At one point I thought I had found a fix by running in XP SP3 compatibility mode and run as admin. After I did this I restarted the same time square mission and managed to play all the way through the mission with no crashes.
However, During the cut-scene in the next mission where you are running across the bridge and the bridge collapses (you have to press x to grab) right after the car hits you and you fall into the water, the graphics card again crashes and my monitor shuts off.
Now at this point, i figured something might be wrong in the game files (for whatever reason) i uninstalled and re-installed the game. Nope, same thing happens. Wait 5-10 min in menu or in-game and i get the black screen.
I also thought it was an overheating issue, but for 2 reasons that makes no sense. 1) crashes in the menu with no input from the user at all 2) my max gpu and cpu temps were 85/40. I was Using MSIAfterburner for gpu and PC probe II for cpu. ( I have read that most of the 5800 series runs kinda hot anyway. also, no other games have caused my system to overheat except the 1st crysis after playing for 8 hours.)
Here are my system specs:
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System Information
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Time of this report: 4/22/2011, 11:17:56
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.101026-1503)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
BIOS: BIOS Date: 02/24/10 14:05:48 Ver: 08.00.15
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.8GHz
Memory: 6144MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 6136MB RAM
Page File: 2214MB used, 10053MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: 120 DPI (125 percent)
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 32bit Unicode
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Display Devices: I HAVE LATEST DISPLAY DRIVERS FROM AMD ver 11.3 (ALSO, 700WATT power supply)
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Card name: ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x6898)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6898&SUBSYS_21E51458&REV_00
Display Memory: 3823 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1012 MB
Shared Memory: 2811 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1200 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: SyncMaster
Monitor Id: SAM02F4
Native Mode: 1920 x 1200(p) (59.950Hz)
if there is something im missing let me know i will find out about it and add it to the list. Also to be noted; No other games I play on this system have any problems.
When i can acutally play the game with no issues its freaking awesome. It is exactly what i want out of my video gaming experience. Utterly awesome to look at, to run around feeling like a bad ass and just to enjoy the over the top and epic story that this game has to offer.
For those of you at Crytek I have had the chance to speak with some of you at GDC and you guys really know your stuff. Its a shame that having your flagship title for your engine get off to such a rocky start. Also svcks when there are so many people out there that are giving you guys so much crap to sort through. Granted, it is kinda Crytek's fault. But soooooo many people do not realize how much damn work it is to actually make 5 minutes worth of awesome gameplay. I know these guys love their fan base and will work as hard as possible to fix/improve crysis 2 as much as humanly possible. Now if only i can finish the game.