phantomjoker

Hey I tried my "40" sticks of RAM didn't I? hahahaha. What a typo that was. The RAM tests that I did with my old RAM before buying the new "4" sticks of 1GIG Ram were to run each stick alone in each of my slots..crash crash crash. Then I tried them as a pair in combinations of slots..crash crash crash. Then I bought the new RAM and ran a pair in the same two slots..crash and then in another two slots...crash, then I popped in all 4..crash..Lots of frustrating testing. Ram shows up fine and runs well in other sims. Ok folks, off to VA for filming...BTW, if any of you are interested in war documentary films. My film's official web site went up today. It is powmiafilm..Hope that doesn't break any rules here about listing sites. I just thought since we are on a military sim site of historical nature, it may be of interest to some of you. Traveling with 9 cases of equipment, plus jib cranes, tripods, assistant, 4 days of travel to film what will ultimately end up as about 30 seconds of footage in the film...Now I know why Hollywood films are so expensive..They are a lot of work for sure.

Hi Guys. I may be quiet for a week or so as I travel to Virginia to continue filming my docu. BUT, more good suggestions..I would have to say all my RAM checks out. It shows up fine, is all identical, 40sticks, is set for default in BIOS, not overclocked. The two things that catch my attention that I haven't tried here are: 1.) deleting "uisel" file 2.) possible bad CFS3 disk.. And to answer other questions, I crashed even before the patch and I have tried it at lower resolutions and crashes too. Do you think if the game runs ok for awhile before crashing, one could say the CFS3 disk is ok??? I would hate to go and buy another one if this one is ok. If it runs ok initially, does the sim keep hitting on the disk during the game as well? or just in the beginning to make sure you have the disk in and then it never checks again? Steve

Hi Over 50; Yep, ALL other programs running absolutely fine....I mean I am playing COD5 while talking on Teamspeak, running Fltsim9 without a stutter, Frontline, Fuel of War, DCS Black Shark Helo sim, and sometimes with even SKYPE working in the background. Go figure? at 1280x1024 32bit 75 hertz

Hi guys; Powersupply is pretty evenly distributed. I guess I will just get the new vid card and give that a go. Should have in a couple of weeks. I may try the limiting of the framerate in the meantime though. How do I limit it in CFS3? which is where I am doing all my testing at the moment?

Love it...."Never leave a wingman in trouble." Yeah I am now itching to get a new graphics card..Still saving up the pennies for it. In the past though I had tried running each of the cards alone so I dunno. Installing the new card should be a good thing.

Yes Taffy.....did. I just played CFS3 with my buddy for 24 minutes. All was fine but I lowered my graphics in cfs.config to 800x600, 32bit..First tried 16 bit but it did not like that...all flickers etc...immediately had to change to 32 bit and that issue went away. So....800x600 32 bit it was for 24 minutes..Then I noticed my mouse pointer had about a one inch box around it of vertical lines that traveled with the mouse. I also noticed that my FPS window had vertical lines running thru it as well. Then KABOOM crash and had to restart computer..Totally locked up. BTW, my FPS was now 60 FPS...At the higher resolution I was playing at, it was 74 FPS. I think I am pretty convinced that this is a graphic card issue. First off my frame rates seem kinda weird and basically too high for my graphic cards..I mean my buddy is playing with a pair of higher graphic cards (pair of SLI 9800 Geforce) and he is at a higher resolution and game settings and is getting 38 FPS. Seems more reasonable than my 74 FPS!!! He thinks my cards are heating up or something. They are at 49C temperature. He suggested I try playing with a household fan blowing directly on them as a test. When I reiterated the fact that my other sims are fine, he said that perhaps the code for CFS3 was not written for the current genre of graphic cards and drivers and that CFS3 may indeed be stressing the cards out more than other more efficient coded sims. Bear in mind I am not even into OFF yet.. I don't want to mix that in as a variable yet...I think a new graphic card is in order. Just my 2 cents worth. Joker.

Sorry if this is repeat reply but I don't see my first reply as posted. I am running 4 sticks of 1GB Mushkin RAM, all new and identical. http://www.mushkin.com/doc/products/memory_detail.asp?id=519 I have no other PC to try the CFS3 on. It ran fine on my older machine a few years back. Ah yes Black Russians.....with extra ice...hmmmm. sounds good. Might go get one right now!

