Game crashes, can't find any help on it.

Creutzphel · 02-07-2010, 02:31 AM

When I'm playing the game will freeze for a second and then my textures get REALLY bad(the quality), almost like I drop my texture resolution to low quality, then they go black, then eventually the whole screen will go black, then the computer likes up and you're forced to reboot.

I'm only able to play about 20 minutes or less before this happens every single time. I'm up to date on my video drivers as well.

Anyone know what video settings I should try to disable/enable to fix this?

Shareana · 02-07-2010, 11:05 AM

You could try to go to the lowest settings in game.

Could you also post a DXdiag as suggested in the *** Read before posting *** thread SMILEY

Wingrider01 · 02-07-2010, 02:01 PM

Creutzpheldt wrote:

When I'm playing the game will freeze for a second and then my textures get REALLY bad(the quality), almost like I drop my texture resolution to low quality, then they go black, then eventually the whole screen will go black, then the computer likes up and you're forced to reboot.
I'm only able to play about 20 minutes or less before this happens every single time. I'm up to date on my video drivers as well.
Anyone know what video settings I should try to disable/enable to fix this?

Almost sounds like a overheat condition - try taking the side off and with a can of air clean out the killer dustbunnies (make sure the machihe is powered off and unplugged). After that with the side still off verify that all the fans are working properly - CPU, video, etc

Creutzphel · 02-07-2010, 03:19 PM

Wingrider01 wrote:

Creutzpheldt wrote:
When I'm playing the game will freeze for a second and then my textures get REALLY bad(the quality), almost like I drop my texture resolution to low quality, then they go black, then eventually the whole screen will go black, then the computer likes up and you're forced to reboot.
I'm only able to play about 20 minutes or less before this happens every single time. I'm up to date on my video drivers as well.
Anyone know what video settings I should try to disable/enable to fix this?
Almost sounds like a overheat condition - try taking the side off and with a can of air clean out the killer dustbunnies (make sure the machihe is powered off and unplugged). After that with the side still off verify that all the fans are working properly - CPU, video, etc

It ONLY happens on this game, if it happened on another I might think it was a heat issue, but I've never had heat issues.

Wingrider01 · 02-07-2010, 06:54 PM

Creutzpheldt wrote:

Wingrider01 wrote:
Creutzpheldt wrote:
When I'm playing the game will freeze for a second and then my textures get REALLY bad(the quality), almost like I drop my texture resolution to low quality, then they go black, then eventually the whole screen will go black, then the computer likes up and you're forced to reboot.
I'm only able to play about 20 minutes or less before this happens every single time. I'm up to date on my video drivers as well.
Anyone know what video settings I should try to disable/enable to fix this?
Almost sounds like a overheat condition - try taking the side off and with a can of air clean out the killer dustbunnies (make sure the machihe is powered off and unplugged). After that with the side still off verify that all the fans are working properly - CPU, video, etc
It ONLY happens on this game, if it happened on another I might think it was a heat issue, but I've never had heat issues.

game tends to push the cpu and gpu harder then some others, if the cooling is borderline it will show up here. In any respect this type of maintence is a good habit to get into ever month or so just to verify everything is working right and clean. See a 2-3 degree centegrade raise on my system in heavy combat searios and I use liquid cooling on my system

02-07-2010, 11:05 AM	#2
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02-07-2010, 02:01 PM	#3
Wingrider01 Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,999	Creutzpheldt wrote: When I'm playing the game will freeze for a second and then my textures get REALLY bad(the quality), almost like I drop my texture resolution to low quality, then they go black, then eventually the whole screen will go black, then the computer likes up and you're forced to reboot. I'm only able to play about 20 minutes or less before this happens every single time. I'm up to date on my video drivers as well. Anyone know what video settings I should try to disable/enable to fix this? Almost sounds like a overheat condition - try taking the side off and with a can of air clean out the killer dustbunnies (make sure the machihe is powered off and unplugged). After that with the side still off verify that all the fans are working properly - CPU, video, etc __________________ Fixing computer issues, one SOC7 at a time. Yes Jim, the user has experienced the dreaded PICNIC error

02-07-2010, 03:19 PM	#4
Creutzphel General Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 21	Wingrider01 wrote: Creutzpheldt wrote: When I'm playing the game will freeze for a second and then my textures get REALLY bad(the quality), almost like I drop my texture resolution to low quality, then they go black, then eventually the whole screen will go black, then the computer likes up and you're forced to reboot. I'm only able to play about 20 minutes or less before this happens every single time. I'm up to date on my video drivers as well. Anyone know what video settings I should try to disable/enable to fix this? Almost sounds like a overheat condition - try taking the side off and with a can of air clean out the killer dustbunnies (make sure the machihe is powered off and unplugged). After that with the side still off verify that all the fans are working properly - CPU, video, etc It ONLY happens on this game, if it happened on another I might think it was a heat issue, but I've never had heat issues.

02-07-2010, 06:54 PM	#5
Wingrider01 Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,999	Creutzpheldt wrote: Wingrider01 wrote: Creutzpheldt wrote: When I'm playing the game will freeze for a second and then my textures get REALLY bad(the quality), almost like I drop my texture resolution to low quality, then they go black, then eventually the whole screen will go black, then the computer likes up and you're forced to reboot. I'm only able to play about 20 minutes or less before this happens every single time. I'm up to date on my video drivers as well. Anyone know what video settings I should try to disable/enable to fix this? Almost sounds like a overheat condition - try taking the side off and with a can of air clean out the killer dustbunnies (make sure the machihe is powered off and unplugged). After that with the side still off verify that all the fans are working properly - CPU, video, etc It ONLY happens on this game, if it happened on another I might think it was a heat issue, but I've never had heat issues. game tends to push the cpu and gpu harder then some others, if the cooling is borderline it will show up here. In any respect this type of maintence is a good habit to get into ever month or so just to verify everything is working right and clean. See a 2-3 degree centegrade raise on my system in heavy combat searios and I use liquid cooling on my system __________________ Fixing computer issues, one SOC7 at a time. Yes Jim, the user has experienced the dreaded PICNIC error

02-07-2010, 02:31 AM	#1
Creutzphel General Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 21	When I'm playing the game will freeze for a second and then my textures get REALLY bad(the quality), almost like I drop my texture resolution to low quality, then they go black, then eventually the whole screen will go black, then the computer likes up and you're forced to reboot. I'm only able to play about 20 minutes or less before this happens every single time. I'm up to date on my video drivers as well. Anyone know what video settings I should try to disable/enable to fix this?