Terrible Graphics and Game Crashes

[LeGussly 4]

Since day 1 of buying Dayz SA Ive had graphics issues Im hoping to find help resolving.. 
However recently Ive run into an error message where the game crashes and says the memory cant be ready reference 0x00000008. etc. etc.

Ive tried multiple things including reinstalling Dayz and restarting the computer.. Ill attach some pictures of the graphics, some of them are my character inside of a building, and the walls are gone..

[Baker. 1484]

Since day 1 of buying Dayz SA Ive had graphics issues Im hoping to find help resolving.. 

However recently Ive run into an error message where the game crashes and says the memory cant be ready reference 0x00000008. etc. etc.

Ive tried multiple things including reinstalling Dayz and restarting the computer.. Ill attach some pictures of the graphics, some of them are my character inside of a building, and the walls are gone..

32 bit os?

[DemonGroover 8836]

You got your specs?

 

Looks like a PS2 game.

[NuckFuts 265]

Looks kinda like what a PC/Laptop thats struggling to run the game looks like to me.

 

Always check system requirements before purchasing games.

[LeGussly 4]

I Have a PC
16GB Ram
2GB Vid Card 960gx NVIDIA

i5 3.9 ghz Processor
2TB Hardrive


Windows 7 Premium 64 Bit

It should be more then capable of running the game... Ive had it play great from time to time, and when it does it runs great and the graphics look great ( as great as early Alpha gets).
But more times then not it runs laggy, choppy and basically minecraft has better graphics...

The first post of the thread, 2nd and 4th pic Im inside a house.. walls, floors and furniture disapear, but can usually still items such as clothing or food.

Edited September 22, 2015 by LeGussly

[Baker. 1484]

I Have a PC

16GB Ram

2GB Vid Card 960gx NVIDIA

i5 3.9 ghz Processor

2TB Hardrive

Windows 7 Premium 64 Bit

It should be more then capable of running the game... Ive had it play great from time to time, and when it does it runs great and the graphics look great ( as great as early Alpha gets).

But more times then not it runs laggy, choppy and basically minecraft has better graphics...

The first post of the thread, 2nd and 4th pic Im inside a house.. walls, floors and furniture disapear, but can usually still items such as clothing or food.

Any chance you are plugged into the onboard video?

[LeGussly 4]

There is a chance, but no, it is in the video card... all of my other games play with max graphic settings by default- Skyrim, Starcraft II, etc.. 
Its deffinatly just an issue with Dayz and has prevented me from playing a game I really want to enjoy for the past 6 months..
Windows is up to date, but not activated with a key, would that cause anything??
As well ive searched and tried many things, aside from uninstalling my  graphics driver, and my OS...

[BleedoutBill 1636]

First things first. Let's sort out the crash.

 

See: http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/186540-my-dayz-crashed-what-do-i-do/

[LeGussly 4]

I have an account on the feedback tracker, opened a seperate ticket for each issue but mentioned both within eachother.. quit getting responses so I came here..

Unfortunatly, The crash and terrbile graphics both happen all the time, and dont seem to be triggered by anything I do, the game sometimes crashes within 5 seconds of joining a server (any server Ive tried) and can also last as much as 15 mins before crashing, which is almost always while Im simply walking around or standing still.

The graphics get really shotty at anytime, mostly with movement, I can temporarily fix it by changing the rendering resolution or overall quality... resetting the graphics.
After doing this, they sometimes get bad immediatly after closing the menu, sometimes as soon as I move my character afterwards, and othertimes just when I enter a building.

However, both issues are very consistent and dont seem to happen reliably with one action..

Edited September 23, 2015 by LeGussly

[LeGussly 4]

However, I attached the Dayz.Zip and Dxdiag to my ticket..

[BleedoutBill 1636]

However, I attached the Dayz.Zip and Dxdiag to my ticket..

Unlike other devs, where it takes 6-10 days just to get an acknowledgement, the DayZ devs tend to be pretty responsive, especially when it comes to crash reports. I typically get a response within 24 hours, except on the weekend, obviously.

 

If it is a non critical error they may ask for additional information and then file the bug away, to deal with it at a later date. If that happens with your video issue, we'll certainly try to help you out. Just keep us in the loop.

 

Cheers!

Edited September 23, 2015 by BleedoutBill

[Baker. 1484]

Are you overlocking?

 

Running release or beta drivers?

 

Have you actually turned up the graphics in the settings?

 

is the extra power connector firmly attached to the grahpics card?

 

what are your running temps whilst gaming?

[LeGussly 4]

Not set to overclock, its a 3.5ghz-3.9ghz. I havent set it any higher then the base spec.

Its just NVIDIA Geforce I have, dont believe its a a beta or anything.

Ive played with the settings in-game lots to try different settings, have used Geforce to optimize the graphics for the game, which may have helped the graphic quality when theyre actually good, but hasnt affected when they actually bugger up.

The video card just snaps in one place, dont believe it had any other power to it that Im aware of.

Temps normally sit around 30-40 Celcius... Gaming something like LoL or Skyrim Ill see 40-50 and Dayz the highest I have ever seen is 70. ( I have a friend with a similar but older computer build and hes seen in the 90s which is obviously not good, but he runs the game like a dream.)

And yes I got a swift reply on the tracker after I added the Zip file and Dxdiag, I will see where that ends up..

Edited September 24, 2015 by LeGussly

[LeGussly 4]

And now on the Dayz site Im not getting any response from any GM's after attaching the 2 files they ask for... Anyone have any ideas of whats up?

[GaryWalnuts 1680]

A few other things you can try if you are out of ideas,  the following will set some variables back to default

 

A) Steam

 In steam library, go to dayz, right click properties, 'set launch options' and remove any options in there (reinstalling dayz does not reset steam launch parameters)

B ) DayZ

 If you've made any changes to your config you can reset it to default

 exit Dayz

 go to  C:\Users\(Username)\Documents\DayZ\

 rename Dayz.cfg to DayZ_Backup.cfg

 then restart the game, it'll create a new default dayz config, then you'll have to readjust your video settings in game

C) Nvidia

   Go to windows control panel, then nvidia control panel, then Manage 3D settings

   Under Global Settings, set preferred processor to "auto select" and click 'restore' on the bottom

   (Disclaimer: This may effect your other game profiles)

   Under Program Settings, find dayz, locate  "select the preferred graphics processor " and choose "Use Global Setting (Auto-Select:  nvidia GPU)

 

good luck

Edited October 9, 2015 by GaryWalnuts

[LeGussly 4]

Well Ive tried damn near everything except a clean video driver uninstall/ reinstall and a windows reinstall.. 
I fiddled with a few things and set some launch parameters, now the color scheme changes before lauch, my OS is 64 bit and I believe I accidentally set the game to 32 bit somehow.. of course with all my scrambling I dont remember how. 

HOWEVER, my game does not appear to crash anymore.. The only issue Im currently struggling with is the absolutly horrible graphics... any ideas??

[LeGussly 4]

32 bit os?

Oh Damn.. all this time I was sure I had a 64 Bit OS... Its a 32 Bit lol.. Does this change anything?

[nl 986]

Oh Damn.. all this time I was sure I had a 64 Bit OS... Its a 32 Bit lol.. Does this change anything?

It means you are only using a total of 4 GB RAM, this includes your video RAM...

Also, your vid card should have an extra power connector, it needs this. From your power supply there shoukd be a 6 pin connector connected to your card.

Obviously, before plugging it in power your pc down first.

[Baker. 1484]

Oh Damn.. all this time I was sure I had a 64 Bit OS... Its a 32 Bit lol.. Does this change anything?

quite a bit actually, limits the total addressable memory of your system to 3gb this includes vram. If you switch to a 64 bit i would wager your problems would evaporate

[pilgrim* 3514]

..//..

The video card just snaps in one place, dont believe it had any other power to it that Im aware of.

.//..

 

You say:

"2GB Vid Card 960gx NVIDIA"

do you mean:

GeForce GTX 960 2GB  ?

GeForce says- specs: Power Consumption

"With a rated board TDP of 120W, it requires at least a 400W PSU with one available 6-pin connector. "

 

any help?

xx pilgrim

[LeGussly 4]

quite a bit actually, limits the total addressable memory of your system to 3gb this includes vram. If you switch to a 64 bit i would wager your problems would evaporate

 So I've been interested in upgrading to Windows 10 64 Bit.. This should solve my issues, you're thinking?

[LeGussly 4]

You say:

"2GB Vid Card 960gx NVIDIA"

do you mean:

GeForce GTX 960 2GB  ?

GeForce says- specs: Power Consumption

"With a rated board TDP of 120W, it requires at least a 400W PSU with one available 6-pin connector. "

 

any help?

xx pilgrim

Yes Geforce And I have a 95 W or 1000W PSU ( Dont remember exact value and don't feel like taking the case off lol. I will check on this extra 6 pin connecter... Although it runs Starcraft 2, ESO, LoL and Battlefield 4 with beautiful graphics..

[Baker. 1484]

 So I've been interested in upgrading to Windows 10 64 Bit.. This should solve my issues, you're thinking?

 

Even if it doesn't the benefits will be numerous and substantial 

[LeGussly 4]

By the sounds of it Im getting Windows 10 64 Bit tomorrow... Praying that this fixes ALL my gaming issues since Ive got 2GB Video and 16 GB Ram I would love to be actually using.

Thanks for all the help everyone, I will let you know!

[LeGussly 4]

Even if it doesn't the benefits will be numerous and substantial 

I would like to thank everyone who helped me out on this forum so far, I got Windows 10 64 Bit and it seems to have fixed any and all problems Ive had.