Mac freeze/crash, any ideas?
#1
Posted 12 October 2009 - 02:49 AM
Anyone else run into this, and if so, any ideas?
#3
Posted 12 October 2009 - 07:14 AM
Nigel!, on 12 October 2009 - 03:19 AM, said:
Try it on a FRESH UrT install..
meaning 100% default maps, configs, settings, etc.
I have some shit to add, I was one of the people moaning about this a while back. I'm still on the same 2.4ghz iMac with your GFX card. I solved the problem like this: I dropped from 1920-1200 resolution to 1200-1024 (or whatever that one is). It is definitely the GFX card that is messing up. I know this because I switched over to playing UrT on Windows in bootcamp (whatever people say, this is the best option for imac users in my opinion, miles better), and I got the exact same freeze with looped audio when playing in 1600-1200. It would happen once a day, sometimes 5 times a day, and sometimes not at all for a week. I dropped the reso and detail, and smooth 125 with very rare freezes.
There you go man.
#5
Posted 12 October 2009 - 03:21 PM
Hoody, on 12 October 2009 - 07:14 AM, said:
There you go man.
Hoody, thanks for the advice. I usually get 125fps at 1920x1200 and it looks pretty damn nice, but I'll try turning down the detail and the res and see what happens.
#7
Posted 17 April 2010 - 05:29 AM
Killar, on 17 April 2010 - 12:08 AM, said:
LOL, thanks for resurrecting this topic after 6 months. The freezes did decrease when I switched to 1280x800, and they then decreased some more after I started playing mostly TS and Bomb instead of TDM or CTF. Still happens about once a month though, so I guess I'll try the fan speed next :-)
#8
Posted 18 April 2010 - 08:43 AM
Fan speed is a thing to try, or trying the Optimized build. The reason i suggest this is it has some graphics adjustments, and the build is a newer one for newer macs.
Gl, results here please ;)
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This post has been edited by Ateamrocks: 18 April 2010 - 08:45 AM
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#9
Posted 16 May 2010 - 09:07 PM
Ateamrocks, on 18 April 2010 - 08:43 AM, said:
Fan speed is a thing to try, or trying the Optimized build. The reason i suggest this is it has some graphics adjustments, and the build is a newer one for newer macs.
Gl, results here please ;)
b1
The freeze/crash still happened with the optimized build, but then I've been running smcFanControl for the last month, setting the fans at 1600rpm instead of the default 1200rpm. This has the effect of lowering GPU temps from around 60ºC to 52ºC when playing UrT, and I've not had the crash in the past month. It may just be a coincidence, but thanks for the tip!
#10
Posted 16 May 2010 - 09:23 PM
This post has been edited by mitsubishi: 16 May 2010 - 09:23 PM
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