Why do all the new games lock-up on me?

**Kain** · 03-07-04, 12:02 PM

I downloaded the Far Cry and Colin McRae Rally 04 demos. Far Cry locks-up when I just enter the game menu (where you select Options and all) and Colin locks-ups while loading the game. Why? All the older games work fine. I know I computer is crap and all, but the games should atleast run.

SH64 · 03-07-04, 02:09 PM

"Try cat 3.7 drivers" Â®

jAkUp · 03-07-04, 03:12 PM

its probably your card. newer games arent Q&A'd on such old cards.

ragejg · 03-07-04, 07:19 PM

it's the vidcard, kain... dang, d00d, time to step up to at least a GF3!!

oh, and I marked it on my calendar... today kain started a thread that WASN'T a poll.

Heavyd · 03-08-04, 08:23 PM

I would sugest a radeon 8500/9200 plus because its still available to buy... has a nice 128 and will still be suported by ati with newer drivers that increase the quality of the card

Heavyd · 03-08-04, 08:24 PM

in my opinion anyways

**Kain** · 03-09-04, 06:20 AM

By the way, UT2004 works perfectly.

**saturnotaku** · 03-09-04, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kain
By the way, UT2004 works perfectly.

That's expected because it's based on an "older" engine. There's nothing terribly new about UT2004 when compared to 2003.

**Kain** · 03-09-04, 10:35 AM

So it's the hardware and not the drivers, right?

Greb Jnnayr · 03-12-04, 10:01 AM

The developers just don't like you, they are out to get you. I should know because they are also out to get me, and they have already sent exploding ninja monkeys to my house now the dang things won't leave.

But seriously I think it is your hardware.

**saturnotaku** · 03-12-04, 10:21 AM

Shorten your sig, dude. Mods no likey the long sigs.

theultimo · 03-12-04, 10:40 AM

I'd suggest a new Video card. That card is Org radeon, right? Well, for "$50-100" you can get a video card that WONT lock up and be better anyways..

03-07-04, 12:02 PM	#1
Kain Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 1,264	Why do all the new games lock-up on me? I downloaded the Far Cry and Colin McRae Rally 04 demos. Far Cry locks-up when I just enter the game menu (where you select Options and all) and Colin locks-ups while loading the game. Why? All the older games work fine. I know I computer is crap and all, but the games should atleast run. __________________ Intel Core i7-3930K Corsair Hydro Series H100 with 2 x Scythe GentleTyphoon 1850 rpm fans GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD3 16 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Superclocked Signature Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD Crucial m4 256 GB Western Digital Caviar Black 2 TB Pioneer BDR-206DBK Corsair Professional Series Gold AX850 Corsair Obsidian Series 650D Samsung SyncMaster S23A700D Corsair Gaming Audio Series SP2500 Microsoft SideWinder X4 Logitech G9x Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 64-bit

03-07-04, 03:12 PM	#3
jAkUp eat. sleep. overclock. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chino, California Posts: 17,744	its probably your card. newer games arent Q&A'd on such old cards. __________________ 965xe \|\| evga x58 classified \|\| 3x evga gtx 480 \|\| 6gb g.skill \|\| win7 x64

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ragejg nV News Alumni Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Finger Lakes of Hell, NY Posts: 5,399	... it's the vidcard, kain... dang, d00d, time to step up to at least a GF3!! oh, and I marked it on my calendar... today kain started a thread that WASN'T a poll. __________________ 2010-2011 Reviews: GTX 570 \| GTX 580 \| GTS 450 \| GTX 460 \| GTX 465 Pre-2010 Reviews: 6600 GT \| XMS 4400 DDR \| SilenX Cooler \| 6800 \| 5900 XT \| Personal Cinema \| 5900 NU ______________________________________________ Phenom II x6 1090t @ 4.0 ghz \| Asus M498TD-EVO Am3 SLI nForce 980a \| 2x EVGA GTX 560 SLI \| 2x4gb DDR3-1333 \| Antec EarthWatts EA650 PSU \| 60gb Mushkin Calisto Enhanced Sandforce SSD \| 2x WD2500KS RAID 0 \| Sunbeam Tuniq 3 case \| 24" Asus 19x10 LED LCD \| 26" Panasonic 720p TV \| Sidewinder X5 mouse \| Logitech MX5500 & Revolution mouse \| Altec Lansing 5.1 THX-Certified audio \| Win 7 Ultimate \| desk \| couch "Stars must die so that I may live. I... stepped out of a Supernova."

03-09-04, 06:20 AM	#7
Kain Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 1,264	By the way, UT2004 works perfectly. __________________ Intel Core i7-3930K Corsair Hydro Series H100 with 2 x Scythe GentleTyphoon 1850 rpm fans GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD3 16 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Superclocked Signature Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD Crucial m4 256 GB Western Digital Caviar Black 2 TB Pioneer BDR-206DBK Corsair Professional Series Gold AX850 Corsair Obsidian Series 650D Samsung SyncMaster S23A700D Corsair Gaming Audio Series SP2500 Microsoft SideWinder X4 Logitech G9x Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 64-bit

03-09-04, 10:35 AM	#9
Kain Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 1,264	So it's the hardware and not the drivers, right? __________________ Intel Core i7-3930K Corsair Hydro Series H100 with 2 x Scythe GentleTyphoon 1850 rpm fans GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD3 16 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Superclocked Signature Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD Crucial m4 256 GB Western Digital Caviar Black 2 TB Pioneer BDR-206DBK Corsair Professional Series Gold AX850 Corsair Obsidian Series 650D Samsung SyncMaster S23A700D Corsair Gaming Audio Series SP2500 Microsoft SideWinder X4 Logitech G9x Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 64-bit

03-07-04, 02:09 PM	#2
SH64 MAXIMUM TECH Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 12,202	"Try cat 3.7 drivers" Â®

03-08-04, 08:23 PM	#5
Heavyd Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 115	I would sugest a radeon 8500/9200 plus because its still available to buy... has a nice 128 and will still be suported by ati with newer drivers that increase the quality of the card

03-08-04, 08:24 PM	#6
Heavyd Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 115	in my opinion anyways

03-12-04, 10:01 AM	#10
Greb Jnnayr Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 38	The developers just don't like you, they are out to get you. I should know because they are also out to get me, and they have already sent exploding ninja monkeys to my house now the dang things won't leave. But seriously I think it is your hardware.

03-12-04, 10:21 AM	#11
saturnotaku Apple user. Deal with it. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The 'burbs, IL USA Posts: 12,502	Shorten your sig, dude. Mods no likey the long sigs.

03-12-04, 10:40 AM	#12
theultimo DoD + Sharepoint=Headache Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Iraq Posts: 667	I'd suggest a new Video card. That card is Org radeon, right? Well, for "$50-100" you can get a video card that WONT lock up and be better anyways.. __________________ MAIN MACHINE: Macbook Pro Currently being used in Clamshell Mode \| Core Duo 2.16 \| 2GB DDR-2 667 \| Mobility Radeon X1600 256MB (Underclocked version) \| Windows Vista/OS X \| 19' Viewsonic 1912wb UMPC: Samsung Q1 \| 512MB DDR-2 \| 40GB \| Xp Tablet PC 2005 \| Intel GMA 900 XBOX Live Gamertag: theultimos

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