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Juggler posted 08-01-99 05:56 PM ET
Hi,
is anybody else having severe problems playing SMAC v 4.0 with a Riva TNT chipset based videocard??? My games crash after a minute or 2 with a stackdump in either kernel32.dll or terran.exe.
This is getting really annoying, I paid 50 bucks for a game I can't play.
And no it's not a heat problem
Juggler
MatFis posted 08-01-99 06:26 PM ET
I have a Viper V550 AGP too, but no problems.
I it is not a driver or heat problem: Have you overclocked your system? If you don�t have a BX Chipset, you can�t overclock over 66 MHz. (AGP uses RAM, RAM is VERY bad for overclocking (need PC-100).
Juggler posted 08-02-99 04:39 AM ET
Nope, I haven't overclocked my PC (overclockinh a AMD k-233 furness isn't a good idea). I have a via apollo MVP3 chipset. System is running on a 66 mhz frontbus speed, so my memmory is also clocked at 66 mhz. And SMAC is the only game I'm having troubles with. All other games (Alien vs predator, Railroad tycoon 2, Settlers 3, Baldur's Gate) run perfectly.
Drivers R latest from Nvidia, I use direct-X 6.1. The game crashed within minutes even if I have just started my system after a few nights of sleep. So I'm at a loss.
Juggler
Juggler posted 08-02-99 04:43 AM ET
O I forgot, The MVP3 chipset is a 100 MHZ chipset for AMD CPU's, so I don't need a BX chipset (in fact, with an AMD CPU I can't use them)
Thanx for the tips anyhow.
Juggler
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS posted 08-02-99 10:29 AM ET
I can't remember if we talked about his already, but did you remove the case and put a fan blowing over the processor? AMD processors can have heat problems and this has consistently solved this identical problem in the past.
Occassionally TNT chipsets have trouble with the movie player in SMAC. If you're able to get past that without problems, it's most likely not causing random lockups.
jkm
firaxis games
Juggler posted 08-03-99 07:18 AM ET
Jeff,
we've talked about this earlier, is it really a heat problem. The game always crashes within 10 turns with a stack dump. Even when The computer has been turned off for 12 hours or more (temperature within the computer never rises above 37 degrees Celsius). But I'll try a larger fan (already replaced the fan on the CPU after your last tip).
Thanx anyway Jeff, help is much apreciated.
Juggler
If this problem persists I'll just have to play an my dads PC
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Author	Topic: Diamond Viper 550 AGP & Version 4 troubles
Juggler	posted 08-01-99 05:56 PM ET Hi, is anybody else having severe problems playing SMAC v 4.0 with a Riva TNT chipset based videocard??? My games crash after a minute or 2 with a stackdump in either kernel32.dll or terran.exe. This is getting really annoying, I paid 50 bucks for a game I can't play. And no it's not a heat problem Juggler
MatFis	posted 08-01-99 06:26 PM ET I have a Viper V550 AGP too, but no problems. I it is not a driver or heat problem: Have you overclocked your system? If you don�t have a BX Chipset, you can�t overclock over 66 MHz. (AGP uses RAM, RAM is VERY bad for overclocking (need PC-100).
Juggler	posted 08-02-99 04:39 AM ET Nope, I haven't overclocked my PC (overclockinh a AMD k-233 furness isn't a good idea). I have a via apollo MVP3 chipset. System is running on a 66 mhz frontbus speed, so my memmory is also clocked at 66 mhz. And SMAC is the only game I'm having troubles with. All other games (Alien vs predator, Railroad tycoon 2, Settlers 3, Baldur's Gate) run perfectly. Drivers R latest from Nvidia, I use direct-X 6.1. The game crashed within minutes even if I have just started my system after a few nights of sleep. So I'm at a loss. Juggler
Juggler	posted 08-02-99 04:43 AM ET O I forgot, The MVP3 chipset is a 100 MHZ chipset for AMD CPU's, so I don't need a BX chipset (in fact, with an AMD CPU I can't use them) Thanx for the tips anyhow. Juggler
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS	posted 08-02-99 10:29 AM ET I can't remember if we talked about his already, but did you remove the case and put a fan blowing over the processor? AMD processors can have heat problems and this has consistently solved this identical problem in the past. Occassionally TNT chipsets have trouble with the movie player in SMAC. If you're able to get past that without problems, it's most likely not causing random lockups. jkm firaxis games
Juggler	posted 08-03-99 07:18 AM ET Jeff, we've talked about this earlier, is it really a heat problem. The game always crashes within 10 turns with a stack dump. Even when The computer has been turned off for 12 hours or more (temperature within the computer never rises above 37 degrees Celsius). But I'll try a larger fan (already replaced the fan on the CPU after your last tip). Thanx anyway Jeff, help is much apreciated. Juggler If this problem persists I'll just have to play an my dads PC