EVERY game except GTA 4 and Lord of the rings...

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ohvista

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CRASHES. It's a weird, suddle type of crash too. The screen will go black, and I can still hear the music and sound fx for a little bit until silence, then I'm forced to reboot.
No error msgs or anything like that.

My specs:

vista ultimate x64
AMD Phenom(tm) llx2 720 processor
8 GB RAM
ATI Radeon HD 4600 series


I also have two screens, but I'm not sure that has anything to do with it. I've updated my drivers using driver genious pro, buts till nothing.

I find it weird how a demanding game like GTA 4 runs fantastic even while running AVG, messenger, Sonar 8, and internet applications, but Wolfenstein, prototype, or Fall out 3 and other games willl crash?
Oh and lord of the rings worked, along with hitman and scarface I think.
I tried adjusting the resolutions but, to no avail.

Any ideas?

Btw these games are not cracked, so that is not an issue.
 
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ohvista said:
CRASHES. It's a weird, suddle type of crash too. The screen will go black, and I can still hear the music and sound fx for a little bit, but I'm forced to reboot.
No error msgs or anything like that.

My specs:

vista ultimate x64
AMD Phenom(tm) llx2 720 processor
8 GB RAM
ATI Radeon HD 4600 series


I also have two screens, but I'm not sure that has anything to do with it. I've updated my drivers using driver genious pro, buts till nothing.

I find it weird how a demanding game like GTA 4 runs fantastic, but Wolfenstein, or Fall out 3 and other games willl not?

Any ideas?

Btw these games are not cracked, so that is not an issue.
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Hi there....;)

sounds like a GPU issue.

are you monitoring card temps..??, if a card overheats the screen will blackout & force a reboot.

what PSU do you have..??, your card may be straining under load if there's not enough power.

as you say though, GTA4 is SUPER intensive..
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    ME.....
    CPU
    Q9450 @ 3.6ghz
    Motherboard
    P5K PREMIUM
    Memory
    8GB 1066mhz buffalo firestix
    Graphics card(s)
    HD 5970
    Monitor(s) Displays
    20'' syncmaster
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    160GB 7200RPM SEAGATE BARRACUDA IDE 160GB 7200RPM SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA 2
    PSU
    XCILIO 850w
    Case
    unknown ATX
    Cooling
    Arctic cooler pro 775
    Mouse
    logitech cordless optical
    Keyboard
    logitech EX110
    Internet Speed
    2mb
Yeah it is up there so I dont know how it could be a power problem, especially while running othr apps.
Maybe it runs well becuase it's a console port?


Anyways how do I check my PSU and GPU?
 

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ohvista said:
Maybe it runs well becuase it's a console port?
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:roflmao: Unfortunately no, it actually runs bad because it is a console port.

Anyways how do I check my PSU and GPU?
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GPU-Z for the video card:
techPowerUp! :: Downloads

For the PSU:
CPUID

other apps:
SpeedFan - Access temperature sensor in your computer

Lavalys - Comprehensive IT Security and Management (is the best, but is not free)

Another thing you can check is your Event Viewer Logs:

(Start>type : Event Viewer > Custom Views > Administrative Events)

Look for a common 'Faulting Module Path' in the

application Crash and see if it points to a

particular file , usually a .dll or .exe
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    i7 3770K HT ON 4.7GHz
    Motherboard
    P8Z68 Deluxe Gen 3
    Memory
    8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 2133mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    2x Gigabyte GTX 670 OC WindForce SLI
    Sound Card
    X-FI Forte + ATH-AD900
    Monitor(s) Displays
    x2 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung / "40 Sony
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200 / 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    2x Intel 520 240GB * Crucial M4 128GB * 2x Samsung F3 1TB (RAID 0) * 2x WD Caviar Blacks 2TB (RAID 0)
    PSU
    Corsair AX1200W
    Case
    Lian Li PC-V1020A
    Cooling
    NH-D14: 3x140mm Gelid Wing 14: Sunbeam Rheobus Extreme
    Mouse
    Razer Imperator + Thermaltake Theron
    Keyboard
    Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine Cherry MX Black
    Other Info
    Laptop Specs: Clevo Sager P170HM // 17.3 Matte 1920x1200 // i7 2720QM // 8GB 1333mhz // Dedicated GTX 485M // 240GB Intel 520 + 750GB + Blu-Ray // Samsung Story 2TB USB 3.0
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