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    Graphics tearing FFXI, Vista, video included.

    So just got a new pc. Not sure if this bug is vista related.

    Here is the video problem I am having

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=4Ba-m8P4pkc

    Core 2 Duo
    EVGA 7800gt, newest drivers
    2 gigs of ram
    vista, no aero

    I've run some other games stress tests and benchmarks, no visible graphic problems. I've tried going in and enabling/disabling vsync and the other nvidia graphics options with no luck. It's getting very hard to play like this. Anyone have any ideas?

    edit: check files as well, seems to mostly happen with larger mobs.

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    Re: Graphics tearing FFXI, Vista, video included.

    gb2winxp

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    Re: Graphics tearing FFXI, Vista, video included.

    Quote Originally Posted by Robert
    gb2winxp

    Thanks for solving my problem. I have never thought of this solution. Do I make my check out to you or to your geek squad team?

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    Re: Graphics tearing FFXI, Vista, video included.

    Those are called artifacts. Your card is overheating or is defective. Check the temps. If they are ok, you should get the card replaced.

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    Re: Graphics tearing FFXI, Vista, video included.

    I don't know what you're upset about, that looks like a cool graphics feature!!!!!!

    Real answer: I think there's a utility to check video ram, i'm not sure what it's called but check it out. See if you have any problems with it. Also, what Kain said, check for overheating.

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    Re: Graphics tearing FFXI, Vista, video included.

    Quote Originally Posted by GSDragoon
    Those are called artifacts. Your card is overheating or is defective. Check the temps. If they are ok, you should get the card replaced.
    Yeah I thought it might be overheating so I ran a temperature check. They seemed be averaging around 45C. This is the only game giving me problems. To test the card, I actually left the Half Life 2 stress test on overnight, came back and the card was still running completely fine.

    Been playing STALKER lately and I didn't see anything either. Just seems to hate FFXI

    edit: I'll look for the ram checking utility. Thanks for the input guys, much appreciated.

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    Re: Graphics tearing FFXI, Vista, video included.

    It almost looks like the same sort of glitch when bows get stretched across the screen during a ranged attack....If temperatures don't seem to be an issue the only thing I could recommend is different drivers and or trying the card in another computer.

    Does this happen for all character models, or only specific ones?

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    Re: Graphics tearing FFXI, Vista, video included.

    Quote Originally Posted by solsovly
    EVGA 7800gt, newest drivers
    that is your problem, roll back to drivers 91.47
    any drivers higher causes the artifacts
    ref: http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/envi/w ... pageID=win

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    Re: Graphics tearing FFXI, Vista, video included.

    Quote Originally Posted by Sonomaa
    Quote Originally Posted by solsovly
    EVGA 7800gt, newest drivers
    that is your problem, roll back to drivers 91.47
    any drivers higher causes the artifacts
    ref: http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/envi/w ... pageID=win
    I don't see where it specifically says this.... But I do know drivers later then 91.47 work on my 7600gt

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    Re: Graphics tearing FFXI, Vista, video included.

    Quote Originally Posted by Avanarius
    It almost looks like the same sort of glitch when bows get stretched across the screen during a ranged attack....If temperatures don't seem to be an issue the only thing I could recommend is different drivers and or trying the card in another computer.

    Does this happen for all character models, or only specific ones?
    Card works fine on my other PC for FFXI. It happens mostly on larger models like golems, players, statues etc. Not as common (though it was happening) on smaller model stuff like flamingos.

    I tried the official Nvidia ones, the EVGA ones (same), and also the third party extreme g drivers, all without any luck. A LS mate also made the comparison to the bow glitch during ranged attacks.

    I'll try what Sonomaa posted earlier just in case it is drivers. The other PC that used this card has the same drivers and didn't have any problems. I'll post my results tonight.

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    Re: Graphics tearing FFXI, Vista, video included.

    It's SE's way of punishing your for persisting in trying to play BST.

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    Re: Graphics tearing FFXI, Vista, video included.

    Tried rolling back to the generic graphics drivers. Much less tearing (though it still occasionally happened). I might try dualbooting xp to see if that's what is causing the problems.

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