[RESOLVED] Game crashes

[kspeel]

I have been playing battlefield ,Bad Company 2 for quite a while but now it seems to run and then crashes ,monitor goes black. I know virtual d is not a support group for this but talked to support group for game and did everthing they said like updateing system drivers ,video drivers and have done as much as I can at that end. Just trying to pinpoint the problem. Is there some good benchmark testing software that will push my system to the test and see if something is bombing out like memory or video card sound card,anything. thanks for the help

[photolady]

It would help if we knew what your system is comprised of.

Did you try reinstalling the game? And run malware/spyware software, just in case there are any nasties on there causing this?

[kspeel]

Yep ,ran malwarebytes and super antispyware,and did reinstall game

[dneilson]

Have you checked computer temps--especially the video card?

[kspeel]

Thats why I was asking if there was some software to check temps on machine. How do you check video card temp

[kspeel]

Ran speedfan and says gpu 87c and aux 50c

[dneilson]

That 87C seems awfully high. Have you checked your Video card specs? Also, have you gone in the case and cleaned out any dirt, dust and dust bunnies. If your Video card only has a heat sink is it completely clean, and, if it has a fan are the fan blades clean?

[SuperSparks]

87C is high for a GPU that's just idling, though reasonable for one that is working hard. Get a second opinion with this nice utility:

HWMonitor

[kspeel]

cleaned out all dust bunnies and gpu still running hot at 85c

[SuperSparks]

Run this, which is a tool used by overclockers primarily, to test for stability. It will give the CPU and GPU a good workout. It should tell you if it finds any problems:

OCCT

[kspeel]

did GPU test on OCCT and monitor shut down like in the game. Dont know where to go from here. On the test it said the temp was up to 115.

[dneilson]

With the cover off blow a small house fan directly on the Video card see if you still have the problem.

[SuperSparks]

On the test it said the temp was up to 115.

That's the problem then, the GPU is overheating under load. If the graphics card fan definitely running?

[bistro]

What is the make/model of the vid card? Do you have a front intake fan and/or a side intake fan on the case? Rear exhaust?

[kspeel]

GeForce 9400 GT,,just running usaul fans rear fan on case ,psu fan and the cpu and video card fans,not much room to put anything else