Why does Bioshock freeze?

[Yar Jar Rar]

While I'm playing Bioshock, it just freezes, and windows says it doesn't know the problem for it. When I go back and start the game again, it will only play for about three minutes, and it will freeze again. Why does it do this? I have 1900 MB of RAM.

 

[Smoke]

Wrong section.

 

[Pulse]

Take your PC out of your fridge or igloo and resume as normal.

 

[Smoke]

Oh christ Pulse, an internets from me to you.

 

[Yar Jar Rar]

Take your PC out of your fridge or igloo and resume as normal.

Done, now what?

 

[DEATHMASTER]

What else is your computer composed of? CPU? graphics card?

 

[Yar Jar Rar]

Here's a picture of the stuff

 

[Yar Jar Rar]

So, what seems to be the problem officer? Do I need to reinstall Bioshock, maybe?

 

[Pulse]

That isn't very insightful; we need you to post your key hardware specifications i.e. video card name & manufacturer, CPU type, sound card etc.

 

[Yar Jar Rar]

And where would I find that stuff?

 

[Pulse]

Ehh I'm not entirely sure with Vista, but the easiest way would to be to download this little application called Everest Home Edition; a simple bench marking tool that allows to generate a report of your computer's specs via a report wizard.

Click here to download it.

Once it's installed load it up and go to Report > Report Wizard and then select System Summary Only as the type of report you wish to make and make sure it's as text only.

Copy and paste that here and voila, we may be able to give you a better idea as to what to do next.

 

[Yar Jar Rar]

--------[ EVEREST Home Edition (c) 2003-2005 Lavalys, Inc. ]------------------------------------------------------------

Version EVEREST v2.20.405
Homepage http://www.lavalys.com/
Report Type Report Wizard
Computer USER-PC
Generator user
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Home Edition 6.0.6000 (WinVista Beta)
Date 2007-09-15
Time 16:58


--------[ Summary ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Home Edition
OS Service Pack -
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name USER-PC
User Name user

Motherboard:
CPU Type Unknown, 2000 MHz
Motherboard Name Unknown
Motherboard Chipset Unknown
System Memory 1920 MB
BIOS Type Award (12/15/06)

Display:
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE
Monitor Generic PnP Monitor [NoDB] (CNN6461KRY)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter High Definition Audio Controller [NoDB]

Storage:
IDE Controller NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller
IDE Controller NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
SCSI/RAID Controller Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
Disk Drive HP Photosmart 7800 USB Device
Disk Drive Generic- Compact Flash USB Device
Disk Drive Generic- SM/xD-Picture USB Device
Disk Drive Generic- SD/MMC USB Device
Disk Drive Generic- MS/MS-Pro USB Device
Disk Drive SAMSUNG SP2504C SCSI Disk Device (250 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)
Optical Drive TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H652L ATA Device
SMART Hard Disks Status Unknown

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 232071 MB (143316 MB free)
D: (NTFS) 6400 MB (12 MB free)
Total Size 232.9 GB (140.0 GB free)

Input:
Keyboard Enhanced Multimedia PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse Logitech USB Wheel Mouse

Network:
Network Adapter Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter (192.168.1.65)
Network Adapter NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Modem PCI Soft Data Fax Modem with SmartCP

Peripherals:
Printer HP Photosmart D5060 series
Printer Microsoft XPS Document Writer
USB1 Controller Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller [NoDB]
USB2 Controller Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller [NoDB]
USB Device Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter #4
USB Device HP Photosmart D5060 Printer (DOT4USB)
USB Device Logitech USB Wheel Mouse
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Mass Storage Device
USB Device USB Mass Storage Device
USB Device USB Printing Support

Problems & Suggestions:
Problem Disk free space is only 0% on drive D:.


