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that PSU should handle what you have but 2 different tools show the +12 V rail real low...

i have had no trouble playing games before only in the past few days.

did you add or remove anything just prior to the issue starting...
any software or OS updates...
have you tried system restore yet...if not do so...pick a date that's at least a week prior to having issues...
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I haven't added or downloaded anything or any updates recently i already did a system restore yesterday to almost two weeks ago and then it crashed again shortly after i posted the info from whocrashed in my last post i probably should of said it was after a system restore

Edited by kayrin, 11 April 2012 - 11:08 AM.

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does it crash on several different games or only one...
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i didn't even think to check to see if it does it with other games i will try that now should i try a more graphic intensive game or would it not matter at all.
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try one not so demanding...just to make sure its not a overheating issue
what OS and is it 32 or 64 bit
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ok will do i have windows 7 32bit
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try going here...DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer
select the Run this program from its current location

if you continue getting the directx error/crash

try running the game in compatibility mode
nojoy
another thing to try is right click on the game you want to play and select
Run this program as an administrator
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I ran the web installer it says i have an up to date version and skips the installation i still get crashes when running in compatibility mode or as administrator also it does seem to be just warcraft my room mate tested it for me while i was at work and played civilization 5 for 6 hours without a single crash i am in the middle of reinstalling wacraft atm to see if that fixes it as running the games repair didn't work.
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i am in the middle of reinstalling wacraft

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hopefully that will take care of it
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Reinstalling didn't work this is the latest crash from who crashed it is only on this game and i can't see why


On Sat 4/14/2012 9:04:30 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\memory.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: Unknown (0xFFFFFFFF830EEEF4)
Bugcheck code: 0x116 (0xFFFFFFFF86242008, 0xFFFFFFFF929414FA, 0xFFFFFFFFC0000001, 0x3)
Error: VIDEO_TDR_ERROR
Bug check description: This indicates that an attempt to reset the display driver and recover from a timeout failed.
A third party driver was identified as the probable root cause of this system error. It is suggested you look for an update for the following driver: Unknown .
Google query: Unknown VIDEO_TDR_ERROR
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since its only that game try getting some help at the WOW website here
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I will do thanks for taking the time to help me :thumbsup:
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your welcome and I'm sorry we couldn't get it working...
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