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please help!!!

by Sep 6, 2012 3:21PM PDT

ok when ever i play games like diablo 3 or skyrim my computer crashes my graffics card is a nividia gforce
gt 440 so should be fine to play and this is the error info


BCCode: 116
BCP1: 85521008
BCP2: 908A2EEE
BCP3: C000009A
BCP4: 00000004
OS Version: 6_1_7601
Service Pack: 1_0
Product: 256_1


if anyone can help with this it would be great

thorlof

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driver
by Sep 6, 2012 5:10PM PDT

Did you just install the graphics card? Is the computer new and it came with the graphics card installed already? Or is this a new issue with a graphics card that you've used plenty of times already?

This might be a driver issue. First of all, check Windows updates and see if there is a driver update available for your graphics card.

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There's more to tell I hope.
by Forum moderator Sep 7, 2012 12:47AM PDT

The make, model of the machine and the details. Why it matters is if I take a common desktop and put a gt440 into it it could have issues such as power and cooling. Your post didn't reveal if this is a machine that is new to the game or if it used to work "until I do _____".

As it stands it sounds like the usual PC in need of repairs or more upgrades.
Bob

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driver/more to tell
by thorlof Sep 7, 2012 3:55AM PDT

the computer is a dell vostro 200 and yes thew card meets thye power requirements of the computer and i have had it for about a year give or take used to play all my games fine not with games like fallout skyrim and diablo 3 and wow it grashes i am starting to think it's a bad graffics card

here are the speck of the computer

CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2160 @ 1.80GHz (1795.53 MHz)
Memory: 2047 MB
OS Version: Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
Graphics Card Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Graphics Card: GeForce GT 440/PCIe/SSE2
Windows Graphics Driver Version: 8.17.0013.0142
OpenGL Version: 4.2.0

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My quick check shows it can exceed the stock power supply
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Sep 7, 2012 4:38AM PDT

And unless you did something like leave the cover off, the stock case could result in too high temperatures.

-> The 32 bit of the OS is going to create other issues.

In this case I think you need a computer specialist to help you correct the machine and help you get it all working properly. Why do I write that? There are a lot of areas folk need the one to one support on. Such as power supply ratings in Watts does not mean the power supply is up to the task. Folk rarely learn about the "rails" of the power supply and more.
Bob

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i disagree
by thorlof Sep 7, 2012 6:47AM PDT

for the first 5 or six months i have had the card in the computer it worked fine no crashes this has just started

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And that's another sign you are still new to all this.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Sep 7, 2012 7:49AM PDT

If you dive deeper we have to cover topics such as electrolytic capacitors that age and again age more quickly as you pull the higher loads.

As I said, you appear to be the type that needs a specialist that is good with explaining all this one on one.

Most folk learn this the hard way. That is, they'll dig in their heels and suffer for years until they meet the right person that can explain it all.
Bob

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or....
by thorlof Sep 7, 2012 8:43AM PDT

i take this computer out to the shooting range use it for target practice save up my money and get a decent gaming computer lol

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Some do that.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Sep 7, 2012 9:18AM PDT

Some swap in the new parts that are on the weak or old side. If you repeat this combination it's not unlike taking your car to the Daytona 500 track then taking up to 100 MPH. It won't be long till something gives out.

Back to the shop, fix that. Go out again, etc.

In the case of PCs this is not much different. I see a PSU that is being tapped hard and it looks like heat and stress has taken its toll. Now the most likely issue is the PSU and as we swap in a much bigger unit we do all the other work. Cleaning, check for bad caps, replace heat sink compounds, and fans that have slowed down or stopped.
Bob

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