- Dec 16, 2012
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I run Windows 7 home premium on my system. [specs at bottom of message]
I am experience problems running some games. In order to play C&C Red Alert 2 I must lower my resolution from the normal 1920x1080 to 1280x720 otherwise the game doesn't work. I had a similar problem with Supreme Commander 2. I could play it at the normal resolution but only after first lowering it to 1280x720 going into the game to max out the games resolution settings then exiting out and resetting the resolution to the optimal 1920x1080 level and restarting the game. Before I discovered the resolution trick the games simply wouldn't start. The game icon would show up on the task bar and the screen would go black for a second before going back to the desktop but the game would never start/display. Clicking on the taskbar icon would also make the screen go dark again before returning to the desktop. Has anyone else experienced this and is there a fix or am I doomed to have to fiddle with the resolution every time I wish to go back and play one of my older games?
Xigmatek Elysium Super Tower
Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Processor - Six Core, 6MB L3 Cache, 3MB L2 Cache, 3.30GHz, Unlocked (overclocked to 3.78GHz)
Thermalright Archon CPU cooler
MSI 890FXA-GD70 Motherboard AMD 890FX, Socket AM3, ATX, DDR3, RAID, SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
(boot) - OCZ 256GB Vertex4 2.5" Internal SSD VTX4-25SAT3-256G
(2) - Seagate Barracuda 2TB Serial ATA Hard Drive - 7200, 64MB, SATA-6G [Raid-0 Array]
(4) - Corsair XMS3 CMX4GX3M1A1600C9 4GB PC12800 DDR3 RAM - Dual Channel, 1600MHz, 4096MB
(2) - AMD Radeon XFX Double D HD 7970 Black Edition 3GB GDDR5
SoundBlaster X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Pro
LEPA G Series 1600-Watts ATX12V/EPS12V SLI Ready Crossfire 80+ Gold Certified Full Modular 240-Pin 1700 PSU
LG Electronics CH12LS28 LightScribe 12x SATA Blu-ray Disc Combo
LG Electronics WH14NS40 14X SATA Blu-ray Internal Rewriter
TP-Link Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter with 3 x 2dBi Antenna (TL-WDN4800)
ORICO PVU3-5O2I 7 Port USB 3.0 PCI - Express Card
Akasa 3.5" USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Memory Card Reader w/ eSATA and USB (AK-ICR-17)
ALTEC LANSING ATP3 30 Watts RMS 2.1 Speaker
Altec Lansing Expressionist-PLUS FX3021 2.1
Primary moniter: BenQ XL2720T 27" 3D Ready LED LCD Monitor
Secondary moniter: VIZIO VM3D550D 55in 3D RAZOR LED
Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Stealth 2013 keyboard
Razer Mamba Wireless Gaming Laser Mouse 5600 DPI
I am experience problems running some games. In order to play C&C Red Alert 2 I must lower my resolution from the normal 1920x1080 to 1280x720 otherwise the game doesn't work. I had a similar problem with Supreme Commander 2. I could play it at the normal resolution but only after first lowering it to 1280x720 going into the game to max out the games resolution settings then exiting out and resetting the resolution to the optimal 1920x1080 level and restarting the game. Before I discovered the resolution trick the games simply wouldn't start. The game icon would show up on the task bar and the screen would go black for a second before going back to the desktop but the game would never start/display. Clicking on the taskbar icon would also make the screen go dark again before returning to the desktop. Has anyone else experienced this and is there a fix or am I doomed to have to fiddle with the resolution every time I wish to go back and play one of my older games?
Xigmatek Elysium Super Tower
Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Processor - Six Core, 6MB L3 Cache, 3MB L2 Cache, 3.30GHz, Unlocked (overclocked to 3.78GHz)
Thermalright Archon CPU cooler
MSI 890FXA-GD70 Motherboard AMD 890FX, Socket AM3, ATX, DDR3, RAID, SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
(boot) - OCZ 256GB Vertex4 2.5" Internal SSD VTX4-25SAT3-256G
(2) - Seagate Barracuda 2TB Serial ATA Hard Drive - 7200, 64MB, SATA-6G [Raid-0 Array]
(4) - Corsair XMS3 CMX4GX3M1A1600C9 4GB PC12800 DDR3 RAM - Dual Channel, 1600MHz, 4096MB
(2) - AMD Radeon XFX Double D HD 7970 Black Edition 3GB GDDR5
SoundBlaster X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Pro
LEPA G Series 1600-Watts ATX12V/EPS12V SLI Ready Crossfire 80+ Gold Certified Full Modular 240-Pin 1700 PSU
LG Electronics CH12LS28 LightScribe 12x SATA Blu-ray Disc Combo
LG Electronics WH14NS40 14X SATA Blu-ray Internal Rewriter
TP-Link Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter with 3 x 2dBi Antenna (TL-WDN4800)
ORICO PVU3-5O2I 7 Port USB 3.0 PCI - Express Card
Akasa 3.5" USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Memory Card Reader w/ eSATA and USB (AK-ICR-17)
ALTEC LANSING ATP3 30 Watts RMS 2.1 Speaker
Altec Lansing Expressionist-PLUS FX3021 2.1
Primary moniter: BenQ XL2720T 27" 3D Ready LED LCD Monitor
Secondary moniter: VIZIO VM3D550D 55in 3D RAZOR LED
Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Stealth 2013 keyboard
Razer Mamba Wireless Gaming Laser Mouse 5600 DPI
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