Getting bad polygons in game

[Ogie]

Ok so after swapping my defective video card with a new one from EVGA (660 GTX FTW Sig2) I no longer have video drivers crashing like I used to.

However now in game after about 10-15 minutes of play, I start seeing polygons appear that definitely should not be there. Some of these originate at the player and stretch clear across the map. Some are on the ground and they make the map look hideous.

Any ideas on why this is or is anyone else experiencing this? I find that rebooting will fix it for a while, but then it comes back. Also this is the only game I am seeing this on. I play TMUF, TM2, etc and they all run flawlessly. I also do not overclock anything...it's all stock. You can see some screenshots at the following URL:

http://imgur.com/a/X1jGZ

Thanks in advance!

[faserg1]

Try to update video drivers. In case, source of problem in drivers.

[Omnixor]

you sure it's not overheating? also try closing all programs except Maniaplanet.

[Ogie]

I just tried upgrading my video drivers to nVidia version 320.18 and tried the game again. It only took about 2 minutes for the polygons to come back. So the problem is still there.

I enabled the EVGA Precision X monitoring software to check the GPU temp while playing. The highest temp I saw the GPU go is 67 degrees C. I don't believe that is what would be considered to be overheating, but please correct me if I'm wrong.

Any other ideas or suggestions? Perhaps it's a setting I have set wrong? My current settings are shown below:




Thanks again!

[Ogie]

Just a quick update. I tried running the game with nothing else open. I usually have iTunes open to listen to music while I play. This is still happening even with nothing else running.

Any other suggestions or ideas? I really want to play this game for more than 2 minutes at a time but I can't with all of this junk on the screen.

Thanks!

[TMarc]

Close the game.
Delete the file Default.Config.Gbx and the GBX file that starts with Dx9Caps.

But as others wrote, it is more likely a memory leak or overheating (it can also be the CPU or the Northbridge chip!).
Please check all the temperatures and the fans...

[Omnixor]

yeah, these files are in Documents\Maniaplanet\Config.

[Ogie]

Ok here's a snapshot of the CPU details when playing:

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Hardware monitor	Nuvoton NCT6776
	Voltage 0	0.98 Volts [0x7A] (CPU VCORE)
	Voltage 1	1.02 Volts [0x7F] (VIN1)
	Voltage 2	3.39 Volts [0xD4] (AVCC)
	Voltage 3	3.39 Volts [0xD4] (3VCC)
	Voltage 4	1.02 Volts [0x7F] (VIN4)
	Voltage 6	1.49 Volts [0xBA] (VIN6)
	Temperature 0	45°C (113°F) [0x2D] (SYSTIN)
	Temperature 3	47°C (116°F) [0x2F] (TMPIN3)
	Fan 0		1610 RPM [0x64A] (SYSFANIN)
	Fan 1		1586 RPM [0x632] (CPUFANIN)
	Fan 2		1501 RPM [0x5DD] (AUXFANIN0)
	Fan 3		1481 RPM [0x5C9] (AUXFANIN1)

As far as the files are concerned, I see a Default.SystemConfig.gbx file. Is that the right one? I don't see the other file in that folder. Here's what I see in that ManiaPlanet/Config folder:



What u think?

[Ogie]

Oh just another update...I tried playing TM2 stadium and see funky polygons in that game too. So it seems to be a ManiaPlanet thing.

I don't get any problems with TrackMania United Forever or other games such as MW3, Serious Sam 3, etc.

[TMarc]

Yeah, it is Default.SystemConfig.Gbx.

I just tried with the latest nVidia drivers, no bad polygons in Stadium after 1h of playing.