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GES Client crashing my computer

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Jonathon [SSL]:
Try running in Directx 7.0/8.0/8.1 by going into GE:S's launch options and putting in either:

-dxlevel 70
-dxlevel 80
-dxlevel 81

It may be related to having a low amount of paged pool memory available to Source, anything running in the background (AVG specifically is known to do this) could cause this specific problem (hanging after a short amount of time) if it hogs said memory.

Try temporarily uninstalling AVG and see if that fixes the problem.

killermonkey:
Blue screens are a sure sign of HARDWARE problems, not GE:S problems.

The worst GE:S will do is show the "Memory Address Failure" / "Invalid execution" error message and it will close the window. It won't hang the system, unless it enters an infinite loop.

mookie:
Used ATi Tool and was able to duplicate this problem right off. Bottom line, the fan on the card is dead. How an empty server can cause it to overheat, but VRAD and firefights can't is beyond me. Thanks for all the suggestions, now I'll get by with my 9600 while I wait to see if HIS will pick up the phone.

And yes that probably should've been the third or fourth thing I looked at.

Kratos:
I noticed this was not neither Windows, GES Client/Server/ or any of that issue. When he ran GES, it uses video power and cpu. When he was in GES, it crashed his system. As a computer repair geek, I knew it was either the video card or ram, heating up.

But honestly, somethings you can't notice until you go deep and find the problem.

Geek squad would have charged you $100 for looking for the problem and they would say it is a virus. I am serious.

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