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Random lock-ups/Invisible ground/Random CTD/and more!!

Posted: 2010-04-22 22:40
by [PR]AC3421
So ever since I got my new Monitor (Dell U2410 if it matters) every other time I start up PR and go into a server, the map loads with invisible ground, and I have to restart the game (Just leaving server doesn't fix it) Thats not a biggie to me, I have put up with it now for 4 months.

But also, since getting the monitor, every first time loading a server after starting PR, once the server loads and the "Join Squad" button comes up, I have to wait like 30 sec before clicking it, and the screen flashes black for a couple seconds, and comes back. Otherwise if I hit "Join squad" right away it will CTD on me 30 seconds or so into playing. But if I wait and then hit the button it is all good (This has actually stopped, I can join right away now, but the game will then minimize itself after joining and I have to bring it back up, but it works fine. So god damn weird I know)

The biggest problem, is the random complete lock ups. Its completely random, sometimes will go 2 hours without it, other times its 15 mins into the game. Its the latter more often than not, and its driving me insane.

All this happened after just plugging in my new monitor a few months ago, and the lock ups have been extremely bad since 0.9. The patch hasn't done anything for it either.

If anyone can help that would be much appreciated!

Specs - Win 7 / Intel Core i7 / 6gb DDR3

I have re-installed everything all ready, tried different HDD/SSD, etc.

Edit: actually, I think the complete lock-ups started only with 0.9 I cant remember now lol.

Re: Random lock-ups/Invisible ground/Random CTD/and more!!

Posted: 2010-04-22 23:10
by Serbiak
Weird actually.. A monitor should not be able to cause anything like this since the signal coming from your tower does not change when you change the monitor. :confused:

Btw this should be in the Technical Support section

Re: Random lock-ups/Invisible ground/Random CTD/and more!!

Posted: 2010-04-23 00:05
by [PR]AC3421
This is the tech support area for PR related problems. The general tech support is for computer problems not pertaining to PR.

Re: Random lock-ups/Invisible ground/Random CTD/and more!!

Posted: 2010-04-23 01:04
by thepalerider
Please give us more of your specks like:
Game settings
Your PCs VR settings
Video card & video ram ?

Do other games play without problems?
What res are you running it at? Refresh is 60Mz right?

Thanks

Re: Random lock-ups/Invisible ground/Random CTD/and more!!

Posted: 2010-04-23 08:51
by Serbiak
'[PR wrote:AC3421;1328933']This is the tech support area for PR related problems. The general tech support is for computer problems not pertaining to PR.
Ahh ok. Does this only happen with PR or some other 3d game as well? How about Bf2?

Re: Random lock-ups/Invisible ground/Random CTD/and more!!

Posted: 2010-04-24 05:32
by [PR]AC3421
[R-COM]thepalerider wrote:Please give us more of your specks like:
Game settings
Your PCs VR settings
Video card & video ram ?

Do other games play without problems?
What res are you running it at? Refresh is 60Mz right?

Thanks
Other games play fine. Only other game that has a slight problem is The Sims 3 after a long time playing it. But I believe thats neither here nor there lol (Im pretty sure that's its own problem)

Game settings, all high with 8x AA and 100% view distance. 1920 x 1200 Resolution.

Video Card evga GTS 250 1gb ( No Overclock)

No Overclock on my CPU either (Core i7 920)

Refresh is 60hz yes. (Although it shows 59hz after I hit "apply" in nvidia control panel.)

I have tried all sorts of combination of video card settings in the nVidia Control panel as well. I have also tried using no AA, only video card AA, and only BF2's AA settings.

Also, sometimes when I start PR (ever since the new monitor) the game will start up in some super huge resolution (Small resolution by number, but physically big, you know lol) and only the top left corner of all the loading and login screen can be seen. I have to change my input source on my monitor from DVI 1 to DVI 2 and back to DVI1 to get the screen to reset. This is one thing that has me sure its the monitor causing this. I am starting to think it might be the monitors color profile.

Im a very computer literate person and very comfortable with this stuff, and lots of history trouble shooting problems like these and a fix has still eluded me so Im hoping its just something im not aware of or a known problem that has a fix floating around somewhere!

Thanks for any help!

Re: Random lock-ups/Invisible ground/Random CTD/and more!!

Posted: 2010-04-27 21:29
by Serbiak
Ok so what makes you so sure it is the monitor is causing this?

Have you tried PR using your old monitor after the problem occured?