Skyrim freezes and lock-ups my computer

[SykesAtherton]

Hello, I seem to have run into a serious problem recently where Skyrim will consistently lock up my computer after about 20-30 minutes of play.

That is to say, the computer will freeze and accept no input from my mouse or keyboard and will remain frozen until I manually reboot by hitting the power button.

 

This problem only happened recently, in fact it only started happening after a massive bout of mod updating after I recently got dawnguard. It's not an overheating problem, and I can play all my other games without fail for hours at a time. Has anyone run into this problem as well? I have *no* idea how to fix this since I can't detect any kind of conflict and since it's a freeze and not a crash I have no information to go by.

 

To be safe I shall post both my specs and my load order.

 

CPU: Intel® Core i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz (2664.82 MHz)

Memory: 8191 MB

OS Version: Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)

Graphics Card Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation

Graphics Card: GeForce GTX 560 Ti/PCIe/SSE2

 

Windows Graphics Driver Version: 8.17.0012.9610

OpenGL Version: 4.2.0

 

 

Skyrim.esm Active

Update.esm Active

Dawnguard.esm Active

DirectorsTools.esm Active

Imp's More Complex Needs.esm Active

JSwords.esm Active

Night Eye Overhaul.esm Active

ApachiiHair.esm Active

MBMaster.esm Active

HighResTexturePack01.esp Active

HighResTexturePack02.esp Active

EbonyBladeFixedSmithing.esp Active

EbonyBladeFixed1hMesh.esp Active

EbonyBladeFixed1hE.esp Active

Chesko_Frostfall.esp Active

SoS - The Dungeons.esp Active

SoS - The Wilds.esp Active

SoS - Civilization.esp Active

Pupetteer Master.esp Active

Realistic Wildlife Loot - IMCN Reduced.esp Active

Real Wildlife Skyrim 0.1.esp Active

Auto Unequip Ammo.esp Active

Arcania_armory.esp Active

1nivWICCloaks.esp Active

1nivWICCloaksNoGuards.esp Active

Craftable Arrows.esp Active

HedgeKnight.esp Active

IsilGlamdring.esp Active

JSwordsDistributionBalancePlugin.esp Active

Masters of Death - Sicarius Armor (Standalone).esp Active

RangerArmor.esp Active

WeaponsOf3E.esp Active

Complete Crafting Overhaul.esp Active

Better Dynamic Snow.esp Active

DirectorsTools_FogUnlocker.esp Active

mjhKhajiitSpeak.esp Active

MorokeiCirclet.esp Active

nosalt.esp Active

selbs_CombatFinesse.esp Active

SMEssentialPlayer.esp Active

CampingKitNorthernRanger.esp Active

dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp Active

SkyrimSpeeds.esp Active

IMCN - Overrides.esp Active

Better Werewolf 4.5.esp Active

ToL_Core_by_Brevi.esp Active

Night Eye Overhaul.esp Active

DragonRealShout.esp Active

dovahkiinrelax.esp Active

FNISspells.esp Active

The Dance of Death.esp Active

Balanced_Alteraton.esp Active

Balanced_Conjuration.esp Active

Balanced_Destruction.esp Active

Balanced_Illusion.esp Active

Balanced_Restoration.esp Active

Balanced_Magic_Master.esp Active

Crimson Tide - Blood.esp Active

MBAxe.esp Active

MBBow.esp Active

MBSword.esp Active

UFO - Ultimate Follower Overhaul.esp Active

Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp Active

RCRN Classic - Hybrid Shaders.esp Active

Incompatible with: Original FXAA Post Process Injector and Realistic Lighting Without Post-Processing

rcrnShaders.esp Active

WATER.esp Active

GreenWaterFix_Compatible.esp Active

 

Edited August 23, 2012 by Sykes_Foxclaw

[scrapperrm]

Try placing the RCRN files at the 2 bottom slots of the load order.

 

Found @ http://www.rcrncommunity.com/support/faq:

"Our .esp files (rcrnshaders.esp and rcrnvolumetric.esp) should be placed at the bottom of the load list!

Remember that rcrnvolumetric.esp must be always placed after rcrnshaders.esp so it must be the last of the two files!"

 

Few other things:

FNIS - Have you used GenerateFNISforUsers after updating your mods

The Sounds of Skyrim collection (SOS) have been causing issues as per the BOSS masterlist

 

 

Personally, I've had a lot fewer issues since checking/cleaning everything with TES5Edit & patching with Wrye Bash

 

 

Good luck!