DX9 Version Locks Up

[TheBug]

     I originally was running the DX11 version without any major issues, but after reading on the BBS how the DX9 version helped eliminate the micro stutters people were having (I was getting them too) I decided to give the DX9 version a try.  But every time I try it the game completely locks up a few seconds after I enter the main arena.  I have to alt-cntrl-del and kill Aces High in the task manager to get out of it.
     I also noticed last night when I made another attempt at it, thinking maybe a patch helped, that the initial splash screen would come up after double clicking the short cut, but then it would take over a minute for the notepad to come spiraling into the display.  In DX11 that happens essentially instantly.
    There must be something wrong on my system and any tips would be appreciated that might explain the trouble with DX9 but not DX11.

Thanks!

[TheBug]

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System Information
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Time of this report: 9/27/2016, 19:45:48
       Machine name: TOM-PC
   Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_ldr.160902-0600)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
       System Model: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
               BIOS: BIOS Date: 07/11/11 15:46:09 Ver: 04.06.04
          Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.3GHz
             Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8174MB RAM
          Page File: 1962MB used, 14384MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
   User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
 System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
     DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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      Display Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D:    0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw:  0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay:  0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow:  0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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          Card name: AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series
       Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
          Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x6739)
           DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
         Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6739&SUBSYS_31131682&REV_00
     Display Memory: 4095 MB
   Dedicated Memory: 1011 MB
      Shared Memory: 3084 MB
       Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
       Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
      Monitor Model: ASUS VH238
         Monitor Id: ACI23F9
        Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
        Output Type: DVI
        Driver Name: aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll
Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1404 (English)
     Driver Version: 15.200.1062.1004
        DDI Version: 11
       Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
  Driver Attributes: Final Retail
   Driver Date/Size: 8/4/2015 02:28:34, 1445224 bytes
        WHQL Logo'd: Yes
    WHQL Date Stamp:
  Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-2479-11CF-4E70-1911BEC2C535}
          Vendor ID: 0x1002
          Device ID: 0x6739
          SubSys ID: 0x31131682
        Revision ID: 0x0000
 Driver Strong Name: oem30.inf:ATI.Mfg.NTamd64.6.1:ati2mtag_NI:15.200.1062.1004:pci\ven_1002&dev_6739
     Rank Of Driver: 00E62001
        Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C
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       D3D9 Overlay: Not Supported
            DXVA-HD: Not Supported
       DDraw Status: Enabled
         D3D Status: Enabled
         AGP Status: Enabled

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Sound Devices
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            Description: Speakers (ASUS Xonar DX Audio Device)
 Default Sound Playback: Yes
 Default Voice Playback: Yes
            Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_13F6&DEV_8788&SUBSYS_82751043&REV_00
        Manufacturer ID: 1
             Product ID: 100
                   Type: WDM
            Driver Name: cmudaxp.sys
         Driver Version: 5.12.0001.0008 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
            WHQL Logo'd: n/a
          Date and Size: 4/11/2013 20:21:06, 2734080 bytes
            Other Files:
        Driver Provider: ASUSTeK
         HW Accel Level: Basic
              Cap Flags: 0xF5F
    Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 192000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 129, 128
 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 129, 128
              HW Memory: 0
       Voice Management: Yes
 EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
   I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

            Description: Digital Output (ASUS Xonar DX Audio Device)
 Default Sound Playback: No
 Default Voice Playback: No
            Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_13F6&DEV_8788&SUBSYS_82751043&REV_00
        Manufacturer ID: 1
             Product ID: 100
                   Type: WDM
            Driver Name: cmudaxp.sys
         Driver Version: 5.12.0001.0008 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
            WHQL Logo'd: n/a
          Date and Size: 4/11/2013 20:21:06, 2734080 bytes
            Other Files:
        Driver Provider: ASUSTeK
         HW Accel Level: Basic
              Cap Flags: 0xF1F
    Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
              HW Memory: 0
       Voice Management: No
 EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
   I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

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Sound Capture Devices
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            Description: Microphone (ASUS Xonar DX Audio Device)
  Default Sound Capture: Yes
  Default Voice Capture: Yes
            Driver Name: cmudaxp.sys
         Driver Version: 5.12.0001.0008 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
          Date and Size: 4/11/2013 20:21:06, 2734080 bytes
              Cap Flags: 0x1
           Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

            Description: Wave (ASUS Xonar DX Audio Device)
  Default Sound Capture: No
  Default Voice Capture: No
            Driver Name: cmudaxp.sys
         Driver Version: 5.12.0001.0008 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
          Date and Size: 4/11/2013 20:21:06, 2734080 bytes
              Cap Flags: 0x1
           Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

            Description: Aux (ASUS Xonar DX Audio Device)
  Default Sound Capture: No
  Default Voice Capture: No
            Driver Name: cmudaxp.sys
         Driver Version: 5.12.0001.0008 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
          Date and Size: 4/11/2013 20:21:06, 2734080 bytes
              Cap Flags: 0x1
           Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

            Description: Stereo Mix (ASUS Xonar DX Audio Device)
  Default Sound Capture: No
  Default Voice Capture: No
            Driver Name: cmudaxp.sys
         Driver Version: 5.12.0001.0008 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
          Date and Size: 4/11/2013 20:21:06, 2734080 bytes
              Cap Flags: 0x1
           Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

            Description: Line In (ASUS Xonar DX Audio Device)
  Default Sound Capture: No
  Default Voice Capture: No
            Driver Name: cmudaxp.sys
         Driver Version: 5.12.0001.0008 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
          Date and Size: 4/11/2013 20:21:06, 2734080 bytes
              Cap Flags: 0x1
           Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

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DirectInput Devices
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      Device Name: Mouse
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
        FF Driver: n/a

      Device Name: Keyboard
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
        FF Driver: n/a

      Device Name: Gaming Mouse G400
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC245
        FF Driver: n/a

      Device Name: CH PRO THROTTLE USB
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: 0x1
Vendor/Product ID: 0x068E, 0x00F1
        FF Driver: n/a

      Device Name: CH PRO PEDALS USB
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: 0x2
Vendor/Product ID: 0x068E, 0x00F2
        FF Driver: n/a

      Device Name: CH FIGHTERSTICK USB
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x068E, 0x00F3
        FF Driver: n/a

Poll w/ Interrupt: No

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USB Devices
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+ USB Root Hub
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x8086, 0x1C2D
| Matching Device ID: usb\root_hub20
| Service: usbhub
|
+-+ Generic USB Hub
| | Vendor/Product ID: 0x8087, 0x0024
| | Location: Port_#0001.Hub_#0001
| | Matching Device ID: usb\class_09
| | Service: usbhub

[TheBug]

Any clues?

[Skuzzy]

I tried to duplicate this on my home system as it is running the same video card driver as yours (7950 video card) and it has an ASUS Xonar Essence STX sound card.

I cannot duplicate it.  Are you running any type of anti-xxxx software on the computer?  If so, that is it?

It could also be heat related, or even power related.

[Bizman]

Yet another guess, have you checked your Task Manager for abnormal cpu usage? If you see svchost using 50% of your cpu cycles it's Windows update related.

[TheBug]

My anti-virus software is ESET Nod32 Antivirus 5.  Just wanted to mention again that I do not have an issue with the DX11 version locking up, it is just the DX9.

[TheBug]

Not certain yet but will test out more today when I get the chance, but a tip from a squaddie, Morfiend, seemed to do the trick.  He told me to download and install Directx 9c since 11 might of been using its backward compatibility.  Installed 9c and was able to spend a few minutes, longer than ever before, without it locking up.  Will confirm it did the trick later today.

[morfiend]