Graphical Oddities in The Witcher and ArmA2

**VOP2288** · June 24, 2009, 09:53 PM

I posted this as well in the Technical Help section of the CM but it looks like almost no one ever goes in there...

anyways...

Ok - so I got a new computer a few days ago and I went from a rig that was mid/low end to fairly high end...

My problem is this:

1. The Witcher - I can now run the game on max settings with no lag but the graphics appear...out of focus almost...gritty...with horizontal lines vaguely appearing during close ups and cutscenes.

2. ArmA2 - sort of the same thing really but the graphics are set to Normal/High and I'm getting that same gritty and out of focus/too much bloom effect/blurry almost result.

Any ideas on what's causing this and how to fix it?

Also, if it makes any difference this does NOT happen with other contemporary titles I own that are set to high settings (i.e. Empire Total War, Wolverine, etc)

**Wheelchair** · June 24, 2009, 11:50 PM

It may be possibly that your GPU is damaged, even though some games appear to run fine.

My last ATi card ran the same way, some games worked while some games artifacted.

**Freddie** · June 25, 2009, 03:36 AM

Any chance you can post a screen shot so we know what were looking at?

It sounds like you card is artifacting, due the fan not spinning fast enough or not enough cool air is being passed through the case or the case not dispensing enough hot air.

**Wheelchair** · June 25, 2009, 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by Freddie

Any chance you can post a screen shot so we know what were looking at?

It sounds like you card is artifacting, due the fan not spinning fast enough or not enough cool air is being passed through the case or the case not dispensing enough hot air.

Either that or the chip is just busted. As you know I had the Antec 900 and my card still Artifacted

**VOP2288** · June 25, 2009, 03:24 PM

Ok, so some google searching has turned up some interesting results...as far as The Witcher is concerned, it seems as though this is a true to life problem with the game rather than my PC. It seems as though at 1680x1050 resolution is what causes it. The problem supposedly has been recognized by the makers but has yet to be fixed or mentioned in over a year or so.

I tried taking screen shots of ArmAII but all I'm getting is a black rectangle when I copy the print screen result.

All you really need to know about ArmAII is that the graphics appear slightly out of focus, fuzzy, and almost like there's a large amount of bloom effect going on

**Freddie** · June 25, 2009, 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by VOP2288

Ok, so some google searching has turned up some interesting results...as far as The Witcher is concerned, it seems as though this is a true to life problem with the game rather than my PC. It seems as though at 1680x1050 resolution is what causes it. The problem supposedly has been recognized by the makers but has yet to be fixed or mentioned in over a year or so.

I tried taking screen shots of ArmAII but all I'm getting is a black rectangle when I copy the print screen result.

A black regtangle.......then card is artifacting. What video card are you running BTW?

**VOP2288** · June 25, 2009, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by Freddie

A black regtangle.......then card is artifacting. What video card are you running BTW?

Yes, and black rectangle...but if I print screen command with the Witcher or anything else it works.

I'm running a NVIDIA 9800 GT

**Freddie** · June 25, 2009, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by VOP2288

Yes, and black rectangle...but if I print screen command with the Witcher or anything else it works.

I'm running a NVIDIA 9800 GT

A 9800GT.......now I know for fact the 8800GT has a problem with the fan not spinning past 60% which has lead to my 8800GT have smiler symptoms as your card but I thought that would have been fixed when the updated it to the 9800GT.

I suggest you try forcing the fan to spin at 90%, download and run rivatuner and you can use the low leverl settings to force the fan to run at faster speeds this should clear up your problems. However if you still have warranty on the card I suggest you put it to good use and get it replaced, artifacting only gets worse over time.

**VOP2288** · June 25, 2009, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by Freddie

A 9800GT.......now I know for fact the 8800GT has a problem with the fan not spinning past 60% which has lead to my 8800GT have smiler symptoms as your card but I thought that would have been fixed when the updated it to the 9800GT.

I suggest you try forcing the fan to spin at 90%, download and run rivatuner and you can use the low leverl settings to force the fan to run at faster speeds this should clear up your problems. However if you still have warranty on the card I suggest you put it to good use and get it replaced, artifacting only gets worse over time.

Ok so I downloaded that rivatuner and opened the low level settings...what exactly am I looking to change here? Am I supposed to change that percentage next to "fixed" or what?

**roy34543** · June 25, 2009, 04:53 PM

are you using steam by any chance? heard it has some bugs with these games.

**R4nd0M** · July 05, 2009, 02:29 AM

Try using the command line switch "-winxp" for ArmA2. It changes something with regard to the renderer mode and might do something for you. Gave me a higher framerate.

Could you take a screenshot of ArmA2? If you don't have the Steam version have you patched to the latest version? There was a known issue regarding excess bloom and blur in unpatched ArmA2 that was fixed in subsequent updates.