Wow and Nvidia...

KingIsaacLinksr · January 13, 2008, 03:24:03 PM

Don't seem to get along. I'd like to know how many currently play wow AND the computers you use has a Nvidia Graphics Card (any version). Wow has just started to get serious graphic issues on my computer from flickering, to line graphics in the game, to crashing wow/my computer. I'm to the point where I'm going to freeze my account cause I can't play wow anymore. Oh well, Good Job Blizzard for screwing up again. (BTW, all other games play fine).

/sigh....this just makes me want a different MMO to play. But keeping it cool.

King

Rico · January 13, 2008, 03:57:53 PM

Did this just start recently for you? I haven't logged in for a couple of days but I have always used nVidia and not had any issues. What model card and setup do you have?

Blackride · January 13, 2008, 04:01:05 PM

8800 GTS I used to use on WoW

X · January 13, 2008, 04:38:16 PM

I'm just about to install a free scifi MMORPG that a friend suggested. I'll let you know if it's good.

KingIsaacLinksr · January 13, 2008, 05:27:44 PM

Quote from: Rico on January 13, 2008, 03:57:53 PM
Did this just start recently for you? I haven't logged in for a couple of days but I have always used nVidia and not had any issues. What model card and setup do you have?

Nvidia Ge Force Go 7600. Its worked fine up until 2.3.2 patch was installed then everything went downhill....I'm really...annoyed.

King

KingIsaacLinksr · January 13, 2008, 06:54:27 PM

Ok, my roommate and I in an attempt to figure out what is going on did the following:

1. We start up wow and put it through its paces. However, these immediate problems crop up:

A) Processor (dual-core 2.0 GHz) starts working really hard up to 50-55% of CPU Usage. For BOTH cores btw.

B) Output Fan begins overheating within 5 minutes of WOW Playing. I mean serious output of heat.
C) Screen begins to flicker extremely badly to the point where I can see Graphic blocks and other serious things. It eventually freezes and then does the following:
a) game repairs itself (lasts 30 secs)
b) game freezes
c) game crashes, this leads to crashing the video 3D acceleration card and prevents WOW from being played till a COMPLETE COMPUTER restart.
d) I get the blue screen of death and computer restarts.

This prevents me from playing wow period. I am waiting to see what you guys say. I also want to see if other ppl experience the same problems. Which is: overclocked CPU and Video Card. I will not play wow till this is fixed as I can no longer risk damamge to either.

King

KingIsaacLinksr · January 14, 2008, 07:30:12 AM

Well, we updated the video card and that fixed it. Funny how that works huh.

King

Rico · January 14, 2008, 08:11:52 AM

Quote from: Kinglinksr on January 14, 2008, 07:30:12 AM
Well, we updated the video card and that fixed it. Funny how that works huh.

King

Updated the card or just the drivers? You do have to keep up with the new driver releases. They tend to fix a lot of issues. Glad you got it to work better.

billybob476 · January 14, 2008, 08:57:33 AM

Yeah I have an old geForce 6800 and WoW has always run fine. Just need to occasionally update drivers. Sometimes MS applies a windows patch which breaks things like that.

KingIsaacLinksr · January 14, 2008, 12:29:35 PM

Quote from: Rico on January 14, 2008, 08:11:52 AM
Quote from: Kinglinksr on January 14, 2008, 07:30:12 AM
Well, we updated the video card and that fixed it. Funny how that works huh.

King

Updated the card or just the drivers? You do have to keep up with the new driver releases. They tend to fix a lot of issues. Glad you got it to work better.

Driver, not the card. Its a notebook and changing anything in it is like getting a $1,000,000....it doesn't happen often.

But yea, it seems to work now and hopefully stays stable. I really don't need computer problems right now.

King

KingIsaacLinksr · January 14, 2008, 12:38:16 PM

Here is the thing about my computer, Gateway didn't send me any new releases, I had to go through another website to get it. NVIDIA itself didn't support the 7600 Go series anymore. (Irritating) so thats why it didn't get updated till now. Also, I haven't bought a new game in about 5+ months for it. Only WOW is my "new" game. So thats probably why this error cropped up now.

King