Vista and games

by Richeh • 13 May 2007, 14:07 • Journals
just bought a new system

(14:05:03) (@`rich) (CPU1) Intel® Core™2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz @ 2405MHz (ASUSTeK Computer INC. StrikerExtreme mainboard) (RAM) 4GB, 3.1GB free (HDDs) 139GB, 90.2GB free
(14:05:03) (@`rich) (VGA1) NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX (768MB), 1280x1024x32, 75Hz (OS) Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium

All the games ive tried, Stalker , et , Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter crash at somepoint. sometimes its just a crash to desktop and others a bluescreen.

anybody got any ideas?

thx
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ansikte 13 May 2007, 15:09
vista sucks meight
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dmr 13 May 2007, 15:09
1.) Format and install XP.

2.) Make sure you have installed the good drivers for your HW.

The problem has something to do with Vista or your drivers. You probably haven't installed the proper drivers. And Vista is still in the early stages so most of the drivers don't work like they should. You also have a "new" GPU and I heard that the drivers for your GPU still have some problems with Vista.

Your memory could also be causing the problem. I advice you to run a memtest.

Edit: I just saw the post of fuzz... How much W does your PSU have?

Edit2: Have you checked your temperatures? Since you have a ASUS MB I think you have received a CD with the drivers. Somewhere on that CD you should find ASUS PC Probe, it measures your HW temperatures like your MB and CPU. To measure your GPU temperature download NVIDIA nTune.
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Richeh 13 May 2007, 16:56
thx for info
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TrgT 13 May 2007, 15:15
Have you tried the tutorial?
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dmr 13 May 2007, 15:19
You missed the point.

ET does work, but his PC crashes after a while. I doubt it has something to do with Vista + ET since it happens with all the games he has tried.
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OVER9000BPM 13 May 2007, 15:20
The most stupid thing u can do is installing a "brandnew" (oki not rly) Microsoft Operatong System on ur machine, because it will be bugged like hell.
Example XP: 5 Years old, 2 Service Packs, tonns of hotfixes and still far away from beeing a bugfree/secure Operating system
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Yossarian 13 May 2007, 15:33
(Operating system) Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2), version 5.1.2600 (26 processes running, 411.21MB free RAM, installed 2y 5d 10h 25m 22s ago, 30m 50s uptime, 23h 33m 44s uptime record)

haven't encountered any security problems or bUgs during this time, weird, isn't it?

i am just saying that for typical home user who has fw and antivirus and uses his pc for playing games, downloading, internets, xp is pretty much bugless and secure

and if user can't set up fw and antivirus and then blames OS for everything, linux'n'shit won't help him either...
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OVER9000BPM 13 May 2007, 15:37
well i never had problems wth xp neither, but thats mainly because i know how to use a computer and how to not get any virus/worm/spyware.
But believe me there were plenty of bugs, otherwise the servicepacks/hotfixes, would not have been released.
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Kiewan 13 May 2007, 16:49
i never had problems after having firewall off + no anti virus program running for 2 years
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OVER9000BPM 13 May 2007, 16:50
its all about knowing what you are doing with your pc.
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Kiewan 13 May 2007, 17:09
im my case, its called lotto
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rahula 13 May 2007, 15:33
switch to xp tbh :(
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frozz. 13 May 2007, 15:50
how much did u pay for that?
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Quiki 13 May 2007, 17:22
please! Played games like q3, w3, et, stalker, preay etc etc on vista and works fine ;) its your hardware or you just dont know how to use vista.
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Dreamweaver 13 May 2007, 17:37
why didnt you delete IRC tags?
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