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    Far Cry 3 Enduro/HD4000 issue

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by mikecacho, Dec 10, 2012.

  1. mikecacho

    mikecacho Notebook Evangelist

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    Alright guys,
    I want to know if there are any others who are currently seeing the same issues in Far Cry 3 while running Enduro, **View Pics** Note, this issue is related to the HD 4000 drivers, as it is not displayed while only running on the 7970M.

    Current Drivers:
    Dell Intel(R) IvyBridge HD Graphics (9.17.10.2817, A00),
    AMD 12.11 Beta 11 with Cap 2


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    mikecacho, Dec 10, 2012
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    Have you tried any other version of the Intel driver?
     
    Alienware-Luis_Pardo, Dec 11, 2012
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  3. mikecacho

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    Well they are not compatible from the Intel website (already tried), so the only option I have is the Dell drivers, this is the recommended one and most current for me, previous editions i'm not interested in.
     
    mikecacho, Dec 11, 2012
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    Yeah, Dell one should work just fine. Have you tried a clean video driver re-installation? Using those same drivers, just making sure you completely clean your registry and uninstall everything video related before re-installing?
     
    Alienware-Luis_Pardo, Dec 11, 2012
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  5. mikecacho

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    Several times, I was doubting it was the Dell drivers at first, but after complete registry scans (using ASO3) and Driver Sweeper, and disabling the network from connecting to the internet so it does not auto DL drivers, I did a complete reinstall of those drivers in the correct order ensuring there was no past driver fragments left behind, the driver worked fine on Windows 7, a few days ago, but once I upgraded to windows 8 (clean install) it has this driver conflict and will force quit due to error/driver conflict, no big deal really, I just wanted to point it out, as I know more Dell drivers will be released in the near future, addressing additional issues.
     
    mikecacho, Dec 11, 2012
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  6. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist®

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    That is a strange "box" showing on the screen.

    Is there a reason you need to run the game using the HD4000 instead of the 7970M? Is temporarily disabling Enduro really that big of a hassle?
     
    Mr. Fox, Dec 11, 2012
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  7. mikecacho

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    Not at all, just wanted to point it out.
     
    mikecacho, Dec 11, 2012
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