Nearly all of my games crash and have been for the whole year

[dandeman23]

Games which crash:
Max Payne 3, Far Cry 3, BF3 and other optimized games

Specs:
System Information
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Time of this report: 10/2/2013, 19:14:35
Machine name: DANIEL-PC
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130801-1533)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
System Model: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
BIOS: BIOS Date: 10/15/12 17:07:37 Ver: 04.06.05
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
Memory: 16384MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 15512MB RAM
Page File: 3535MB used, 16274MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11

Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce GTX 660 Ti
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1183&SUBSYS_35521458&REV_A1
Display Memory: 4038 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1990 MB
Shared Memory: 2048 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: HP 2159 Series Wide LCD Monitor
Monitor Model: HP 2159
Monitor Id: HWP282B
Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
Output Type: DVI
Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Driver File Version: 9.18.0013.3140 (English)
Driver Version: 9.18.13.3140
DDI Version: 11
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail


Example of crash:
Even though i think i have a alright enough graphics card to run these games when i play on optimized graphics it crashes at random times also christiaan lourens the .exe has stopped working that happens to most of these games. For max payne 3 the sound still works and the others (game).exe has stopped working. Games like arma 2 CO or dishonored they work fine. Thank you both juanjostorreshernndez and Christiaan Lourens. I am

What i have done so Far:

*checked diagnostic tool all is fine
*no updates for windows maintenance
*i have also found out that my computer was 32 bit and i have downloaded things by 64bit do you think that might be a problem?? if so please reply
*it might be hard for me to make the money to upgrade my graphics card but ill get it eventually.





















Thanks if you are reading and tring to help or have a relation to the problem

 

[juanjostorreshernndez]

1-test all your system hardware(you can test on other PC for diagnostic)
2-try updating graphics drivers
3-check windows integrity, do a windows mantenience

 

[Christiaan Lourens]

Run dx diagnostic, update all your software.

What are the crashes? xxx has stopped working? The game exe just stops and your back on the desktop? We need more info on the problems it self. My suggestion for BF3 is go to the support site and check troubleshooting there, they have tons of sollutions really helped me out allot. It's a folder inside your bf3 folder that you just delete, coupled with tuning cloud storage/saving off and then bam it doesn't crash anymore. Can't remember the exact stuff but look for that sollution. I have not played BF3 in months so I can't be more exact.

Have you installed any mods recently ?

 

[dandeman23]

Run dx diagnostic, update all your software.

What are the crashes? xxx has stopped working? The game exe just stops and your back on the desktop? We need more info on the problems it self. My suggestion for BF3 is go to the support site and check troubleshooting there, they have tons of sollutions really helped me out allot. It's a folder inside your bf3 folder that you just delete, coupled with tuning cloud storage/saving off and then bam it doesn't crash anymore. Can't remember the exact stuff but look for that sollution. I have not played BF3 in months so I can't be more exact.

Have you installed any mods recently ?

it isnt just bf 3 mate its heaps of other games bf3,badcompany2, gta4, mp3, bo2 i have looked on heaps of threads and have finally asked after none of them have worked

 

[dandeman23]

1-test all your system hardware(you can test on other PC for diagnostic)
2-try updating graphics drivers
3-check windows integrity, do a windows mantenience

i have tried all of those but its all fine probably a not too serious problem i thought my computer was 64 bit when it was 64 so i downloaded things which are the wrong bit. Is this bad for direct x or physx

 

[dandeman23]

Thank you both for helping me trying to figure the problem out i think it could be something to do with the bit i found out i was 32 when i got things 64 bit idk if thats a problem i think it could be

 

[Christiaan Lourens]

Yes downloading the wrong drivers can cause this just download the right drivers.

 

[dandeman23]

I use a program called asrock extreme tuning utility you can overclock and control the fans maybe i put it on the wrong settings also it ussually dosent crash on lower settings just high or optimized. I know my graphics card is supposed to handle optimized for those games
Asrock:

Hardware Monitor:

Fan control:
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=uU0Hk5fpxnjuTM&tbnid=YqgwQ8wwc07slM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Ft17.techbang.com%2Ftopics%2F20034-asrock-ascore-z77-extreme-liberation-of-3-k-series-cpu%3Fmode%3Dprint%26page%3D1&ei=sERNUozBAdCbkgXit4DoAg&bvm=bv.53537100,d.dGI&psig=AFQjCNE3-4cJz-vUoTbLXnNohE4ks2xqsQ&ust=1380881951218135
Overclocking:
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=7AR8jxAxu586JM&tbnid=MtUL4AjDYRZR4M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bit-tech.net%2Fhardware%2Fmotherboards%2F2011%2F12%2F16%2Fasrock-x79-extreme4-m-review%2F7&ei=F0VNUrXpF8XmkgXCqoDQDQ&bvm=bv.53537100,d.dGI&psig=AFQjCNGCc3kl6wGy12Jp2iV1vMdhUhaASw&ust=1380882067786804

Note: Not my actual stats

 

[Christiaan Lourens]

Try lowering the Anti Aliasing, shadows and still keep the textures on high/ultra. Should see a big difference in performance.

