I Think My PC Is Dying

CodyMondo · Apr 30, 2016

Soooo. i cant play ANY games.

SPECS:
i5 4590 OC to 3.7gHz
8GB RAM
GTX 960 STRIX 2GB
Win8.1 64 bit

let me give you an idea of my problem...

Bioshock - Crashes on startup
Bioshock 2 - Crashes on startup
Bioshock Infinite - Crashes on startup
Borderlands 2 - Crashes on startup
CoD4 - Crashes on startup
COD:MW2 - Crashes on startup
COD:MW3 - Crashes on startup
COD:Black Ops - Crashes on startup
COD:Black Ops 2 - Crashes on startup
COD:Black Ops 3 - Crashes on startup
COD:WAW - Crashes on startup
CS:GO - Crashes on startup
Far Cry 3 - Crashes on startup
GTA 4 - Crashes on startup
GTA 4: EFLC - Crashes on startup
GTA 5 - Crashes on startup
Grid 2 - Crashes on startup
Grid Autosport - Crashes on startup
Metro: Last Light Redux - Crashes on startup
Metro: 2033 Redux - Crashes on startup
Tomb Raider 2013 - Crashes on startup

i only have 1 games that works and its BeamNG.Drive

Anonymous09 · Apr 30, 2016

Sounds like a big problem there, why that one game works is beyond me. What OS are you using? Although I doubt it is the culprit.

CodyMondo · Apr 30, 2016

Anonymous09 :

Forgot to add that, Windows 8.1 64bit
EDIT: wow i just noticed your profile pic LOL

sizzling · Apr 30, 2016

What do you mean by crashes on start up? The game, the whole pc, what exactly does it do? Has it ever worked, if yes what changed?

3ogdy · Apr 30, 2016

Are your GPU drivers up to date? If nearly every game you have crashes on startup, it might be a problem with the GPU drivers being corrupted. After removing them you should clean the registry with something like CCleaner and then install the latest ones available on the nVidia website.
Have you overclocked you GPU?
What is running int he background while you're trying to launch those games that crash on startup? Are there any game-specific applications?

CodyMondo · Apr 30, 2016

sizzling :

Usually it something like "XXXXX Has Stopped Working" but more often it just goes white with the blue spiny wheel and it says not responding in take manager
just the game crashes but sometimes steam crashed as well.

CodyMondo · Apr 30, 2016

sizzling :

Yes they have always worked, what changed i have no idea.

CodyMondo · Apr 30, 2016

3ogdy :

GPU drivers are up to date but i had a stuttering issus with some games so i rolled back to the 359.06 which has been doing me well since its release. GPU is not overclocked.

3ogdy · Apr 30, 2016

Have you tried running a registry cleaning program? CCleaner?
Have you tried booting with no startup program enabled and running the games that crash under normal circumstances?
Have you tried restoring your system to an earlier state (the most recent one when you remember your games would run)?
What antivirus are you using? Have you tried running a scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware?

CodyMondo · Apr 30, 2016

3ogdy :

no, no, no and no anit virus. imm run those 2 programs now tho

3ogdy · Apr 30, 2016

Booting with no startup program enabled (a.k.a. clean booting)-> right click on taskbar-> task manager-> startup tab - disable everything there->restart.

CodyMondo · Apr 30, 2016

Running that anit virus scan it found nothing.

CodyMondo · Apr 30, 2016

nothing is working, every game i own just crashes on startup. the last time i had a problem this bad i had to reinstall windows and i am NOT going to do all that again.

3ogdy · Apr 30, 2016

So System Restore has no impact. Have you tried with the latest nVidia drivers (364.72)?
Do you use nVidia's optimizations? Don't.

CodyMondo · Apr 30, 2016

3ogdy :

wow i forgot about system restore but i dont even think i have a restore point. i had the latest driver but it had stuttering on some games so i rolled back to the 359.06 which i never had a problem with.

3ogdy · Apr 30, 2016

CodyMondo :

Can you play FullHD and 4K videos with your GPU? Can you stress test the GPU with FurMark? Can you run 3D Mark to see if there's any problem?

CodyMondo · Apr 30, 2016

Do you think uninstalling all my c++ and reinstalling them could help? https://gyazo.com/d828fabcbe8a2949af421ddc27e9891f

3ogdy · Apr 30, 2016

CodyMondo :

It could, if you clean the registry before reinstalling them back. Reinstalling DirectX wouldn't hurt either.

CodyMondo · Apr 30, 2016

3ogdy :

CodyMondo :

Can you play FullHD and 4K videos with your GPU? Can you stress test the GPU with FurMark? Can you run 3D Mark to see if there's any problem?

FurMark worked fine, ran without any problems and 4K played fine...apart from my internet not liking it

CodyMondo · Apr 30, 2016

3ogdy :

how do i uninstall Dx? does Msoft have a C++ and Dx pack i can download afterwards

CodyMondo · Apr 30, 2016

CCleaner found 1100 errors
im missing ALOT of .net framework .dll's

3ogdy · Apr 30, 2016

What DX version are you running?

CodyMondo · Apr 30, 2016

3ogdy :

the latest along with the legacy DX7 and 8 for the older games. how do i uninstall DX and where do i go to re download them?

3ogdy · Apr 30, 2016

They should be in the Add/Remove Programs list. If not, then you may just have to run the installer for the latest version and let it update your files. Corrupt files should be replaced and so your DX installations should be repaired through these official installers.
DX11 can't be removed from Windows Se7en anyway because it's actually a core part of the system.
DX 9.0c
DX11

CodyMondo · May 2, 2016

Hmmm. all i did was run CCleaner and now everything works.

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