Weird texture thing

[Freddy Krueger]

is this a bug or something? If this is the wrong section please remove and place it in the right one. Thanks.

 

[DrDeath]

Either that or you have a shitty computer. But if you restart WoW it will probably go back to normal

 

[Freddy Krueger]

I have an awesome acer deluxe and i've redownloaded wow many times and its still like that

 

[Tgump]

Sounds like it's either artifacting or texture errors. Since you've reinstalled WoW several times, I'm pretty sure it's not the latter. Make sure:

1) your video card isn't overheating
2) you have the latest and correct drivers for your video card
3) your video card isn't simply defect - does this happen in other games?

Hope I helped.

 

[DrDeath]

Also try getting different frames. Like xperl.

Well it might be worth a try but now that I look at it closer. I dont think it would make a difference. What kind of video card do you have?

 

[Freddy Krueger]

my video card is Intel(R) Graphics Media, is that the problem, does this video card suck or something?

 

[Loltastic]

my video card is Intel(R) Graphics Media, is that the problem, does this video card suck or something?

Yeah it sucks.

Post more specs and we'll see.

 

[mrfreakingpeanut]

Yeah that card is your basic onboard GPU which I would bet just came stock with your Acer. As others have said please provide more specs so a more precise ruling can be issued.

 

[Freddy Krueger]

View attachment 19311 and my video card is probably built-in on my motherboard so i can't change it. goddammit.

 

[Sephiroth]

The M965 series GPU's have several issue with textures. You need to understand that Intel GFX cards and GPU's are horrible. There's really nothing you can do to solve this as you are on a laptop. They all suffer the same problem. You only have 358MB of gpu memory which is a second problem.




BUT!!! I have a solution for you!!


Follow these directions to download and manually install the latest Intel GMA 965 driver available from Intel:

1. Download and Save the correct driver for your Operating System to your Desktop :
   Windows Vista 32 bit driver download
   Windows Vista 64 bit driver download
2. Go to your desktop, right-click the winvista_15115(.zip) file and left-click Extract All...
3. Click Extract and wait for the file extraction to finish
4. Click on the Start (Menu) button, right-click Computer, then click on Manage
   
5. Click Device Manager and then expand Display Adapters
   Right-click your Intel display adapter, then left-click Properties
   
   
6. In the new Window; click on the Driver tab and then Update Driver
   
7. In the Update Driver Software window; click Browse my computer for driver software
   
8. Tick Include subfolders, click Browse and choose this location :
   C:\ Users \ [Your Windows username] \ Desktop \ winvista_15115 \ Graphics
9. Click OK to confirm the location you have browsed too and then Next
   
10. The graphics driver should now start to install and update; once you see the Windows has successfully updated your software message, click Close to complete the update.

If you receive an error message when attempting to install the driver, please follow the above steps to reach step 6 again, and then continue with these instructions:

1. In the Update Driver Software window; click Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer
   
2. Untick Show compatible hardware, then click Have Disk...
   
3. Click Browse and confirm that you are browsing to the same folder as that mentioned in Step 9 above :
   C:\ Users \ [Your Windows username] \ Desktop \ winvista_15115 \ Graphics
4. Select (highlight) the file named igdlh or igdlh.inf and click Open
   
5. Click OK on the Install From Disk window
6. In the Model list search for and highlight the correct driver :
   Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
   It is important that you only choose the above driver and no others in the list
7. Click Next; the installation will begin. Once you see the Windows has successfully updated your software message, click Close to complete the update.

Windows XP Users

If you are using Windows XP; installing this driver may help:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&ProductID=2576&DwnldID=17292

You can find installation instructions here:
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/17292/eng/readme_2k_xp.txt

Reconfigure Your Graphics from Inside the Game


Please note that you may see a drop in performance when using this option; we strongly recommend following the earlier steps in this guide to update your graphics drivers.

If you can enter the game, login into any character, and then type this line into your chat window :
/console fixedFunction 1
After typing the command, press Enter, exit the game and then reload to try again.


Reconfigure Your Graphics from Outside of the Game

Please note that you may see a drop in performance when using this option; we strongly recommend following the steps earlier in this guide to update your graphics drivers.

