Graphics **cked up

[Blazer_ES]

Hi,
Since yesterday I can start LFS normally drive for about 5 minutes, and then I get graphic errors and fps go below 20 :shrug: .Then I have to restart my PC to fix it. To me it sounds like a graphics card issue but all other games run normally.

[ORION]

Do you get artifacts (like weird polygones), or any other missing objects? It's a good idea to post some screenshots.
Post some details about your system, specially CPU and GFX card
Have you tried to run a test program like ATItool (http://www.techpowerup.com/atitool/ATITool_0.24.exe) (works also for nvidia cards, just press the "scan for artifacts"-button and let it scan for a while. You must stop it yourself)
Have you taken a look at the GPU and CPU temperatures?
Did you modify anything at your operating system? (like driver updates, windows update, etc.)

[S14 DRIFT]

You say "since yesterday" as if you have had LFS playing normally for some time

Maybe a re-download!

[Dennisjr13]

Seems to be a heat problem as it runs fine at first. Check your graphics card temperatures and try blasting the dust out of your PC case.

Also, system specs would be nice as well as if your graphics card is overclocked.

Try different games, especially graphics/proccessor intensive games and see if there is a problem there too.

[Blazer_ES]

Check out this screen:

http://downloads.ses-gaming.net/lfskaputt.JPG

AMD Athlon 64 3000+
1,5GB RAM
ATI Radeon 9800 pro broke a few months ago, put old Geforce 4 mx back in, LFS running smoothly for weeks 30-60fps.
New nvidia drivers didn't help.
Ill keep on checking other games but they seem to run fine.

Basically I could start the game now and play but at 10-20 fps :( Only if I restart the system it goes back to the normal fps and after 2-5 mins the textures go all wrong again.

[AndroidXP]

Ugh, GF4MX, what an awful card. It probably broke down too. Did you try to change the HVS (hardware vertex shading) setting in the LFS graphics options? If that doesn't help, then I'm afraid your gfx card is broken. This looks like the vertex shader (which moves and transforms the mesh data) is messing up. I had the same when my gfx card started overheating. It died shortly after.

You can just try to clean out anf dust of the card fans, but if that doesn't fix it then you'll have to get a new card. The current one is terribly underpowered for your system, anyway.

[CSU1]

Ah, life below 20:) is a way of life for me with that bloody laptop:(
I hope Santa brings me something faster this year;)

[Blazer_ES]

Ugh, GF4MX, what an awful card. It probably broke down too. Did you try to change the HVS (hardware vertex shading) setting in the LFS graphics options? If that doesn't help, then I'm afraid your gfx card is broken. This looks like the vertex shader (which moves and transforms the mesh data) is messing up. I had the same when my gfx card started overheating. It died shortly after.

You can just try to clean out anf dust of the card fans, but if that doesn't fix it then you'll have to get a new card. The current one is terribly underpowered for your system, anyway.

You are right, its the card, its dead. Who can recommend me a new one from 100 to 150€?

[ORION]

7600GS for about 100-120€
7600GT should be around 170-190€

(AGP of course)

Or of course a 6800 or ATI x850 something, but I guess they are not so easy to find anymore.