Game crashes

maerean_m · 02-08-08, 04:01 AM

On board video and audio cards are NOT for games.

McBeck · 02-08-08, 04:27 AM

Running any mods?

tomoose · 02-08-08, 07:39 AM

your 'onboard' stuff is not helping at all, I highly recommend you get a good graphics card. I think you'll get a few replies too telling you that a min of 2Gig RAM is the optimal situation for memory and SHIV.

Lightning61 · 02-08-08, 08:59 AM

I would get another Gig of ram first, and dedicate as much as the bios will allow to video.
Get latest drivers for on-board sound, and turn sound acceleration down one notch on the slider in windows audio properties.
Be sure to turn off 3d sound in game.
Set a static swap file as large as you can.
Disable all un-necessary processess and services set to run at start-up, including AV and printer software.
Fresh boot and try again while shopping for new vid and sound cards.

jdkbph · 02-08-08, 09:38 AM

On the off chance that your immediate goal is to get the game running without spending any money.... :p

Despite the fact that on-board video and sound is not an optimum solution for gaming, it should still run. Your problem is most likely memory. Those on board components use system memory and you're already running pretty close to minimum.

So my suggestion....

Make sure you're running current WHQL video drivers and you have the latest 9c release of DirectX, kill all non-essential background apps and services, turn all the in game graphics settings to minimum, set your in game resolution to no more than 1024x768, and see if it will run then.

JD

02-08-08, 04:01 AM	#1
maerean_m Captain Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 529 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	On board video and audio cards are NOT for games. __________________ Kilroy was here

02-08-08, 04:27 AM	#2
McBeck Admiral Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,027 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Running any mods? __________________ "I like subcommanders...they dont have time for bull**!" Proud member of the Subsim army of zombies Becks website

02-08-08, 07:39 AM	#3
tomoose Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 930 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	I'll second maerean your 'onboard' stuff is not helping at all, I highly recommend you get a good graphics card. I think you'll get a few replies too telling you that a min of 2Gig RAM is the optimal situation for memory and SHIV.

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02-08-08, 08:59 AM	#4
Lightning61 Loader Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 82 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I would get another Gig of ram first, and dedicate as much as the bios will allow to video. Get latest drivers for on-board sound, and turn sound acceleration down one notch on the slider in windows audio properties. Be sure to turn off 3d sound in game. Set a static swap file as large as you can. Disable all un-necessary processess and services set to run at start-up, including AV and printer software. Fresh boot and try again while shopping for new vid and sound cards.

02-08-08, 09:38 AM	#5
jdkbph Captain Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 508 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 0	On the off chance that your immediate goal is to get the game running without spending any money.... :p Despite the fact that on-board video and sound is not an optimum solution for gaming, it should still run. Your problem is most likely memory. Those on board components use system memory and you're already running pretty close to minimum. So my suggestion.... Make sure you're running current WHQL video drivers and you have the latest 9c release of DirectX, kill all non-essential background apps and services, turn all the in game graphics settings to minimum, set your in game resolution to no more than 1024x768, and see if it will run then. JD