--------[ Debug - Unknown ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Monitor HWP2646: Generic PnP Monitor [NoDB]
Motherboard 12/15/2006-C51/MCP51-A8M2N-LA-00
Motherboard Copyright 2006 by Hewlett-Packard Company Rev. 5.04
Motherboard DMIMOBO: ASUSTek Computer INC. NODUSM3
Motherboard DMISYS: HP-Pavilion RK572AA-ABA a1700n
PCI/AGP 1022-1100: AMD HyperTransport(tm) Configuration [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 1022-1101: AMD Address Map Configuration [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 1022-1102: AMD DRAM and HyperTransport(tm) Trace Mode Configuration [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 1022-1103: AMD Miscellaneous Configuration [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 10DE-0241: NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 10DE-0260: PCI standard ISA bridge [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 10DE-0264: NVIDIA nForce PCI System Management [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 10DE-0265: Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 10DE-0266: NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 10DE-0267: NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 10DE-0269: NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 10DE-026C: High Definition Audio Controller [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 10DE-026D: Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 10DE-026E: Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 10DE-026F: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 10DE-0270: PCI standard RAM Controller [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 10DE-0272: PCI standard RAM Controller [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 10DE-027E: PCI standard RAM Controller [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 10DE-027F: PCI standard RAM Controller [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 10DE-02F0: PCI standard RAM Controller [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 10DE-02F8: PCI standard RAM Controller [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 10DE-02F9: PCI standard RAM Controller [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 10DE-02FA: PCI standard RAM Controller [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 10DE-02FB: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 10DE-02FC: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 10DE-02FE: PCI standard RAM Controller [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 11C1-5811: AGERE OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller [NoDB]
PCI/AGP 14F1-2F20: PCI Soft Data Fax Modem with SmartCP [NoDB]


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[DEATHMASTER]

Your graphics card isn't good enough.

 

[Krynn72]

Im gunna have to say your graphics card might not be cutting it. 6100 is shit.

You can get that video card for less than 40 bucks.

 

[Yar Jar Rar]

So where do I buy a graphics card, and what type should I get?

 

[CREMATOR666]

The blackmarket.

 

[Krynn72]

www.newegg.com, or any local retailer if you cant wait for shipping.

As for what you should get, depends on your budget.

 

[Jintor]

Why does Bioshock freeze?


...


BECAUSE YOU TOUCH YOURSELF AT NIGHT.

 

[Yar Jar Rar]

I don't get it.

 

[Pulse]

What other games do you play? Do you experience crashes when playing them?

 

[Krynn72]

Why does Bioshock freeze?


...


BECAUSE YOU TOUCH YOURSELF AT NIGHT.

I don't get it.

:rolling:

Seriously?

 

[Hectic Glenn]

Less spam please, just don't post if you can't help.

And Rar Jar whatever...you need to learn to stop double posting and spamming rubbish. Write proper posts, in proper english and edit your post if you wish to add more to it. Or your threads are going to start being removed.

Your graphics card is significantly no where near good enough to run Bioshock to a good degree. A good card to run Bioshock will cost you alot of money. You'll need to check the market, and if your motherboard supports the card (if you have the necessary slot on it) and if your PSU has a high enough wattage/voltage to run the card without killing / sapping your system. I'd not attempt to change this if you are not of technical knowledge or aptitude. You must realise Bioshock is a very demanding game to run, I bought a very powerful new laptop recently and it occasionally overheats with Bioshock after 30/40 minutes playing. Nothing is safe...

 

[soulslicer]

are you a agp or pcie?, probably the latter..

id say you set your sights at a 7600 to 7800 gs series..
for your processor to handle that is..

 

[Uriel]

Why does Bioshock freeze?

Because it's a piece of programming shite.

(see thread "I give up")

 

[jajjii]

I got the SOLUTION

Ok, So I have the solutions to almost everyones problem with the freezing bioshock...

The game can be run on lower graphic cards, such as ATI HD2400 with 125mb, but when the graphic gets intense, it can be a little difficult to control your weapons, though the game is very much acceptable to play.

The problem is the DirectX 10. It just requires so much more resources that it makes your game freeze. If you have Dx10 installed, you cant uninstall it and put Dx9. Running the game in DirectX 9, it wont freeze.

What you do is to create a shortcut to the .exe file of the game. Right click the short cut and select properties. In the target input box, dont erase anything. After the text, make a space and type in -dx9.
This will run your game with DirectX9.

Let me know if it worked for you.
Later I uppgraded my Videocard to 8800GT nVidia and the graphics are so much smoother.

Good luck.

 

[taviow]

Erm... all right...

Thank you...