Dragon Age Origins Crashing on PC

Can I assume this is also happen in Awakening, DA2, and Inquisition?

I have not played DA or any of the expansions in over a year. I was lucky enough to upgrade to a Creator laptop and Alienware 34in. Ultra wide OLED monitor.

Anyway, I wanted to see if the new monitor and laptop would make my DA experience even better. When everything was said and done all it does is crash.

- I have run the 2GB to 4GB script

- I have disabled my antivirus

- I have forced a single CPU core to play the game

- I re-installed Direct X9

- I repaired the game

All this and the game will launch and run. But when I leave an area and it has to load a new area the game crashes and I lost everything I just did. Perhaps the problem is hardware and I am missing something. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Gigabyte Aero 16 XE4:

- Windows 11 Pro

- Intel i7-12700H (14 cores / 20 threads)

- 32GB DDR4 Viper Gaming RAM

- 1TB Gigabyte NVME Gen4

- 4TB LEVEN JP600 NVME Gen4

- Nvidia RTX 3070 ti (MaxQ 8GB)

- 16 inch 3840 x 2400 OLED 60Hz

- Alienware 34 inch 3440 x 1440 OLED 165Hz (USB-C to Display port)

Woody6977
2 years ago
No, the laptop is running at 16:10 ratio.... 3840 x 2400 @ 60Hz. Not great for gaming but perfect for Adobe and work. The transition between the laptop screen and the extended Alienware seems to work fine. Since returning my expensive Thunderbolt 4 hub and going with a simple USB-C 9-1 adapter things seem to be more stable in my games. In the end this was more of a Hardware issue relating to the laptop than anything else....
For those still playing the game and want to experience it in what I feel is it's best form. Invest in a better Monitor if you can. I have tried 32 inch 2560 x 1440p monitors, 24-27 inch 1080p monitors at 240 and 300Hz, the 49 inch Odyssey. In the end the 34in Ultra Wide was my sweat spot. I am lucky enough in my job at times I get to test hardware.... I was able to test 5 different 34in. Monitors. Westinghouse (1440p 100Hz & 1500R Curve.), Gigabyte (1440p 144Hz & 1500R), Samsung G5 (1440p 165Hz & 1000R), Dell UW (1440p; 144Hz 1800R), and the AOC (1440p 165Hz 1000R). All of these monitors except the Samson are good monitors in there own way. The Samsung is about horribly, the base is cheap garbage and the screen has to many glitches when using a second monitor along side it. In the end the Alienware 34in. UW OLED has made this game look new again.... I got it on sale for $799 + tax and free shipping... Yes expensive but worth it.
Thank you for the replies.....

4 Replies

holger1405
Hero+
2 years ago
@Woody6977

Please create a DxDiag in text file format and post it with your next reply. You can do that with the "Choose file" button at the bottom right corner of the reply window.
Woody6977
Seasoned Novice
2 years ago
Being new to the forum I am not sure how long it takes replies to post.... I added the relevant text info as you requested, I can only assume it has not been approved yet so everyone else can see it.
As for the game.... It looks like I have fixed it. However the settings I have change to make it work are a little annoying but at least it works.
Just for context... I am gaming on a Aero 16 XE Studio edition laptop. This laptop has a dedicated Intel Iris out (USB-C) and a dedicated Nvidia Output (also USB-C)
I played with the Video setting for about 10-15 minutes to get the best settings without the game crashing.
- Resolution is set to 3440 x 1440
- Graphics Detail - Very High
- Anti-Aliasing - 8x
- Texture Detail - Medium (Any higher and the game crashes)
- Frame Buffering is Unchecked
- Vertical Sync is Unchecked
The CPU - Not only do I have the single core set but I have to run Throttle Stop (9.6). I disable the CPU Turbo function.
The Sound - I had the sound running through my Thunderbolt 4 hub. The minute I switched to the Realtek onboard sound the game stopped crashing.
Any ideas why I cant turn Textures all the way up?
holger1405
Hero+
2 years ago
@Woody6977 wrote:

Being new to the forum I am not sure how long it takes replies to post.... I added the relevant text info as you requested, I can only assume it has not been approved yet so everyone else can see it.

Replies are posted immediately and a DxDiag in text form will always be approved.

3440 x 1440 is UWQHD, so a ultra wide resolution that is certainty not fitting for your laptop.
Your Aero 16 XE Studio has either a UHD+ 3840x2400 or QHD+ 2560x1600 monitor resolution.

Also, the game runs flawless on my 16 core i5-13700k without disabling any cores.
Woody6977
Seasoned Novice
2 years ago
No, the laptop is running at 16:10 ratio.... 3840 x 2400 @ 60Hz. Not great for gaming but perfect for Adobe and work. The transition between the laptop screen and the extended Alienware seems to work fine. Since returning my expensive Thunderbolt 4 hub and going with a simple USB-C 9-1 adapter things seem to be more stable in my games. In the end this was more of a Hardware issue relating to the laptop than anything else....
For those still playing the game and want to experience it in what I feel is it's best form. Invest in a better Monitor if you can. I have tried 32 inch 2560 x 1440p monitors, 24-27 inch 1080p monitors at 240 and 300Hz, the 49 inch Odyssey. In the end the 34in Ultra Wide was my sweat spot. I am lucky enough in my job at times I get to test hardware.... I was able to test 5 different 34in. Monitors. Westinghouse (1440p 100Hz & 1500R Curve.), Gigabyte (1440p 144Hz & 1500R), Samsung G5 (1440p 165Hz & 1000R), Dell UW (1440p; 144Hz 1800R), and the AOC (1440p 165Hz 1000R). All of these monitors except the Samson are good monitors in there own way. The Samsung is about horribly, the base is cheap garbage and the screen has to many glitches when using a second monitor along side it. In the end the Alienware 34in. UW OLED has made this game look new again.... I got it on sale for $799 + tax and free shipping... Yes expensive but worth it.
Thank you for the replies.....