Fisherking 22:14 04-14-2009
It is tough!
It is hard to know whether to blame the machine or the game.
I was having trouble with land battles as Sturmwolf was having it with naval…funny he was navy and I was cavalry, anyway, I downloaded some new updates to my drivers. That should have fixed it, right?
No! Sadly now it does not work…I don’t mean it has a CTD…it does a complete shut down! It turns the machine off about 20 seconds to two minutes into the game. If it does not do that than it has been a video crash… It says unexpected system over heating…
The game worked better before the updated drivers! Would that I could go back now to auto resolve land battles…
But who do I blame, besides me, and how the heck do I fix it?
Gargravarr 00:43 04-15-2009
Originally Posted by Fisherking:
It is tough!
It is hard to know whether to blame the machine or the game.
I was having trouble with land battles as Sturmwolf was having it with naval…funny he was navy and I was cavalry, anyway, I downloaded some new updates to my drivers. That should have fixed it, right?
No! Sadly now it does not work…I don’t mean it has a CTD…it does a complete shut down! It turns the machine off about 20 seconds to two minutes into the game. If it does not do that than it has been a video crash… It says unexpected system over heating…
The game worked better before the updated drivers! Would that I could go back now to auto resolve land battles…
But who do I blame, besides me, and how the heck do I fix it?
It may be that your processor heatsink needs a clean out (might even be your graphics card) they build up with dust and these days that can cause a major problem with cooling. It is also possible you processor fan has failed and that means the heat isn't removed.
I would suggest running something like
Speedfan or something like that to monitor temperatures (easier if you have a dual monitor setup) or opening up empire, loading the main screen and ALT-TAB out to watch speedfan. That way you can see fan speeds and temperatures in your PC while running things.
I hope this helps you. It is also possible to load older drivers. I have done this before myself. (sorry if my idea landed you in this trouble.)
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