Skyrim keeps crashing

Nathanhale53 · Mar 28, 2013

Hi.
Skyrim keeps crashing for an unknown reason randomly. It has been since i have installed it on my ssd and i simply have only about 8 hours into the game. I tried uninstalling and installing and the result still happens, a crash.
my build:
3570k cpu
gigabyte Z77X-D3H
GTX 650 ti
8 gb 1333 ram sticks
samsung ssd
720watt psu
I run on ultra and my card stays in 30 degrees C and i have no idea why it is crashing the way it is. I do have the most recent driver update as well.

MauveCloud · Mar 28, 2013

What brand is that psu, how many mods do you have installed for Skyrim, and what resolution are you playing at?

swifty_morgan · Mar 28, 2013

don't play on ultra.

Onus · Mar 28, 2013

Yes, what is the brand and model of that "720W" PSU?

Nathanhale53 · Mar 28, 2013

i have a cooler master silent pro i have the high texture pack and enhanced blood i removed all the other mods due to the crashing

Nathanhale53 · Mar 28, 2013

And even on lower qualities it still crashes...

Onus · Mar 28, 2013

Although I thought the Silent Pro line was better, in general CM is not known for quality PSUs. It may not be the problem (you're probably not pulling 300W out of it), but stability issues are often caused by poor quality power.
Does your Windows Event Viewer give any indications as to the cause of the crashing?

Nathanhale53 · Mar 28, 2013

Onus :

Not at all, it crashes down to the desktop and nothing else happens. i haven't had any problems with any other games playing l4d2, hawken, amnesia, half life 2. No problems what so ever on my PSU. Super quiet and reliable thus far.

Nathanhale53 · Mar 28, 2013

Hawken pulls alot more out of my GPU than Skyrim ever did when it runs.

hubbardt · Mar 28, 2013

Have you added any Skyrim mods ?

Nathanhale53 · Mar 28, 2013

hubbardt :

Only the high res pack and enhanced blood.

Onus · Mar 28, 2013

Remove those and try again.

Nathanhale53 · Mar 28, 2013

Onus :

Fair enough, I will try and see.

hubbardt · Mar 28, 2013

Also, if you want to use mods I highly recommend the Nexus Mod Manager (if you are not already using it)
I have approx 20 mods installed and no issues.

Nathanhale53 · Mar 28, 2013

Now it will not even put me in game.

Onus · Mar 28, 2013

Hmmm, your Steam installation may be corrupt. I know this might be a PITA if you have a lot of games, but you may need to remove Steam, wipe its games folder, then re-install Steam and your games.

Nathanhale53 · Mar 28, 2013

Onus :

So I am guessing deleting Skyrim by itself is different than deleting everything?? I mean i will try it but... I just want to know if your sure I should try it!

Onus · Mar 28, 2013

Well, you could try deleting Skyrim itself again, and don't install any mods until you've tested the vanilla game; if that doesn't work though, it could well be Steam itself.

Nathanhale53 · Mar 28, 2013

Onus :

I have recently downloaded about half of the games i have and they run fine and i could play them for a few hours with no problems. I actually got Skyrim before them and it crashes every 20-30 minutes. Do you still think the Steam installation is the problem?

Onus · Mar 28, 2013

If blowing out Skyrim (and its mods) and re-installing doesn't fix it, I'm not sure what else it might be. If you were having RAM issues, your other games would probably crash too.

helz IT · Mar 28, 2013

A couple of things:

Are you crashing on startup, or after you've loaded a game? In Skyrim, a mod that you've uninstalled can still be causing your game to crash if you're loading a save that previously utilized it. The only sure fix is starting a new game or loading a save from before the mod was installed.

Have you messed with any of the config settings in the .ini? There are tons of guides online that have you change things that can cause your game to crash. If you have, go to My Documents\My Games\Skyrim\ and move or rename Skyrim.ini and Skyrimprefs.ini. Restart Skyrim and it'll create new ones with default settings.

You may be missing game files or they have become corrupted. Right click on the game in your steam library and go properties>local files>verify game cache. It'll check for any missing files and reinstall them.

Nathanhale53 · Mar 28, 2013

helz IT :

I tried new games and it plays for a few seconds and crashes, I have attempted to verify the game cache and it has said it failed to validate a file and will be reacquired, will it fix it on its own?

helz IT · Mar 29, 2013

It might not solve your issue, but yes, Steam will reinstall whatever file it says is missing automatically.

swifty_morgan · Mar 29, 2013

that thing above with your card running at 30c under load..... NO..........

Nathanhale53 · Mar 29, 2013

swifty_morgan :

i meant the card stays in the 30's on skyrim... it hasn't broken 40 on skyrim

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