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Spartan
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2030 Posts
March 15 2010 04:51 GMT
#1
This really pisses me off.. I have the suggest drivers (196.21) that Blizzard and other players are recommending, I completely cleaned the inside of my computer and took special care of the video card, I'm not running any other programs except AIM, I'm running the game on the suggested settings for my setup (all on medium), and.. THIS SHIT KEEPS CRASHING?

I've been keeping count..
..and that's now 19 wins (finishing off opponent) turning into loses because of crashes.
..and 28 other matches turning into losses after less than 5 minutes into the match.
..and 24 matches turning into losses in the middle of the match when things are getting exciting.

I got demoted from platinum down to gold because so many crashes are costing matches.

And that's just from my 1v1s.. there's easily the same amount, if not more, crashes when I 2v2 with my girlfriend out of the 150 matches we've played together (we're in platinum with a record of like 65-77 now because of the crashes).

So fucking retarded. I could do a fresh power on and after the first match it would crash, or it would let me play like 15-20 matches then crash. It's so random and it costs me so many matches..

Here's my thread on the Battle.net forums:
http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=23710861388&sid=5000
..all of their recommendations to fix the problem aren't working.

Has anyone suffered from this and found a way to fix it?

*
# http://nkspartan.com (web engineer)
# TL member since July 2005; CEO of Vile Gaming; President of Team Vile
Exteray
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States1094 Posts
March 15 2010 05:19 GMT
#2
On March 15 2010 13:51 Spartan wrote:
So fucking retarded. I could do a fresh power on and after the first match it would crash, or it would let me play like 15-20 matches then crash. It's so random and it costs me so many matches..
[/b]

Wait doesn't that mean all you need to do is to restart your computer after every 15 games =p
Assault_1
Profile Joined April 2009
Canada1950 Posts
March 15 2010 06:05 GMT
#3
Maybe your video card is overheating? my 8800gt was getting really hot on the recommended settings, had to turn up fan speed
Spartan
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2030 Posts
March 15 2010 06:18 GMT
#4
How do I do that? The NVIDIA Control Panel program doesn't have anything for fan settings.. that I can see.
# http://nkspartan.com (web engineer)
# TL member since July 2005; CEO of Vile Gaming; President of Team Vile
Assault_1
Profile Joined April 2009
Canada1950 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-15 06:25:59
March 15 2010 06:24 GMT
#5
On March 15 2010 15:18 Spartan wrote:
How do I do that? The NVIDIA Control Panel program doesn't have anything for fan settings.. that I can see.


I use the NVIDIA control panel

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Spartan
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2030 Posts
March 15 2010 07:24 GMT
#6
Hacks! Mine doesn't show that performance section. And yes my card has a fan. I have a GeForce 8600 GTS 256mb OC'd.
# http://nkspartan.com (web engineer)
# TL member since July 2005; CEO of Vile Gaming; President of Team Vile
mahnini
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
United States6862 Posts
March 15 2010 07:58 GMT
#7
for the performance section you have to dl ntune which doesn't work for windows 7 last i check. rivatuner is a good alternative.
the world's a playground. you know that when you're a kid, but somewhere along the way everyone forgets it.
Beyonder
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Netherlands15103 Posts
March 19 2010 15:29 GMT
#8
Put the Shaders on normal instead of high or ultra and try again
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Kinky
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States4126 Posts
March 19 2010 22:08 GMT
#9
Is it just the game that crashes or does your whole computer lockup?
Spartan
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2030 Posts
March 20 2010 21:34 GMT
#10
On March 20 2010 00:29 Beyonder wrote:
Put the Shaders on normal instead of high or ultra and try again

I should have shaders on normal already (I put the master graphics setting on medium).

On March 20 2010 07:08 Kinky wrote:
Is it just the game that crashes or does your whole computer lockup?

The whole computer locks up. It is for sure a problem with the NVIDIA drivers because it causes the video card to crash and return a "no signal" result to both my monitors. The only thing I am left to do each time is do a master reset. And when I do reset and log back into Windows it says the drivers crashed. Furthermore, it is only SC2 that causes this to happen. Other games work fine.
# http://nkspartan.com (web engineer)
# TL member since July 2005; CEO of Vile Gaming; President of Team Vile
Toyomaha
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States144 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-20 22:13:14
March 20 2010 22:11 GMT
#11
I have the EXACT same problem! It's sooo frustrating. I've posted on the bnet tech support site and after 4 days I've still not received help from them. I can't even play 1 game before things lock up. Good luck and be sure to post a solution if you find one. Have you altered the variables.txt file like the bnet forums suggest? None of those worked for me. BTW it isn't just Radeon cards because mine is an ATI.
www.starcraftutah.blogspot.com
Spartan
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2030 Posts
March 21 2010 05:21 GMT
#12
Yea, I posted it on the Battle.net forums and I bump it everyday. None of the fixes they provide, or that other members say work for them, are working. Here's the thread:
http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=23710861388&sid=5000
# http://nkspartan.com (web engineer)
# TL member since July 2005; CEO of Vile Gaming; President of Team Vile
Toyomaha
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States144 Posts
March 21 2010 05:52 GMT
#13
On March 21 2010 14:21 Spartan wrote:
Yea, I posted it on the Battle.net forums and I bump it everyday. None of the fixes they provide, or that other members say work for them, are working. Here's the thread:
http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=23710861388&sid=5000


