some of my pc games crashes on startup...

theReaper0908 · 11-21-2008, 02:32 AM

One of the recent games that crashed on me was NFS: undercover. When I'm about to get into the game, it crashes and gives me the microsoft error if I want to send or not. Before buying this game, I ran a system requirements test and it told me I passed the minimum which I do, it's just my CPU is a little off. My specs are-
AMD Athlon @2400 2.0GHz (game requires 2.8Ghz, and I'm just .4ghz away)
2gb ram
ATI Radeon x1600pro 512mb vram

Some of my other games also have this problem, not just this game.
Can anybody help me? thanks

dai · 11-21-2008, 04:06 AM

what are you running
video card
cpu
m/board
ram
power supply
brand
wattage

check the listings in the bios for voltages and tempretures and post them

if your cpu does not make the min specs then it does'nt end of story

theReaper0908 · 11-21-2008, 10:47 AM

I scanned this using Belarc advisor. I don't know how to check the listings in my bios for temperature readings, but I don't think I have a overheating problem that's causing my games to crash. Because the game doesn't even go in game, it just crashes upon double clicking the icon. And my other games, I can play just fine.

System Model:
Compaq Presario 061 DF260A-ABA S4030NX NA210 0n41411RE101SALSA10
System Serial Number: MXM3270GC1
Enclosure Type: Desktop

Main circuit board:
Board: KM266-8235
Serial Number: 137928-32509760
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD AM37320 08/01/2003

Processor:
2.00 gigahertz AMD Athlon XP
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache

Memory modules:
2048 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'A0' has 1024 MB
Slot 'A1' has 1024 MB
Slot 'A2' is Empty

Controllers:
Standard floppy disk controller
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]
Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller
VIA Bus Master IDE Controller - 0571

Display:
RADEON X1600 Series [Display adapter]
RADEON X1600 Series Secondary [Display adapter]
COMPAQ 7550 [Monitor] (15.7"vis, February 2003)

Bus Adapters:
SCSI/RAID Host Controller
VAX347S SCSI Controller
Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller (3x)

11-21-2008, 02:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
theReaper0908 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 352 OS: Win XP SP3, Vista SP1	some of my pc games crashes on startup... One of the recent games that crashed on me was NFS: undercover. When I'm about to get into the game, it crashes and gives me the microsoft error if I want to send or not. Before buying this game, I ran a system requirements test and it told me I passed the minimum which I do, it's just my CPU is a little off. My specs are- AMD Athlon @2400 2.0GHz (game requires 2.8Ghz, and I'm just .4ghz away) 2gb ram ATI Radeon x1600pro 512mb vram Some of my other games also have this problem, not just this game. Can anybody help me? thanks __________________ There are 10 types of people in this world, people who knows binary and people who don't.

11-21-2008, 04:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,237 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: some of my pc games crashes on startup... what are you running video card cpu m/board ram power supply brand wattage check the listings in the bios for voltages and tempretures and post them if your cpu does not make the min specs then it does'nt end of story __________________

11-21-2008, 10:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
theReaper0908 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 352 OS: Win XP SP3, Vista SP1	Re: some of my pc games crashes on startup... I scanned this using Belarc advisor. I don't know how to check the listings in my bios for temperature readings, but I don't think I have a overheating problem that's causing my games to crash. Because the game doesn't even go in game, it just crashes upon double clicking the icon. And my other games, I can play just fine. System Model: Compaq Presario 061 DF260A-ABA S4030NX NA210 0n41411RE101SALSA10 System Serial Number: MXM3270GC1 Enclosure Type: Desktop Main circuit board: Board: KM266-8235 Serial Number: 137928-32509760 Bus Clock: 133 megahertz BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD AM37320 08/01/2003 Processor: 2.00 gigahertz AMD Athlon XP 128 kilobyte primary memory cache 256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Memory modules: 2048 Megabytes Installed Memory Slot 'A0' has 1024 MB Slot 'A1' has 1024 MB Slot 'A2' is Empty Controllers: Standard floppy disk controller Primary IDE Channel [Controller] Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller VIA Bus Master IDE Controller - 0571 Display: RADEON X1600 Series [Display adapter] RADEON X1600 Series Secondary [Display adapter] COMPAQ 7550 [Monitor] (15.7"vis, February 2003) Bus Adapters: SCSI/RAID Host Controller VAX347S SCSI Controller Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller (3x) __________________ There are 10 types of people in this world, people who knows binary and people who don't.