Constant Crashing on new PC

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Posted by: Palleon.1657

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Q:

Hi, I’m hoping someone has experienced this and knows a simple solution

I have a brand new PC (specs below) and I have only loaded GW2. But, it just keeps crashing within 5-10 of starting the game. Theres no obvious pattern (I can stand in the newbie area for 5 mins and crash or I can run to the main land, view the map, and do an event and suddenly crash).

Sometimes I get error logs, which I have sent off, sometimes it just freezes and I have to reboot.

My specs:
Windows 7 64 bit latest build / updates
FX-4100 4.0
16Gig Ram
Geforce 550ti – with GW2 recommended drivers (also tried latest)
1tb HDD
Gigabyte 78LMT-S2P mobo (latest bios).

I’ve just also tried installing Skyrim and no crashes there.

Thanks in advance.

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Posted by: Farming Flats.5370

Farming Flats.5370

stop the overclock on the CPU at 4Ghz …. the stock speed is 3.6 ..Turbo mode on the FX-4100 runs at just 3.7 (4 cores at load) or 3.8 GHz (2 cores at load)

sorry but , try the game at stock speed before complaining

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Posted by: loseridoit.2756

loseridoit.2756

Bulldozer is a pretty bad implementation. Depending on the application, Overclock may make the cache misses worse. This really kills performance.

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Posted by: Palleon.1657

Palleon.1657

stop the overclock on the CPU at 4Ghz …. the stock speed is 3.6 ..Turbo mode on the FX-4100 runs at just 3.7 (4 cores at load) or 3.8 GHz (2 cores at load)

sorry but , try the game at stock speed before complaining

Thank you for your ‘eloquent’ reply.

However, I am not a “PC Expert” like you seem to be, and I purchased this computer with the speed I quoted from a reputable store. I would not even know where to start changing the speed of it, but if this brand new PC can not run a game like this (whilst being able to run the other game I bought – Skyrim – at “Ultra settings”) then maybe, just maybe, the game has a small issue?

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Posted by: Ashtor Grey.5043

Ashtor Grey.5043

I had this problem for a while but ive gotten rid of the onboard realtech sound and had no crashes all day

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Posted by: Farming Flats.5370

Farming Flats.5370

Sorry about my reply , I thought you knew that your CPU was overclocked. Overclocking a CPU : it mean that the CPU is running above the specified spec of the manufacturer ….. while it is a common practice for hardware enthusiastic and gamers It also involve a better cooling solution , higher voltage applied to the CPU ..etc…etc.

Certain Vendors will sell such ‘’ Overclocked ’’ systems .. but each system is different and really need to be tested extensively for stability. Guild Wars 2 is highly CPU bound and if your CPU is unstable .. how do you really know what is the problem ? Gw2 or your system ?? Skyrim is the opposite … more GPU bound and less than Guild Wars 2 on the CPU …..

The trader sold you a PC without telling you that it is overclocked or written words .. or any warning ??? not cool ! This system is possibly not stable for this very particular game only … overclocking is a hobby and it is a long process to obtain perfect stability … you just can’t assemble 10 PCs with the exact same components and obtain the same overclocked results … it don’t work that way.

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Posted by: Rabbiddog.7690

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The OP wasn’t complaining, he/she was asking for help. There’s a difference.

Like the others stated, it’s most likely your CPU being overclocked. If you know someone with a decent amount of computer knowledge perhaps they would be willing to help you.

OR, If you feel comfortable doing it, you have a Gigabyte board, reboot and upon reboot hit the delete button (you may have to tap it several times) to get into the BIOS and in there should be a “Load Fail-Safe Settings” Option. This will set all your BIOS settings (particularly the CPU settings) back to stock (no over clock). Hit F10 and select Y to save the settings, then boot up and try the game again.

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