Skyrim complete PC crashes

[Dapake]

Hey guys,

 

Ive recently built my own computer and really wanted to play Skyrim on it but when i play for an extended period, my PC will restart. This has only happened in Skyrim. Also, I've noticed that the duration that I can play before a sudden shutdown/restart increases if I lower the graphics settings. I've monitored my temps and they are normal so that is not the issue (as everyone else has already determined). It doesnt seem to matter where I am at in the game (dungeon, outside, etc) but it will still happen. I have tried downloading the atiumdag.dll file as a fix (someone posted the link a few pages ago) but that hasnt worked either. I have yet to try other solutions but someone (johad i think) posted a link to a mod which expands the memory capacity of skyrim. I will probably try this solution. If that doesnt work I will try underclocking my memory clock for my GPU using MSI Afterburner (many poeple have had success with this).

Here is my rig if anyone wants to know:

AMD Phenom 2 x4 965 Black @ 3.4 GHz

XFX Radeon 6870 1 GB DDR5

Corsair 650W power supply

Gigabyte 970A-UD3 MOBO

8 GB DDR3 RAm

I am running windows 64-bit

[tigris352]

Shutting auto-save seems like working.Actually,it turned my black screen problem into a ctd:)

[Threemoons]

Add me to the long list of folks getting a forced reboot from Skyrim. No other program--NO OTHER--does this.

 

My info:

 

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System Information

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Time of this report: 6/6/2012, 15:19:12

Machine name: ME-AT-HOME

Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.120402-0336)

Language: English (Regional Setting: English)

System Manufacturer: HP-Pavilion

System Model: KC787AV-ABA d4996t

BIOS: BIOS Date: 12/17/08 16:25:45 Ver: 5.21

Processor: Intel® Core2 Duo CPU E6850 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz

Memory: 3326MB RAM

Page File: 2090MB used, 4144MB available

Windows Dir: C:\Windows

DirectX Version: DirectX 11

DX Setup Parameters: Not found

DxDiag Version: 7.00.6002.18107 32bit Unicode

 

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DxDiag Notes

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Display Tab 1: No problems found.

Sound Tab 1: No problems found.

Sound Tab 2: No problems found.

Sound Tab 3: No problems found.

Input Tab: No problems found.

 

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DirectX Debug Levels

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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)

DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)

DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)

DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)

DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)

DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)

DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

 

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Display Devices

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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS

Manufacturer: NVIDIA

Chip type: GeForce 8800 GTS

DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC

Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0193&SUBSYS_042110DE&REV_A2

Display Memory: 2022 MB

Dedicated Memory: 615 MB

Shared Memory: 1407 MB

Current Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (59Hz)

Monitor: HP w2007 Wide LCD Monitor

Driver Name: nvd3dum.dll,nvwgf2um.dll,nvwgf2um.dll

Driver Version: 8.17.0013.0142 (English)

DDI Version: 10

BGRA Supported: Yes

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

Driver Date/Size: 5/15/2012 06:26:00, 15322432 bytes

WHQL Logo'd: Yes

WHQL Date Stamp:

Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-42D3-11CF-E073-2C241CC2C535}

Vendor ID: 0x10DE

Device ID: 0x0193

SubSys ID: 0x042110DE

Revision ID: 0x00A2

Revision ID: 0x00A2

Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeVC1_B ModeWMV9_B ModeVC1_A ModeWMV9_A

Deinterlace Caps: {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_Stret

[liquidtraceur]

I have the exact same issue and graphics card as OP. It seems to me that there are some issues with many games when it comes to this card. There was a fix for a while, but apparently the latest patch breaks it. The fix was a .dll file that was inserted into Skyrim's directory.

I hate forcing a hard restart. I hope there's a fix soon.

[daventry]

My Game also freezze Edited June 8, 2012 by daventry

[Threemoons]

I tried the sound setting fix and the .ini fix, no dice.

 

Steam tech help got back to me, useless advice (throw out almost everything and restart)

 

This is getting crazy.

[Lamberto29]

Basically Windhelm is broken for me thus breaking the game. I cannot fast travel there I cannot "coc windhelm" I try to walk there and on the corner of the wall there is a corrupt symbol and if I get to the city matter which way I come from land, air bridge it crashes to the desktop. I used to be able to play this game with no errors but now no matter what I do this happens. I have tried with and without mods I have completely reinstalled windows to try and get it to work but no. I have tried with vanilla and update 8-9 but none of them work all three have same problem. Someone for the love of god please help me before I take a gun to Bethesda for killing my game.

p.s don't know if this is important but character is well was a Dark elf/Dunmer.

[JDMcPhee]

I had gotten into the habit of resetting to Default in the AMD Catalyst center as soon as I wanted to play any game. Even though I never changed them afterwards. Skyrim, Battlefield 3, ARMA 2, Crysis 2 and Deus Ex HR are my affected games.

 

One thing I did find was that I had played around with Afterburner, apparently, at some point, reset that to default, and no freezing problems for any of the above (fingers crossed), and I just confirmed with the 1.6 Skyrim update since I haven't started any game in over a week.

 

I would recommend resetting any single thing you can find that does anything to your hardware, especially the chips. I tend to find and download all kinds of well-reviewed tools for analysis, speed and optimization, and never use them again, or rarely. Afterburner must have been something I used from the install disk before I upgraded to quad core and totally forgot about once I could play Crysis 2 at Ultra (my benchmark at the time). Plus the duplication from Catalyst.

 

Hope something in this helps!

[Dapake]

I have an update finally!!!

 

Ok so i tried underclocking the memory clock on the GPU. That didn't work.

 

I also tried downloading that atiumdag.dll file on a youtube video that was posted pages ago. That also didnt work.

 

However, on page 131 of this forum GuardianPL posted a fix from another forum and a way to disable v-sync. I also disabled AA and AF from the game options and am using my video card options instead. Now....instead of getting a complete PC shutdown, I get a CTD, at least for this one time of playing. I will continue to play more to see if it happens constantly. But at least this is a shift in the right direction.

 

Hope this helps!

[Threemoons]

Dapake--thanks, please keep us posted RE your progress. Good luck!