farcry restarts my comp

[pinde]

in the middle of the game when it just restarts. hardware? software? both? i am running :

neo2 plat
3500+ winnie
6800 gt
crucial ballistix pc3200 2x512
74gb raptor
200 gb seagate
audigy 2 sz
480w antec true
nec 3500a

no oc'ing

please advise

updated drivers and game is on hight detail. no AA

 

[mauiblue]

Did you install all game patches? Any overheating on the CPU?

 

[pinde]

temps are 100F cpu and 86f system. i think they are ok. no patches thought. i'll try those. thanks

 

[Le Québécois]

Is 100F the reading you get while playing the game? or when the computer is idle? Have you try to run some stress test like Prime 95 or memt86?

 

[pinde]

when running the game its 120f max.

 

[nick1985]

run prime95

 

[pinde]

my volts:

vcore: 1.41v
3.3v: 3.15v
+5v: 5v
+12v: 11.73

fsb: 201Mhz
Multiplier 11
memory voltage: 2.7
agp voltage: 1.5

idle:
cpu temp 98f - 100f
sys temp 82f
cpu fan speed 1400rpm
nb fan speed 4963 rpm

 

[pinde]

prime95 failed after 15 min. what i do now? how to find the hardware problem?

 

[otispunkmeyer]

i have the same problem i think it may be that DEP in windows. how do i turn it off again?

it loads the level and then crashes instantly the BSOD doesnt stay long enough for me to see whats caused it, but its damn annoying.

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer
i have the same problem i think it may be that DEP in windows. how do i turn it off again?

I *think* this is under Control Panel/System, but I would have to check. I'm sure a Google search (or a search in the OS forum here) would turn it up...

it loads the level and then crashes instantly the BSOD doesnt stay long enough for me to see whats caused it, but its damn annoying.

You can turn off the BSOD auto-reset behavior; I think it is also under Control Panel/System. This will let you see what the error is (not that it will probably help much; it's usually some indecipherable driver error code).

OP, If you are failing Prime95, you have a hardware instability problem. You might try memtest86 to test just the RAM, or try underclocking the RAM and/or CPU to see if that clears it up (not that this is a solution, but it might narrow down what the problem is).

An idle CPU temp of 100F (~38C) seems a bit high, but it's not that bad considering the system temp. Is the heatsink mounted properly, all the fans are working, the case isn't choked with dust, etc.?

 

[Machine350]

I second Mattias, and would run Memtest to rule out your ram. You should be able to run Prime95 until your heart's content with no overclocking. You didn't mention your ram in your stats. Hopefully your running pc3200. Generals used to restart on me like that when I had my pc2700 ram overclocked to pc3200 speeds. It would pass memtest and prime95, but would still randomly restart when running Generals.

 

[Duvie]

First...

Right click on My Computer...click properties....

Then go to advanced tab and click settings under startup and recovery....

uncheck the automatic restart under system failure...

Now maybe you can see some info....


First gut always in restarts like that is I think heat or power.... Heat doesn't appear to be issue...Next power....Yes you have a weak +12v which isn't surprising with this board and Antecs...Why do ppl keep recommending Antecs?? I mean they are ok, but I have seen more issues with them and pathetically low +12v rails....side rant over

When you ran prime did the +12v dip lower, and if so how much???

The other thing could be a bad stick of ram....What are the timings set to in the bios and what is spec for your chips???

prime95 does not care about game drivers or graphics card so this 15min failure pretty much ruled the game and software out....15min means pretty unstable....

 

[pinde]

i passed memtest86. kept it running for 4 hours. 12 tests passed. no errors. strange thing: memtest identified my memory as 2-2-2-8. btw i'am running crucial ballistix pc3200. double sided 2X512. i have them inserted into 1st and 2nd dimm slots. maybe i should use different ones?