Win 7 gaming issues

Vikingod · May 11, 2009, 02:04 PM

Anyone having issues getting games to run property on Win 7 RC 1(I'm using x64)?

I can't get a single game to run for more than a few minutes. Most just BSOD with random errors, usually indicating driver issues, however a couple times the games themselves have just closed out for no apparent reason. Tried the 9.4 and the drivers which were released last week. Games I've tried so far include: Left 4 Dead, World of Warcraft, COD4, GTA4 and Far Cry 2.

I'm just curious to hear anyone else's experiences, as most people I know seem surprised to find that I'm having issues.

Zardon · May 11, 2009, 03:35 PM

any dual cpu I run it on is a nightmare right now so im afraid I haven't had much time playing games as even opening windows without it hitching is a nightmare. I have found it much less stable than the vista RC was thats for sure.

What is your graphics card for gaming?

Vikingod · May 11, 2009, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Zardon

What is your graphics card for gaming?

An ati 4870.

Never had any problems with stability under Vista, and honestly Win7 seems to work fine with anything but gaming, though I continue to experience some troubles coming back from standby.

Funny that you mention the Vista RC, because I would agree (which gets dropped jaws from the general public). But I was running that pretty much without a hitch on my old AMD system and gaming was fine.

mkk · May 11, 2009, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Vikingod

Most just BSOD with random errors, usually indicating driver issues, however a couple times the games themselves have just closed out for no apparent reason.

That behavior is often a hint towards memory instability issues. Run some diagnostics tool for an hour or more and see if something is reported. Windows 7's own Memory Diagnostics Tool is good enough to be useful, but when it starts running you'll have to set the number of passes to a lot more than the default two, or toggle the Extended test mode. In this case I bet that if it is memory related there should be an error found after just a few passes of the standard test though.

Vikingod · May 11, 2009, 06:31 PM

I don't think it's hardware related, honestly. The system ran perfectly fine under Vista as of a few days ago, regardless of the application. I think it's more to do with the OS or related drivers, afterall, the thing is a year away from going public and remains to be in development.

I'll probably just get another dual boot rolling and continue to test Win7 for curiosity's sake. My experience is that it's not ready as a primary OS, nor did I really expect it to be.

YnHDaRkMaN · May 11, 2009, 09:00 PM

Played L4D and my other games without any problem... sounds like driver issues...

Judas · May 11, 2009, 09:50 PM

i've played with win7 on anything from a single core right throiugh to a quad core cpu.. (exluding triple core cpu's as i've yet to play with those)

However i've yet to experience a BSOD or crash of any sort in win7 with 3dmark.... any halflife 2 based gaming engine, Prince of persia 2008, any Unreal engine (UT classic through to UT3), Any of the doom based games, and a considerable number of other games in general. Actually i find they tend to be a little snappier in loading overall then vista x64. I haven't played with the 32bit version of win7 much at all though.

This is across a number of different hardware configurations, 90% of which are intel based with ATI graphics cards (nvidia drivers are a nightmare imo)... But of the AMD system's i've tried.... so long as they are using supported hardware, the systems works great. (supported as in audio and video cards that you can get drivers for win7)

nicnik · May 11, 2009, 11:22 PM

Try reverting all overclocking and even jus run ram on auto, jus to rule that part out. win7 works fine for me, so far.

Mac Daddy · May 12, 2009, 12:46 AM

Just to jump in late here I played Tomb Raider Anniversary on the weekend for almost 3 hours on Win7 Ultimate RC (64 bit). I have been playing L4D and other games throughout the BETA builds with my 4870 .. no issues.

drwho · May 12, 2009, 01:39 AM

I've only got one game running under Win 7 sofar, that being Silent Hunter IV. Every once in awhile I notice a slight hesitation in the graphics, kinda like a hiccup. Other than that the game runs real smooth.

Mac Daddy · May 12, 2009, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Vikingod

I don't think it's hardware related, honestly. The system ran perfectly fine under Vista as of a few days ago, regardless of the application. I think it's more to do with the OS or related drivers, afterall, the thing is a year away from going public and remains to be in development.

I'll probably just get another dual boot rolling and continue to test Win7 for curiosity's sake. My experience is that it's not ready as a primary OS, nor did I really expect it to be.

Just curious what drivers are you using under Win7?

YnHDaRkMaN · May 12, 2009, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Judas

... (nvidia drivers are a nightmare imo)...

right now i'm using Vista 64 desktop 182.50 drivers (modded of course), and they seem more stable than the latest, being Win7 64 Notebook 185.85 drivers... right after i installed those, i saw little artifacts across my desktop... i wasn't even gaming!
uninstalled and installed 182.50 back...
stuff like this makes you think they're a nightmare?

