updated Chipset, Network, Audio, and Bios from the above menu (downloaded and installed)
Motherboard info from the flash is as follows:
121-BL-E756-8A79TEVCC-00
FLASH TYPE SST 25VF080B 3.3V
I also updated my Nvidia GTX 260 graphics card drivers to version: 270.61
Chipset to version: 9.1.2.1008
Network to version: 5.41
Audio Driver: 2.52
Bios was updated to version: 82
Arma 2 still locks up after a few minutes of play (this last time i basically just used the Parachute option, droped out of the action got into looking over an AO in Domination and looked through a scope and then switched to looking through binocs (zoomed in and out), and a few minutes later it locked up without me firing a single shot. Roughly 3-5 minutes.
Screen looks like a screen shot of the last image and nothing responds i cant even CONTROL+ALT+DELETE to open task manager to close arma 2 i have to hard reset.
I also spoke to others in game while i could and there were some others that have been having the same problems lately with the game.
P.S. i tried to lower the settings of Arma 2 also... AA is off, no shadows, etc just running at default resolution of 1920x1080 @60Hz (with the 270.61 graphics drivers i couldnt turn off Physx so i put it to CPU and tried it then to video card for Physx still the same result with the crash / hung system.
This just started week of 5.2.2011-5.7.2011, before that the game worked fine and i could spend HOURS in the game with no problems.
Any help or suggestions is appreciated.
Thanks
5.9.2011 - Downloaded Beta 79600 and tried to run the game from that. Unfortunately the game still crashed with the same results.
5.13.2011 - after alot of testing i installed a NEW GPU and it fixed all problems with the system hanging (must of been somethign with that other GPU or a driver conflict with that older GPU that was causing the problems)
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Hardware i have:
EVGA x58 MICRO sli motherboard (model number: 121-BL-E756-TR)
Nvidia gtx 260 video card
850 watt power supply (its over kill but i planned to add a 2nd card)
logitech g15 keyboard
Logitech mx518 mouse
Asus vx226 monitor (system recongizes this as a "Digital Flat Panel 1920x1080 60Hz" and has always shown it this way)
Core i7 CPU
Win 7-64bit professional
ok i have done the following updates and driver updates for my motherboard, graphics card.
Motherboard updates were downloaded from here:
http://www.evga.com/Support/Drivers/Default.asp
Sub menus are:
/mainboards/ EVGA X58 Series/ Chipset/
/mainboards/ EVGA X58 Series/ Network/
/mainboards/ EVGA X58 Series/ Audio drivers/
/mainboards/ EVGA X58 Series/ E756 - X58 Micro Bios/
updated Chipset, Network, Audio, and Bios from the above menu (downloaded and installed)
Motherboard info from the flash is as follows:
121-BL-E756-8A79TEVCC-00
FLASH TYPE SST 25VF080B 3.3V
I also updated my Nvidia GTX 260 graphics card drivers to version: 270.61
Chipset to version: 9.1.2.1008
Network to version: 5.41
Audio Driver: 2.52
Bios was updated to version: 82
Arma 2 still locks up after a few minutes of play (this last time i basically just used the Parachute option, droped out of the action got into looking over an AO in Domination and looked through a scope and then switched to looking through binocs (zoomed in and out), and a few minutes later it locked up without me firing a single shot. Roughly 3-5 minutes.
Screen looks like a screen shot of the last image and nothing responds i cant even CONTROL+ALT+DELETE to open task manager to close arma 2 i have to hard reset.
I also spoke to others in game while i could and there were some others that have been having the same problems lately with the game.
P.S. i tried to lower the settings of Arma 2 also... AA is off, no shadows, etc just running at default resolution of 1920x1080 @60Hz (with the 270.61 graphics drivers i couldnt turn off Physx so i put it to CPU and tried it then to video card for Physx still the same result with the crash / hung system.
This just started week of 5.2.2011-5.7.2011, before that the game worked fine and i could spend HOURS in the game with no problems.
Any help or suggestions is appreciated.
Thanks
5.9.2011 - Downloaded Beta 79600 and tried to run the game from that. Unfortunately the game still crashed with the same results.
5.13.2011 - after alot of testing i installed a NEW GPU and it fixed all problems with the system hanging (must of been somethign with that other GPU or a driver conflict with that older GPU that was causing the problems)