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    Still can't get Dragon Age to run without CTDs - Driver Suggestions?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Fezziwig, Jun 16, 2010.

  1. Fezziwig

    Fezziwig Notebook Guru

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    Anyone else have a crazy amount of CTDs in Dragon Age? I've tried just about everything I can think of on my R1 M17x with 4GB Ram and 280M cards on Vista 64:

    1. Running in and out of SLI;

    2. Trying several different graphics drivers;

    3. Reinstalling DirectX for 9 and up; and

    4. Trying to run it on a single core.

    Still get a lot of CTDs at random times. Anyone have this problem and find a way to fix it? I did notice that the game seemed to run ok with sound disabled for the limited time I ran it that way, however, I don't see any new sound drivers anywhere for the M17x. Very frustrating.
     
    Fezziwig, Jun 16, 2010
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  2. Aikimox

    Aikimox Weihenstephaner!

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    If you could find that ancient driver (179.85) that worked for me with no issues...
    Or you could PM Lewdvig and ask him, he tried quite a few different drivers and I know for a fact that he managed to get very good performance in Dragon Age.
     
    Aikimox, Jun 16, 2010
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