My games keep quitting

**Haldeborg** · May 29th, 2003, 12:32 PM

Okay, so this is my problem...

One of my buddies recently built me a new system, which has gradually started misbehaving more and more. Everything in my computer is brand new (ordered from NewEgg) so I don't think it's a "mechanical" problem.

For whatever reason, every game I've tried (The Sims, Galactic Civilizations, Duke Nukem Manhattan Project, Medal of Honor, you name it...) will either load a little bit and then quit or quit during gameplay. As of last night Galactic Civilizations will not load at all. The reason I post here is that I really think it's a problem with my graphics card.

Anyways, any ideas you might have would be appreciated, I'm getting increasingly frustrated...

Here's the specs...
2.4 GHz processor
1 GB RAM (2 512MB either Kingston or Corsair, I forget which)
240 GB HD (Whatever that would have to do with anything)
MSI Ti4800SE-VTD8X Graphics card

Please help me before I throw it out the window. Thanks!

**Haldeborg** · May 29th, 2003, 12:34 PM

Sorry, what I mean when I say quit is that it returns me to the XP desktop. Sometimes I get an error message, but mostly not.

**Vyx** · May 29th, 2003, 01:00 PM

Some times this can be resloved by lowering the resolution you are playing the game at. This used to happen to one of my friends and this is what worked out so try it, you never know.

**Haldeborg** · May 29th, 2003, 01:14 PM

If it were only that simple....
It was the first thing I tried, but the problem has only gotten worse over time...

Thanks, though.

**twistedbrntucker** · May 29th, 2003, 01:36 PM

What type processor and motherboard? Brands and model number of board.
What brand and wattage is your power supply?
How is your hard drive partitioned?
Operating system?XP? Service pack 1?Updates?
Kingston or Corsair? Find out which one.How is set up?
Do you have dual channel?Do you know which type of RAM?
PC2100 PC2700 PC3200 ? Or?
BIOS updates? Windows Flash or DOS flashing?