Freezing Problems

[Avasyu]

Hey,

Hopefully someone can help me. Here is my system and problem.

OS: Vista Home Premium (Service Pack 1)
System Type: 64 bit
Processor AMD Phenom 9600 Quad Core 2.30 GHz
RAM: 4 GB
Video: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

My computer continually freezes at what seems to be random times while using Creature Creator although it generally always happens whenever I try to save a creature. I have successfully managed to save a couple simple creatures. I have to totally reboot my system to get out. (I cannot ctrl-alt-del or tab out)

Here is what I have tried to do to fix it.

I have uninstalled EADM.
I have run as administrator and in compatibility mode for Win XP.
I have uninstalled and reinstalled.
I have tried with graphic settings all set to low.
I have updated all my video and audio drivers.

If anyone has any more suggestions please let me know, it is driving me insane.

[ManagerJosh]

Could you run a memtest pattern?

www.memtest.org

[Avasyu]

Thanks for the response.

No errors from the test however.

[ManagerJosh]

How long did you run the test pattern?

[Avasyu]

It took about an hour to run. It seemed to be pretty comprehensive, but admittedly I do not know much about it.

[ManagerJosh]

It's usually recommended by myself that you run for a prolonged period like 8hrs. Sometimes errors crop up much later after prolonged tests.

But anyhow, let's see. Post up a dxdiag would you?

[Avasyu]

I will start that tonight on the way to bed then.

In the meantime, here is the DxDiag.txt file.

[Avasyu]

I ran the memory test for about 8 hours, still no errors. Any suggestions?

[ManagerJosh]

I'm running out of ideas. Just out of curiosity, is this system custom built?

[Avasyu]

No, here is the link to the computer I have, although I upgraded the video card to the NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT.

http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668055.php

[swmeek]

what about shutting down the extra cores of the quad core cpu you have ?
The game may not support quad cores .