Game is choking and dying. Wah!
SnootCB:
Quote from: Lord Darcy on 2008 June 01, 07:55:30
Oh, I forgot my own experience with early crashing. Make sure if CPU cooler is securely attached to the CPU. Overheat of CPU/video card can make the game crash.
Before I upgraded my computer, I got constant hanging with a sandglass after 30 or 40 minutes of playing time. After the upgrade I no longer had hanging, instead the game crashed straight to the desktop without any error message. Turned out that the CPU cooler was not properly attached to the CPU, causing overheat. After I reapplied heat sink and attached the cooler properly, the crash was gone instantly. Lucky I caught the culprit right away, otherwise my CPU would have been fried to death. (Never again will I let anyone else assemble my own desktop.)
Thanks for reminding me about this; I've recently been having way more crashes than usual and I just could not figure out why until I saw your post. Then it just clicked.
I used to get the nVidia BSOD all the time until I started turning shaders off. Then after I installed the latest FT patch I started getting the crashes again- but they were different, crashing straight to desktop or even a complete shut-down, rather than the hanging BSOD/hourglass of the game. I thought it was the patch at first, what with all the SecuROM bullshit. But I've been out of town and only really started playing more often after I installed the patch, so I think the game just never had time to crash on me before. Turns out, it WAS the heat- CoreTemp had me running at between 104-110 F (normal for my system is 92-95 F). Not surprising since outside temp right now is usually over 100 F by noon, and even with the AC and ceiling fan on full blast the office sits at about 80 F during the day *doh*. So I found an old floor fan and I have it oscillating between my SO's comp and my own (he's been having all kinds of crashy problems with a new game he's been running, too). Core temperature is back down to normal for both of us now, and less crashiness in both cases.
Kazzandra:
Quote from: SnootCB on 2008 June 06, 15:57:08
Core temperature is back down to normal for both of us now, and less crashiness in both cases.
Lately I've been made to wait until night time just to freakin' run my game >:(
Simsbaby:
Is it a desktop? Try taking off the side panel so the computer isn't so stuffy.
notveryawesome:
If it's a laptop, try elevating it on a non-solid object (kitchen cooling racks work well).
Kazzandra:
Quote from: simsbaby on 2008 June 07, 05:52:22
Is it a desktop? Try taking off the side panel so the computer isn't so stuffy.
Nooo! I need something to catch the cat hair before it gets into the processor's fan. But thanks for the advice; sometimes there is just no fighting the weather.
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