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    Oblivion does nothing but crash.

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Zellio, Nov 2, 2006.

  1. Zellio

    Zellio The Dark Knight

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    I overclocked my pc, every game runs fine but Oblivion. It crashes after like 5 seconds :rolleyes:

    I ran Quake 4 a few days ago for like 6 hours, no problems. Same with Sims 2. Everything works except Oblivion, which dies in like 5 seconds.

    Does it have teh problem with overclocking. Does it say 'Naughty Naughty, you did the overclocky, now you get the blocky'... :(
     
    Zellio, Nov 2, 2006
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  2. Zellio

    Zellio The Dark Knight

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    Half life 2, Doom 3 (Yes, I got it to work), Painkiller, HL2 Episode 1, Sin Episodes, Fable, BLack And White 2, Prey, Deus Ex, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, Far Cry...

    I've tested all my games installed out and they all work just fine...

    Then I go play Oblivion and it crashes in 5 seconds...

    Please help me out.
     
    Zellio, Nov 2, 2006
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  3. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    If all your other games run fine then the problem is with Oblivion. I would suggest looking for patches for it and installing them; if there are none, then reinstall the game
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Nov 2, 2006
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  4. TwilightVampire

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    If you look around at the Elder Scrolls forums, you'll see Oblivion is VERY jumpy about overclocking. You can try not overclocking, that would probably fix it. Or you could try a smaller overclock.

    But a patch might help.
     
    TwilightVampire, Nov 2, 2006
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  5. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    I wouldnt say that its just the overclocking that causes Oblivion to crash.

    It crashed on me many times (randomly), until I read up the TweakGuides.com section for it.

    You could defrag (using 3rd party program)...

    or wipe and reinstall Windows, which I did, now it runs perfectly.
     
    Gophn, Nov 2, 2006
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  6. hollownail

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    Heh, well, Bethesda did make it... so it's crash prone.

    Just like every other Elderscrolls game. You can improve it's stability, but their games are always a bit quick on the crash.
     
    hollownail, Nov 2, 2006
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  7. metalneverdies

    metalneverdies Notebook Evangelist

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    be fore i uninstalled it the game ran perfect for me and i oced the whole time... idk what version patch i had though cause i got a no cd patch thing so the cd can stay in the case nice and scratch free :)
     
    metalneverdies, Nov 2, 2006
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  8. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    Me too, I also use no-CD(DVD) cracks so that my games will stay mint... that and I am too lazy to find the disc whenever I wanna game, thats why I like official patches that removes that "disc not found" BS like the Unreal Tournament series. :D
     
    Gophn, Nov 3, 2006
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  9. l33t_c0w

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    /me remembers good times swearing at Morrowind crashing once an hour
     
    l33t_c0w, Nov 3, 2006
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  10. hollownail

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    Hah, oblivion does that on my desktop. But I think part of it is that my x800 xt overheats and screws up. But it's such a good game!
     
    hollownail, Nov 3, 2006
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