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    Sim City 4 graphical glitches

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Razor2, Apr 13, 2008.

  1. Razor2

    Razor2 Notebook Deity

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    Sim City 4 gives me some pretty weird graphical corruption even with almost the newest drivers (174.31).

    Anyone with the same problem?
     

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  2. Iceman0124

    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    Have you applied the latest game patches?
     
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  3. Jeff

    Jeff Notebook Retard

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    this on vista? try compatibility mode.
     
    Jeff, Apr 13, 2008
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  4. 93Akkord

    93Akkord Notebook Consultant

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    also...if you have xfire opened, try closing it. Same thing happens in starcraft.
     
    93Akkord, Apr 13, 2008
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  5. Razor2

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    1. The latest Patch is applied.
    2. Its on Vista, and compatibility mode does nothing.
    3. What is xfire???
     
    Razor2, Apr 14, 2008
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  6. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    Xfire is basically an IM program for gamers.

    I suggest that you reinstall your drivers after running a driver cleaner like DriverCleaner Pro...you also might want to try older drivers.
     
    Kdawgca, Apr 14, 2008
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  7. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Try using software rendering instead hardware rendering, I read somewhere that SC4 runs horribly and very glitchy with hardware rendering enabled on new hardware.
     
    usapatriot, Apr 14, 2008
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  8. StormEffect

    StormEffect Lazer. *pew pew*

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    I'd just try 169.25 or 169.28. I started getting weird artifacting and giltches when I was using 174 drivers.
     
    StormEffect, Apr 14, 2008
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