first off, thank you for taking your time to read this.

you see i bought this game for PC today and i was REALLY looking forward to playing it, however im getting this error and its making the game really unplayable for me.
ive taken several screenshots of the game with the error in action and i have tried changing ALL the graphics options and settings and i dont know how to get rid of it.
the error is the game only renders the top half of the screens particle effects e.g smoke, fog and dust and when i look around the line of the particle rendering seems to take shape of objects in the game (see screenshots)
[img]http://i40.tinypic.com/35ko0u8.jpg[/img]
this is me just starting the game. and you can immediately see the problem.


[img]http://i40.tinypic.com/rt2bmc.jpg[/img]
and this picture gives an idea of how it takes the shape of the surrounding objects.


[img]http://i44.tinypic.com/23tobcw.jpg[/img]
this is a moment in the game it really annoys me as you can only see the effects above the cursor


[img]http://i39.tinypic.com/5o855l.jpg[/img]
here you can see it taking shapes of the environment again.


[img]http://i39.tinypic.com/2agsyzk.jpg[/img]
this is the dragon breathing fire and you can see its only rendering the top half of the screens particles.


[img]http://i44.tinypic.com/c5aur.jpg[/img]
this is meant to be smoke but i can only see it above the cursor.


[img]http://i41.tinypic.com/294tgmv.jpg[/img]
i thought once i got inside a building the problem would disappear but i was wrong and inside i still get the same bug


[img]http://i41.tinypic.com/25u2q68.jpg[/img]
and the last one i took is showing the way it takes shape of everything


and thats the problem, ive tried many things and i cant get rid of it its almost as if the particle render layer of the game has shifted itself above the cursor because logically thinking if it was lower the silhouettes would match the game. but what do i know im only 15

so if anyone has any way of getting rid of this problem please help PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Try reinstalling your video card drivers.

update your drivers and directx

thanks for the suggestion but ive already tried that D:

Yeah I'd say drivers and direct x too.

Maybe your video card itself is the problem then. Try lowering the graphics. Depth of field or post-processed effects especially as it seems to be the problem.

ive updated my graphics card drivers already and ive installed the direct x in the steam directory but i cant get this problem to go away
these are my system specs:
AMD Phenom™ II X6 1055T Processor 2.80 GHz
8.00 GB DRR3 RAM
Windows 7 home premium 64 bit
Nvidia GeForce Gtx 460 2GB dx11 graphics card

and even on the lowest of all settings the problem is still there

and ive tried turning off depth of field (im a programmer and i though it would be related to post processing)

Do you have this kind problems with any other games?

no i dont really, however the old oblivion elder scrolls iv game had major problems. i didnt think it would happen again because of how much work they put into the rendering of the game and the general graphics but ive never had a problem like this even with the oblivion games its really upsetting now because i cant really enjoy the game

Can you put your .ini configurations?

which one? because there is many different ones, do you mean the SkyrimPrefs.ini?

yes SkyrimPrefs.ini

[General]fBrightLightColorB=1.0000fBrightLightColorG=1.0000fBrightLightColorR=1.0000iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0[Imagespace]bDoDepthOfField=1[Display]iBlurDeferredShadowMask=5fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000fShadowDistance=2500.0000iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=1024iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048iShadowSplitCount=2iMaxAnisotropy=8fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=3600.0000fGamma=1.0000fDecalLOD2=1500.0000fDecalLOD1=1000.0000fSpecularLODStartFade=500.0000fShadowLODStartFade=200.0000fLightLODStartFade=1000.0000iTexMipMapMinimum=0iTexMipMapSkip=0iWaterMultiSamples=0iMultiSample=0iShadowMode=3bTreesReceiveShadows=0bDrawLandShadows=0bFull Screen=0iSize H=900iSize W=1600fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=2048.0000fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=2844.0000fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=3072.0000fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=4096.0000iScreenShotIndex=2bShadowMaskZPrepass=0bMainZPrepass=0iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=3iMaxDecalsPerFrame=10bFloatPointRenderTarget=0[Grass]b30GrassVS=0fGrassStartFadeDistance=3500.0000fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=7000.0000fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=0.0000[MAIN]bGamepadEnable=1bCrosshairEnabled=1fHUDOpacity=1.000bSaveOnPause=1bSaveOnTravel=1bSaveOnWait=1bSaveOnRest=1[GamePlay]bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=1bShowQuestMarkers=1iDifficulty=2[Interface]bDialogueSubtitles=0bGeneralSubtitles=0[Controls]fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=1.0000fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0125bAlwaysRunByDefault=1bInvertYValues=0bGamePadRumble=1bMouseAcceleration=1[Particles]iMaxDesired=750[SaveGame]fAutosaveEveryXMins=15.0000[AudioMenu]fAudioMasterVolume=1.0000fVal7=1.0000uID7=0fVal6=1.0000uID6=0fVal5=1.0000uID5=0fVal4=1.0000uID4=0fVal3=1.0000uID3=0fVal2=0.4000uID2=466532fVal1=1.0000uID1=554685fVal0=0.8000uID0=1007612[Clouds]fCloudLevel2Distance=262144.0000fCloudLevel1Distance=32768.0000fCloudLevel0Distance=16384.0000fCloudNearFadeDistance=9000.0000[TerrainManager]fTreeLoadDistance=25000.0000fBlockMaximumDistance=100000.0000fBlockLevel1Distance=32768.0000fBlockLevel0Distance=20480.0000fSplitDistanceMult=0.7500bShowLODInEditor=0[NavMesh]fObstacleAlpha=0.5000fCoverSideHighAlpha=0.8000fCoverSideLowAlpha=0.6500fEdgeFullAlpha=1.0000fEdgeHighAlpha=0.7500fEdgeLowAlpha=0.5000fTriangleFullAlpha=0.7000fTriangleHighAlpha=0.3500fTriangleLowAlpha=0.2000fLedgeBoxHalfHeight=25.0000fEdgeDistFromVert=10.0000fEdgeThickness=10.0000fPointSize=2.5000[Trees]bRenderSkinnedTrees=1uiMaxSkinnedTreesToRender=20[Decals]uMaxDecals=100[LOD]fLODFadeOutMultObjects=5.0000fLODFadeOutMultItems=3.0000fLODFadeOutMultActors=6.0000[Launcher]bEnableFileSelection=1

