Random Il-2 CoD crashes. PLEASE HELP!!!

[Ataros]

Try disabling all sound cards.

If it is not sound, update chipset drivers, maybe even bios, reinstall .net from MS site.

Monitor CPU cores and motherboard temps.

Monitor PSU output with some software or borrow another PSU from a friend. Try running with an older videocard to reduce PSU load or underclock your video card and CPU for testing purposes.

The program to clean drivers is called drivercleaner iirc.

Try running some modern video benchmarks with 100% videocard load.

[1.JaVA_Platypus]

You have to pay for drivercleaner pro nowadays

[1.JaVA_Platypus]

I monitored the output voltage of the PSU with a multimeter. It fell to 10.5V (instead of 12!) shortly before a crash happens. I even had a crash without the GPU strained at all! Less then 50%. I also used MSI Afterburner to increase my fan speed for certain GPU temperatures. But nothing helps. It is sunday now, and in my little corner of the world, all shops are closed. I will be ordering a new PSU online and in the meantime, I will use my old HD4870, because I hate crashes. If anyone is interested, I made a thread in the UBI forum that could help someone else with the same problem: http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t...5/m/9621013229

[swiss]

- Check for Windows error codes.
- driver cleaner pe http://www.chip.de/downloads/Driver-..._13009243.html

[1.JaVA_Platypus]

Originally Posted by swiss

- Check for Windows error codes.
- driver cleaner pe http://www.chip.de/downloads/Driver-..._13009243.html

Thanks for replying! I downloaded a version of Drivercleaner Pro wich was still for free. In windows eventlog, there are Kernell power errors. But that is probably due to the fact that I always have to push the reset button on my PC.

We'll see what the new PSU does to my 3D card. The current PSU is a few years old. If this still doesn't work out, I am going to try for a refund of my 3D card or something.

[swiss]

Originally Posted by 1.JaVA_Platypus

Thanks for replying! I downloaded a version of Drivercleaner Pro wich was still for free. In windows eventlog, there are Kernell power errors. But that is probably due to the fact that I always have to push the reset button on my PC.

We'll see what the new PSU does to my 3D card. The current PSU is a few years old. If this still doesn't work out, I am going to try for a refund of my 3D card or something.

Kernel error? Sudden powerloss maybe?
Google them.
You wouldn't be the first one to suffer from overloaded PSU, due to the load Cod on GPU creates.

PSUs age, quite fast if you run them at them at max load actually...

[1.JaVA_Platypus]

The PSU is from a brand named "blackpower". I can't find it on the internet, but the company is possibly bought by OCZ. It says 580 Watt, but i highly suspect they did not have in mind that one day, 3D accelerator cards would need two PCI-E connectors.

So, I ordered an 850 Watt XFX PSU today. It'll take a while to arrive with easter. So I put in my old HD4870, wich never crashed before. I can do Il-2 1946 with it on the highest settings and postpone my Il-2 COD for a few days.

[Rickusty]

Hi Platypus,
I've been struggling with sudden CTDs a lot lately...
The "Launcher.exe" especially crashes a lot... without apparent reasons.
I updated almost anything: from bios,chipsets,gpu,sound module, joysticks, even mouse and keyboard but... the game still crashes a lot.
I noticed this though: the first time I load a mission (any mission it seems...) the game loads fine and it's all "fire and sound".
After the first one, crashes can appear randomly...
Really weird.


Cheers