Graphics issue

[OleBoy]

While testing visuals for textures, I was all of a sudden heading towards the abyss. Graphics driver errors. Then they reset. I refreshed FSX and continued. All of a sudden, spikes everywhere. No dust in the card.

I wonder of the card itself is the problem, or the driver set?


[Display]
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate, 64-bit (Service Pack 1)
DirectX version: 11.0
GPU processor: GeForce GTX 570
Driver version: 285.62
DirectX support: 11
CUDA Cores: 480
Core clock: 797 MHz
Shader clock: 1594 MHz
Memory clock: 1950 MHz (3900 MHz data rate)
Memory interface: 320-bit
Total available graphics memory: 4095 MB
Dedicated video memory: 1280 MB GDDR5
System video memory: 0 MB
Shared system memory: 2815 MB
Video BIOS version: 70.10.27.00.70
IRQ: 16
Bus: PCI Express x16 Gen2

[Components]

nvui.dll 7.17.12.8562 NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvxdsync.exe 8.17.12.8562 NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvxdplcy.dll 8.17.12.8562 NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvxdbat.dll 8.17.12.8562 NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvxdapix.dll 8.17.12.8562 NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
NVCPL.DLL 8.17.12.8562 NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvCplUI.exe 3.9.731.0 NVIDIA Control Panel
nvWSS.dll 6.14.12.8562 NVIDIA Workstation Server
nvViTvS.dll 6.14.12.8562 NVIDIA Video Server
NVSTVIEW.EXE 7.17.12.8562 NVIDIA 3D Vision Photo Viewer
NVSTTEST.EXE 7.17.12.8562 NVIDIA 3D Vision Test Application
NVSTRES.DLL 7.17.12.8562 NVIDIA 3D Vision Module (0)
NVMCTRAY.DLL 8.17.12.8562 NVIDIA Media Center Library
nvDispS.dll 6.14.12.8562 NVIDIA Display Server
PhysX 09.11.0621 NVIDIA PhysX
NVCUDA.DLL 8.17.12.8562 NVIDIA CUDA 4.1.1 driver
nvGameS.dll 6.14.12.8562 NVIDIA 3D Settings Server

[Butcherbird17]

I had nothing but problems with the 285.62 drivers with my card (EVGA GTX460). A lot of people have had the same problems with this set of drivers,
there is a big thread about them over a guru3d. I'm running the 290.36 beta drivers now and no problems at all.

Joe

[OleBoy]

Thanks. I'm in the process of downloading all the previous (and newer) drivers. I never had any issues like this before updating to the version I have. So I'm, at a minimum reverting back one WHQL version. It's a process of elimination.

[gradyhappyg]

Have you used or added the d3d9 antilag frame limiter recently?
Just spent a solid week trying to fix what I thought were driver issues only to find
out through much trial and error that the frame limiter had suddenly stopped working.
I was having the all same issues plus blurry in game menus and invisible planes.

[OleBoy]

To the both of you, thanks for a response to my problem. After posting my symptom I began to think back about what had changed for this to happen. I had been running the 285.62 drivers for a few weeks without any trouble. Then all of a sudden this started. Well, about 2-3 weeks ago, I bought a new Samsung SA550 LED monitor. What a sight it is to have a bigger screen. Shortly after, say a week of using the monitor, I heard of a program Samsung had released that allowed you to change the monitor settings via an application, rather than the cumbersome controls directly on the monitor. Sounds good to me. A few clicks and forget it. I downloaded the program. It's called "MagicTune", and installed it. It worked great for it's intended use. Nice!

Then I started tweaking my FSX graphics via the default control panel within nVidia. All was working real nicely. Well, there's an option inside "MagicTune", called "MagicAngle". This feature allowed you to change from different presets (viewing angles) based on where your line of sight is in relation to the monitor. My monitors center point in slightly above my eyes. So, I set the "MagicAngle" to the best preset. It seemed to work well.

Shortly (a few days later) after I started noticing a wave effect on my screen. It appeared as if water was flowing over the face of the monitor. And, this was happening only while flying in FSX. Everything else there was nothing noticeable.

For the sake of saying I tried everything, I uninstalled "MagicTune". And, I uninstalled the trouble of the graphics abyss with it. Everything is working perfectly again.


I'm still using the same drivers.

[Butcherbird17]

That's good to know you got it figured out. I thought for sure it was driver related.

Joe