Vikingod · May 12, 2009, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Mac Daddy

Just curious what drivers are you using under Win7?

Assuming you mean graphics drivers, the 9.4's and the 8.612's released the other day.

Judas · May 12, 2009, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by YnHDaRkMaN

right now i'm using Vista 64 desktop 182.50 drivers (modded of course), and they seem more stable than the latest, being Win7 64 Notebook 185.85 drivers... right after i installed those, i saw little artifacts across my desktop... i wasn't even gaming!
uninstalled and installed 182.50 back...
stuff like this makes you think they're a nightmare?

that's a walk in the park vs the various issues i've been seeing with win7 and nvidia since end of october.... there was pretty much no support to begin with.... but there were a number of issues more prevailent then that...

Mac Daddy · May 12, 2009, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Vikingod

Assuming you mean graphics drivers, the 9.4's and the 8.612's released the other day.

Yep I meant graphics drivers I am running same ... just a thought ...

Vikingod · May 12, 2009, 01:53 PM

I installed Vista again last night and my problems haven't persisted. I'm going to dual boot with Win 7 this evening to see if I can't get my issues solved.

Mac Daddy · May 13, 2009, 12:38 AM

Damn your not having much luck with this are you. I am running a dual boot and have been since the first Beta and continuing to the RC.

If I can be of any help let me know

May 11, 2009, 02:04 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,153 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Win 7 gaming issues Anyone having issues getting games to run property on Win 7 RC 1(I'm using x64)? I can't get a single game to run for more than a few minutes. Most just BSOD with random errors, usually indicating driver issues, however a couple times the games themselves have just closed out for no apparent reason. Tried the 9.4 and the drivers which were released last week. Games I've tried so far include: Left 4 Dead, World of Warcraft, COD4, GTA4 and Far Cry 2. I'm just curious to hear anyone else's experiences, as most people I know seem surprised to find that I'm having issues. __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*

May 11, 2009, 03:35 PM	#2
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,481 Rep Power: 162	Re: Win 7 gaming issues any dual cpu I run it on is a nightmare right now so im afraid I haven't had much time playing games as even opening windows without it hitching is a nightmare. I have found it much less stable than the vista RC was thats for sure. What is your graphics card for gaming?

May 11, 2009, 06:31 PM	#5
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,153 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Re: Win 7 gaming issues I don't think it's hardware related, honestly. The system ran perfectly fine under Vista as of a few days ago, regardless of the application. I think it's more to do with the OS or related drivers, afterall, the thing is a year away from going public and remains to be in development. I'll probably just get another dual boot rolling and continue to test Win7 for curiosity's sake. My experience is that it's not ready as a primary OS, nor did I really expect it to be. __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*

May 11, 2009, 09:00 PM	#6
YnHDaRkMaN Image of the invisible... Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mexico Posts: 147 Rep Power: 14 System Specs	Re: Win 7 gaming issues Played L4D and my other games without any problem... sounds like driver issues... __________________ My very old desktop's specs: Intel D865GBF Pentium IV 3.0Ghz HT 4x512Mb 400Mhz in Dual-Channel Sapphire Radeon X1650PRO AGP DDR2 512Mb (Dead fan, not using it right now...) Antec Basiq 500W Acer LCD 19'' Widescreen 250Gb HDD (2 partitions)

May 11, 2009, 11:22 PM	#8
nicnik Oink™ Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 469 Rep Power: 31 System Specs	Re: Win 7 gaming issues Try reverting all overclocking and even jus run ram on auto, jus to rule that part out. win7 works fine for me, so far. __________________ xbox tag: nicnik

May 12, 2009, 12:46 AM	#9
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 65 System Specs	Re: Win 7 gaming issues Just to jump in late here I played Tomb Raider Anniversary on the weekend for almost 3 hours on Win7 Ultimate RC (64 bit). I have been playing L4D and other games throughout the BETA builds with my 4870 .. no issues. __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

May 12, 2009, 01:39 AM	#10
drwho HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 486 Rep Power: 35 System Specs	Re: Win 7 gaming issues I've only got one game running under Win 7 sofar, that being Silent Hunter IV. Every once in awhile I notice a slight hesitation in the graphics, kinda like a hiccup. Other than that the game runs real smooth. __________________

May 12, 2009, 01:53 PM	#16
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,153 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Re: Win 7 gaming issues I installed Vista again last night and my problems haven't persisted. I'm going to dual boot with Win 7 this evening to see if I can't get my issues solved. __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*

May 13, 2009, 12:38 AM	#17
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 65 System Specs	Re: Win 7 gaming issues Damn your not having much luck with this are you. I am running a dual boot and have been since the first Beta and continuing to the RC. If I can be of any help let me know __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen