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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Game » consists of 14 releases. First released on Nov 11, 2011

The fifth installment in Bethesda's Elder Scrolls franchise is set in the eponymous province of Skyrim, where the ancient threat of dragons, led by the sinister Alduin, is rising again to threaten all mortal races. Only the player, as the prophesied hero the Dovahkiin, can save the world from destruction.

Graphics problems out of nowhere.

#1 Posted by Tom1243 (46 posts) - 1 year, 2 months ago

So this is what my game is looking like at the moment. The game has always ran fine and I have changed no settings. My graphics card is up to date (Radeon HD 6870), and I am kind of stuck on what to do next, it's kind of breaking the game for me, as it gets much worse than this, walls clipping out, becoming translucent. Anyone more computer savvy have an idea what is going on?

#2 Edited by WilltheMagicAsian (1532 posts) - 1 year, 2 months ago

Your card could be artifacting.

  • Are you overclocking?
  • What kind of temps are you getting in-game?
  • Does it happen with every game or just Skyrim?

If it's not stemmed from overheating/overclocking your card is probably damaged and you probably need to RMA it.

#3 Posted by AlisterCat (5071 posts) - 1 year, 2 months ago

That kind of corruption I would usually associated with the graphics card overheating, not a problem with the game. Though that shouldn't also cause walls to clip.

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#4 Posted by Benny (1716 posts) - 1 year, 2 months ago

Turn down shadow quality in advanced settings duder.

#5 Posted by SlashDance (1290 posts) - 1 year, 2 months ago

I'm pretty sure I saw similar screenshots on the steam forums after the last patch. Go check over there, 1.5 broke the game for a bunch of people.

#6 Posted by selbie (1689 posts) - 1 year, 2 months ago

Check that your case is getting enough air flow for starters. Overheating is usually the culprit.

#7 Edited by WilltheMagicAsian (1532 posts) - 1 year, 2 months ago

@SlashDance said:

I'm pretty sure I saw similar screenshots on the steam forums after the last patch. Go check over there, 1.5 broke the game for a bunch of people.

Yeah, just googled this and there are videos with this exact problem and they had the exact same card. Installing 12.3 and disabling AA seems to be a temporary fix, or try rolling back to an older catalyst like 12.1.

#8 Posted by Chavtheworld (4271 posts) - 1 year, 2 months ago

Yeah I recommend checking your temps, looks like hella artefacts.

#9 Posted by AlisterCat (5071 posts) - 1 year, 2 months ago

I might as well bring tis up here, I have crazy bright red lines filling my screen when I'm looking at dragons. Never seen them before 1.5

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#10 Posted by Tom1243 (46 posts) - 1 year, 2 months ago

@WilltheMagicAsian: Exactly my problem yeah. It is fine with other games, not problems at all, so it must be a software problem... Will check steam forums.

#11 Posted by Tom1243 (46 posts) - 1 year, 2 months ago

@WilltheMagicAsian:

Good shout on disabling AA :) Worked a charm. Thanks for the help.

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