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[SexyWhiteDemoman]

 Throughout the game, I have various textures stretching, can anybody help me with this, please?

Here is an image of what I'm talking about

[SSV Enterprise]

Can you provide the information about your PC's CPU, graphics card, RAM, and operating system please?

[SexyWhiteDemoman]

SSV Enterprise wrote...

Can you provide the information about your PC's CPU, graphics card, RAM, and operating system please?

CPU: AMD Anthlon II x2 245 Processor 2.90 GHz

Graphics card: ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500

RAM: 4 GB

Windows 7 home premium service pack 1

[Fredvdp]

Did you repair the installation? Right click Mass Effect 3 in Origin and click on 'repair install'.

[The End1942]

Unfortunately, this is a classic symptom of potential hardware issues related to the video card. A best case scenario for you would be corrupt drivers or overheating. Try (re)installing the latest video drivers.

[Fredvdp]

I've seen this symptom before as a result of a corrupt installation, but drivers could cause this as well. I also have to point out that the OP is not specific enough about the GPU. The Radeon HD 4300 series is below the system requirements while the 4500 cards are not.

[sweone]

The End1942 wrote...

Unfortunately, this is a classic symptom of potential hardware issues related to the video card. A best case scenario for you would be corrupt drivers or overheating. Try (re)installing the latest video drivers.

I agree, the times I´ve had artifacting in games or other apps it has been the video card.

[Fredvdp]

I had something similar on an old Geforce 2 when I used old drivers.

[SexyWhiteDemoman]

Fredvdp wrote...

Did you repair the installation? Right click Mass Effect 3 in Origin and click on 'repair install'.

Just tried that, didn't work
 

The End1942 wrote...

Unfortunately, this is a classic symptom of potential hardware issues related to the video card. A best case scenario for you would be corrupt drivers or overheating. Try (re)installing the latest video drivers.

At first I thought that too, but this doesn't happen on anything else, Mass Effect 3 is the absolutley only thing it happens to, so if my card was bad, shouldn't that affect other games too? After I first noticed this problem, I checked for a driver update, there was one, which I Iinstalled, it changed nothing.

Fredvdp wrote...

I've seen this symptom before as a result of a corrupt installation, but drivers could cause this as well. I also have to point out that the OP is not specific enough about the GPU. The Radeon HD 4300 series is below the system requirements while the 4500 cards are not.

That was copy/pasted from my AMD Vision Controll Center, nowhere in there or my computer's system specs does it get more specific. Whatever I have it got a 3.7 on Windows Experience index, if tht helpes at all.

[sweone]

I do´nt want to be pessimistic but if the card is broken it shows in games that use just that shader, chip, that is faulty first. Or if the fan is going bad, or is full of dust, the game that put the most load on the system will suffer first.

[SSV Enterprise]

There could be a problem with the drivers that a simple update won't fix.  Try doing a repair of the AMD drivers. Go to "Programs and Features" in the control panel, click "AMD Catalyst Install Manager", select "Change", and in the window that pops up select "Uninstall Manager", and click "Repair Catalyst Install Manager".

Fredvdp wrote...

I've seen this symptom before as a result of a corrupt installation, but drivers could cause this as well. I also have to point out that the OP is not specific enough about the GPU. The Radeon HD 4300 series is below the system requirements while the 4500 cards are not.

The Radeon HD 4500 and the 4300 are the same chip (80 VLIW 5 shaders), the 4500 is just clocked a bit higher and has better memory.  So it wouldn't make much of a difference.

Modifié par SSV Enterprise, 22 mai 2012 - 12:50 .

[SexyWhiteDemoman]

SSV Enterprise wrote...

There could be a problem with the drivers that a simple update won't fix.  Try doing a repair of the AMD drivers. Go to "Programs and Features" in the control panel, click "AMD Catalyst Install Manager", select "Change", and in the window that pops up select "Uninstall Manager", and click "Repair Catalyst Install Manager".

Fredvdp wrote...

I've seen this symptom before as a result of a corrupt installation, but drivers could cause this as well. I also have to point out that the OP is not specific enough about the GPU. The Radeon HD 4300 series is below the system requirements while the 4500 cards are not.

The Radeon HD 4500 and the 4300 are the same chip (80 VLIW 5 shaders), the 4500 is just clocked a bit higher and has better memory.  So it wouldn't make much of a difference.

If what both of you said is correct, would raising my clock settings in my driver's help? Also, I did the repair thing you said, no effect.

[SSV Enterprise]

SexyWhiteDemoman wrote...

If what both of you said is correct, would raising my clock settings in my driver's help? Also, I did the repair thing you said, no effect.

No, raising the clock would only improve performance.  It would cause more graphical glitches if anything (there's a reason that clocks are set how they are; the graphics chip can only handle so much).

You could try a clean install, completely uninstalling the AMD drivers and then reinstalling them.  First go to AMD's website here and download the appropriate drivers, but don't install them yet.

Then, do the same thing as before in Programs and Features, except instead of selecting "repair", select "Uninstall Manager" (Do NOT select "Express Uninstall ALL AMD Software").  Then select "Custom".

Now, your PC has an AMD chipset and processor, so your graphics driver is not the only AMD software on your PC. You only want to uninstall the graphics drivers, not the chipset drivers. Select everything that matches the following checklist to uninstall, and nothing else.  If there's something in this image that is not on your PC, don't worry about it.



Once the uninstall is finished, your screen will go to a low resolution, probably with black bars around it.  This is normal.  Restart your PC.  Now install the drivers you downloaded from the AMD website at the start.  It will take you through a similar installation process, and you can just select "Express" this time around instead of custom.  Restart your PC. 

Any problems with the graphics card driver software should be fixed after this process, and if Mass Effect 3 still has texture stretching then it's probably a problem with the graphics card itself.

Modifié par SSV Enterprise, 23 mai 2012 - 01:39 .

[SexyWhiteDemoman]

SSV Enterprise wrote...


You could try a clean install, completely uninstalling the AMD drivers and then reinstalling them.  First go to AMD's website here and download the appropriate drivers, but don't install them yet.

Any problems with the graphics card driver software should be fixed after this process, and if Mass Effect 3 still has texture stretching then it's probably a problem with the graphics card itself.

Ok, problem still present, so it is apparently hardware problems. I will then have to probably get a new one, although this problem only happens on one game, so I may just live with it. Thanks for your help anyways, I really appreaciate it.

[SSV Enterprise]

SexyWhiteDemoman wrote...

Ok, problem still present, so it is apparently hardware problems. I will then have to probably get a new one, although this problem only happens on one game, so I may just live with it. Thanks for your help anyways, I really appreaciate it.

You're welcome.  Here's an example of an relatively inexpensive graphics card that you can buy that will play ME3 just fine (much better than the card you had before):

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx

Newegg.com is generally a good place to buy PC hardware.  Whatever you do, do not buy from a store like Best Buy.  Their prices are terrible.  (This all only applies if you live in the United States; I'm afraid I don't know good places to buy from otherwise).

Lastly, just to make sure, you are using a desktop, correct?  Only desktop PCs can have their graphics cards replaced.  If you're using a laptop then unfortunately you will be unable to upgrade.

[seano287]

This started happening to me with Mass Effect 2 and 3 around the same time (a week or so) ago. It coincided with an update to my ATI driver and software. I haven't been able to fix it (I haven't tried much), but I'm certain it's a software, not a hardware problem.

[brayker310]

I've had similar problems before. You can try turning off "Cool & Quiet" in the Motherboard BIOS, or try down-clocking your graphics card with Easytune or a similar overclocking utility. Also, try running the Furmark benchmark and see if the issue exists.