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Shylan Cold-Fury Southern Cross Alliance	Posted - 2007.12.06 16:40:00 - [1] I have downloaded the premium content and on most of the ships in game I get weird spikes coming out of the ships. Its not on all ships but on most of them. I have updated everything there is to update but still get the same problem. Is anyone else getting this problem and if so have they found a solution? I'm using Windows XP and have a Ge-Force 6800 Ultra graphics card
Imbri	Posted - 2007.12.06 17:21:00 - [2] Are you over-clocking your vid card? I have experienced something like this in the past with my FX5900 when i would over-clock it too high. The video card couldnt handle EVE graphics and produced spiked ship graphics. Solution was to lower clock speed until graphics returned to normal.
Shylan Cold-Fury Southern Cross Alliance	Posted - 2007.12.06 21:01:00 - [3] No i havent over-clocked the graphics card, how do I go about lowering the speed of it? Sorry but not really sure when it comes to things like this
SpiritWalker Caldari Provisions	Posted - 2007.12.06 21:11:00 - [4] This isn't an overclocking problem (although overclocking does cause it ;)).. Its a heat problem. Make sure your PC is well ventilated, buy a new GPU cooler (remove the stock one and replace it with something a little meatier) or underclock your card to reduce its power and thus its heat. Sometimes opening the case and shoving a desk fan next to it works ;)
Shylan Cold-Fury Southern Cross Alliance	Posted - 2007.12.06 21:15:00 - [5] Originally by: SpiritWalker This isn't an overclocking problem (although overclocking does cause it ;)).. Its a heat problem. Make sure your PC is well ventilated, buy a new GPU cooler (remove the stock one and replace it with something a little meatier) or underclock your card to reduce its power and thus its heat. Sometimes opening the case and shoving a desk fan next to it works ;) How do I actually go about under-clocking the graphics card?
SpiritWalker Caldari Provisions	Posted - 2007.12.06 21:30:00 - [6] Edited by: SpiritWalker on 06/12/2007 21:30:33 I HOLD NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE YOU DO TO YOUR OWN SYSTEM USING THE INFORMATION BELOW, BE WARNED! IF YOU DO THINGS WRONG, IT MIGHT DAMAGE YOUR PC. 1) Download the latest drivers. 2) Download Nvidia Tune aka. NTune (http://www.nvidia.com/object/ntune_5.05.54.00.html) 3) Run the software and goto the PERFORMANCE tab 4) Accept the end user agreement 5) Goto the Adjust GPU Settings tab 6) Tick the "Custom Clock Frequencies" box 7) Drag the Core Bus and Memory Bus (you probably only need to do the Core Bus for temp issues) down to around 30 below its current value (which should be either 350 or 400 I belive.. for your card. post here if you are not sure what value to set here). 8) Click apply. You will notice that another screen has loaded, if you click the arrow you will see a temp monitor, let us know what this is at when playing the game and when doing nothing.. This should go down once the GPU has been underclocked.
Nomaar	Posted - 2007.12.06 22:02:00 - [7] The artifacting you described is often caused by your graphics card overheating or defective hardware.
Shylan Cold-Fury Southern Cross Alliance	Posted - 2007.12.06 22:02:00 - [8] I've done what you said but no box came up after I pressed apply, so i dont know what the temperatures are
Arlis Rahl	Posted - 2007.12.06 22:02:00 - [9] I had a similar problem. the solution was as simple as getting the newest drivers for my graphics card (course they weren't available on the manufacturers site... had to search 3/4 of the bloody internet to find 'em) plus dealing with the boot.ini problem I'm not entirely thrilled with CCP right now (waste of about 6 hours that could have been spent a WHOLE lot more productively... like ratting for example, or ganking some poor noobs not paying attention because their ships keep flickering) <shrug> At any rate. the point is to make sure that everything is as up to date as possible before you start pulling your case apart and dropping an industrial fan into it. Good luck
Shylan Cold-Fury Southern Cross Alliance	Posted - 2007.12.06 22:29:00 - [10] I followed the advice of Spiritwalker and i'm gad to say that at present it seems to have sorted out the graphic problem I was having, Thanks Spiritwalker

SpiritWalker Caldari Provisions	Posted - 2007.12.06 22:44:00 - [11] Originally by: Shylan I followed the advice of Spiritwalker and i'm gad to say that at present it seems to have sorted out the graphic problem I was having, Thanks Spiritwalker To fix the problem without the need to underclock your card, try looking around for a new cooler for your GPU. I have the same card as you and have a non-stock cooler on mine, works great and they're not that difficult to fit! I think mine is called the Artic Cooler 5.. although I can't be sure!
Ciara Daag Caldari Science and Trade Institute	Posted - 2007.12.06 22:55:00 - [12] Originally by: SpiritWalker Originally by: Shylan I followed the advice of Spiritwalker and i'm gad to say that at present it seems to have sorted out the graphic problem I was having, Thanks Spiritwalker To fix the problem without the need to underclock your card, try looking around for a new cooler for your GPU. I have the same card as you and have a non-stock cooler on mine, works great and they're not that difficult to fit! I think mine is called the Artic Cooler 5.. although I can't be sure! You don't have to replace your stock cooler,and you may not want to for cost or warranty reasons. If your overheating its probably because your case is getting to hot inside. A larger cooler may not even help. You should check all your case fans and make sure they are clear of dust and debris and are all spinning up. Check your cables to make sure that they are not blocking air flow. Also,if you spots in your case for extra fans,install them. Also make certain that all slots are covered,you dont want them open or it can screw up the airflow patterns. You didn't say what kind of cpu you have. I have found that systems with p4 or celeron prescott (presc-hot) chips are very difficult to keep cool.Many cases have a "precott tube" with a fan whose purpose is to bring cold air in from outside. If you have one,make sure its adjusted properly. If you dont,you may need a case that has one. Overall,the general rule is,if the inside of the case gets hotter than what your trying to cool,your in trouble. You might also get one of the pci slot fans that draws in air from outside.


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