Entering Power Save Mode while Gaming..argg!

[Cdx]

Hello,

My issue is basically when i load up certain games, like Age of Conan or Assassins Creed, about 80% of the time my computer will "Enter Power Save Mode", meaning my monitor turns black and the only way to access my computer again is to restart by holding the power button.

I have the latest version of DirectX10

My System Spec:
Dell XPS 710
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6300 @ 1.86ghz
Ram: 4gb DDR2
System type: 32-bit
O/S: Vista Service Pack 1
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 1.4.0

Age of Conan Minimum System Requirements:
Required
OS: Windows Vista/XP
Processor: 3GHz Pentium IV
RAM: 1GB RAM
Video Card: Shader Model 2.0 and 128MB RAM: NVIDIA GeForce 5800 or ATI 9800

Recommended
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz (E6600) or better
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7950GX2 or better
RAM: 2GB or more

I posted the Age of Conan system requirements because i am not sure if my processor is as strong as a 3GHz Pentium IV.


Anywho, that is the issue, and if there is any more information you need to help solve this problem iId be glad to give it to you.

Thanks in advance,
Cdx

[Niram]

whats you PSU?

[Cdx]

Doh, i knew i missed something in my system spec.

PSU: 1000 Watt

[Niram]

you have a 32 bit system and 4gb of ram

that is not good as far as I know

[Cdx]

Originally Posted by Niram

you have a 32 bit system and 4gb of ram

that is not good as far as I know

well, i looked it up and i didnt see anything that was bad about having too much ram in a 32-bit system.

It just basically said that it won't use all of the RAM.

and im not sure that RAM would affect the Entering power save mode issue.

Plus on top of that, my dell inspiron laptop was built by dell, and is 32-bit with 4gb of ram.

[Niram]

true, your comp will recognize only 3gb so 1gb is a total waste

I'm not sure what would be the problem here, your psu seems decent and specs are fine, lets wait for the pros

[Cdx]

Haha roger that, thanks for the help though Niram, i appreciate it.

[Lord Sirian]

Hi Cdx, welcome to TSF.

I doubt the computer is going into power saving mode. It is more likely that either your PSU or your Graphics card is faulty.

Does this happen with any games other than Assassin's Creed and Age of Conan?

[Cdx]

Hello, and thank you Lord Sirian,

I used to play World of Warcraft for 4 years, and it hasnt happened once.

I did buy the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 myself and put it in around a year ago.

I also put in 2 gigs more of ram myself, matching the DDR2 of course, however different brands.

But ive played other games like everquest, starcraft, warcraft, WoW, and it works just fine.

It seems to only happen with the higher quality games.

My NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 is plugged into two 6pin and one 4pin power cables, and it barely fit on my mobo. Its huge!

I opened my case last night, thinking it might be an overheating issue, and put a mini house fan blowing right on it, but it still shut off.

Sometimes when my monitor goes black, i can still hear the game sounds.

Theres two versions of Age of Conan i can run, DirectX10 or DirectX9, when i load DX10 it immediately goes to black screen, however when i load DX9 i can normally play for a little bit before it goes black screen.

Thanks in advance,
Cdx

[Cdx]

I also updated my nvidia drivers, they are all up to date.

I also have an AGEIA Physx Card, and its updated as well.

[Cdx]

Might it be an overheating problem?

I downloaded Speedfan,
and with my cased closed normally, my stats were:
GPU: 62c
Core 0: 45c
Core 1: 44c

So i opened my case and i have a small house fan blowing on the gpu/processor cores and its lowering, so far the stats within 5 mins are:
Gpu: 56c
Core 0: 43c
Core 1: 45c

[Cdx]

Another update, i ran age of conan with DX9 non-fullscreen mode so i can check the speedfan stats while running / loading the game.

It seems the stats all increase about 5-10c

Stats currently playing Age of Conan with DX9 are:
GPU: 57-59c
Core 0: 46-51c
Core 1: 46-51c

In speedfan, my GPU remains with a Flaming hot icon at 57-59c

Now this the temps with my case OPEN with a house fan on HIGH blowing right on the GPU/2 cores.

Im pretty sure this is my problem, overheating causing the gpu to crash.

What do you think Sirian?

[Cdx]

Still waiting for a response, I'm sure you guys are busy.

[Tiber Septim]

Hi Cdx, sorry for the late reply.
Just to make sure, go into Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Power Options and select 'Change Plan Settings'.
Make sure both options are set to 'Never'.
Your temperatures are fine, don't worry about them. Speedfan is only displaying that flaming icon because it thinks the maximum temperature is the maximum temperature for CPU's (normally 60C), GPU's can safely go much hotter (normally 90C - 100C).

Could you please post the make/model of your Power Supply. Also, in Speedfan, check the voltages it reports for the +12v rail when the system is idle, then again after running Age of Conan for a minute.

[Lord Sirian]

Sorry for not replying for a while and yeah, not likely to be a heating problem. - The monitor is going black due to it losing signal from the Graphics Card.

As Tiber Septim said, post the model of your PSU and the +12V reading in Speedfan.

[Cdx]

I set both options in Power savings to NEVER.
One was set to set off display at 20 mins.
They are now both at NEVER.

PSU:
Make: DELL
Model: N1000P-00
Link to PSU: http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-PM480-1000W...0622144005r788


Speed Fan Idle:
GPU: 59c
Core 0: 40c
Core 1: 43c

Age Of Conan 5 Mins In:
GPU: 60c
Core 0: 45c
Core 1: 48c

Hopefully this is what you meant by checking the 12v in speedfan, i looked up voltages in configuration in speedfan and it was blank, also in the charts i select voltages but it was also blank.

[Lord Sirian]

Unfortunately those are not the voltages, download Everest and SensorsView from the following links and use them to check your Voltages.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

http://www.stvsoft.com/SensorsViewPro21Setup.exe

In Everest your voltages are located under "Computer -> Sensor"

[Cdx]

Both are downloaded,
in Everest>Computer>Sensor it is blank.

[Lord Sirian]

What about in SensorsView?

[Cdx]

i right clicked the sensorview mini icon, and went to charts, then clicked voltages, no chart, just blank.

and in the Sensorsview main screen it only displays temps and overclock and usages