XPlane Crash
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sellener777
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Dont have access to another computer at the moment.......
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sellener777
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When my ratio of flying time to troubleshooting computer BS reaches 1:1 I get burnt out.
Do you guys/gals think this is something a PC store could address? Or are they just gonna start replacing parts you think?
Thanks for everyone's input, I appreciate it. I wish I was more computer knowledgeable to delve into myself but feel its beyond me.
Do you guys/gals think this is something a PC store could address? Or are they just gonna start replacing parts you think?
Thanks for everyone's input, I appreciate it. I wish I was more computer knowledgeable to delve into myself but feel its beyond me.
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I've seen weird problems before when a RAM chip has a bad component. Basically, when the OS starts to write to that part of the RAM that's bad, all heck breaks loose. If you BIOS has a way to test RAM, try that. If you have extra RAM to swap in, try that too.
A PC shop would be able to test a lot of this, but if you've done a clean install, then it's not likely drivers, it's hardware. I would think RAM would fail to a BSOD. If you've opened the computer and cleaned out the dust and dirt, then you could also consider pulling the main heatsink and applying a new layer of thermal paste on the processor. Not something to do "willy nilly" so watch a YouTube video or two to get the hang of it.
My gut says RAM. If you have a BestBuy store handy, you could consider buying a new set of chips and swap those in, trying to reproduce it and if it does, then return the RAM.
Hope this helps,
Steve
A PC shop would be able to test a lot of this, but if you've done a clean install, then it's not likely drivers, it's hardware. I would think RAM would fail to a BSOD. If you've opened the computer and cleaned out the dust and dirt, then you could also consider pulling the main heatsink and applying a new layer of thermal paste on the processor. Not something to do "willy nilly" so watch a YouTube video or two to get the hang of it.
My gut says RAM. If you have a BestBuy store handy, you could consider buying a new set of chips and swap those in, trying to reproduce it and if it does, then return the RAM.
Hope this helps,
Steve
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Re: XPlane Crash
Coming to the party late and haven't read the whole thread.
This is almost certainly hardware related. Some things I would check...
- Make sure your power is distributed across as many runs from your PSU as you can. You should not be doubling up unless absolutely necessary; this goes double for your GPU.
- Is your GPU big enough to power your system?
- Remove half your ram, try again, swap if the problems persist
- Move your drives to different SSD ports
- Get CPU-Z / GPU-Z and monitor your temps. Are you overheating?
This is almost certainly hardware related. Some things I would check...
- Make sure your power is distributed across as many runs from your PSU as you can. You should not be doubling up unless absolutely necessary; this goes double for your GPU.
- Is your GPU big enough to power your system?
- Remove half your ram, try again, swap if the problems persist
- Move your drives to different SSD ports
- Get CPU-Z / GPU-Z and monitor your temps. Are you overheating?
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sellener777
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Thanks again, haha I should post a pic of me putting heatsink paste on the computer you guys would LYAO watching that. But a ram swap out is doable by me. I might try that before taking it in.