Battlefield crashes my PC

2006-12-30 08:08:48

#1

Metaltop: Member; +1|7220|The Netherlands

I hope anyone can help me with this problem.

When I join a BF2 server,, my PC seems to crash after 2 seconds.
But when I create my own server it works fine.

I have the same problem with BF42 now,, and I've got both games legal.

I've updated windows, motherboard drivers etc.

Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
MOBO: Gigabyte 7VAXP
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2600+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.1GHz
Memory: 2048MB RAM

Card name: RADEON 9800 PRO
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: RADEON 9800 PRO AGP (0x4E48)

BF2 and BF42 used to work on this, than I got another motherboard that later broke down, so I used this one again.

Maybe it's something with Punkbuster, I've got that updated too with BF42 and BF2.

Thanks,,

2006-12-30 08:13:24

#2

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6979|...

Whats happens when it crashed (resets, blue screen, error messages, etc)?

2006-12-30 08:30:20

#3

Metaltop: Member; +1|7220|The Netherlands

It resets my PC

2006-12-30 08:32:04

#4

xINTERMISSIONx: Member; +71|7014|A dark hole....

maybe you need to re-update your videocard........i got this problem to and when i updated my videocard it was over

2006-12-30 08:36:14

#5

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6979|...

Metaltop wrote:
It resets my PC

But you say it does not do this in single player ... Are there any clues in the application event log (start->settings->control panel->administrative tool->event viewer).

But it would not hurt to just update your vid drivers to start

Last edited by jsnipy (2006-12-30 08:37:20)

2006-12-30 08:39:34

#6

Commie Killer: Member; +192|6844

I dont know whats causing the problem, but if you have the option, I would upgrade, NOW, that processor is sad, you really should go get a E6600 or so. My grandmother got a computer already built thats twice as good as that for 329$ You got a good amount of RAM though a new processor, vid card, mobo(Im guessing that it cant take PCI-E, and power supply if its under 400watts.

2006-12-30 09:37:59

#7

spray_and_pray: Member; +52|6948|Perth. Western Australia

Commie Killer wrote:
I dont know whats causing the problem, but if you have the option, I would upgrade, NOW, that processor is sad, you really should go get a E6600 or so. My grandmother got a computer already built thats twice as good as that for 329$ You got a good amount of RAM though a new processor, vid card, mobo(Im guessing that it cant take PCI-E, and power supply if its under 400watts.

Normally people who don't have a new computer dont want one and if they do they would ask for advice. You'd think if he had the money he would have updated you also picked a CPU which probably costs more then his whole current PC....

2006-12-30 12:39:37

#8

Metaltop: Member; +1|7220|The Netherlands

Thanks for the replies

well,, it always worked perfectly on these settings (medium graphics) so that's not the problem.

I have everything scanned, upgraded,, everything, I will try to uninstall the current ATI drivers I have and see if it works with some older ones.

When UT2007, Huxley etc comes out I will upgrade my PC (mobo,vid card, CPU, memory)

2006-12-30 13:18:53

#9

Metaltop: Member; +1|7220|The Netherlands

same problem with old ATI graphic drivers.
I also tried to uninstall codec packs because some games have problems with that.

Last try is to see if non-punkbuster servers will work.

edit: Still restarts my PC on non-punkbuster servers.

Last edited by Metaltop (2006-12-30 13:40:33)

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