FS-X Hard Crash

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MS Flight Simulator X with the FS-X-SP1 patch and the Acceleration pack on
top running on Vista Ultimate and a eVGA 8800GT-512MB card with the latest
official 169.25 Nvidia drivers installed after about 1 hour the entire
machine
locked up, dark screen total freeze. Had to Hard reset. There is nothing in
any of the Vista Event logs to be found.
How is this possible????? Suffice to say this machine is absolutely stable
hardware-wise .....
 
That sounds like a hardware overtemp issue.
Temp probes on the CPU and video card may shed a bit of light if this is the
case.
 
CPU is at 33C idle and around 38C when Playing FS-X for about 1-1/2 hrs. GPU
is at 68C idle and clinbs to 74C after about 1-1/2 hrs FS-X
Have now updated the (eVGA) Bios to the latest release 62.92.24.00.06 and
will do further testing ....
 
Have just completed a 4 hr session and fingers crossed it seems that the new
8800GT bios has solved the crash problem...
GPU temp 74C and GPU ambient 60C right after the session.
 
G.Mester said:
Have just completed a 4 hr session and fingers crossed it seems that the
new 8800GT bios has solved the crash problem...
GPU temp 74C and GPU ambient 60C right after the session.
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Grats dude, I admit I've never updated my video card BIOS (didn't know they
could be), but I update my mobo BIOS all the time. Might have to see if my
new 8800 GT is up to date.

Congratulations again,
A
 
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