Having graphical issues when running certain programs

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rawky33A

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Hi!
First posteeee. I'm having an issue when i try and run certain applications, tried running the 2 spore prototypes, a couple of online games and also (a little more esoteric here) a piece of software designed for scanning through 3d Xrays! (dads a dentist with some cool tech). In all cases when i try to run them a window opens for the program but theres no graphics inside. I dont mean its like white blank, i mean its just see through to the desktop. If you could give me some advice that would be brilliant, im on all the latest drivers for everything.

Intel Q6600 3.0ghz,
Asus 9800 GX2,
8GB Corsair 800mhz ram,

any other info you need give me a message,

Cheers in advance, Martin
 

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Hi, rawky33A, and welcome to the forums.

Does the machine lock up or anything like that? Have you opened a Task Manager window to see what it going on in terms of the executable process(es)?
 

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    Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
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    The Beast Model V (homebrew)
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    Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
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    eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
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    3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
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    Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
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    AMD A6-5350M APU
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    Lenovo
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    8 GB
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    Radeon HD (Embedded)
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    Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
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    Lenovo 15" Matte
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    INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
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    Lenovo
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    Lenovo
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    Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
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    Lenovo
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hey, nope, no lock up whatsoever, im getting the "particleman*32.exe" file running and being memory hungry but its taking up a smidgen of my 8GB. Have no idea whats causing is, the pc still runs in the background just with a enpty window in the middle. Heres the link to the program, its safe, comes direct from maxis, can someone see how it runs on another x64 machine so i can try to narrow down the problem

chers
martin

p.s also can someone reccommend an x64 compatible usb wireless dongle for me, my belkin one is on the fritz and im wanting to burn it!
 

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Can you please explain that in more detail? First off, I have no idea what particleman is, and second, not really sure what you mean by "memory hungry" but saying it is taking a "smidgen of your 8GB"....

I am not being obtuse on purpose, but before I can suggest a fix I need to know what the problem is exactly....
 

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  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
    Manufacturer/Model
    The Beast Model V (homebrew)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
    Motherboard
    eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
    Memory
    3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
    Screen Resolution
    2 * 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System)
    Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree)
    2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD
    Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
    PSU
    Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
    Case
    ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
    Cooling
    Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 (gen 2)
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared)
    Internet Speed
    AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
  • Operating System
    Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkPad E545
    CPU
    AMD A6-5350M APU
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon HD (Embedded)
    Sound Card
    Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Lenovo 15" Matte
    Screen Resolution
    1680 * 1050
    Hard Drives
    INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
    PSU
    Lenovo
    Case
    Lenovo
    Cooling
    Lenovo
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Lenovo
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex
i understand. sorry for being a bit vague. right, particleman that i was using as an example is one of the prototypes that EA/Maxis developed in order to see how particle physics would evolve in an environment. Its quite a high powered program to run and i would imagine takes up a lot of processor runtime. Therefore i would assume it would be programmed to run on a 64 bit machine (if this assumption is stupid i apologise, im pretty damn good with being a "computer guy" but when it comes down to the technicalities im a bit lax) Anyway i use this program as an example as it is freely avaliable for others to download see the link here.

When i click on the executable for particleman vista opens two windows, these windows are blank, or more precisely see-through, the desktop is clearely visible through both of them. Since my first post i found that if i ctrl-alt-deleted while these windows were up and entered task manager, graphics were displayed in a window but only in screenshot form, i.e there could be no interaction with the program itself, almost as if the program had hung.

This has happened to me with quite a few programs now, GameTap for one but subsequent conversations with their technical support say that the program is not 64bit compatible. I also had a 64 bit compatible free game i had downloaded which experienced the same issue, i cannot remember the name of said game but it was a programmable fighting game, i.e you set the tensions in the muscles before starting the fight and when you clicked start the characters moved as you had programmed them to.

With regards to "memory hungry" i mean that when i look in task manager when particle man is running i see it rapidly using more and more physical memory the longer i let it run for.

I hope this has been helpful, im sorry if again i have left out information but please reply to the thread with any requests and i'll write back ASAP

Thanks again
 

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Do the forums report any memory leaks with particleman? If, "more and more" memory is being used, then that suggests a leak.
 

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    E8400
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    DFI LP DK P35-T2RS
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    4GB G.Skill PC-1066
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    eVGA 8800 GTS
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    X-Fi XtremeGamer
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    Samsung 226BW
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
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    500GB W.D. RE2 Primary
    1TB W.D. Caviar GP WD10EACS
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    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610
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    Lian Li Lancool K62
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    Thermalright Ultima-90/S-Flex 120mm
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    MS Natural Elite 4000 Ergonomic
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    Logitech G5
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