Battlefield 3 BSODS - Hardware & Software

I can play for maximum 20 minutes until everything freezes and a buzz through my headphones deafens me. Then I hold the computers power button until it shuts off then turn it on again and everything is fine. So far I've tried: Memcheck86+ ram testing (10 tests, all succeded) Adding somekind of a registry value from a youtube guide "how to fix" Intel i7-920 @ 2.67gHz 4GB of ddr3 ram ATI Radeon 4850 512mb GDDR3 Non-OC'ed 3 250GB with "Unsupported Spin speed" Hard drives (every drive has it's own volume) Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 750Watt PSU Any ideas?

Could be overheating. Download HW monitor and run it while playing battlefield for 10 minutes. Post a screenshot of the results here.

I couln't take screenshots but I know that the CPU temp on all the cores is around 60-70, rarely 73. And right before the crash the GPU temperature was 60. (Celcius)

Punkbuster is known to cause problems like that when used on systems with realtek sound cards, I'd try using a different sound card, or USB speakers/headphones Just google "punkbuster realtek crash" if you don't believe me, you'll get plenty of results [editline]2nd November 2013[/editline] Also 60-70 C on the CPU is kind of a lot, it won't shut down from overheating but that's kinda pushing it Clean out your PC or get better cooling

60 is a safe maximum.

Can I switch out the realtek driver with something else? I don't have an external soundcard and I don't really plan on buying one.

[QUOTE=Crawflex;42731354]Can I switch out the realtek driver with something else? I don't have an external soundcard and I don't really plan on buying one.[/QUOTE] It's more of a hardware problem than a software one You can try disabling the card entirely in the BIOS, then try playing the game and see if it still crashes

I checked the device manager and I saw that I have the AMD High Definition Audio, too. Can I somehow use that?

[QUOTE=Crawflex;42731374]I checked the device manager and I saw that I have the AMD High Definition Audio, too. Can I somehow use that?[/QUOTE] I've never had any AMD hardware, but if this is like I think it is, it's just for audio output over HDMI from your graphics card, I don't think you can use just that. [editline]2nd November 2013[/editline] Oh wait your GPU doesn't have HDMI, uhhh, I don't know then

Would this do the trick? [url]http://arvutitark.ee/est/TOOTEKATALOOG/ARVUTIKOMPONENDID-Helikaardid/Sandberg-USB-to-Sound-Link-11346[/url]

[QUOTE=Crawflex;42731412]Would this do the trick? [url]http://arvutitark.ee/est/TOOTEKATALOOG/ARVUTIKOMPONENDID-Helikaardid/Sandberg-USB-to-Sound-Link-11346[/url][/QUOTE] Yeah, but as I said, try disabling the realtek thing in your BIOS and play without sound for a while, see if it works, so you don't end up wasting money on something that won't fix the problem I also had my PC crash like that in [I]some[/I] games, BF3, Borderlands 2, KSP Other games, even ones that were more demanding, like crysis 3, ran just fine I bought a cheap SoundBlaster Audigy SE card, BF3 crashed less often, but still did sometimes Had to replace my motherboard and CPU in the end

[QUOTE=Thunderbolt;42731433]Yeah, but as I said, try disabling the realtek thing in your BIOS and play without sound for a while, see if it works, so you don't end up wasting money on something that won't fix the problem I also had my PC crash like that in [I]some[/I] games, BF3, Borderlands 2, KSP Other games, even ones that were more demanding, like crysis 3, ran just fine I bought a cheap SoundBlaster Audigy SE card, BF3 crashed less often, but still did sometimes Had to replace my motherboard and CPU in the end[/QUOTE] Okay, It is definetly the realtek driver. I've played like 3 hours in a row now. I guess I'm buying the dongle then?

[QUOTE=Crawflex;42732920]Okay, It is definetly the realtek driver. I've played like 3 hours in a row now. I guess I'm buying the dongle then?[/QUOTE] I'd get this one [url]http://arvutitark.ee/est/TOOTEKATALOOG/ARVUTIKOMPONENDID-Helikaardid/4World-PCI-Sound-Card-CMI8738-4-channel-9680[/url] and then these drivers if it doesn't come with a CD [url]http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/SOUND-CARD/CMedia/CMedia-CMI8738-LX-Audio-Driver-71281740-for-Windows-7.shtml[/url] It's cheaper and the USB dongles usually don't have very good sound quality

[QUOTE=Thunderbolt;42733041]I'd get this one [url]http://arvutitark.ee/est/TOOTEKATALOOG/ARVUTIKOMPONENDID-Helikaardid/4World-PCI-Sound-Card-CMI8738-4-channel-9680[/url] and then these drivers if it doesn't come with a CD [url]http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/SOUND-CARD/CMedia/CMedia-CMI8738-LX-Audio-Driver-71281740-for-Windows-7.shtml[/url] It's cheaper and the USB dongles usually don't have very good sound quality[/QUOTE] Ok, going to order it soon. Do I just plug it in the pci- express thing?

Full on system freezes are also a sign of a failing harddrive. You may want to check its S.M.A.R.T. data to make sure it's not failing. HDtune is a decent program for this on Windows, Mac you can just check disk utility, and Linux you can just run "smartctl -H /dev/sdx".

[QUOTE=Crawflex;42735367]Ok, going to order it soon. Do I just plug it in the pci- express thing?[/QUOTE] PCI, yeah, PCI-Express is used mostly for graphics cards. Plug it in, start up the PC, install the driver and you're golden

I've got a PCI-E wireless card, I've seen lots of PCI-E sound cards too.

[QUOTE=Del91;42731340]60 is a safe maximum.[/QUOTE] 70-85 is still fine. Sure you should try to keep it at 50-60 but its not going to have a massively shorter lifespan from running at 85.

[QUOTE=Naelstrom;42736372]Full on system freezes are also a sign of a failing harddrive. You may want to check its S.M.A.R.T. data to make sure it's not failing. HDtune is a decent program for this on Windows, Mac you can just check disk utility, and Linux you can just run "smartctl -H /dev/sdx".[/QUOTE] No thanks, It is definetly the realtek thing, after disabling that I can play all the time with out any problems whatsoever.