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    Mass Effect 3 Won't Start

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by HTWingNut, Jan 24, 2014.

  1. HTWingNut

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    I'm checking out some games and how they run on a lower end machine, Acer V5-122p with AMD A6-1450 with Radeon 8250 IGP, Windows 8.1 64-bit, 6GB DDR3. I know it's not a gamer, but it's always about pushing the limits and see what's possible. So far I've run Borderlands, Borderlands 2, Dead Space, Dishonored, and Mass Effect 1 and 2 without a problem. Not saying they all ran fluidly, but they ran.

    Now I'm trying to run Mass Effect 3 and all it does is say "syncing data" and then nothing for a few seconds then I get "syncing data" again and nothing at all. I've tried running in compatibility mode (Windows 7), as administrator, offline, etc still no luck.

    See here:

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    Have you checked for updates, or is it an Steam or Origin Game, I have played it on an notebook before, but i did not like it as it does not support a gamepad.

    John.
     
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    It's on Origin only, automatic updates, did a repair install, no problems. It runs on my Clevo with Intel quad core and nVidia GTX 765m just fine.
     
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