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[erreib]

I am able to run Mass Effect 2 at 1600 x 900 resolution, with all settings at their maximum values, at a constant 60 fps. The game is perfectly playable, until it crashes with a Blue Screen of Death, which is often. I cannot play the game for more than a few minutes without it crashing. Does anyone else have this problem? Or better yet, does anyone have a solution? Thanks!

My specs:

Intel Core 2 Quad CPU (Q6600 @ 2.40 GHz)
4.00 GB
64-bit Operating System
Palit  NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 1GB

Modifié par erreib, 05 avril 2010 - 01:14 .

[Doofus42]

A BSOD indicates faulty hardware and/or drivers.

Your BSOD code will tell you what the problem is.

[erreib]

I just updated the drivers, and the crashes continue. The video card is brand new, only a week or two old. I guess the problem could be something else, like the CPU. Does anyone have any ideas on how to pinpoint where the problem lies?

[Kloreep]

The crash probably indicates a filename (i.e. "nvidia.dll") - that's a good place to start. It would at least indicate what the immediate cause of the crash was.

[erreib]

At the bottom of the screen, a the BSoD lists a filename:

nvlddmkm.sys



And thanks for your response!

[Kloreep]

Hmm, a quick google suggests that is indeed part of the Nvidia drivers.



Have you tried playing other resource-intensive games?

[erreib]

Crysis Warhead chugs along at full settings, at about 20 fps, and no crashes. Dragon Age Origins runs flawlessly. Just Cause 2 also runs pretty well. None of them have ever crashed. Also, I just ran the game with the GPU fan turned up high, with another BSoD, meaning the video card is not overheating. I would love any other suggestions! Thanks for your response.

[TheDarkMantle]

Get the latest drivers if you haven't already. Version 197.13 came out on march 25.



Get them here.



http://www.nvidia.co...aspx?lang=en-us

[Doofus42]

Doofus42 wrote...

A BSOD indicates faulty hardware and/or drivers.
Your BSOD code will tell you what the problem is.

What is the BSOD code?  Configure your system to not auto-boot after the BSOD.

BSODs are caused by a non-recoverable error in the Windows kernel.  These are usually caused by some combination of faulty harware and/or drivers.

[erreib]

I have read on other forums that quite often the PSU is to blame. When I upgraded my system's PSU to a 585W unit, but I have recently read negative reviews about it. Does anyone thing that maybe my bad PSU is the problem?



My PSU: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16817339009



hec HP585D 585W ATX12V Power Supply

[Kloreep]

I don't recognize the brand name, and the cheap price isn't a very good sign either.



That said, you say you're playing other intensive games without issue, so I'm not sure whether to start pointing at the PSU.