Evil resource devourer and texture bug
IgnorantBliss:
Quote from: Erry on 2009 June 27, 16:16:11
Quote from: bloodredtoe on 2009 June 26, 09:11:05
You think my GeForce 8500 is dying?
GeForce 8500? I have a GeForce 8400 and I haven't experienced these kinds of problems with TS3, maybe it's cause I have 2GB RAM... meh, I don't know... I'm no geek. :P
I have over 3GB of RAM (well, 4GB, but my computer can't see all of it) and I still get these problems occasionally. So, I'm not sure if that's the explanation, at least not the only one.
Rockermonkey:
Quote from: Erry on 2009 June 27, 16:16:11
Quote from: bloodredtoe on 2009 June 26, 09:11:05
You think my GeForce 8500 is dying?
GeForce 8500? I have a GeForce 8400 and I haven't experienced these kinds of problems with TS3, maybe it's cause I have 2GB RAM... meh, I don't know... I'm no geek. :P
Hehe you think yours is bad, I have a 6150 which is like the size of a potato chip and I don't even have this problem.
Erry:
Quote from: Rockermonkey on 2009 June 27, 19:57:59
Quote from: Erry on 2009 June 27, 16:16:11
Quote from: bloodredtoe on 2009 June 26, 09:11:05
You think my GeForce 8500 is dying?
GeForce 8500? I have a GeForce 8400 and I haven't experienced these kinds of problems with TS3, maybe it's cause I have 2GB RAM... meh, I don't know... I'm no geek. :P
Hehe you think yours is bad, I have a 6150 which is like the size of a potato chip and I don't even have this problem.
I'm not the one with the problem. ;)
minx:
Quote from: bloodredtoe on 2009 June 26, 09:11:05
Well, I only have 1GB RAM and the game eats around 700MB according to the list of processes. Should I open one more program and the computer is basically overloaded.
You think my GeForce 8500 is dying? I wouldn't be surprised - these cards are crap I heard (unfortunately after I bought mine). It has a long history of harware errors (mostly on the sims 2) that caused blue screen of death. However, it works perfectly fine if computer isn't overloaded. Also, this texture error never occured in any other games nor 3D programs.
About heat problems - don't they cause immediate shutdown?
I'll try to update drivers, haven't done that for a few months now. I'll report back if the problem persists, so far it hasn't happened too often.
As others said, heat won't cause an immediate shutdown. The nature of playing a game itself will cause problems to show up that you aren't going to see just browsing the internet. If its a heat issue, which can also be tied to the death of a card, then activities which will be taxing on the card are going to start to act up. Also something to consider, the overheating issue is one that will often show up the longer you play. Eventually you'll end up with with the computer just restarting itself or failing to recognize the card entirely, but artifacts are the first sign theres a problem.
Its not really an issue specific to a certain card really.. these things just happen for one reason or another.. questionable manufacturing, malfunctioning fans, poor airflow in the case, dust clogging things up, or just a wonky card or a card showing its age. I've had brand new cards arrive DOA, other cards sputter out like this after a year, and others running strong after 3 years...all makes and models, high end to low end...its just a risk you take. It can happen to any card.
I would suggest opening up your case and checking things out in there - get some compressed air and clean out the dust, ensure your fans are all spinning, particularly the video card fan. Take off the side of the case and see if you can get things a bit cooler in there. I have in the past, in dire circumstances just pulled the side of my case off and stuck a great big portable fan beside it to keep my card cool until I could get it fixed. If you catch heat issues early, you can avoid having to replace the card entirely, but if it continues the damage is probably already done. On the bright side, your card is about $39 bucks new at newegg if you wanted to replace it.. no sense in getting anything fancy if you're just going to be upgrading in the near future and limited by the mobo/ram anyways.
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