I recently got a brand new computer so I could play STO (some of the components in the old one would not have been able to handle it).
Basic Specs:
MB: ASUS P7P55D-E Premium P55 Crossfire
Processor: Intel I3-540
RAM: 4 GB
Video card: Nvida GTX 260 Core 216
Physics Card: GeForce GT220
OS: Win 7 ultimate x64 bit
Direct X version: 11
Now, I installed another MMO (Lord of the Rings Online) and had some issues with artificating (which reminded me of the aliens in the old Space Invaders game). I had installed the HiRes version of the graphics of that game and when I uninstalled and reinstalled the game with the standard graphics instead the problem went away. Another contributing factor I believe is not having the 'Use DirectX 10 graphics' option checked.
The real test came when I installed STO. I already knew about the frame rate bug, so insured to set the command line approprately so my cards didn't get fried. Installed fine, patched fine, created a character fine. Then I started the tutorial and started notcing some artificating, esspecially on the moving portraits in the mission windows. They also showed up on some objects as the screenshot below shows:
Visual Aid 1
But the game was playable. At this point, I should mention I made only a couple of changes to my graphics settings: the first two Troubleshooting opinions flipped to 'on' and the anti-ailising brought down to 2x. Everything else is default.
Made it to the space part of the tutorial: no issues with the graphics there save for the mission window portraits like before. When it came time to beam down to the Vega Colony...Things...Well...exploded.
Visual Aid 2 (ahhh!)Visual Aid 3 (ahhh!)
By this point, I should point out I had to remove the physics card due to discovering that one of it's components got broken off while removing the packaging foam that was put in the case. I don't have a screeny of how it looked 'before' that card was removed, though it's removal ultimately didn't make any difference. I should also note, that what graphis were affected seemed to be slightly random each time you start up the game. For instance, in the two above screenshots, my character wasn't affected, but when I came into the game again....
Tell me you can fix me doc!
Oh and adjusting the graphics settings lower did nothing to help.
So am I at a loss. My other game (Lord of the Rings) works/looks fine (now that I am using standard graphics), though I did have problems at first with a different graphics package. My card never went above 134F when I played (what I could play of STO anyway), so overheating isn't an issue.
Help?
Comments
No artifacting at all.
Looks like I may have a defective card....(and the standard LotRO graphics is not intense enough to cause the artifacting I see in STO).
Edit: typos...
If you have the box, and its under warranty, contact the manufacturer or the retail place where you bought the card, and see if they can RMA it.
They should only RMA the cards, and you should have sent the card back upon arrival, as they can use the excuse that you damaged it.
We didn't know the card was damaged until two days later, when Slaskia installed LotRO and started playing it. Even then, we weren't 'entirely' certain until she installed STO and the artifacting was there to. That's when I got the idea to crack open the case and check it out.
I didn't notice anything at first, and nearly closed it up - until I saw the damaged physics card and the missing component on it. We removed it, turned off the physics GPU on the card and then ran STO again - still artifacting. I then suggested to her to use Safe Mode (which I had found suggested on another tech-site) and well it ran without artifacting.
I've already e-mailed them, with the photo-evidence in question. We'll see what they do, and hopefully replace both without question.
Otherwise, I'm worried that my own comp (which I ordered a new one from them as well, as I've done business with CP before and never had problems) might arrive with damaged components to, since I also selected the same kind of shipping option as her.
When you take reciept of a delivery of computer hardware, you need to check it there and then, for any missing/broken components. SOme places will not accept returns for faulty goods if they havent been notified the same day or within 2 days. It's a pathetic policy, but thats just the way some businesses work.
Only bad thing is, is they do not have any available 260s in their warehouse: so they can't send out the replacements today. They said they will be getting in a new shipment in this week, so hopefully by the end of the week I'll have word from them that the replacements have been shipped.
In the meantime, I'll avoid playing any really graphic intense games (maybe LotRO, but not much). My character will just have to stay on Vega colony for now....
I'd be surprised if it was a faulty power supply. Cyber power stress test their PC's before shipping and this is a brand new PC that the OP has had delivered.
And I hope English isn't your first language
Every major PC manufactuer checks there sytems before they send them out but they tend to test the compinents sepratly with things like Prime 95 to make sure the CPU is stable and Mem Test for the ram which dont put that much stain on your PSU and dosent compleatly stress your entier sytem at the same time if you have a different computer or a differnt PSU you can check your card on its worth trying that first
And yes me spelling sucks my use of grammer is none exsistant but TBH i dont give a flying f*** there are much more imoportant things to worry about than spelling and corect use of grammer
I'd hope that 24 hour burn-in would stress test the GPU (s) and therefore the PSU - but lets wait and see if the GPU being replaced solves the problem.