 

[dandeman23]

Try lowering the Anti Aliasing, shadows and still keep the textures on high/ultra. Should see a big difference in performance.

ill try

 

[dandeman23]

Try lowering the Anti Aliasing, shadows and still keep the textures on high/ultra. Should see a big difference in performance.

nah i didnt mean that it was laggy when i optimized its great still but it crashed after few minutes after i disabled those settings.

 

[dandeman23]

is their anything i should do or just upgrade???

 

[Christiaan Lourens]

For some reason I think it has something to do with your RAM, I had a similar problem a while ago with ram sticks and I had a memory leakage. I can't exactly remember how to fix it in control panel though so what I suggest is this:

Start MSCONFIG and then go to the general tab and select normal start up it will ask you to restart, click ok. Try playing 1 game now, this should have only the necessary programs running and then we can determine if it's one of your other programs that's causing this error.

Right click the .exe icon and troubleshoot directly after it crashed, use those settings, see if it still crashes.

Finally I would really go as far as saying rather reinstall all your games that are crashing before you upgrade as they might have even been corrupted.

for a cheap upgrade if you have room just increase your ram to 8GB, as RAM is cheap and the extra memory will assist you greatly in general processing. Other than that don't spend money just yet because as I said I myself have a 660TI PE & I am waiting for the 880's to be released next year, you should wait for those too because then you are pretty much future proof

 

[dandeman23]

For some reason I think it has something to do with your RAM, I had a similar problem a while ago with ram sticks and I had a memory leakage. I can't exactly remember how to fix it in control panel though so what I suggest is this:

Start MSCONFIG and then go to the general tab and select normal start up it will ask you to restart, click ok. Try playing 1 game now, this should have only the necessary programs running and then we can determine if it's one of your other programs that's causing this error.

Right click the .exe icon and troubleshoot directly after it crashed, use those settings, see if it still crashes.

Finally I would really go as far as saying rather reinstall all your games that are crashing before you upgrade as they might have even been corrupted.

for a cheap upgrade if you have room just increase your ram to 8GB, as RAM is cheap and the extra memory will assist you greatly in general processing. Other than that don't spend money just yet because as I said I myself have a 660TI PE & I am waiting for the 880's to be released next year, you should wait for those too because then you are pretty much future proof

im about to do what you said i checked my ram and if you wanted to know it was 16gb i am doing normal startup and will report back if it has helped.I am also downloading my drivers in 32bit becoz i had downloaded in 64bit i will hopefully not crash when playing bf4 but if i do and it dosent crash for other games its because of the beta.

 

[Christiaan Lourens]

If you have 16GB of RAM then it should be fine. ignore the ram upgrade, just make sure you are not having a memory leak

 

[dandeman23]

If you have 16GB of RAM then it should be fine. ignore the ram upgrade, just make sure you are not having a memory leak

how do you find a memory leakage do i look it up??

 

[Christiaan Lourens]

Yeah as I said I can't remember how to do it been a long time since I had that problem. Just google memory leak fixes, check that sort of stuff.

 

[dandeman23]

Yeah as I said I can't remember how to do it been a long time since I had that problem. Just google memory leak fixes, check that sort of stuff.

i dont think i have a memory leak becoz the program that is using the most memory is Google chrome and 2nd is Skype it comes up when i go to start task manager>processes then the highest memory are those 2

 

[dandeman23]

Yeah as I said I can't remember how to do it been a long time since I had that problem. Just google memory leak fixes, check that sort of stuff.

when i crashed i looked in event viewer then i had seen at the time of the crash it had said:

Max Payne 3:
Faulting application name: MaxPayne3.exe, version: 1.0.0.17, time stamp: 0x4fc81921
Faulting module name: MaxPayne3.exe, version: 1.0.0.17, time stamp: 0x4fc81921
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00015360
Faulting process id: 0x7bc
Faulting application start time: 0x01ce84485ee206c7
Faulting application path: C:\Users\Daniel\Desktop\GAMES\max payne 3\MaxPayne3.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Users\Daniel\Desktop\GAMES\max payne 3\MaxPayne3.exe
Report Id: 9e954e58-f03b-11e2-b37a-bc5ff45c9fb0


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