I bump it too. I have yet to receive a response on this from tech support. Here's my thread:
http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=23767190624&sid=5000
If I hear anything...I'll let you know! Good luck.
www.starcraftutah.blogspot.com
Caphe
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Vietnam10817 Posts
March 21 2010 06:11 GMT
#14
What's specs of your PC?
How about install Windows XP on new partition, install nesscesary drivers and SC2B only. If you are now using 196.21, try to use an older one and see how it goes...
Terran
Romanian from
Profile Joined September 2008
Romania89 Posts
March 21 2010 06:59 GMT
#15
On March 15 2010 13:51 Spartan wrote:
This really pisses me off.. I have the suggest drivers (196.21) that Blizzard and other players are recommending, I completely cleaned the inside of my computer and took special care of the video card, I'm not running any other programs except AIM, I'm running the game on the suggested settings for my setup (all on medium), and.. THIS SHIT KEEPS CRASHING?

I've been keeping count..
..and that's now 19 wins (finishing off opponent) turning into loses because of crashes.
..and 28 other matches turning into losses after less than 5 minutes into the match.
..and 24 matches turning into losses in the middle of the match when things are getting exciting.

I got demoted from platinum down to gold because so many crashes are costing matches.

And that's just from my 1v1s.. there's easily the same amount, if not more, crashes when I 2v2 with my girlfriend out of the 150 matches we've played together (we're in platinum with a record of like 65-77 now because of the crashes).

So fucking retarded. I could do a fresh power on and after the first match it would crash, or it would let me play like 15-20 matches then crash. It's so random and it costs me so many matches..

Here's my thread on the Battle.net forums:
http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=23710861388&sid=5000
..all of their recommendations to fix the problem aren't working.

Has anyone suffered from this and found a way to fix it?

if you not think your rank is in accuracy, you must stop the computer disconnect. your points is low because every time your computer make error, you lose game. if you stop these error you can maybe win 1/2 of these games and get more points.
MamiyaOtaru
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States1687 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-21 10:27:18
March 21 2010 07:27 GMT
#16
genuine LOL here

..and sorry to hear it Spartan. There are new drivers out (not the recalled ones, but in beta lol), though I doubt that will do it. I'd be curious what your temps are but I doubt Starcraft2 (especially at less than max settings) is overheating you any more than any other game, unless the only other game you play is Brood Wars
Beyonder
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Netherlands15103 Posts
March 22 2010 15:01 GMT
#17
I had severe problems with my pc too. I kept getting thrown back to the desktop due to game locking up, occasional blue screens. I removed one stick of memory, put shaders on normal and now I don't have the problems anymore. Might be a small chance that if you check your memory there's a problem there.
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Toyomaha
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States144 Posts
March 24 2010 17:20 GMT
#18
Spartan,
So, I said I'd update you with if I figured anything out...Well, I was thinking that maybe I wasn't getting enough power and that my comp would freeze up because of lack of power. So, I replaced my cheap 580 watt PSU single rail +12V w/ a better 530 W dual rail and I can run the game w/o any crashes. I have to put the game on low settings because I don't have the greatest graphics card. I tried it on medium but that locked up my computer. So, try a different, more powerful/efficient PSU and see if that helps? Good luck man!
www.starcraftutah.blogspot.com
AyeH
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States534 Posts
March 24 2010 17:57 GMT
#19
Sometimes people have the CPU overclocked pretty high which requires more power from PSU. If you have a pretty demanding GPU and the CPU and GPU + all other hardware require more power than is allotted (due to OC the CPU or GPU), the game may crash because maybe you were in an intense battle and the GPU/ CPU was having to work harder and use more power. Solution to this would be either to get a new PSU with more wattage or get rid of the overclocking. If this is not it, it could possibly be that your graphics are overheating after continual use. You need to install RivaTuner or EVGA precision to control GPU temps and fans. Good luck
Is it in you?
Toyomaha
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States144 Posts
March 25 2010 00:43 GMT
#20
So I borrowed a much better graphics card from my work today and hooked it up (HD 4870) and I was able to play the game on high graphics without it locking up on me. So I've concluded that it's my PSU. Obviously the better GPU let me play the game on a much higher graphics setting but ultimately it came down to my old PSU not providing enough power to my GPU. Hope this helps!
www.starcraftutah.blogspot.com
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