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lesser_good
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Canada698 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-17 03:48:59
December 15 2008 01:47 GMT
#1
OK so i recently got myself fallout 3 on a whim. Having not played the previous ones i didnt know what to expect. I was presently surprised :. Now the only problem is that my computer fucking shuts itself down after something like 5-10 minutes of game play. This pisses me off like hell seeing as my computer is merely 4 months old and should easily support this game. Hell it even said i could play it with all the funky graphics options at max when i was finished installing it. It is not a over heating problem.
has this happened to any of you? Or does some one have an idea of what might be causing this?

EDIT: k so i got a new power supply unit and it works like a charm

*****
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EpiK
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Korea (South)5757 Posts
December 15 2008 01:48 GMT
#2
post your computer specs
lesser_good
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Canada698 Posts
December 15 2008 01:58 GMT
#3
AMD athlon(tm) 64 X2 DUAL
Core Processor 4800+
2.50 GHz, 2.00 Go of RAM
ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO (512mb)
(graphic card box says sapphire hd 2600 pro)
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Hyperbola
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States2551 Posts
December 15 2008 02:00 GMT
#4
minimum:
# 1GB System RAM (XP) / 2GB System RAM (Vista)
# 2.4 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
# Direct X 9.0c compliant videocard with 256MB RAM (NVIDIA 6800 or better / ATI X850 or better)

recommended:
* Intel Core 2 Duo processor
* 2 GB System RAM
* Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA 8800 series, ATI 3800 series)
* Supported Video Card Chipsets:
o NVIDIA GeForce 200 series
o NVIDIA GeForce 9800 series
o NVIDIA GeForce 9600 series
o NVIDIA GeForce 8800 series
o NVIDIA GeForce 8600 series
o NVIDIA GeForce 8500 series
o NVIDIA GeForce 8400 series
o NVIDIA GeForce 7900 series
o NVIDIA GeForce 7800 series
o NVIDIA GeForce 7600 series
o NVIDIA GeForce 7300 series
o NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series
o ATI HD 4800 series
o ATI HD 4600 series
o ATI HD 3800 series
o ATI HD 3600 series
o ATI HD 3400 series
o ATI HD 2900 series
o ATI HD 2600 series
o ATI HD 2400 series
o ATI X1900 series
o ATI X1800 series
o ATI X1600 series
o ATI X1300 series
o ATI X850 series

source: http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/55221
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lesser_good
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Canada698 Posts
December 15 2008 02:01 GMT
#5
yup i have recommended
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ilistis
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States828 Posts
December 15 2008 02:01 GMT
#6
wtf? The computer shuts itself off? People have been complaining that the game randomly crashes but this is the first time I've heard of this.
"The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."-William Faulkner *_*_*_Kolll FAN_*_*_*
Infundibulum
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
United States2552 Posts
December 15 2008 02:03 GMT
#7
it may be causing your computer to overheat, which then shuts off to protect itself from damage.

try cleaning your fans and see what happens
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lesser_good
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Canada698 Posts
December 15 2008 02:03 GMT
#8
On December 15 2008 11:01 ilistis wrote:
wtf? The computer shuts itself off? People have been complaining that the game randomly crashes but this is the first time I've heard of this.

it does not even reboot its as iff some one pulled the power supply off
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EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
December 15 2008 02:04 GMT
#9
I think you're overheating o.O
My laptop does that sometimes for system intensive games, even if it meets the requirements. Maybe you should add some more fans!
ilistis
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States828 Posts
December 15 2008 02:06 GMT
#10
On December 15 2008 11:04 EtherealDeath wrote:
I think you're overheating o.O
My laptop does that sometimes for system intensive games, even if it meets the requirements. Maybe you should add some more fans!


