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You're refering to Pentium D. :O:

Pentium 4 is strictly single-core.

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Originally Posted by Arclight (Post 1178719)

You're refering to Pentium D. :O:

Pentium 4 is strictly single-core.

Ok sorry for the confusion. :oops:

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Originally Posted by Arclight (Post 1178689)

Oh for the love of... :doh:

Good news is you fixed the problem relating to using dual-core CPU (though it seems a problem with HTT itself; still working fine on my quad). This new problem may well be heat related; console ports tend to overheat the memory before the core heats up (ie cooling doesn't spin up).

Could try lowering graphics and/or setting the cooling higher manually with something like Rivatuner. :hmmm:

On HTT: there's no such thing as a Pentium 4 dual-core. It's actually a single-core CPU with HTT. HTT creates a second virtual core. Though turning it off might fix some compatibility issues, it (your PC) is probably faster in day-to-day use with it enabled.

I seriously doubt its heat related as I run other much more demanding games for long periods of time with no issues. Ive left SH4 running for hours while I mow the lawn or something with no issues. Ive experienced overheat issues before and this isnt it. Before I disabled HTT the vast majority of combats would play through with the occasional freeze however in that case I can usually recover with the three finger salute. With HTT disabled it locks up hard and only the reset button will recover.

I already tried reducing the settings for kotor to their lowest with no change in behaviour.

Yes its set for native resolution.

Well, the point is really Kotor being a console port. Like I said, they tend to over-stress the memory. But if you say you're certain, I believe you. To be honest I didn't think it was the problem anyway, merely a suggestion that should be considered.

(for example, I can run Fear maxed at 100+ FPS, but the card locks up from heat in about 30 sec, while I can run much more demanding stuff at ~30 FPS indefinetly, theoretically)

:hmmm:

That said, I would still consider cranking the cooling up manually an option to pursue, if only to eliminate it as a solution. Got nothing else at the moment anyway. :doh:

Just an update...

While trying to get riva tuner up and running I had a thought..

Why not just try disabling CCC (Cataylist Control Center).

The results were quite dramatic. While I still get a crash at a loading screen occassionally I played last night for 2 hours with only one crash ! :salute:

That is a marked improvement. Not only do I get less crash outs but cut scenes load faster and run smoother as well.

Sometimes its the simple things :rotfl2:

Glad you got things worked out, I never use the CCC, I use Tray Tools (for GFX card settings/overclocking) & Powerstrip (monitor settings/Gamma etc) both can be set up with application/game profiles. I had a problem with the computer resetting within certain games, turned out to be a combination of processor/bus speed overclocking in bios & a PCI diagnostic card.:yep:

Can't say I ever had trouble with CCC, because I never used it. :)

Went with TrayTools as well. It's not uncommon to see people complain about it though.

Glad to hear KoTOR is cooperating. :up:

Yeah ATI Tray Tools should be bundled with ATI's drivers instead of that horribile CCC. :DL
I've had radeon 8500, 9800pro, x800gto and x1950pro and except for the 8500 and 9800 that used the old fashioned driver panel (the best in my opinion), for all other cards I've always used ATT.
I don't know why but with CCC the cards had always problems with gamma, and this thing drove me crazy.

Long live ATT. :rock:

Every time you go to update ATI drivers it trries to put CCC back in.

I had actually kind of forgot it was running till I started messing with riva tuner.

Riva would NOT install saying "Cataylist Detected" and not listing the actual video card.

It was then the light went off :O:

Now what the heck is ATT ?

For some reason I always assume everyone is using Nvidia cards. :nope:

ATT= ATI Tray Tools. Basically rivatuner for ATI cards. Offers driver settings (you'd normally set in CCC) and overclocking. Can be used as a replacement for CCC.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/ati-tray-tools-/