If you cannot enter the game, please follow these steps :

1. Navigate to your game folder :
   [ Windows XP ]
   Right-click your game icon, left-click Properties
   Click on Find Target
   [ Windows Vista ]
   Right-click on your game icon, left click Open file location
2. Once there, open the WTF folder and look for a Config.wtf file
3. Open the Config.wtf file (if prompted, select a program from the list and choose WordPad)
4. Add the following text to a new line at the bottom of the file :
   SET fixedFunction "1"
5. Exit the file and save the changes

 

[Freddy Krueger]

The M965 series GPU's have several issue with textures. You need to understand that Intel GFX cards and GPU's are horrible. There's really nothing you can do to solve this as you are on a laptop. They all suffer the same problem. You only have 358MB of gpu memory which is a second problem.




BUT!!! I have a solution for you!!


Follow these directions to download and manually install the latest Intel GMA 965 driver available from Intel:

1. Download and Save the correct driver for your Operating System to your Desktop :
   Windows Vista 32 bit driver download
   Windows Vista 64 bit driver download
2. Go to your desktop, right-click the winvista_15115(.zip) file and left-click Extract All...
3. Click Extract and wait for the file extraction to finish
4. Click on the Start (Menu) button, right-click Computer, then click on Manage
   
5. Click Device Manager and then expand Display Adapters
   Right-click your Intel display adapter, then left-click Properties
   
   
6. In the new Window; click on the Driver tab and then Update Driver
   
7. In the Update Driver Software window; click Browse my computer for driver software
   
8. Tick Include subfolders, click Browse and choose this location :
   C:\ Users \ [Your Windows username] \ Desktop \ winvista_15115 \ Graphics
9. Click OK to confirm the location you have browsed too and then Next
   
10. The graphics driver should now start to install and update; once you see the Windows has successfully updated your software message, click Close to complete the update.

If you receive an error message when attempting to install the driver, please follow the above steps to reach step 6 again, and then continue with these instructions:

1. In the Update Driver Software window; click Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer
   
2. Untick Show compatible hardware, then click Have Disk...
   
3. Click Browse and confirm that you are browsing to the same folder as that mentioned in Step 9 above :
   C:\ Users \ [Your Windows username] \ Desktop \ winvista_15115 \ Graphics
4. Select (highlight) the file named igdlh or igdlh.inf and click Open
   
5. Click OK on the Install From Disk window
6. In the Model list search for and highlight the correct driver :
   Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
   It is important that you only choose the above driver and no others in the list
7. Click Next; the installation will begin. Once you see the Windows has successfully updated your software message, click Close to complete the update.

Windows XP Users

If you are using Windows XP; installing this driver may help:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&ProductID=2576&DwnldID=17292

You can find installation instructions here:
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/17292/eng/readme_2k_xp.txt

Reconfigure Your Graphics from Inside the Game


Please note that you may see a drop in performance when using this option; we strongly recommend following the earlier steps in this guide to update your graphics drivers.

If you can enter the game, login into any character, and then type this line into your chat window :
/console fixedFunction 1
After typing the command, press Enter, exit the game and then reload to try again.


Reconfigure Your Graphics from Outside of the Game

Please note that you may see a drop in performance when using this option; we strongly recommend following the steps earlier in this guide to update your graphics drivers.

If you cannot enter the game, please follow these steps :

1. Navigate to your game folder :
   [ Windows XP ]
   Right-click your game icon, left-click Properties
   Click on Find Target
   [ Windows Vista ]
   Right-click on your game icon, left click Open file location
2. Once there, open the WTF folder and look for a Config.wtf file
3. Open the Config.wtf file (if prompted, select a program from the list and choose WordPad)
4. Add the following text to a new line at the bottom of the file :
   SET fixedFunction "1"
5. Exit the file and save the changes

dude you fucking ROCK, it sucessfully installed gonna restart now, hope to god it works. EDIT:IT FUCKING WORKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKEDDDDDD! DUDE I OWE YOU FUCKING BIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


BIG BIG VOUCH FOR Sephiroth878 FOR HELPING ME GET WoW BACK AFTER 6 MONTHS OF NO GAME! DUDE YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!

 

[Tezlin]

Vouch for what? He probably Google'd that, just like you could have.