Bountyhuntre
Junior Member
Hello Everyone! I'm a bit of a tech rookie and I'm trying to find a solution to my problem, any help is appreciated. =).
MoBo - MSI 770-C45
RAM - 2 Sticks of 2GB - 4GB total - OCZ
Graphics - ATI Radeon 4830
PSU - Antec Earthwatts EA430 430W ATX12v v2.0
Monitor - 22" Acer, DVI
HD - WD 150 GB
Optical - DVD
Fans - many.
OS - Win 7 Pro
Video Card Drivers in use : ATI Catalyst Suite
MoBo Drivers: Win 7
Other things; memtest works fine, sorted out RAM issue when I first built my computer, drivers are up to date.
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To my dismay, StarCraft II keeps on crashing quite frequently. The game crashes and then I'm greeted with a Blue screen; on start up it says "Video Hardware error". I've made sure my drivers are updated and such, but to no avail.
Windows 7 tells me this,
"
Description
A problem with your video hardware caused Windows to stop working correctly.
Problem signature
Problem Event Name:LiveKernelEvent
OS Version:6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.48
Locale ID:1033
Files that help describe the problem
WD-20100727-0052-01.dmp
sysdata.xml
WERInternalMetadata.xml[
I've talked with some people on the Windows 7 forum, and we have sorted out the issue of it being a "software" problem. I'm thinking either the PSU is simply not enough wattage, or a faulty GPU? But either is puzzling because I can play other games fine on High settings; any suggestions?
MoBo - MSI 770-C45
RAM - 2 Sticks of 2GB - 4GB total - OCZ
Graphics - ATI Radeon 4830
PSU - Antec Earthwatts EA430 430W ATX12v v2.0
Monitor - 22" Acer, DVI
HD - WD 150 GB
Optical - DVD
Fans - many.
OS - Win 7 Pro
Video Card Drivers in use : ATI Catalyst Suite
MoBo Drivers: Win 7
Other things; memtest works fine, sorted out RAM issue when I first built my computer, drivers are up to date.
~*~
To my dismay, StarCraft II keeps on crashing quite frequently. The game crashes and then I'm greeted with a Blue screen; on start up it says "Video Hardware error". I've made sure my drivers are updated and such, but to no avail.
Windows 7 tells me this,
"
Description
A problem with your video hardware caused Windows to stop working correctly.
Problem signature
Problem Event Name:LiveKernelEvent
OS Version:6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.48
Locale ID:1033
Files that help describe the problem
WD-20100727-0052-01.dmp
sysdata.xml
WERInternalMetadata.xml[
I've talked with some people on the Windows 7 forum, and we have sorted out the issue of it being a "software" problem. I'm thinking either the PSU is simply not enough wattage, or a faulty GPU? But either is puzzling because I can play other games fine on High settings; any suggestions?
