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    System crash during Skyrim, but happens in several games

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Armin_Tanzarian, Nov 14, 2011.

  1. Armin_Tanzarian

    Armin_Tanzarian Notebook Consultant

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    So, I've been getting these crashes for awhile on my system. They happened a bit in Arcania, a bit in Oblivion, but I'm getting them constantly in Skyrim.

    Sometimes I can play for hours, other times I can't play despite 10+ reloads of crashes. I have been trying to track down the culprit and thought I'd upload a couple of videos of the activity for folks to look at.

    Note: I am not overclocked on processor -or- video card. Despite my signature, I am currently using crossfire 4870's. Crashes only occur during gaming. The laptop is cool and ventilated. The fans are clean. To be clear, I don't think this is Skyrim, but either my video cards or possibly the sound card (you can hear the skipping noise slightly on one video).

    Video 1

    Video 2

    Thanks folks, I'd love any advice anyone has on how to fix this crap. The links above are working
     
    Armin_Tanzarian, Nov 14, 2011
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  2. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    same but less frequent, on one of the threads they advice to change the sound quality, but didn't fix it :( I got my first crash to desktop just now..
     
    maxheap, Nov 14, 2011
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  3. Armin_Tanzarian

    Armin_Tanzarian Notebook Consultant

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    Trying to find a good video hosting spot, but in the meanwhile...

    Yeah I've tinkered with the audio settings and it has not made a difference yet.
     
    Armin_Tanzarian, Nov 14, 2011
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  4. Armin_Tanzarian

    Armin_Tanzarian Notebook Consultant

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    No one has any ideas?
     
    Armin_Tanzarian, Nov 15, 2011
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  5. JimboJet

    JimboJet Notebook Guru

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    Skyrim does have some problem somewhere and Betheseda are aware of it and supposedly working on a fix.....

    I had really bad ctd (like every 2 mins!) in Skyrim yesterday until I started a new character. Since then its been fine. I only had a level 7 character though so it wasn't a real hardship, will be a real problem if it happens again when i'm say level 30+!
     
    JimboJet, Nov 15, 2011
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  6. zoolian982

    zoolian982 Notebook Deity

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    We pc gamers will have to wait a few days for a driver T_T.
     
    zoolian982, Nov 15, 2011
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