shawn4964 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Just chiming in here to say thanks to all! Thanks to the thread here I finally solved my Skyrim crashing problem. I'm running a EVGA 780 GTX Hydro Copper with an overclocked i7-2600K processor, ASUS Z68 MB. I tried factory clocks on the CPS, fresh Windows installs, updated the video driver, removed Geforce Experience, installed old video drivers, ran as administrator, ran in compatibility mode, reinstalled Skyrim with no mods, nothing. I was going crazy. I could play Crysis, benchmark, anything else and the system was rock solid but Skyrim would crash within a few minutes. I found the solution for me based on reading through the threads. I found out it also had to do with the 2D mode/ 3D mode issue. I tried to fix it with Riva Tuner but was a little overwhelmed with all the options. So I went into the Nvidia settings, Manage 3D Settings - Global settings, and changed the following: Power Management Mode: change from Adaptive to Prefer Maximum Performance That's it! I'm not sure why it works but it did. On a side note, League of Legends crashed multiple times too which was leading me to believe a hardware issue was to blame somehow. The above fix worked for League as well. Thanks again! Stickman64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perfectlydiverse Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 (edited) I'm having a similar issue as the others on this thread. Skyrim crashes my computer. But mine instantly powers off my Desktop. No certain action or time causes the issue. It just randomly powers off, then after a few seconds my computer powers on again. I also have some lagging issues when in dungeons, but not when out in Skyrim... (whether that helps diagnose anything or not). My PSU was recently replaced through warranty claim, which fixed some computer instability I had before the replacement, but this issue is the only one to remain. I've run sfc for corrupted files --> no corrupted files (I have complete reinstalled windows 8.1 twice trying to solve this issue) I've completely removed and reinstalled graphics drivers --> no change I've measured computer temps using multiple tools (i.e. speedfan, SPM etc.) --> I'm not overheating. I Stay under 35 dgrees Celsius. Done cpu and ram stress and error checking (Prime95, MemTest86+ etc.) --> not a hiccup So, any further help would be appreciated. Link is to download a few Skyrim Logs for crashes and an SPM Log. I wasn't permitted to attach files here. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/btr6wwzlila5cdz/AADtA5UQ5E1GJfuPXQsbBvqla?dl=0 Build:Intel i7-3770K (Intel HD4000 Graphics)8GB DDR3 RAMNo Discreet Graphics Card860Watt Corsait AX860i Platinum PSU Edited December 2, 2014 by perfectlydiverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johntorpey Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 It's 2015 now, and this problem is still happening. Problem:While playing Skyrim I randomly get a black screen. The sound goes out and a hard reset must be done. I have tried many of the fixes listed all over the internet and none have worked so far. Build:Intel i5-4690k8GB DDR3 RAMNvidia GTX 980700 watt PSU Event logs:I get one error when this happens saying that the previous shut off was unexpected. The time stamp is never recorded as the time when I shut the computer off e.g. I shut it off at 6:00 but it says 5:33. the recorded times can even be impossible ones such as when the computer is compltely shut off e.g. I turned it on at 5:50 and the time stamp reads that there was a shut off before this. I'm banging my head. If anyone is still reading these posts please help. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecna6667 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Just chiming in here to say thanks to all! Thanks to the thread here I finally solved my Skyrim crashing problem. I'm running a EVGA 780 GTX Hydro Copper with an overclocked i7-2600K processor, ASUS Z68 MB. I tried factory clocks on the CPS, fresh Windows installs, updated the video driver, removed Geforce Experience, installed old video drivers, ran as administrator, ran in compatibility mode, reinstalled Skyrim with no mods, nothing. I was going crazy. I could play Crysis, benchmark, anything else and the system was rock solid but Skyrim would crash within a few minutes. I found the solution for me based on reading through the threads. I found out it also had to do with the 2D mode/ 3D mode issue. I tried to fix it with Riva Tuner but was a little overwhelmed with all the options. So I went into the Nvidia settings, Manage 3D Settings - Global settings, and changed the following: Power Management Mode: change from Adaptive to Prefer Maximum Performance That's it! I'm not sure why it works but it did. On a side note, League of Legends crashed multiple times too which was leading me to believe a hardware issue was to blame somehow. The above fix worked for League as well. Thanks again! Stickman64 What would the AMD Catalyst Control Center equivalent to this setting be? On the times that I was able to exit the game before the game crashes my system and I had gpu-z on, I've noticed that my R9-280x downclocks from the factory OC of 1100 MHz drops to 300 MHz and around the times the screen start flickering. I've also had this happen on Borderlands 2. In many cases with both games, I would have to underclock the GPU to 900 MHz and I would be able to get half an hour or even more(more often 2 hours,) but I am wondering if there is a setting like that in CCC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vram1974 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 This happened to me a few times in terms of a black screen and the computer appears unresponsive. Even when I alt-ctl-del it can't bring up the task manager. What I did was hit reboot and for a second the game disappears and the computer starts rebooting. if I hit alt-ctrl-del at that point I can cancel the Windows reboot. It's annoying but it saves a computer reboot. This only works when the game crashes but the computer is more or less stuck at 100% disk use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScabEaterII Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 same thing happened to me, probably because I replaced lots of my textures with 4k ones and have 400+ mods running.. i'll probably just delete all my mods and re-install my favorites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LyriumCommander Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 so i am having the same problem, i can't get past the Bethseda logo when i start it either from steam or desktop. i do have mods installed but i deleted climates of Tamriel and the resulting patches for it. i did set it to medium or low but i did start it up before on ultra. it stinks that they haven't resolved this considering it's been nearly 5 years since it's release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jones177 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 I had that type of crash sometimes with a GTX 970 & 980. It went away then I upgraded to a GTX 980 ti. Before the 970 I used a 680 4gb. It never crashed the computer, just the game. The 980 & 970 are used by my Son & his Wife. Both are running flawlessly but they are not running Skyrim. The 980 ti goes to a white screen when there is a rendering error but dose not take out the motherboard. I use an old Gigabyte/crossfire motherboard even though I use Nvidia cards. Later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chardros80 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Just chiming in here to say thanks to all! Thanks to the thread here I finally solved my Skyrim crashing problem. I'm running a EVGA 780 GTX Hydro Copper with an overclocked i7-2600K processor, ASUS Z68 MB. I tried factory clocks on the CPS, fresh Windows installs, updated the video driver, removed Geforce Experience, installed old video drivers, ran as administrator, ran in compatibility mode, reinstalled Skyrim with no mods, nothing. I was going crazy. I could play Crysis, benchmark, anything else and the system was rock solid but Skyrim would crash within a few minutes. I found the solution for me based on reading through the threads. I found out it also had to do with the 2D mode/ 3D mode issue. I tried to fix it with Riva Tuner but was a little overwhelmed with all the options. So I went into the Nvidia settings, Manage 3D Settings - Global settings, and changed the following: Power Management Mode: change from Adaptive to Prefer Maximum Performance That's it! I'm not sure why it works but it did. On a side note, League of Legends crashed multiple times too which was leading me to believe a hardware issue was to blame somehow. The above fix worked for League as well. Thanks again! Stickman64I'm having the same problem too, i did this change too and i need to test it.This ctd to black screen is somehow embarassing for Bethesda.I've been playing Skyrim SE for months now and everything worked fine (beside the mod related problems one has when starts the modding process) until 2 days ago, i was experiencing crashes to black screen with no other oprion than hardware reset of my computer. GTX 970 here. I let you guys know if this method works after i test it more thoroughly, thanks to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chardros80 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 It didn't work, still got Black Screen and forced to turn the PC off... anyone has got a different solution somehow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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