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    Default Re: I can't tell if all these crashes i have are with EB or graphics card problems...

    I have no significant problems with my 4870.
    Can't say I have really heard of any either?
    They do run fairly hot though & while the card itself is designed to run that hot, a crash 30mins into a battle might be due to nearby devices in the case getting too hot.
    Do you get similar issues with playing other graphically intensive games?

    I definitely get the after battle crashes too. Typically after about every 5-6 battles but sometimes out of cycle after big battles too.

    I thought it might have been something to do with system stability but I don't have similar issues with other games so I tried playing another old mod that I used to play, Rome:Total Realism 6 PE for a bit to see if this generated the same sort of problems & I can play this all day long without crashes. (& the average battle in RTR has more soldiers than the average EB battle due to generally larger unit sizes eg Hoplites are 240 on huge size vs EBs 160)
    RTR 6 doesn't use a script like EB so I tried the RTR 7 The Iberian Campaign which does use a script & like with RTR 6 PE, its rock solid stable.
    So its not an ATI/RTW engine issue.
    I think its something specific to the EB script. Something that gets triggered about every 5-6 battles and/or by big battles.

    I was hoping EB1.2 would have somehow fixed this but it hasn't so no EB for me until I see some people saying its been fixed.
    Its just not playable to CTD every 5th or so battle.
    Last edited by hoom; 01-01-2009 at 02:13.
    maybe those guys should be doing something more useful...

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