Game Crashes

Shahal

Shahal

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I'm sure this has been talked about quite a bit but I can't seem to find any fix for my issue that works for me.

Every game I have crashes. It doesn't happen all the time and it is completely random. It doesn't crash when I'm not playing a game. When it crashes my game the last sound I heard just continuously loops and it won't let me alt+tab or ctrl+alt+del and I have to do a hard reset. This didn't happen with Vista 32 bit with the same hardware.

I love 64 bit Vista and I would really hate to have to go back to 32 bit if at all possible. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

System Specs

OS: Vista Ultimate x64
Mobo: xfx nForce 680i LT SLI
Proc: Intel C2D E8400
Memory: 4 Gb OCZ Platinum PC2 6400
GPU: XFX nvidia 9800 GT x2 in SLI Mode
PSU: Ultra X2 750W Dual Rail
Sound: On Board Realtek HD Audio
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Solaris Tech
    CPU
    Intel C2D E8400
    Motherboard
    EVGA 750i SLI FTW
    Memory
    4 Gb OCZ Platinum
    Graphics Card(s)
    2x XFX nVidia 9800 GT
    Sound Card
    On Board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer AL1916W 19" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 320 GB
    Seagate Barracuda 250 GB
    PSU
    Ultra X2 750W
    Case
    Ultra Aluminus Black
    Cooling
    Stock CPU, 2 Antec 120 MM Case Fans
    Keyboard
    Gateway Media Keyboard
    Mouse
    Razor DeathAdder
    Internet Speed
    Comcast Cable 8 MEG, Belkin N Wireless USB Adapter
    Other Info
    My Laptop: Acer Aspire 4730Z - Vista Home Premiun x86 - Intel DC T3200 - 2 GB RAM - Intel Graphics Accelerator 4500M

    2nd Desktop: WinXP Pro - AMD Athlon XP 2800+ - 2.5 GB RAM - ATI Radeon 9250 PRO
All my games are installed in the x86 Program Folder.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Solaris Tech
    CPU
    Intel C2D E8400
    Motherboard
    EVGA 750i SLI FTW
    Memory
    4 Gb OCZ Platinum
    Graphics Card(s)
    2x XFX nVidia 9800 GT
    Sound Card
    On Board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer AL1916W 19" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 320 GB
    Seagate Barracuda 250 GB
    PSU
    Ultra X2 750W
    Case
    Ultra Aluminus Black
    Cooling
    Stock CPU, 2 Antec 120 MM Case Fans
    Keyboard
    Gateway Media Keyboard
    Mouse
    Razor DeathAdder
    Internet Speed
    Comcast Cable 8 MEG, Belkin N Wireless USB Adapter
    Other Info
    My Laptop: Acer Aspire 4730Z - Vista Home Premiun x86 - Intel DC T3200 - 2 GB RAM - Intel Graphics Accelerator 4500M

    2nd Desktop: WinXP Pro - AMD Athlon XP 2800+ - 2.5 GB RAM - ATI Radeon 9250 PRO

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Q9550 @ 4Gig / Titan Fenir
    Motherboard
    XFX 780i
    Memory
    4GB OCZ PC2-8500C5 DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gainward GTX260/216 SLI
    Sound Card
    Creative X-FI Xtreme Gamer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22"
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    western digital raptor 10000rpm sata
    PSU
    OCZ Modstream 700w
    Cooling
    Titan Fenir
    Keyboard
    Razer Reclusa
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 Gamer
    Internet Speed
    8mb
Yep I have the newest ones. Didn't consider it might be a sound issue. I was considering installing this SB Audigy sound card I have but I don't think there's any 64 bit drivers for it because its a bit of old card now.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Solaris Tech
    CPU
    Intel C2D E8400
    Motherboard
    EVGA 750i SLI FTW
    Memory
    4 Gb OCZ Platinum
    Graphics Card(s)
    2x XFX nVidia 9800 GT
    Sound Card
    On Board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer AL1916W 19" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 320 GB
    Seagate Barracuda 250 GB
    PSU
    Ultra X2 750W
    Case
    Ultra Aluminus Black
    Cooling
    Stock CPU, 2 Antec 120 MM Case Fans
    Keyboard
    Gateway Media Keyboard
    Mouse
    Razor DeathAdder
    Internet Speed
    Comcast Cable 8 MEG, Belkin N Wireless USB Adapter
    Other Info
    My Laptop: Acer Aspire 4730Z - Vista Home Premiun x86 - Intel DC T3200 - 2 GB RAM - Intel Graphics Accelerator 4500M

