I just wanted to mention a possible workaround for the DAO crashing many have been experiencing. My system is:
ASUS M4A87TD EVO - AM3 motherboard
AMD Athlon X4 640 3.0GHz
Windows 7 64-bit
8GB DDR3 RAM (2x4GB)
OCZ Vertex2 120GB as main drive
Diamond HD 3870 (ATI).
I am playing DAO connected to my 47" LCD via an HDMI cable. The ATI 3870 has a DVI -> HDMI dongle that I am using to get sound sent to the TV (AMD supplies the driver in Catalyst) as well as video at 1920x1080P resolution. When I play DAO I get anywhere from 30 seconds to 5 minutes of gameplay before I get a crash to black screen, forcing me to do a cold reboot. The system is totally unresponsive. It is also worth noting that I am able to play Mass Effect 2, Starcraft 2, and use other GPU-related apps like Folding@Home (v7.1.24 beta) on this setup with zero issues.
My workaround was to disable music in the DAO configuration. Strangely, without the background music streaming, it seemed to make things more stable (I was able to play nearly a full hour after turning that off). I am not sure if this is an issue in DAO or in the ATI sound driver itself, but it may provide a hint to those investigating the issues for the new patch.
Thanks,
FantasticRhino
Modifié par FantasticRhino, 11 mai 2011 - 12:54 .
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