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#1 Old 3rd Jun 2013 at 7:17 PM
Default Built a Computer... Now What?
I built this computer a few months ago and need some help figuring out why I'm getting crashes with programs and I got a blue screen once. (Nothing bad happened after though.) Here are my specs (and please tell me if any of these conflict or I need to upgrade...again ) :

OS: Windows 7 Pro
CPU: FX-8350 Vishera 4.0GHz Eight Core
PSU: 650W
Video: Geforce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280mb 320-bit
RAM: 16GB
MOBO (If it helps): Gigabyte 970A-D3
HD: 1.5TB Seagate 7200rpm

I've had problems when moving large amounts of say music or pictures and the system freezes and restarts. I've played games such as TWD and TS3(all of the ep's and sp's) and it's slow gameplay and crashes sometimes (I know this doesn't go here but I'm just giving examples ). I'm lost and not sure if I should shell out another huge wad of imaginary cash or just deal with it. Help, please?
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#2 Old 3rd Jun 2013 at 8:23 PM Last edited by porkypine : 4th Jun 2013 at 2:32 AM.
If you get the BSOD - blue screen of death, it is often a video driver problem.

If your system performance is halting, try moving smaller chunks of data so it doesn't choke.

You'll need to check with your game manufacturers to see if your video card is supported. Good luck.
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#3 Old 3rd Jun 2013 at 9:08 PM
Quote: Originally posted by porkypine
If you get the BOD - blue screen of death, it is often a video driver problem.

If your system performance is halting, try moving smaller chunks of data so it doesn't choke.

You'll need to check with your game manufacturers to see if your video card is supported. Good luck.


Thank you! I will!
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#4 Old 4th Jun 2013 at 2:31 AM
Here are some specs - It's for Supernatural but it applies to all the EPs: https://help.ea.com/au/article/the-...em-requirements

PC System Requirements
Operating Systems: XP SP2 / Vista SP1 / Windows 7
CPU: For XP 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent; For Windows Vista and Windows 7 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
RAM: For XP 1 GB RAM / Windows Vista and Windows 7 1.5 GB RAM*
DISC DRIVE: DVD drive
Hard Drive: At least 3.5 GB** of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and saved games.
Video: 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0

*For NVIDIA ION™ computers, the game requires at least 2.0 GB RAM.
**9.6 GB of hard drive space if installing with The Sims 3.
Supported Video Cards: Nvidia GeForce 6 series or better, and all NVidia G, GT, GTS, and GTX video cards. ATI Radeon™ series card 9500 series or better, and all ATI X, X1, and HD video cards; Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA): GMA 3-Series, GMA 4-Series

Please note that the GeForce 6100 and 7100 cards are not supported.


Mac System Requirements
Operating Systems: Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard or higher
CPU: Intel Core Duo Processor
RAM: 2 GB RAM
DISC DRIVE: DVD
HARD DRIVE: At least 3.5 GB* of free space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games.
VIDEO: ATI X1600 or NVIDIA 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM
INPUT: Keyboard, mouse

*9.6 GB of hard drive space if installing with The Sims 3

Supported Video Cards: Nvidia GeForce 6 series or better, and all NVidia G, GT, GTS, and GTX video cards. ATI Radeon™ series card 9500 series or better, and all ATI X, X1, and HD video cards.

Please note that the GeForce 6100 and 7100 cards are not supported. The NVIDIA GeForce 7300 series is unsupported under Snow Leopard. This game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems, or the GMA 950 class of integrated video cards.

Laptop versions of these chipsets may work, but may run comparatively slower. Standalone cards that are installed in vanilla PCI slots (not PCIe or PCIx or AGP), such as some GeForce FX variants, will perform poorly.
Integrated chipsets such as the ATI Xpress and the NVIDIA TurboCache variants may default to settings that are higher than what would be optimal for them. Graphics settings can be lowered to improve performance.
 
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