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Title: Frozen
Post by: Pannono on July 16, 2008, 02:44:31 PM: I could be flying along then boom, screen freezes. I have to alt f4 out every time
It usually happens in a non combat area with nothing around, and only after ive been on for a while
any explanations?
Title: Re: Frozen
Post by: fuzeman on July 16, 2008, 03:42:20 PM: Heat, is the rig overclocked at all?; or possibly drivers. Any custom sounds or anything non-standard that could be contributing to this?
I'd go ahead and post the top 1/3rdish of your DxDiag so people have more info to help you.
Title: Re: Frozen
Post by: Chalenge on July 16, 2008, 03:48:38 PM: You forgot to ask for system specs too. said that because when I was using AMD I had this because of the threading problem.
Title: Re: Frozen
Post by: fuzeman on July 16, 2008, 04:13:44 PM: Quote from: fuzeman on July 16, 2008, 03:42:20 PM
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I'd go ahead and post the top 1/3rdish of your DxDiag so people have more info to help you.

Quote from: Chalenge on July 16, 2008, 03:48:38 PM
You forgot to ask for system specs too. said that because when I was using AMD I had this because of the threading problem.
Title: Re: Frozen
Post by: Chalenge on July 16, 2008, 04:37:13 PM: Sorry Fuzeman Im just stupid regularly and didnt think that that would be included.
Title: Re: Frozen
Post by: Pannono on July 16, 2008, 05:41:41 PM: Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4800+
Memory (RAM): 2.87 GB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
Gaming graphics: 1343 MB Total available graphics memory
Primary hard disk: 255GB Free (289GB Total)
System type: 32-bit operating system
Title: Re: Frozen
Post by: fuzeman on July 16, 2008, 08:55:46 PM: Quote from: Chalenge on July 16, 2008, 04:37:13 PM
Sorry Fuzeman Im just stupid regularly and didnt think that that would be included.

Now Chalenge, if we're going to have a stOOpid race, I'd bet I'd finish first.
[ went to local airshow and didn't check camera batteries, after a dozen pictures it died and no more pictures for fuzeman. :cry ]

Pannono, i think the guru's that can help you will need more of the report than just the top info.
Title: Re: Frozen
Post by: Pannono on July 17, 2008, 02:28:12 AM: What else should i post?
Title: Re: Frozen
Post by: Skuzzy on July 17, 2008, 05:54:54 AM: 2.87GB of RAM?? How did you come up with that number?

The 6150SE is a very low end video chip. Make sure you set the "Maximum Texture Size" in the game's "Video Settings" to 256, or less and do not run the video resolution higher than 1024x768.

What operating system?
Title: Re: Frozen
Post by: Pannono on July 17, 2008, 11:13:00 AM: Vista
Title: Re: Frozen
Post by: caldera on July 17, 2008, 11:17:38 AM: I have an Nvidia card and suffered with screen freezes for months -until i downloaded the newest drivers from the Nvidia website. Never froze again. Hope it helps
Title: Re: Frozen
Post by: Pannono on July 17, 2008, 11:21:23 AM: How would i go about finding the product series?
Title: Re: Frozen
Post by: Skuzzy on July 17, 2008, 11:31:01 AM: You need to stay on top of the video card drivers for Vista as they were all very bad when Vista shipped.

Also note, you must run the game in "Windows 98/ME" compatibility mode when using an AMD dual core CPU and Vista.
Title: Re: Frozen
Post by: caldera on July 17, 2008, 11:33:53 AM: Quote from: Pannono on July 17, 2008, 11:21:23 AM
How would i go about finding the product series?

I am a computer moron (and a moron in real life too :)) but maybe going into control panel (i have Nvidia control panel there) or my computer. it's gotta be listed somewhere on your computer. Perhaps i should let an expert intervene and give you the correct answer.
Title: Re: Frozen
Post by: Pannono on July 17, 2008, 11:38:57 AM: Cant find it in the nvidia control panel
edit: found the driver i need

GeForce Release 175
GeForce 6150SE nForce 430

what do i do before/after download
Title: Re: Frozen
Post by: caldera on July 17, 2008, 12:28:14 PM: You might wanna e-mail Nvidia tech support before download just as a precaution. But then again that sounds kinda ghey. Make a savepoint on your computer first, then download it.
Title: Re: Frozen
Post by: Pannono on July 17, 2008, 01:12:13 PM: How do I create a savepoint?
Im not very smart when it comes to computers
Title: Re: Frozen
Post by: morfiend on July 17, 2008, 02:30:50 PM: system restore point,will allow you to restore ur OS back to it's original state if there's a prob with the new driver.
Title: Re: Frozen
Post by: Pannono on July 17, 2008, 03:43:40 PM: Just downloaded it
Not noticing anything wrong
Title: Re: Frozen
Post by: morfiend on July 17, 2008, 04:18:12 PM: Great,but it's still a good idea to create a restore point.You might want to make 1 now,if alls well,in case future changes mess things up!!
Title: Re: Frozen
Post by: Pannono on July 18, 2008, 11:26:02 AM: 1 step ahead of ya :)
made one before i d/led