    2nd Desktop: WinXP Pro - AMD Athlon XP 2800+ - 2.5 GB RAM - ATI Radeon 9250 PRO
Have you tried turning off all sound and then try games.
If still a problem, disable the sound card on your PC then try. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dilithium Computers (Me)
    CPU
    AMD x2 3.1Ghz
    Motherboard
    Abit Fata1ity
    Memory
    8Gb DDr2 800 Ocz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GTX 260
    Sound Card
    Realtec hi def (built in)
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    A few about 300Gb sata2
    PSU
    700 watt ocz extreme gammer
    Case
    EZ-cool aluminium
    Cooling
    Heat pump for cpu + chipset fans + side fan.
    Keyboard
    Microsoft natural multimedia
    Mouse
    Razer copperhead
    Other Info
    My PC is built with matchsticks and glue!
This may or may not solve your issue but, I was having a similar situation as yours. My video and sound drivers were up to date but, for testing purposes, I uninstalled and install a fresh copy of both to no avail.

What finally helped me what updating my Monitor drivers to x64. If you go to Device Manager and your Monitors are listed as "Generic PnP Monitor", that may be your problem since Vista is using Generic profiles and not the monitors native profile.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Q9650 w/CM V8 Cooler...
    Motherboard
    EVGA 780i SLI FTW... Latest Bios & Drivers
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 8GB (4 x 2GB) PC2-8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX260
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Def Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22" LCD Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Velociraptor 160GB
    Samsung Sata 750GB
    Maxtor External 160GB
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750w Silencer
    Case
    Thermaltake Speedo Advance
    Cooling
    Air Cooled... See CPU
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G7
    Internet Speed
    Comcast 6MB Broadband
    Other Info
    Linksys WRT54G router
I got my monitor second had so I may have trouble finding the drivers for it but I'll give it a try. Maybe it'll at least help the slight flickering problem I have but I think this monitor's on it last legs.

Actually I think I may have figured out my crashing problem. I while ago I had a sata controller issue on my mobo. I switched around what ports I had my sata cables into and the problem went away. Well earlier today, my computer starting performing badly and eventually crashed, when I restarted the computer I noticed one of my HDD's was not getting detected by my bios just like it did that first time I had this problem. So I switched my main HDD's sata port and it was detected and booted up fine again. Apparently when I recently rebuilt my computer I must've put one of the cables in to one of the malfuncioning ports.

But bottom line is I need a new motherboard. This xfx 680i has been nothing but trouble since day one. Should've returned it when I first got it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Solaris Tech
    CPU
    Intel C2D E8400
    Motherboard
    EVGA 750i SLI FTW
    Memory
    4 Gb OCZ Platinum
    Graphics Card(s)
    2x XFX nVidia 9800 GT
    Sound Card
    On Board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer AL1916W 19" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 320 GB
    Seagate Barracuda 250 GB
    PSU
    Ultra X2 750W
    Case
    Ultra Aluminus Black
    Cooling
    Stock CPU, 2 Antec 120 MM Case Fans
    Keyboard
    Gateway Media Keyboard
    Mouse
    Razor DeathAdder
    Internet Speed
    Comcast Cable 8 MEG, Belkin N Wireless USB Adapter
    Other Info
    My Laptop: Acer Aspire 4730Z - Vista Home Premiun x86 - Intel DC T3200 - 2 GB RAM - Intel Graphics Accelerator 4500M

    2nd Desktop: WinXP Pro - AMD Athlon XP 2800+ - 2.5 GB RAM - ATI Radeon 9250 PRO
glad its sorted :)

On a side note Soundblaster has made its final release for the audigy series today , have a looky see if its supported

Creative Worldwide Support#
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Q9550 @ 4Gig / Titan Fenir
    Motherboard
    XFX 780i
    Memory
    4GB OCZ PC2-8500C5 DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gainward GTX260/216 SLI
    Sound Card
    Creative X-FI Xtreme Gamer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22"
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    western digital raptor 10000rpm sata
    PSU
    OCZ Modstream 700w
    Cooling
    Titan Fenir
    Keyboard
    Razer Reclusa
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 Gamer
    Internet Speed
    8mb
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