Assassin's Creed 4 BLack Flag freezing periodically with sound still playing

sushiebar

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Apr 30, 2013
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So I've recently just installed Black Flag on my PC, and I have an issue with the game freezing, especially during cutscenes. Sounds are still playing in the background, indicating that the game still runs possibly.

If I tab out to desktop, my whole screen is black except for the taskbar. This makes it impossible to view the task manager and stop the Black Flag app process, necessitating a restart every single time this happens.

The game has also been known to freeze during gameplay as well at random intervals. My playtime can be as little as 5 minutes or an hour before the game freezes, making it difficult for me to pinpoint the exact cause of this issue.

These are my specs:-
Intel Core i7-3770K

Palit Jetstream GeForce® GTX 680 (2048MB GDDR5)

ENERMAX ELC120-TA / Dual-Fan Water Cooling

G.SKILL [ RipjawsX ] F3-12800CL9D-8GBXM / 8GB (4GB x 2) / 1600Mhz

Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H

ENERMAX NAXN 850W 80Plus Bronze (Modular) PSU

Anyone with the know how to solve this, please help!


 


yes. definitely using the latest beta driver, 331.93. heard that it optimizes GPU for black flag, but no dice. Also this is the first time i encountered this problem