Black pixel blobs

[Swat8422]

I have all 3 Mass Effect's on my PC an I have AMD FX 8350 Black Edition OC an there is a black pixel blobs... As soon as I get into peak 15, me, my squad members, and basically all the character/enemy models turn black and pixelated....

Please Help 

P.S I do Live Stream an it shows it in my Live stream an the link is http://www.twitch.tv/swat842 

[Fred_vdp · Accepted solution]

This is a known compatibility issue with all AMD CPUs from the FX series onward. Hopefully this will be fixed in the Legendary Edition that's coming out soon.

I have an Intel CPU, so I haven't been able to test this, but this mod is supposed to fix it: https://www.nexusmods.com/masseffect/mods/181

Some commenters says the above mod doesn't work with all affected CPUs, in which case you should try FPS Counter: https://www.nexusmods.com/masseffect/mods/71

[EA_Barry]

@Swat8422 

Check your system meets the following requirements, specifically relating to the video card.

If it does, make sure your video drivers are up to date, thanks.

Minimum Requirements
Internet Connection: Required
OS: / Vista
Processor: 2.4+ GHz Intel or 2.0+ GHz AMD
Memory: 1 GB RAM (XP)/2 GB Ram (Vista)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6 series (6800 GT or better), ATI X1300 XT or better (X1550, X1600 Pro and HD2400 are below minimum system requirements)
Hard Drive Space: 14 GB
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers

[Fred_vdp · Accepted solution]

This is a known compatibility issue with all AMD CPUs from the FX series onward. Hopefully this will be fixed in the Legendary Edition that's coming out soon.

I have an Intel CPU, so I haven't been able to test this, but this mod is supposed to fix it: https://www.nexusmods.com/masseffect/mods/181

Some commenters says the above mod doesn't work with all affected CPUs, in which case you should try FPS Counter: https://www.nexusmods.com/masseffect/mods/71

[Swat8422]

@EA_Barry Internet Connection: Required
OS: / Windows 10
Processor: AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0 GHz (4.2 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W
Memory: G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 470 DirectX 12 Radeon RX 470 ARMOR 4G OC 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
Hard Drive Space: 1 TB
Sound Card: AMD High Definition Audio Device & Realtek High Definition Audio

[Fred_vdp]

The system requirements were correct when the game came out, but a little too general. It's not easy to update system requirements on physical copies once they shipped, but in my opinion, the requirements on digital storefronts should have been updated 9 years ago when the first incompatible CPUs started coming out and the problem was reported on Mass Effect tech forums.

[Swat8422]

@Fred_vdpMY FPS is fine an the other one Thank you thank you thank you thank you very much no more black Blod

[Fred_vdp]

@Swat8422 This isn't a mod to increase FPS, if that's what you're saying. It's a collection of rendering techniques that also has a method to fix the black blob fix. These are the only non-destructive methods that work without changing your hardware or waiting for the remaster.

There is another method, but it affects image quality. It's a console command to disable lighting, which also disables the blob effect: https://steamcommunity.com/app/17460/discussions/0/846958223131451834/