Issues with compy

v3rninater · 11-25-11, 05:33 PM

Atm it seems like a graphics card issue, but basically I'm having weird issues with my computer. Before it was CTD's in WOW and BF3, and I think I narrowed it down to the onboard soundcard. Now that's disabled in bios and have my old Fatal1ty soundcard in there. Seems to be a bit better, but the last couple days, having all sorts of CTD's in BF3, don't know if that's related to the new patch. Also, I'll leave my computer on, go do something for about an hour, come back to it at the password entry screen as if it has been rebooted. And sometimes will not load the sound drivers and/or vid drives, it will have the intel graphics icon in the bottom right bar.

So my question is, does this seem like a graphics card issue, or is this general system instability ie; I need a new mobo?

**Roadhog** · 11-25-11, 06:51 PM

Check your error logs. A BSOD is probably causing the reboot. You should then be able to see the error on the BSOD and then go from there.

dukenukemz · 11-26-11, 12:19 PM

I highly doubt the onboard sound on your mobo would be causing CTD. its very unlikely but always possible none the less. download blue screen view and view the crash log on your computer. BF3 was patched and i know certain people are still expierencing crashes in that game. I would test counter-strike or TF2 something that doesnt crash very often to narrow out if its game or hardware related. If your computer is resetting to the intel graphics on your machine that is a good indication of a video card / driver issue. reinstall / update the drivers of your card or rollback to a previous version and see if that helps.

Yaboze · 11-26-11, 11:18 PM

Burn a Memtest86 CD and let that run, I think it's memory or possibly even the PSU.

11-25-11, 05:33 PM	#1
v3rninater Blowin up since 1969 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,095	Issues with compy Atm it seems like a graphics card issue, but basically I'm having weird issues with my computer. Before it was CTD's in WOW and BF3, and I think I narrowed it down to the onboard soundcard. Now that's disabled in bios and have my old Fatal1ty soundcard in there. Seems to be a bit better, but the last couple days, having all sorts of CTD's in BF3, don't know if that's related to the new patch. Also, I'll leave my computer on, go do something for about an hour, come back to it at the password entry screen as if it has been rebooted. And sometimes will not load the sound drivers and/or vid drives, it will have the intel graphics icon in the bottom right bar. So my question is, does this seem like a graphics card issue, or is this general system instability ie; I need a new mobo? __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 3.4ghz 1600fsb \|\| Gigabyte P45 EP45-UD3R stable as a rooock! \|\| 4gb G-Skill DDR2 PC8500 5-5-5-15 \|\| EVGA 580-GTX 1.5gb \|\| Creative Fatal1ty Xram Sound Card 7.1 \|\|G-Skill Phoenix Pro SSD 120gb\|\| WD BLACK 32mb cache 640gb HD \|\| 2x Samsung DVD burner 16x DVD+\- \|\| Corsair 620watt PSU Win 7 Ultimate 64bit (640gb hd) AMD Phenom II X6 T1090 \|\| Gigabyte GA880 \|\| 4gb G-skill Ripjaw DDR3 1600 \|\| MSI 8800 Ultra o/c \|\| WD BLACK 32mb cache 640gb HD \|\| ASUS DVD Burner \|\| XFX 750 watt PSU LG 60" 1080p 600Hz Plasma HDTV 60PS11 Xbox 360

11-25-11, 06:51 PM	#2
Roadhog Resident Alien Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,776	Re: Issues with compy Check your error logs. A BSOD is probably causing the reboot. You should then be able to see the error on the BSOD and then go from there.

11-26-11, 12:19 PM	#3
dukenukemz duKe_+ Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 38	Re: Issues with compy I highly doubt the onboard sound on your mobo would be causing CTD. its very unlikely but always possible none the less. download blue screen view and view the crash log on your computer. BF3 was patched and i know certain people are still expierencing crashes in that game. I would test counter-strike or TF2 something that doesnt crash very often to narrow out if its game or hardware related. If your computer is resetting to the intel graphics on your machine that is a good indication of a video card / driver issue. reinstall / update the drivers of your card or rollback to a previous version and see if that helps. __________________ CPU - I7 2600K 4.5 GHZ RAM - 8 GB DDR3 1600mhz GPU - GTX 570 Classified

11-26-11, 11:18 PM	#4
Yaboze Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: United States Posts: 2,057	Re: Issues with compy Burn a Memtest86 CD and let that run, I think it's memory or possibly even the PSU.