Delete your ini. Next time you launch the game the launcher will re-create it. Its a long shot but might help, who knows.

try this,

make a back up of yours .ini and replase de orginal whit this:
(you must change your resolution and you video card)


[Display]
iTexMipMapSkip=0
bFXAAEnabled=0
fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=10000000.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=10000000.0000
fSpecularLODStartFade=1300.0000
fLightLODStartFade=3200.0000
fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=0.0000
iShadowMapResolution=4096
iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=4096
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=4096
fShadowBiasScale=0.5000
iShadowMaskQuarter=4
iBlurDeferredShadowMask=3
fShadowDistance=4000.0000
iMaxDecalsPerFrame=100
iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=25
iAdapter=0
iSize W=CHANGE
iSize H=CHANGE
iMultiSample=4
iMaxAnisotropy=16
iPresentInterval=0
bFull Screen=1
fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000
bFloatPointRenderTarget=1
fGamma=1.1600
iShadowFilter=1
fDecalLOD2=1500.0000
fDecalLOD1=1000.0000
fShadowLODStartFade=1000.0000
iTexMipMapMinimum=0
bTransparencyMultisampling=0
iWaterMultiSamples=0
iShadowMode=3
bTreesReceiveShadows=1
bDrawLandShadows=1
bDrawShadows=1
fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000
fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000
fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000
fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=2048.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=2844.0000
iScreenShotIndex=0
bShadowMaskZPrepass=0
bMainZPrepass=0
sD3DDevice="CHANGE HERE!"
[Imagespace]
iRadialBlurLevel=2
bDoDepthOfField=1
[LOD]
fLODFadeOutMultActors=13.0000
fLODFadeOutMultItems=13.8000
fLODFadeOutMultObjects=13.0000
fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000
[Grass]
fGrassStartFadeDistance=6000.0000
b30GrassVS=1
fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=7000.0000
fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=400.0000
[Decals]
bDecals=1
bSkinnedDecals=1
uMaxDecals=1000
uMaxSkinDecals=100
uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=60
[TerrainManager]
fTreeLoadDistance=40000.0000
fBlockMaximumDistance=150000.0000
fBlockLevel1Distance=40000.0000
fBlockLevel0Distance=25000.0000
fSplitDistanceMult=1.1000
bShowLODInEditor=0
[BlurShaderHDR]
bDoHighDynamicRange=1
[BlurShader]
bUseBlurShader=0
[Launcher]
bShowAllResolutions=1
uLastAspectRatio=3
[Water]
iWaterReflectHeight=1024
iWaterReflectWidth=1024
bUseWaterDisplacements=1
bUseWaterRefractions=1
bUseWaterReflections=1
bUseWaterDepth=1
[MAIN]
fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=150000.0000
bGamepadEnable=0
bCrosshairEnabled=0
fHUDOpacity=1.0000
bSaveOnPause=1
bSaveOnTravel=1
bSaveOnWait=1
bSaveOnRest=1
[GamePlay]
bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=0
bShowQuestMarkers=0
iDifficulty=4
[Interface]
bDialogueSubtitles=1
bGeneralSubtitles=1
bShowCompass=0
[Controls]
fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0220
fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=1.9000
bAlwaysRunByDefault=1
bInvertYValues=0
bGamePadRumble=0
bMouseAcceleration=0
[Particles]
iMaxDesired=750
[SaveGame]
fAutosaveEveryXMins=15.0000
[AudioMenu]
fAudioMasterVolume=1.0000
fVal7=1.0000
uID7=0
fVal6=1.0000
uID6=0
fVal5=1.0000
uID5=0
fVal4=1.0000
uID4=0
fVal3=0.5000
uID3=466532
fVal2=0.8000
uID2=554685
fVal1=0.8000
uID1=1007612
fVal0=1.0000
uID0=94881
[Clouds]
fCloudLevel2Distance=262144.0000
fCloudLevel1Distance=32768.0000
fCloudLevel0Distance=16384.0000
fCloudNearFadeDistance=9000.0000
[General]
iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1
bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0
[Trees]
bRenderSkinnedTrees=1
uiMaxSkinnedTreesToRender=40

nope didn't work this is getting really upsetting now :'(

mm i dont know, I would try the ENBseries patch... maybe fix de problem

ill try it tomorrow but for now ive got to get some sleep maybe tomorrow will be my lucky day thanks for the replies guys

which driver did you update to? Don't forget to keep your motherboard drivers up to date as well

try installing the following if you haven't

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=35
http://www.geforce.com/Drivers/Results/39239


also do you have the problem in 3rd person view?

im awake again , and yeah i get the problem in both views all the time and ive updated my graphics card yesterday. im going to try the updates you gave anyway and ill report back plus il try to update my motherboard

FIXED!!!!! ive downloaded the ENB series patch for the game and the problem went right away plus now the game doesnt lag anymore whenever there is particles on screen

big thanks to ALL users and especially Antigono