For a while now when running games my system has been having CTDs or, more frequently, bluescreening (blank with a rapid soundloop).
Ive gone from (1Gb RAM and a
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro) to (2Gb RAM and a
NVIDIA 512Mb G6800 GS). The same problems occur with BOTH sets of hardware so I think we can discount the cards/memory.
I can now (finally) play games at 1280x960 with FSAA on without any stutter - but how do I begin to troubleshoot the crashing/freezing problems? Can anyone help?
Spec:
Abit NF7-S v2.0 mobo
Athlon XP3000+
NVIDIA 512Mb G6800 GS
2Gb Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200C2PT RAM
Enermax 550W PSU
Soundblaster Live 5.1
Maxtor 40Gb HDD (OS/Program files)
Maxtor 160 Gb HDD (Data)
Win XP installation is about 16 months old.
nForce_5.10 drivers
Can post DXDiag if needed.
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Ive used two different sets of RAM so it cant be faulty memory. Neither is it bad GPUs.
The bluescreens are often blank - with a soundloop.
? Games this is happening on? - X³ Reunion, Tomb Raider: Legend, Star Wars Battlefront II.
? Crashes are happening between 2 mins and 2 hours - most within 5 mins.
? No artifacts on screen, in fact the picture is all fine and dandy. Fast frame rates too.
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Tried a few thngs today:
Installed latest nForce Drivers - CTD
Disabled Sound (in-game) - CTD
Physically removed soundcard - CTD
Replaced Soundcard - CTD
Installed Omega Drivers (Nvidia Omega Drivers 1.6693 (Forceware 66.93)) - nearly hosing my system in the process.
- CTD
Installed default nVidia Drivers (on the CD) -
BSOD - STOP number as follows:
0x0000008E 0xC0000005, 0xE1F98787, 0xBABBEB58, 0x00000000
Ive recently also been getting the occasional BSOD when installing software (and occasionally just after boot-up). Latest STOP number:
0x0000008E 0xC0000005, 0x8054A95B, 0xF7465B4C, 0x00000000
Help! What can be causing this? Its damn frustrating and I cant lock it down.
:cry:
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