Hatakebrandon Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 (edited) Not sure where I should post this but I had a question to anyone and everyone who may be able to help... Does anybody know what causes not just a CTD (Crash to desktop) but a whole Computer crash and reboot. I play Skyrim with mods activated and add a few at a time to make sure everything workl fine. But it seems like everytime I get to a new main place, my whole PC shuts down and restarts. I'd take some of the mods away and then it'd work but do it again later. First time was in the beginning and I had to search for the Golden Dragon claw.Second: Entering Whiterun for the very first time I did have on the 7K Better whiterun mod on then turned it off and it worked... I activated it while in whiterun and it Crashed the computer. Edited October 16, 2012 by Hatakebrandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve40 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Hardware problem: Overheating PCOverclocked PCPoorly seated video/sound/network cards or RAM modulesLoose cablingDustFaulty RAMFaulty motherboard/sound card/video card/network card etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aliera Caine Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Hatakebrandon: I think Steve has the handle on it. Just yesterday someone else had a similar problem. After checking software, it could only be hardware. Thought it might be power supply. In the end, he stripped his computer down, cleaned everything, checked all connections, put it back together. Then it worked again. I hope it's that simple for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zibbles3000 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 http://www.geforce.com/optimize/guides/stable-gaming/ Overheating PC - #1 - invest in a good cpu fan. A good high end cpu cooler is the Noctua NH-d14. A cpu fan with excellent "bang for buck" is the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus(or your favorite cooler, I'm not saying these are the only two choices) #2 - You can download free software to track your cpu heat (each core will have a different temperature listed) - http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/There are other free tools to track the heat of other computer components... Overclocked PC - reset your BIOS to the default UEFI settings just to be sure. You can always overclock your CPU again later after you troubleshoot everything else.... Poorly seated video/sound/network cards or RAM modules - just wiggle them to make sure they are snugly in place! Loose cabling - twist tie up those cables like a cable oragami master! Or invest in a case with built-in cable management. Corsair cases are great. As are Cooler Master HAF series. Dust - do it regulary? my cooler master case has a dust filter on the front that is removeable so that helps a lot I suppose. Faulty RAM - run memtest+ from a thumb flash drive for a ridiculous 8 passes. (Let it run overnight). If you end up with zero errors, you are golden. Faulty motherboard/sound card/video card/network card etc - get the latest firmware/drivers. Use HDD diagnostic tools to determine if you have any bad sectors in your hard drive(s). Every manufacturer has their own diagnostic tool to download for free. Example: Seagate = seatools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatakebrandon Posted October 18, 2012 Author Share Posted October 18, 2012 Awesome thanks everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve40 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Poorly seated video/sound/network cards or RAM modules - just wiggle them to make sure they are snugly in place! A bit more care than that is needed here. Make sure you are grounded against static, then remove each module/card carefully. Wipe the contact pins to make sure they are free from dust and grease. Carefully replace each card and make sure that it is correctly seated and perfectly square with the socket. When replacing the securing screw on adapter cards, be careful not to over tighten it as it can force the card out of square again. Also be very careful when moving the computer case about, its easy to distort the case/motherboard and cause the adapter cards to partially slip out of their socket causing a poor connection. Ditto with attaching/removing video and sound cables, when you push the cable on or pull it off, it is easy to accidentally cause the card to partially slip out of square again. - as the PC warms up everything expands. When the adapter and memory cards expand their pins can lose contact with the socket if they are not well seated and cause the PC to crash/reboot. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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