crashes when gaming

19qoph19 · 03-12-09, 04:20 PM

I've been having computer lockups lately when playing COD WAW. There aren't any errors in the event viewer about graphics driver errors. The computer just freezes the sound goes chk chk chk chk and on forever. Does anyone know where to start with this? Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

I'm using the 8.523.0.0 ATI catalyst driver.

thanks

edit: there are lots of other errors in the event viewer under "Admin Events" like this, maybe this is the problem?? :

//./root/CIMV2
SELECT * FROM __InstanceModificationEvent WITHIN 60 WHERE TargetInstance ISA "Win32_Processor" AND TargetInstance.LoadPercentage > 99
0x80041003

EarthDog · 03-12-09, 04:33 PM

Are you overclocked? If so, are you stable?

Temps of the card and CPU @ load?

19qoph19 · 03-12-09, 08:27 PM

I'm at stock settings. The temps are very good for this card.
GPU: <50 always
CPU <40

I don't have another card or I'd throw that in and test it out for a while. Mobo doesn't have on-board graphics either.

19qoph19 · 03-12-09, 09:23 PM

I'm beginning to think this may not be a GPU issue at all. The error code I posted is a permission error. There are a bunch of other errors in the Event viewer as well but none related to drivers etc. Well, I might have mis-posted this but I didn't know any of this before.

One suggestion to deal with the WMI error was to rebuild the wbem repository with this command :> winmgmt /salvagerepository

It supposedly worked for someone but there wasn't anything wrong with the repository when I did it. Oh well... more research and more crashes.

Conumdrum · 03-13-09, 12:29 AM

Try disabling sound completely in the game settings. If it still crashes remove sound drivers. If that don't fix it it's not a sound issue. Just seen sound card/drivers do this at times. Mebbe............. it is your problem?

19qoph19 · 03-13-09, 01:13 AM

Hi. You very well may be right because I was having problems with the drivers not installing/uninstalling correctly. Plus that accounts for the chk chk chk chk noise the comp makes when it's locked up.

I'll see if it works. Unfortunately I won't know for sure for a while because it doesn't crash all the time.

Thanks for the good idea.

03-12-09, 04:20 PM	Thread Starter #1
19qoph19 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canada	crashes when gaming I've been having computer lockups lately when playing COD WAW. There aren't any errors in the event viewer about graphics driver errors. The computer just freezes the sound goes chk chk chk chk and on forever. Does anyone know where to start with this? Any suggestions would be much appreciated. I'm using the 8.523.0.0 ATI catalyst driver. thanks edit: there are lots of other errors in the event viewer under "Admin Events" like this, maybe this is the problem?? : //./root/CIMV2 SELECT * FROM __InstanceModificationEvent WITHIN 60 WHERE TargetInstance ISA "Win32_Processor" AND TargetInstance.LoadPercentage > 99 0x80041003 __________________ qx9650@4.1Ghz 1.38V // Apogee XT : MCP655 : MCRES-MICRO REV2 : MCR320 Quiet Power Triple // Asus P5Q-E // 5870 Crossfire // OCZfatal1ty1066 2x2 // Corsair 750TX // 2x500G RAID0 : 2x80G Seagate // 800d Heatware
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03-12-09, 04:33 PM	#2
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03-12-09, 08:27 PM	Thread Starter #3
19qoph19 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canada	I'm at stock settings. The temps are very good for this card. GPU: <50 always CPU <40 I don't have another card or I'd throw that in and test it out for a while. Mobo doesn't have on-board graphics either. __________________ qx9650@4.1Ghz 1.38V // Apogee XT : MCP655 : MCRES-MICRO REV2 : MCR320 Quiet Power Triple // Asus P5Q-E // 5870 Crossfire // OCZfatal1ty1066 2x2 // Corsair 750TX // 2x500G RAID0 : 2x80G Seagate // 800d Heatware
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03-12-09, 09:23 PM	Thread Starter #4
19qoph19 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canada	I'm beginning to think this may not be a GPU issue at all. The error code I posted is a permission error. There are a bunch of other errors in the Event viewer as well but none related to drivers etc. Well, I might have mis-posted this but I didn't know any of this before. One suggestion to deal with the WMI error was to rebuild the wbem repository with this command :> winmgmt /salvagerepository It supposedly worked for someone but there wasn't anything wrong with the repository when I did it. Oh well... more research and more crashes. __________________ qx9650@4.1Ghz 1.38V // Apogee XT : MCP655 : MCRES-MICRO REV2 : MCR320 Quiet Power Triple // Asus P5Q-E // 5870 Crossfire // OCZfatal1ty1066 2x2 // Corsair 750TX // 2x500G RAID0 : 2x80G Seagate // 800d Heatware
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03-13-09, 12:29 AM	#5
Conumdrum Mutant Forrespondent Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Las Vegas	Try disabling sound completely in the game settings. If it still crashes remove sound drivers. If that don't fix it it's not a sound issue. Just seen sound card/drivers do this at times. Mebbe............. it is your problem? __________________ All stock for now, no need for more, but it's gonna be soon methinks. Giga Xtreme 58 mobo i7 965 ES D0 step Corsair 1600 6 gig SLI GTX470 OC when I need it to 870 GPU/1725 mem EK HF nickle blue top CPU block (free from Eddie) Koolance 470 waterblocks One big loop, two 120x3 rads. Pa 120.3 and XSPC RX 120x3. Swiftech 35x pump with V2 restop. GT AP15 fans. Banchetto Tech Station 120 GB SSD, and a few other drives. 1000W UltraX3 PSU, 900 watt (1500VA UPS 27" ASUS VG 3D/Nvidia V2 3D glasses and 24" Acer H243H UPS is 1500 PFCLCD
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03-13-09, 01:13 AM	Thread Starter #6
19qoph19 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canada	Hi. You very well may be right because I was having problems with the drivers not installing/uninstalling correctly. Plus that accounts for the chk chk chk chk noise the comp makes when it's locked up. I'll see if it works. Unfortunately I won't know for sure for a while because it doesn't crash all the time. Thanks for the good idea. __________________ qx9650@4.1Ghz 1.38V // Apogee XT : MCP655 : MCRES-MICRO REV2 : MCR320 Quiet Power Triple // Asus P5Q-E // 5870 Crossfire // OCZfatal1ty1066 2x2 // Corsair 750TX // 2x500G RAID0 : 2x80G Seagate // 800d Heatware
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