My mind is going to explode, HELP!

[Commander Victory]

Hi you all, quite recently just today I brought the Outlast game which is said to scare a lot of people such as I. Long story short: I got on it, black screen appears for a couple seconds. Resumes game for a min at the very beggining. It happens again, longer and the game does go on just as the first BS did. The second time made the game frames seriously feel like my PC system just turned old. Quit the game in annoyance upon realising that SKYRIM has the exact same issue. I didn't asked at first for skyrim becuase I thought it was mod conflict and I have no time to mess through my gaming time just to waste on this (That's how I brought Outlast next). If I let it continue, it crashes to the desktop or freezes and await a shutdown or reboot.
I'm pissed, I brought this game to enjoy and not go through more issues (well, only to comprehend that maybe some of my games got issues as well).

So after countless times searching the internet for a soluction, none were able to deliver a fix.
As far as I'm aware, SKYRIM and my new game Outlast DOES NOT WORK!

I really need a answer to this, you're my only hope.
I'm going to test other games as well, Oblivion, FTL and Anmesia will be on that list for tonight.

[_I_]

specs?
desktop or laptop?
cpu?
mobo?
gpu?
psu?

[Commander Victory]

_I_ eredeti hozzászólása:

specs?
desktop or laptop?
cpu?
mobo?
gpu?

Ah yes, sorry. Wait a few mins.

GTX 660 Graphics Card
6x- Intel(R) Core (TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GH z
ULTRA DURABLE MOTHERBOARD - GIGABYTE GA-Z77-D3H
Coolermaster Elite Power 500W Power Supply
Crucial 64GB M4 SSD 2,5" 6GB/s SOLID STATE DRIVE

[Commander Victory]

xXWoLFxChAoSXx eredeti hozzászólása:

Oh, hello i'm not very good with PC's and all but as far as I know you can run those games for sure I can play skyrim on ultra on my "LAPTOP" (I know they aren't that good for gaming but it works.) You should be able to run those games for sure, have you tried contacting valve about this?

Hmmmm... no, but I managed to see if my games as listed runs ever since this issues came on. Apparantly, Oblivion which is still a ok-ish game to handle and my specs should do it wonderfully and luckily no problems such as the blackscreen arises. The same went for FTL, but... Anmesia: The Dark Descent did the same as well.

So the one thing that comes to recognition is that they all need DirectX to run, SKYRIM needs it, Anmesia needs it and certainly Outlast needs it. My copy of oblivion is seperate so there was no installing of Directx as far i'm aware.

I doubt Steam would do good anyway, give you the bull**** tips that would seem too mainstream but a try is a try.

Any help guys? Something I may have configured by mistake in the past week?

[[☥] - CJ -]

Display Driver appears to be crashing quite alot, thats the symptoms of what you are describing.

That 64GB SSD isnt the only HD you have is it? if it is how much free space does it have left?

[MorphineJH]

This also sound like it might be a overheating problem. The CPU will usually throttle its usage when it is in an overheat condition, causing a slow down. However, the video card wil usually just lock the comptuer up when it overheats. I would update drivers first, of course. I would also enable V-Sync in game and see if that helps. It will keep your GPU from doing any extra processing between screen refreshing.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Are you sure you have the GTX660 and not GTX660Ti version. If it's Ti version it would draw lot more power and your 500W PSU might not be enough.

[_I_]

could be the cm power supply
those are weak
gtx660 is 140w

noisy or weak power supply will caues driver or os crashes

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Cooler-Master-eXtreme-Power-Plus-500-W-Power-Supply-Review/728/10

Compared to the 460 W model we have already reviewed, the main components are the same, with the switching transistors replaced with more powerful models. The printed circuit board, however, is different.

and the 460w is a relabeled 400w
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Cooler-Master-Elite-Power-460-W-Power-Supply-Review/1005/9

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Also the Cooler Master PSU's do not always deliver the full wattage they advertise. This might be the issue of your video card not getting enough power, even if it's the regular GTX660.

Yeah, this is most likely the cause. Go get yourself this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028

[_I_]

even the cx430 could run that

cx500 is cheaper tho $50 shipped and $20 rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

_I_ eredeti hozzászólása:

even the cx430 could run that

cx500 is cheaper tho $50 shipped and $20 rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027

600W is better when he wants to upgrade his graphics card in future, gives more options.

[T3CHSK4T3R]

Rumpelcrutchskin eredeti hozzászólása:

_I_ eredeti hozzászólása:

even the cx430 could run that

cx500 is cheaper tho $50 shipped and $20 rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027

600W is better when he wants to upgrade his graphics card in future, gives more options.

600W for a single gpu is totally oversized...please check the last gens...was there an increase of needed power...not really

[Commander Victory]

I was hoping there'll be an easy fix to this, but from the stakes you guys say. Looks like I may have overheated the power supply and damaged whatever it is inside. 500W is not reliable anyway for the amount I played SKYRIM, SKYRIM crashes to desktop every few hours and of course my addiction got the best of me "Play more SKYRIM!" meaning more stress and heat which also equals more regular crahes. I guess saving up for a power supply wouldn't hurt.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

DaRkMaLiCe eredeti hozzászólása:

Rumpelcrutchskin eredeti hozzászólása:

600W is better when he wants to upgrade his graphics card in future, gives more options.

600W for a single gpu is totally oversized...please check the last gens...was there an increase of needed power...not really

You never know what the future brings, better safe then sorry. ;-)

[Commander Victory]

The graphic card was taking a hell lot stress and heat.

By heat, it was by 131 fahrenheit just after testing SKYRIM again when it crash safetly to desktop this time.

EDIT: Ok, correct me on that. I never check my games and graphics at the same time.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

The Last Survivor eredeti hozzászólása:

The graphic card was taking a hell lot stress and heat.

By heat, it was by 131 fahrenheit just after testing SKYRIM again when it crash safetly to desktop this time.

131 fahrenheit, this is 55 celsius and thats nothing for video card, pretty much normal operation. You need to worry when it starts to go over 80-90 celsius.
The problem is your low PC power supply not the graphics card.