Games keep crashing... why?

[parkergrove]

They do this..

Error 9/18/2009 8:38:25 PM Application Error 1000 (100)
Log Name: Application
Source: Application Error
Date: 9/18/2009 8:38:25 PM
Event ID: 1000
Task Category: (100)
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: Sol
Description:
Faulting application Majesty2.exe, version 1.0.0.0, time stamp 0x4a85523d, faulting module nvd3dum.dll, version 8.15.11.9038, time stamp 0x4a5ce618, exception code 0xc0000005, fault offset 0x003807e4, process id 0xc28, application start time 0x01ca38baebec2e12.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Application Error" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>100</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2009-09-19T00:38:25.000Z" />
<EventRecordID>1890</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>Sol</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>Majesty2.exe</Data>
<Data>1.0.0.0</Data>
<Data>4a85523d</Data>
<Data>nvd3dum.dll</Data>
<Data>8.15.11.9038</Data>
<Data>4a5ce618</Data>
<Data>c0000005</Data>
<Data>003807e4</Data>
<Data>c28</Data>
<Data>01ca38baebec2e12</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

Why does this happen everytime I play a "newer" game? Someone please help me.. my PC is brand new.

 

[jimishtar]

newer games require more power. list your hardware to give more info. its probably a weak PSU.

 

[parkergrove]

8800gt 512gb
E8400
8GB ram
550watt PSU
P5Q motherboard

Is 550 enough? And wouldn't the PC turn off rather than just crash the game if it was power realted? I do also experience x3B blue screens which does restart the PC from time to time.

 

[reconviperone1]

When in doubt try newest drivers

 

[reconviperone1]

what is the game, btw ?, I once had this game that no matter what crashed once you completed second level, would run on 98se,me,or xp(which was crappy at that time,imo)

 

[parkergrove]

It has happened with Dawn of Discovery, Majesty 2, BioShock, X3 Terran Conflict, Mass Effect, NeverWinter Nights 2, etc... basically it happens to all newer games. Older games like Empire Earth 2 and such don't crash, however.

 

[parkergrove]

I should also mention that my PC works fine when Im not playing any games. It's only when I have a 3D game playing. The BSODs and CTD happen randomly. Sometimes within 15minutes and sometimes not for a hour or more.

 

[Mousemonkey]

What make is that PSU?, quantity does not guarantee quality.

 

[parkergrove]

http://www.xoxide.com/logisys-550w-pcix-clear.html

that is the exact one i bought.

Logisys

 

[parkergrove]

So I played Starcraft for a few hours last night with no problems. I loaded up Majesty 2 and 30mins in I got a CTD.

I'm leaning towards graphics card? Anyone else have any idea?

I'm loading up Dawn of Discovery now and will try to reproduce the BSOD.

 

[parkergrove]

I lasted 10minutes in Dawn of Disovery before I had a CTD. It produced a .dmp file in the Dawn of Discovery folder but I cant read it. Will try to do copy and past that here once I extract the information from it. Will update.

 

[jimishtar]

its the vga, i guess it doesnt have enought power, or u might overheat the cpu or vga.

 

[parkergrove]

I just had a BSOD and it was a dxgkrnl.sys error while playing Dawn of Discovery,

 

[parkergrove]

so youre saying get a better heat sink for my cpu and buy a new power supply?

 

[reconviperone1]

Its that power supply, you need to replace that with a quality brand, antec, thermaltake,corsair or something, those cheap psu's will literally kill your system.

 

[parkergrove]

Its that power supply, you need to replace that with a quality brand, antec, thermaltake,corsair or something, those cheap psu's will literally kill your system.

would dxgkrnl.sys BSODs be produced from something like power?

 

[parkergrove]

I just purchased this:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3985029&SRCCODE=PRICEGRABBER&cm_mmc_o=2mHCjCVybgwTyz__wyCjCVqHCjCdwwp

Corsair's site suggested this one, along with NVIDIA. Hoping the abundance of 12v rails helps.

 

[Mousemonkey]

would dxgkrnl.sys BSODs be produced from something like power?

The dxg error would suggest to me that it's graphic based and if the GPU is having to do something intensive that would require a bit more juice that it can't get so it can't complete the task so it spits up the error, I think you get the idea of my layman's way of thinking. Fingers crossed, eh.

 

[Dekasav]

Didn't some 8800GT's have issues overheating? Wouldn't be the first time stuff overheating caused BSoDs (in my experience). Check temps/airflow. Run Memtest.

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

+1 ^^

 

[parkergrove]

Didn't some 8800GT's have issues overheating? Wouldn't be the first time stuff overheating caused BSoDs (in my experience). Check temps/airflow. Run Memtest.

I've been monitoring airflow and temps since these problems started. My GPU was getting a bit overheated (a few celsius over) so I purchased a good heat sink that attaches to it. Those temps dropped and the problems still occurred.

Will be receiving my new Corsair PSU probably Tuesday or Wednesday and will report back. Keeping my fingers crossed that it's not the GPU malfunctioning (GPUs are expensive!).

 

[Dekasav]

When getting BSoDs, always run Memtest. Why is this not universal?

 

[parkergrove]

When getting BSoDs, always run Memtest. Why is this not universal?

I ran memtest when this started happening awhile back and will revisit this when I get home from work.

Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[gamerk316]

When getting BSoDs, always run Memtest. Why is this not universal?

+999

 

[parkergrove]

When getting BSoDs, always run Memtest. Why is this not universal?

Holy ***, I think it may have worked. I ran memtest with all 4 sticks and received a error on test 5. I then ran each stick independently and they all passed. Then I put 2 sticks in and it passed and then added the third and it passed. I will add the fourth one tonight and see what that does. Is it possible that when all 4 sticks are added the PSU can't handle them?