More of my info on memory: C:DRIVE set for custom=2046 and maximum 4092 It says minimum allowed=2mb Recommended=3837 Currently allocated= 2046 I have my sim programs on the "D" Drive however I checked the virtual memory on that drive and it is set for "NO PAGING FILE" So: 1.) Should I change my allocations to the C:Drive? 2.) Should I make the D:Drive have virtual memory and if I do, do I need to then adjust the C:Drive 3.) If my existing settings as reflected here are problematic, why don't my other sims (graphic intensive) on the D:Drive have issues? Black Russian time....two vodka to one Kalhua, two ice cubes and no paging file........... lol

Amazing how you folks are sticking with me on this. Very nice of you all. My Motherboard is a evga Nvidia n Force 780i SLI with 4 sticks of New RAM that shows up as 2.5 gigs on XP. I did indeed put the RAM in and it seems fine. The PSU and CPU I monitor for heat and operation and all are within paramaters. I once had a computer that the PSU failed causing many crashes but it was computer-wide, not just on one single program. My PSU is new and again monitor shows it operating fine. Now this BIOS and Virtual RAM thing seems valid. Little scared of the BIOS but I may give it a look see. Someone else mentioned once that my Page File seemed rather large compared to my RAM. I will go look at this too. Bios Phoenix Award v.6.00PG Memory=2558MB Page File=587MB USED 3859MB Available Not sure what those page file numbers represent though. My video cards (pair of 7800 GEForce only have 256mb on each card) Like I said though, my buddy is running a pair of 9800s and he is fine. He said his pair are in one unit though. I have two individual cards that are bridged. I have also tried then out of the computer and back in one at a time with same results..again, only problem in CFS3. Ok, I will go look at the virtual memory if I can find out where that is. Thanks for the help. Steve

Well, if I do the install of OS, then that means all my other sims, drivers, etc, etc. Will all need to be installed....Now on the MACINTOSH this would not be a problem..but that is another story. This is frustrating for sure..I talked me friend into getting OFF and I am watching him play right now over SKYPE of all things. This is torture..hahahha. He is running a pair of 9800 Geforce in SLI and no problems with the sim. He is getting 38 FPS. Now I have a pair of 7800 Geforce Cards and at the same settings of all #2 on the sliders except for #1 on the clouds, I was getting 74 FPS. Now that doesn't sound right does it? I think my 74 FPS sounds too high for my graphic cards. Unrealistic. He has better cards and is getting 38 FPS so something is fishy here..EXCEPT, he is not crashing. I am!

Hi OVER50. Hey bud, couldn't have done it without all your help, support and suggestions. I am waiting to save up a few bucks to buy a new video card and then check back in here. If, when I do that it still doesn't work, then I will bite the bullet and do a fresh install. I just dread this because I have done it before and it is a weekend killer! Amazing though because this computer is just for gaming and I only have a handful of sims running on it...All without problems I may add. OFF isn't even installed any longer, just CFS3 and that crashes. There is just something on my computer that the CFS3 engine does not like. Oh well, you may not hear from me right away as I have more filming to do on my documentary but I will be back with more of my efforts, and I will report. Look forward to flying with you someday folks.

Is DX E a newer version. I seem to have DX 9.0.C and no corrupt file messages or indications. Should I still download it? Thanks.

Geez, that is awfully nice of you and I appreciate the gesture and the advice too. I am close to buying a new card so I will just hang in there for a week or so and then try that. I like the idea of the DX cleaner though. I will try that tonight. Thanks again. Steve

Yes Over50, I did download that article and try it. I am gonna try reverting back to the original graphics driver that came in the box. Hey why not. I am still hanging in there with this every now and then. Really look forward to flying with/against you folks though. :)

Wow, thanks for the thoughtful tips along with the other folks as well. I do indeed have AVG as my virus checker and I will uninstall it and try. All my error logs seem to list it at about the same time...One thing I go back to however is that I have tried running the sim without it running at all with no luck. Presently am running only CFS3 with the 3.1 patch only with OFF uninstalled even in the registry. Last night I went in to cfsconfig.exe and made sure all was well. Only running at the #2 graphic level. I played some quick missions and closed the game normally. Then restarted and played some more. Then my buddy and I played a multiplayer with bombers for 20 minutes with no problem then I locked up. He told me to take the covers off my desktop puter to keep it cool. That didn't work, I played again and after 5 minutes it locked. Even though, I have run without AVG running, I will strip it off today and try again. More later...... Joker p.s. AVG does not lock up my other sims though???? This problem is limited to the CFS3 engine thus far. And CFS3 and OFF only. That is the kicker.

Yeah, it is frustrating.Yes I went to config also. The RAM SLI is set to disable. I don't know how to set it in BIOS for anything else. Here is the rundown of how it went. Here is my latest effort in detail if it is any help. 1.) Completely cleaned the computer of OFF and CFS3 as per your instructions. 2.) installed clean CFS3, runs fine but a few vertical lines when I hit the Z key, also about a one inch box with vertical lines clings to the mouse arrow. And only on mission, not at new mission screen. 3.) applied 3.1 patch and rebooted. Flew one quick misson in quick start. Ran fine, then started a bomber mission, locked up on takeoff. Had to reboot. Now OFF is not even installed yet. Any more ideas..I am pretty close to giving up. Thanks bud. Steve Here is an event log if it helps: 3/5/2009 9:26:05 AM avg8emc Information None 1 N/A STEVE-GAMING The description for Event ID ( 1 ) in Source ( avg8emc ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: Service started. The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: 1.