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[Gorath Alpha]

The physical amount of VRAM attached to a graphics card is the least important aspect of its characteristics when it comes to playing games with it, although it is one of the elements asked about.

This is  my system information:

Operating System: Windows 7
RAM:     4 GB
Video Card:    NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Audio:     DirectX 9.0c compatible
DirectX:     DirectX 11 (Jun2010) or later
Disc Drive: DVD RW Drive
Hard Drive: 279 GB
Sound: HdAudio.sys [6.1.7600.16385]

Not really.  That was only part of it, and I edited off a mistake that was totally meaningless as offered.  Not counting the symptoms, still not given, the rest of this was omitted:
 
Processor Manufacturer: AMD / Intel
Processor Name / Type: Athlon X2 / Pentium D / C2D / dual core / quad, etc.
Processor Speed:  ?.? Ghz
Video Card Driver Version:  Nforce ??.??
 . . (please use the numbers, and dates, *not* the word "latest")
Video Card onboard RAM: ? ? ? MBs
Sound Card Manufacturer:
Sound Card Driver:

Fill in a normal problem report with enough real data to work with, if the members here are supposed to be able to make useful suggestions.

If you skipped it, you were supposed to learn about problem descriptions from the sticky post starting with "Before anything else".

Modifié par Gorath Alpha, 23 juin 2011 - 01:09 .

[sami jo]

Which graphics drivers are you using? There are known issues with some of Nvidia's drivers and this game. There is a pinned thread at the top of the forum.

As listed in the pinned "Before anything else" thread, it helps to know what patch you are running, what configuration settings, if your Windows install is completely updated, etc. Was anything running in the background? Also, I somehow doubt you have a 13 Ghz CPU. The minimum specs for the game includes a dual core processor. The generation of your CPU and the number of cores is important information.

[Tfcdogbert]

I am encountering an identical problem having bought the game a couple of days ago.

Operating System: Windows 7 Service pack 1 (6.1.7601)
CPU: 1.87 GHZ i7 Quad, Clock speed 1860 Mhz
RAM: 4 GB RAM
Video Card: nVidia GeForce GTX 460M, VRAM: 1.50 GB, Driver version: 259.64 - (Latest version taht is stable on my system)
Audio: DirectX 9.0c compatible
DirectX: DirectX 11 Jun 2010
Hard Drive: 500 GB
Sound: Direct X 9.0c Compatible Sound

Version:

Dragon age v1.03

Crash Details:

On attempt to launch the game from the DA2 standard Play screen it brings up the DA logo in the center, then it brings up the message.

"Dragon Age 2 has stopped working windows is searching for a solution to this problem." and all the associated standard further messages from that.

Cheers for any assist on this matter.

Modifié par Tfcdogbert, 23 juin 2011 - 01:09 .

[Gorath Alpha]

The only Geforce driver that has been generally acceptable for late model nVIDIA cards has been 270.33

[sami jo]

You may also be having some issues because mobile graphics cards aren't supported and generally aren't up to the challenge. You have a reasonably good graphics card *for a laptop*, but it won't be able to handle higher graphics settings. Your CPU is also on the low end for raw clock speed. The game engine is more dependent on CPU processing than most, so that will hurt your performance even more.

[Aragorn gemma elfica]

I was having your same problem with my PC:

Processor: Intel® Pentium® D CPU 3.40GHz (oh yes, but the bug is not here)
OS: WindowsXP SP3
RAM: 2GB
Video: Radeon HD4800 series
DirectX version: 9

I tried to uninstall/reinstall, update graphic drivers and all other hardware drivers, installed all patches from bioware, uninstalled Kaspersky but with NO luck.

Finaly and sadly i googled for the game executable cracked version (just the DragonAge2.exe file) and... it worked!
The game works P E R F E C T L Y without A N Y performances issues.

So... when game doesn't start even if you have at least a dual core processor (and Pentium D it is) i think something goes wrong with the on-line activation/copy protection/DRM hardware support/useless anti-piracy things that nothing have to do with the game and its contents.
It's very paradoxical: i honestly and legally buyed DA2 but to play i had to use a crack. <_<

Using a cracked executable, however, is a BAD thing from a security point of view: you cannot know what REALY is inside the file you downloaded. Maybe nothing to fear, maybe a trojan/rootkit. Be careful...

P.S. - Sorry for my bad english.

Modifié par Aragorn gemma elfica, 26 juin 2011 - 12:44 .

[sami jo]

@Aragorn: Your PC specs are well below the stated minimums for the game. The standard retail versions are set to not run on hardware that is below the specs. Overheating from over-taxing your hardware (for example, by running a game that is far beyond what it is designed to run) can actually damage the hardware and I suspect that BW doesn't want to replace someone's hardware.

[Aragorn gemma elfica]

sami jo wrote...

@Aragorn: Your PC specs are well below the stated minimums for the game. The standard retail versions are set to not run on hardware that is below the specs. Overheating from over-taxing your hardware (for example, by running a game that is far beyond what it is designed to run) can actually damage the hardware and I suspect that BW doesn't want to replace someone's hardware.

CPU usage was 60-80% no more than other games that i played...
I can say instead, while using the same HW configuration, that DA2 seemed to me much lighter than DA:O (i finished the game some days ago).

Modifié par Aragorn gemma elfica, 26 juin 2011 - 10:49 .

[DarkAmaranth1966]

Just because the game plays, does not mean it plays well and is not over taxing an older/lower speced system. Software developers and wholesaler like EA and BioWare give minimum specs for a reason.

[Gorath Alpha]

The human sensorium is an extremely variable mechanism.  What I would consider terrible herky-jerky animation is accepted by others with no qualms at all.  What we can say with some certainty is that the developers designed their game the way that they did, to act, look, and feel a particular way that low-end hardware doesn't do justice to.  They decline to offer support for such hardware.  There really isn't a way to argue about personal preferences, since they are totally subjective. 

[Aragorn gemma elfica]

Gorath Alpha wrote...

The human sensorium is an extremely variable mechanism.  What I would consider terrible herky-jerky animation is accepted by others with no qualms at all.  What we can say with some certainty is that the developers designed their game the way that they did, to act, look, and feel a particular way that low-end hardware doesn't do justice to.  They decline to offer support for such hardware.  There really isn't a way to argue about personal preferences, since they are totally subjective. 

I can assure you that while playing i experienced good FPS and absolutely NO animation-fluidity issues. Maybe is this dependant from the GPU, not from the CPU?
I understand that "Pentium D" processors aren't supported but...  i never asked support for that. :happy:

My posts are in response to the first (by modest rabbit), in this thread:

Issue:
Game Error on startup: "Dragon Age II has stopped working"

Config:
CPU:   13.20 GHZ ( = = 3,3GHz x 4 == quadcore processor)
Video: Nvidia 8800GT

As i said, i think that something goes wrong during the activation process. For a better demonstration, even with an underpowered/unsupported hardware like mine,  using the executable cracked version, DA2 starts and works well.