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Strange Xbox 360 Graphic Game Occurrence, any help please.

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Old 16-11-2008, 12:19 AM   #1
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Question Strange Xbox 360 Graphic Game Occurrence, any help please.

Hi guys.

Today I've encountered a strange problem with my xbox 360 when playing games especially GOW2, Far Cry 2 and Fable 2 but when I play FIFA 09 I don't get the problems. Here are some pictures below.


That's normal when I'm playing FIFA 09 but the below picture is Fable 2 when I get the problem while playing Fable 2


Please can anyone help.

I've encountered the same weird dots and lines on Gears of War 2 and Farcry 2 aswell as Fable 2.

Anyone got any ideas what it is?

Any help will be highly appreciated
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Old 16-11-2008, 12:29 AM   #2
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Re: Strange Xbox 360 Graphic Game Occurrence, any help please.

I can only see a problem with the top image,it's called MAN U.
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Old 16-11-2008, 12:32 AM   #3
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Re: Strange Xbox 360 Graphic Game Occurrence, any help please.

haha

Any ideas what the problem is?

I'll test it with Grid, Assassins Creed, RS Vegas and a few other games tomorow and get some pictures if it appears on the other games I'll test.

Any help would be highly appreciated

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Old 16-11-2008, 1:07 AM   #4
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Re: Strange Xbox 360 Graphic Game Occurrence, any help please.

The bottom image is rotated 90 degrees, yes?

It looks very similar to mine earlier which died this morning. I'd add an image but it's too much of a pain on this forum* but you look like you have vertical blue lines.

From that I'd suspect your GPU is on the way out. You'll be lucky if the machine lasts much longer.

If it's under 12 months old I'd take it back, otherwise call MS. If you're lucky it'll last over Christmas so you won't be without!

See my experiences today 11-month old Elite just died - can I force the shop to replace it?



*Mods you've been busy enough moving my posts around today, any chance of making uploading images easier?
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Old 16-11-2008, 1:11 AM   #5
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Re: Strange Xbox 360 Graphic Game Occurrence, any help please.

I think your gpu, graphics chip is on its last legs...this happned to me and I recieved the un repairable e74 one red light.

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Old 16-11-2008, 1:28 AM   #6
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Re: Strange Xbox 360 Graphic Game Occurrence, any help please.

About a week ago, I booted up my Xbox, went into a game of COD4, got exactly the same graphical errors, rebooted, and voila, E74 error and 1 red ring.

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Old 16-11-2008, 1:56 AM   #7
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Re: Strange Xbox 360 Graphic Game Occurrence, any help please.

I'm wondering why its pretty much perfect in FIFA but all messed up in Fable 2...?
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Old 16-11-2008, 10:29 AM   #8
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Re: Strange Xbox 360 Graphic Game Occurrence, any help please.

Got the E74 error and 1 red light this morning when I turned it on.
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Re: Strange Xbox 360 Graphic Game Occurrence, any help please.

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I'm wondering why its pretty much perfect in FIFA but all messed up in Fable 2...?
I think its probably because FIFA doesnt push the 360s hardware to its limits, where as Fable is a more demanding game, so it does push the hardware near its limits.
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Old 16-11-2008, 12:39 PM   #10
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Re: Strange Xbox 360 Graphic Game Occurrence, any help please.

That's what I was thinking, I'm going to try the X Clamp replacement on the GPU and see if that helps or fixes the problem as with Christmas coming up I can't afford to fork out 130 on a new Xbox or even 60 on getting it fixed, but atleast I've got my PS3
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Old 17-11-2008, 5:05 PM   #11
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Re: Strange Xbox 360 Graphic Game Occurrence, any help please.

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Got the E74 error and 1 red light this morning when I turned it on.
Double check that the video lead is properly inserted in the back of your Xbox.
I had a similar picture problem on my first Xbox while playing G.R.A.W. 2.
I check the connection on the back of the Xbox and it had somehow come a little loose.
That Xbox did die a couple of months later though, so be prepared for that.
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Old 18-11-2008, 1:13 AM   #12
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Re: Strange Xbox 360 Graphic Game Occurrence, any help please.

You have a cold solder joint under your gpu, hence the graphic oddities. Lead free solder plus heat = fubar ;(

It needs reflowing, and in a while you will get 3 red lights.

The basic design flaw of the 360.

Sorry.
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