Maybe it hasn't happened to me because I have like 4 fans.
"The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."-William Faulkner *_*_*_Kolll FAN_*_*_*
lesser_good
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Canada698 Posts
December 15 2008 02:06 GMT
#11
On December 15 2008 11:03 iNfuNdiBuLuM wrote:
it may be causing your computer to overheat, which then shuts off to protect itself from damage.

try cleaning your fans and see what happens


cant be that cus i can barely hear the computer humming while playing and i also got bioshock which works fine and practically needs the same specs
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skuj
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States302 Posts
December 15 2008 02:13 GMT
#12
On December 15 2008 11:06 lesser_good wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 15 2008 11:03 iNfuNdiBuLuM wrote:
it may be causing your computer to overheat, which then shuts off to protect itself from damage.

try cleaning your fans and see what happens


cant be that cus i can barely hear the computer humming while playing and i also got bioshock which works fine and practically needs the same specs

it doesnt get louder when it gets hotter. see if your pc has a program to tell you temps on critical components, if it doesnt find one on google and check it as you play the game.
"never attack" -stephano
Motiva
Profile Joined November 2007
United States1774 Posts
December 15 2008 02:19 GMT
#13
On December 15 2008 11:13 skuj wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 15 2008 11:06 lesser_good wrote:
On December 15 2008 11:03 iNfuNdiBuLuM wrote:
it may be causing your computer to overheat, which then shuts off to protect itself from damage.

try cleaning your fans and see what happens


cant be that cus i can barely hear the computer humming while playing and i also got bioshock which works fine and practically needs the same specs

it doesnt get louder when it gets hotter. see if your pc has a program to tell you temps on critical components, if it doesnt find one on google and check it as you play the game.



Yea, loud != hot

Next time it shuts down on you turn it back on immediately and go into the Bios and check your temp if you don't have a prog or can't find one....


If it's not that, update all drivers, and ect ect obv. No idea otherwise.
traced
Profile Joined October 2007
1739 Posts
December 15 2008 02:27 GMT
#14
it's kind of a poorly programmed game - i had to run it in windowed mode so it would stop bsod-ing my computer. it also ran at a slideshow at times on my rig which can run every modern game (other than like crysis) at high settings.

as for your cpu overheating, download coretemp, it keeps a txt log. but again, it may just be a glitch because it's really buggy
genwar
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada537 Posts
December 15 2008 02:29 GMT
#15
It's overheating if your computer is just shutting off randomly.
EpiK
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Korea (South)5757 Posts
December 15 2008 02:35 GMT
#16
On December 15 2008 11:06 lesser_good wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 15 2008 11:03 iNfuNdiBuLuM wrote:
it may be causing your computer to overheat, which then shuts off to protect itself from damage.

try cleaning your fans and see what happens


cant be that cus i can barely hear the computer humming while playing and i also got bioshock which works fine and practically needs the same specs

fallout 3 is more cpu-intensive than bioshock. And how are you so sure that it's not an overheating problem? I would get some compressed air and spray into your case just to be sure.
404.Delirium
Profile Joined May 2008
United States1190 Posts
December 15 2008 02:38 GMT
#17
Try:

1 From the desktop right-click on My Computer.
2 Click the Properties option.
3 In the System Properties window click the Advanced tab.
4 In Advanced click the Settings button under Startup and Recovery.
5 In the Startup and Recovery window uncheck the Automatically restart check box.
6 Click Ok.

If it's rebooting. But I'm sure you meant what you said about shutting down entirely. Try getting SpeedFan, another similar program, (google for it) and giving us your CPU temperature.

It may be as simple as ventilation. What case are you using? How many fans? Are they intake or outake and where are they placed?
seriously next disrespectful comment in this blog is ip ban. Be happy or get the hell out. // SC2 is like playing with neutral-colored Play-Doh while BW is like colorful Legos.
CommanderFluffy
Profile Joined June 2008
Taiwan1059 Posts
December 15 2008 02:38 GMT
#18
update graphics drivers
Pain is temporary, but glory is forever.
lesser_good
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Canada698 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-15 03:10:37
December 15 2008 03:08 GMT
#19
k i got speedfan but i cant find cpu temp enless cpu temp = temp1 thats 44c
i seem to have 1 fan (i have two thoug one on mother board and one in case) fan 3013 rpm which seems like a fuck load :s
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gusbear
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
333 Posts
December 15 2008 04:47 GMT
#20
in my experience the cpu fan is usually temp2, but u can tell which it is just by loading ur cpu and watching which temps rise. u can load it with a program such as OCCT or Prime95.

but if u wanna skip all that, just open the side of the case and aim a large fan directly into it, if it still crashes in about the same time, it probably isnt heat.

Also like what others said, it shouldnt hurt updating everything, from windows, video drivers, game's patches to flashing bios.

other stuff to do if u cant fix it:
Check Ram, run on one stick or swap with known good ram.
Check PSU, swap with a known good one.
Reinstall windows. FUN!
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