nvidia cards can hit 110C before it's speed gets throttled and problems start occuring. __________________ Prime95\|Everest Ultimate Edition\|How to do a repair install of XP\|Bench Testing "Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted"

11-30-2008, 12:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Graphics card/display driver problem I'm sorry for not paying attention to your last post about using current drivers my graphics card stays around 78C while using F@h and its very stable. can you test this video card in another system?

11-30-2008, 01:14 PM	#10 (permalink)
Incoherence Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 29 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: Graphics card/display driver problem Monitored it with GPU-Z through an error, temperature was about 53C. I don't have access to other systems at the moment, would there be other ways to test it?

11-30-2008, 03:36 PM	#11 (permalink)
lazareth1 Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hong Kong, previously Fife in Bonnie Scotland Posts: 1,294 OS: Vista SP1, Ultimate My System	Re: Graphics card/display driver problem another question. Does it happen on other games? __________________ Prime95\|Everest Ultimate Edition\|How to do a repair install of XP\|Bench Testing "Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted"

12-01-2008, 03:37 AM	#12 (permalink)
Incoherence Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 29 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: Graphics card/display driver problem At the moment, the only game I've got is WoW, moved into a dorm a few months back.

12-01-2008, 05:45 AM	#13 (permalink)
lazareth1 Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hong Kong, previously Fife in Bonnie Scotland Posts: 1,294 OS: Vista SP1, Ultimate My System	Re: Graphics card/display driver problem Have you updated and tried the newest drivers. It could very well be just an issue with WoW and not the system as a whole. __________________ Prime95\|Everest Ultimate Edition\|How to do a repair install of XP\|Bench Testing "Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted"

12-08-2008, 04:00 AM	#15 (permalink)
lazareth1 Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hong Kong, previously Fife in Bonnie Scotland Posts: 1,294 OS: Vista SP1, Ultimate My System	Re: Graphics card/display driver problem Try downloading a demo off another game and see if you still have the same issues. __________________ Prime95\|Everest Ultimate Edition\|How to do a repair install of XP\|Bench Testing "Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted"

12-27-2008, 04:19 AM	#16 (permalink)
Incoherence Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 29 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: Graphics card/display driver problem Sorry it's taken so long to reply, I've been traveling a lot recently for the holidays. I managed to get my friend's copy of Psychonauts, and was able to play through the entire thing without any problems. Any suggestions?

01-01-2009, 12:15 AM	#17 (permalink)
Incoherence Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 29 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: Graphics card/display driver problem Bump.

01-01-2009, 12:42 AM	#18 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Graphics card/display driver problem a 8400 graphics card is pretty low end have you tried playing on absolute lowest settingsfor WoW? 800x600 resolution, etc

01-03-2009, 02:25 AM	#19 (permalink)
Incoherence Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 29 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: Graphics card/display driver problem I've been playing on 800x600 since I've started playing, and the settings for the game are always about as low as possible. (It'd lag otherwise in high population areas) I've managed to take a few screenshots of the other errors that occur, other than the artifacts, posting them here in case they might help identify the type of problem I'm having. Last edited by Incoherence; 01-03-2009 at 02:38 AM.

01-03-2009, 03:30 AM	#20 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Graphics card/display driver problem probably a damaged video card. is it still under warranty?