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    Artifacts in Crysis with 8800m GTX

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by benson881, Sep 10, 2008.

  1. benson881

    benson881 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey everyone,

    I have just recently bought Crysis and have installed the latest patches and the Magnus72 tweak to run in DX9 Mode.
    I am getting a decent framerate but the only problem is I get a graphical glitch (only in DX9 mode) when using the cloak mode in the game.

    My system is M1730 with 8800m GTX SLI 177.66 drivers from LV2G and I am using stock speeds.

    Any ideas ?

    Regards Jim
     
    benson881, Sep 10, 2008
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  2. pqx1beta

    pqx1beta Notebook Consultant

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    maybe post your temps while playing the game and some screen shots of the actual artifacts?
     
    pqx1beta, Sep 10, 2008
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  3. benson881

    benson881 Notebook Evangelist

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    My GPU themps are 80c when playing.

    I am trying to upload 2 bmp images. 156k & 142k but nothing seems to be happening. How long does it usually take to upload them?

    Regards Jim
     
    benson881, Sep 10, 2008
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  4. WileyCoyote

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    sounds like the the tweak thats causing this problem. Try reverting back to default ini to see if it makes a difference.
     
    WileyCoyote, Sep 10, 2008
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  5. benson881

    benson881 Notebook Evangelist

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    No its not the tweak is happened before in DX9. I installed the Magnus72 tweak to see if it would stop it happening.
     
    benson881, Sep 10, 2008
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    hummm, why dont you just play in dx10 then, i think dual 8800m gtx is enough to handle it.
     
    WileyCoyote, Sep 10, 2008
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  7. benson881

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    I get about a 15fps increase in DX9 (which means I now have 35-45fps.) Its much more playable
     
    benson881, Sep 10, 2008
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  8. benson881

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    Here are images of the problem

    Crysis 2008-09-10 13-31-20-49.jpg

    Crysis 2008-09-10 13-31-38-59.jpg

    Regards Jim
     
    benson881, Sep 10, 2008
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  9. WileyCoyote

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    very wierd, have you tried reinstalling?
     
    WileyCoyote, Sep 10, 2008
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    Or try a different driver. I once had a glitching problem and a different driver sorted it out :)
     
    Manic Penguins, Sep 10, 2008
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  11. benson881

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    I might try a different driver. Can you guys reccommend a stable one that work well with crysis?

    Regards Jim
     
    benson881, Sep 10, 2008
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  12. benson881

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    I tried re-installing Crysis. Same thing happens? Just funny why it only in DX9.
     
    benson881, Sep 10, 2008
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  13. L33

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    Maybe try installing the latest DirectX 9.0c redist? I think at the moment the latest is the August 2008 package.
     
    L33, Sep 10, 2008
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  14. benson881

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    Does DirectX 9 work in conjuction with DirectX 10 then does it?
     
    benson881, Sep 10, 2008
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    I've installed the latest DirecX9c but unfortunately that doesnt help the matter. Looks like I'll have to try a different driver
     
    benson881, Sep 10, 2008
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    You have played Crysis on that PC on your sig? :p
     
    Pranalien, Sep 10, 2008
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  17. Ennea

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    For the 8800M GTX, try using the latest 177.92 drivers. You can get them from laptopvideo2go.com If you've never used drivers from there before you'll need to download the driver and modified .inf file, extract the drivers to any location, then replace (drag and drop will do) the current .inf file from the extraction with the modified .inf file. Then run the setup. Of course, as with all drivers, remove the old ones first, restart, then install the new ones.

    I upgraded from 177.83 to 177.92 and found an FPS increase. Other users have noticed better temps, but I myself haven't. It just seems to be a stable driver over all, for both single and SLi configured 8800M GTX's.
     
    Ennea, Sep 10, 2008
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  18. Magnus72

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    Well it´s my tweak there. I can say what is causing your artifacts and that is exactly that driver you are using. Use 177.92 instead and those artifacts is gone when using cloak mode :)
     
    Magnus72, Sep 10, 2008
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    There you have it, haha. 177.92 should work just fine then.
     
    Ennea, Sep 10, 2008
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  20. benson881

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    Sweet cheers Magnus72. I will d/l them now. Also mate thats a sweet tweak. :)

    Regards Jim
     
    benson881, Sep 10, 2008
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    Thanks Jim, glad you like the tweak.
     
    Magnus72, Sep 10, 2008
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  22. benson881

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    Just installed the drivers (177.92) and they work a treat thanks again everyone for the help.

    Regards Jim
     
    benson881, Sep 10, 2008
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