sith_wampa Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Hey guys I figured someone here probably knows a thing or two about UT3. I bought it recently anticipating this mod but I'm having a problem. Since I started the first mission, there is a giant wall of blue static about ten or so feet out from the player. It makes it extremely difficult to play the game. I don't know why this is happening because I think my machine meets the system reqs. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Here's my specs: Manufacturer: Dell Inc. Processor: Genuine Intel® CPU T2050 @ 1.60GHz (2 CPUs) Memory: 1022MB RAM Hard Drive: 113 GB Video Card: ATI Mobility Radeon X1300 Monitor: Default Monitor Sound Card: SigmaTel Audio Speakers/Headphones: Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_qfe.070227-2300) [EDIT] I just went to take a screenshot and it seems to have gotten worse. Now it takes up the entire screen and its white instead of blue. Please help! D: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[CNC]PlagueNXC Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 I do not know the current resolutions for this issue, but I will check it out for you. Someone else get on this too; I might respond late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Weedy Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Congratulations, your graphic card is either burned almost to death, is going to die soon or is damaged. Those are artifacts. Artifacts come from miscalculations, aka errors, which a graphic card starts to make when it has taken damage or heats up way too much. So yeah. Check your graphic card's fan right now and check does it spin at all or is it spinning on it's max RPMs as it should and check is your computer covered in dust from the inside of the chassis or not. If your graphic card's fan is spinning correctly then check that your card is properly attached to its slot and if it isn't fix it. Otherwise you have to buy a new card. (Most likely.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=HT=Duro Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 100% artifacts. 2 things GPU is dying or Ram is overheating .. well dont try to fix it and buy another a X1300 is old, even for 30-40$ you can have a better card than a X1300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DXR_13KE Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 I think he is using a laptop.... so no replacing graphics card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=HT=Duro Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 QUOTE (DXR_13KE @ Sep 12 2009, 10:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think he is using a laptop.... so no replacing graphics card.[/b] true .sorry, i didnt paid attention to other spec ... T2050 cpu .. mobile chip .. anyways... your doomed .. you can technicaly change a gfx card in laptop .. but most of time, the graphic card bios is merge with the mother board bios .. if your a damn good programmer, you can find how to code a new bios in motherboard bios .. of mak like me .. search all over the web for someone who already did it .. i want to replace my 9800M GS for a GTX260M .. but i need the 260 coding line from another bios to get it running .. well, before trying that ..... try to contact Dell tech support, they can have a cheaper way to fix the prob .. a mobile graphic card on market cost an arm and a leg ... for low-end card ... and after that you have to install it .. if your ok with that go .. but if not , its cost another leg ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cacutar Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 QUOTE (=HT=Duro @ Sep 12 2009, 06:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> true .sorry, i didnt paid attention to other spec ... T2050 cpu .. mobile chip .. anyways... your doomed .. you can technicaly change a gfx card in laptop .. but most of time, the graphic card bios is merge with the mother board bios .. if your a damn good programmer, you can find how to code a new bios in motherboard bios .. of mak like me .. search all over the web for someone who already did it .. i want to replace my 9800M GS for a GTX260M .. but i need the 260 coding line from another bios to get it running .. well, before trying that ..... try to contact Dell tech support, they can have a cheaper way to fix the prob .. a mobile graphic card on market cost an arm and a leg ... for low-end card ... and after that you have to install it .. if your ok with that go .. but if not , its cost another leg ...[/b] or better yet get a cheap desktop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sith_wampa Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 Ok guys well thanks for the support... This problem has been weird because in the training mission this was not a problem, and I don't have this problem with any other game. My fans are working and I have a cooling system so I'm guessing the graphics card is either too old or is damaged? I'll probably get a new computer in a year but I'll be pretty bummed if I can't play Ren-X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DXR_13KE Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 does any other "modern" game have the same problem? have you run memtest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sith_wampa Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 I just tried to reset my video settings to default and the game crashes every time I try to do that. I can play COD4, UAW, RA3 etc with no problems. And I have never heard of memtest. All games on my Xfire page run fine on my computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havoc9826 Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 This might be a stupid question, but are your video card drivers up to date? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=HT=Duro Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 QUOTE (havoc9826 @ Sep 13 2009, 12:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This might be a stupid question, but are your video card drivers up to date?[/b] and directX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DXR_13KE Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 try mobility modder for the drivers: http://www.driverheaven.net/modtool.php memtest : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memtest86 you can get it if you download ubuntu and burn it into a cd, you may also get it in other ways: http://www.memtest86.com/ http://www.ocztechnology.com/displaypage.p...ame=ocz_memtest http://www.memtest.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyBOB Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Maybe it's a complex material/shader that's trying to do something the card doesn't support? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Weedy Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Hmm... Actually, it could be that too... It could be a shader problem too. Like, the card supports all other textures which use all kinds of fancy shaders but not this particular one and it shows up all wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[CNC]PlagueNXC Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Attempt using steam instead. Keep refreching th egame cache. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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