Like the title says. But let me explain a bit. Currently, I'm using an old (5-6 years) computer. Recently, I put in a Geforce FX 5500 video card. However, now everytime I run the game (or any program that is more then text), the whole computer crashes on me and leaves me with a black screen.
Any advice? Thanks in advance.
P.S: I will be getting a new computer, but no idea how soon.
Game Crashing Computer
Turalisj
The Meth
Give complete system specs please. Also, did you remember to remove and clean your old graphics card drivers before you installed the new ones?
Tarun
From the small bit of information given, I'd bet it's a graphics driver issue. See if you can get a blue screen, or check the Event Viewer (Start > Run > eventvwr.msc) and check System for errors.
Lord Sojar
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From the small bit of information given, I'd bet it's a graphics driver issue. See if you can get a blue screen, or check the Event Viewer (Start > Run > eventvwr.msc) and check System for errors.
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Brimstonez
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Originally Posted by Turalisj
Like the title says. But let me explain a bit. Currently, I'm using an old (5-6 years) computer. Recently, I put in a Geforce FX 5500 video card. However, now everytime I run the game (or any program that is more then text), the whole computer crashes on me and leaves me with a black screen.
Any advice? Thanks in advance. P.S: I will be getting a new computer, but no idea how soon. |
Another thing you could try, is checking your fan stability and thermal paste...also known to cause problems of this nature...though not in my case.
Necrotic
It would be more helpful if you posted the system specs and aside from it actually being the drivers that came with your new GPU....it may also be the GPU. I remember hearing nothing but bad things about the whole 5000 series cards from the 5200 thru thr 5900.....just not the best thing to come out of the Nvidia shop.
Also check your DirectX drivers
Also check your DirectX drivers
Tarun
If we cannot get enough information from a blue screen. Or even get a blue screen, then we can force a full crash dump. 
Brimstonez
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It would be more helpful if you posted the system specs and aside from it actually being the drivers that came with your new GPU....it may also be the GPU. I remember hearing nothing but bad things about the whole 5000 series cards from the 5200 thru thr 5900.....just not the best thing to come out of the Nvidia shop.
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Sorry if it seems like I'm jacking your thread, Turalisj. But I also have the same problem, and if you're not here to keep up with all this, it'll move things along faster for you by giving you more ideas to check...
zamial
there is a driver sweeper program out there for free. use it and let windows install the whql drivers money says its not 175.anything
The Meth
The FX series were kind of a low point for nvidia, but I know people running them still and they aren't horribly unstable or anything, so its not the card itself. They were pretty underpowered, even in their own time, and even though they technically could run DX9 IIRC they were really shakey in that regard, so that could be some source of the troubles.
Brimstonez, are you encountering the exact same problems as Turalisj? He is apparently crashing as soon as he runs just about anything, where your description doesn't say whether you are randomly crashing while running programs or you are crashing as soon as you start. If you are actually able to run guild wars for some amount of time before crashing thats a big difference from his problems.
Brimstonez, are you encountering the exact same problems as Turalisj? He is apparently crashing as soon as he runs just about anything, where your description doesn't say whether you are randomly crashing while running programs or you are crashing as soon as you start. If you are actually able to run guild wars for some amount of time before crashing thats a big difference from his problems.
Brimstonez
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Brimstonez, are you encountering the exact same problems as Turalisj? He is apparently crashing as soon as he runs just about anything, where your description doesn't say whether you are randomly crashing while running programs or you are crashing as soon as you start. If you are actually able to run guild wars for some amount of time before crashing thats a big difference from his problems.
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Turalisj
Erm... Where exactly can I find what the system specs for my computer are?
IrishCB
Run Dxdiag; Save Information Button; Host the txt file or copy paste it here, that should help people looking for your PC specs.
Cyb3r
My second pc is running a FX5950 ultra (still regret switching from a Ati 9700pro) but it does sound like either cpu probs (dust etc) or motherboard error had those happen 3 times straight on MSI boards for my P4 (all 3 just had flaws in them aka the whole chip was a problem MSI and other boards where flowing with threads about it)