Graphic Texture Issue

NemikanNemikan Icrontian
edited April 2009 in Hardware
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This is an issue I've been having for a while now, not fully sure exactly whats wrong much less how to fix it. I'll start with a few links to pictures of what happens, there are two pictures in sets of original + warped:

WC III Original:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c205/Dengar876/Messed%20up%20Video%20Card/wciiioriginal.jpg
WC III Warped:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c205/Dengar876/Messed%20up%20Video%20Card/wciiimessedup.jpg

Bioshock Original:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c205/Dengar876/Messed%20up%20Video%20Card/original.jpg
Bioshock Warped:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c205/Dengar876/Messed%20up%20Video%20Card/doh.jpg

WoW Original:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c205/Dengar876/Messed%20up%20Video%20Card/wownormal-1.jpg
WoW Warped:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c205/Dengar876/Messed%20up%20Video%20Card/wowwarped.jpg

TF 2 Warped:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c205/Dengar876/Messed%20up%20Video%20Card/TF2warp.jpg

It appears to be a texture issue, and generally the text gets warped like in the 2nd image from Bioshock. This issue generally occurs after switching games, the inital loading of the game, or alt tabbing out and back into a game. It happens much more often with WC III than WoW, TF2, L4D, and other games. I have already sent to it ECS to get it tested in which they responded (which took the whole summer to take them to do more than just ask the simple questions and if i could switch out other hardware, file a complaint, get an RMA number, get it sent in and sent back). They stated that the video card seemed fine and had no errors when testing. I initially had Direct X error on my original install of windows xp, but I have reformated multiple times since then.

At this point I have given up on the problem and just restart every time the graphics warp out. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Comments

  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    It really seems like your video card is going tits up. These are classic GPU errors.
  • NemikanNemikan Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    Thrax wrote:
    It really seems like your video card is going tits up. These are classic GPU errors.

    Meaning I'm screwed? Or a common issue thats easily resolved?
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    Meaning you'll probably have to purchase a new video card (which can always be returned if it isn't the case).
  • NemikanNemikan Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    so... the one i currently have would be defective then correct? if so, shouldn't they have found errors with it in testing?
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    I've been working with computers for a pretty long time, and one thing I've learned is that manufacturer "tests" are rarely conducted by anyone more competent than an entry-level technician. That is to say, I rarely ever trust what a manufacturer has to say about their "tests."

    I'm confident that other people will echo my sentiment about the GPU, and if not that, then a power supply that's failing to provide proper voltage.
  • NemikanNemikan Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    Yeah...pretty sure ECS has 1 technician... I had to call maybe about 5ish times... each time the same person. He was the one I had to talk to on the forums for support and was the tester. Seemed fairly incompetent..... I'm not planning on buying a new graphics card until my next computer, and this one I built during spring break. So looks like I'm screwed for a while. I bought it off newegg, but I do not have the original box for the video card, which means they will not RMA it.

    Thanks for the help Thrax
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    Is there any chance you could buy a cheap $50 card at Best Buy to test with? You can return it in 14 days for no restocking fee and get your money back.
  • NemikanNemikan Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    There is, but would it determine anything besides seeing if the video card is acting up? If it wasn't... what then? My logic would be to attempt to fix other possible issue before going out and even temporary spending money to fix the problem. But yes, i would be able to try that. The only concern I'd have then is messing with drivers for the different cards making sure i don't screw it up = /

    I'm off to bed for the night.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited April 2009
    You have performed the single most effective solution for software issues: A reformat. In fact, you've done multiple reformats. The probability that you've stumbled upon the same software issues after multiple reformats is astronomically low. At this point you really need to start looking at your hardware.

    GPU issues such as this are primarily caused by a failing GPU. Next would typically be RAM, but you're not having any freezing or blue screens that always come with bad RAM. That leaves a power supply that's not providing enough power to the GPU; this would make the GPU brown out and act peculiar. From there, there are any number of possibilities that can't really be undertaken in any one order.
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