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    Is it the game or the computer?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by shaknbakenyc, Dec 3, 2008.

  1. shaknbakenyc

    shaknbakenyc Notebook Evangelist

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    I have 2 games that crash into windows and 1 game that does not:

    Fallout 3: Crashes to windows in middle of game
    Left for Dead: Crashes to windows in middle of game
    Grid: Never Crashes


    SO could it be the computers problem or the game?


    Also anyone know like amazing space backrounds that are 1400x900?
     
    shaknbakenyc, Dec 3, 2008
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  2. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    crashes are usually driver issues. L4D is pretty buggy at any rate. try some different drivers.

    as for wallpapers, check deviantart.com.
     
    whizzo, Dec 3, 2008
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  3. Ayle

    Ayle Trailblazer

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    It is probably the game that is buggy? L4D has been particaluarly crash-prone when I tried the Demo...

    About the wallpapers, you can also look on customize.org.
     
    Ayle, Dec 3, 2008
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  4. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    It's impossible to determine the cause(s) of the crashes without additional information. Windows, as is the case with any OS, logs information detailing what went wrong and when. Go to Start > type "reliability" and open the Reliability and Performance Monitor. Take a look at the error information for the failures and tell us a little more about the nature of the issue.
     
    Bog, Dec 3, 2008
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  5. Thund3rball

    Thund3rball I dont know, I'm guessing

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    ^^ What he said. Could be a number of things. PC gaming is not so plug & play as xbox etc...

    1. Update Vista, drivers, game patches etc...
    2. What's running at the same time (i.e. anti-virus, msn, bloatware, malware etc...) they can cause conflicts.
     
    Thund3rball, Dec 3, 2008
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  6. martynpd

    martynpd Notebook Consultant

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    Fallout 3 crashes mid game for me too. I assumed it's my 4870x2s fault no would say that is drivers which hqvnt been fixed yet.

    I remember it crashing slot when trying to click the garden gnome as well
     
    martynpd, Dec 3, 2008
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  7. Mystik

    Mystik Notebook Deity

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    /agree.

    I played L4D Demo on Steam a few days prior to release (never bought it, I wasn't really that into it)... ran smooth and fine. used nVidia Drivers v. 179.14 from LV2go.

    I recently moved to 180.48, and they seem to work good. no crashes yet.
     
    Mystik, Dec 4, 2008
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  8. Rahul

    Rahul Notebook Prophet

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    I've also been having sporadic Fallout 3 crashes in the middle of the game running XP SP3 with a Radeon HD4850.
     
    Rahul, Dec 4, 2008
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  9. narsnail

    narsnail Notebook Prophet

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    same here, but with a 3850, i got so frustrated i stopped playing it
     
    narsnail, Dec 4, 2008
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