Same issue. I spent a lot of time on this. I got to the hinterlands and started getting random crashes and then I started getting crashes on the title screen. it crashed so much i reinstalled the game and got the same title screen lockups instantly. I decided to try a new HDD and reload my OS. after installing everything anew and getting all the latest drivers and windows updates I tried again. CRASH - right of the bat. all the latest updates and no other software installed on my PC and it locks up on the title screen. 12hrs of updates and downloads and still screwed. I found this thread and so far disabling the 3rd core on my CPU has worked and i can run the game. I had to start a new toon since my save file got corrupted in all the crashes and have not made it back to the hinterlands yet. I also have a friend with a Q9550 and he has had some of the same crashes but a lot less than me.
System summary Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 build 7601 (64-bit), 1 x Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz, 8.0GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, 1863GB HDD, 2 x 596GB HDD, CD-RW/DVDRW,
General System Name: Motherboard Manufacturer: EVGA 790i FTW Motherboard Name: 132-YW-E179-FTW Motherboard Version: 1 Motherboard Serial Number: 1 BIOS Manufacturer: Phoenix Technologies, LTD BIOS Version: 6.00 PG BIOS Release Date: 07/30/2008
CPU CPU manufacturer: GenuineIntel CPU Type: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz Codename: Yorkfield CPUID Family 6, Model 17, Stepping A, Revision R0 Socket: LGA775 Lithography: 45nm Physical CPU's: 1 Cores per CPU: 4 Hyperthreading: Not capable CPU features: MMX SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4.1 DEP PAE Intel64 VMX SMX FMA3 Clock frequencies: - Measured CPU speed: 2667.2 MHz - Multiplier: x8.0 - Scalable Bus Speed: 333.3 MHz - Front Side Bus: 1333.6 MHz Cache per CPU package: - L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB - L1 data cache: 4 x 32 KB - L2 cache: 2 x 3 MB - L3 cache: Not applicable
Memory Total Physical Memory: 8191MB Available Physical Memory: 6567MB Memory devices: Slot 1: 1044480GB DDR3 SDRAM 55400MB/s SSTL 3.3V, Clk: 192.3MHz, Timings 7-47-12-26 (@ Max. freq.) Slot 2: 1044480GB DDR3 SDRAM 55400MB/s SSTL 3.3V, Clk: 192.3MHz, Timings 7-47-12-26 (@ Max. freq.) Slot 3: 1044480GB DDR3 SDRAM 55400MB/s SSTL 3.3V, Clk: 192.3MHz, Timings 7-47-12-26 (@ Max. freq.) Slot 4: 1044480GB DDR3 SDRAM 55400MB/s SSTL 3.3V, Clk: 192.3MHz, Timings 7-47-12-26 (@ Max. freq.) Virtual memory: C:\pagefile.sys (allocated base size 8190MB)
Memory SPD DIMM#0 Memory type: DDR3 SDRAM SPD revision: 0.5 Serial number: 00000000 Clock speed: 192.3 MHz Memory size: 1069547520 MB Number of banks: 120 Row address bits: 2 Column address bits: 2 Bus width: 2304 bits Number of ranks: 17 ECC: No Module voltage: SSTL 3.3V Minimum clock cycle time (tCK): 5.200 ns Supported CAS latencies: 3 4 6 7 Minimum CAS latency time (tAA): 36.400 ns Minimum RAS to CAS delay time (tRCD): 240.000 ns Minimum row precharge time (tRP): 60.000 ns Minimum active to precharge time (tRAS): 131.000 ns Supported timing at highest clock speed: 7-47-12-26 Minimum Write Recovery time (tWR): 0.100 ns Minimum Write to Read CMD Delay (tWTR): 9.200 ns Minimum Read to Pre-charge CMD Delay (tRTP): 7.000 ns Minimum Four Activate Window Delay (tFAW): 0.500 ns Supports Auto Self-Refresh: No Supports Partial Array Self-Refresh: No Thermal Sensor present: No Supports On-Die Thermal Sensor readout: No Module Height: -1 - 0 mm Module Thickness: Front: 2097203 - 2097204 mm, Back: 2097207 - 2097208 mm Module Width: mm DIMM#1 Memory type: DDR3 SDRAM SPD revision: 0.5 Serial number: 00000000 Clock speed: 192.3 MHz Memory size: 1069547520 MB Number of banks: 120 Row address bits: 2 Column address bits: 2 Bus width: 2304 bits Number of ranks: 17 ECC: No Module voltage: SSTL 3.3V Minimum clock cycle time (tCK): 5.200 ns Supported CAS latencies: 3 4 6 7 Minimum CAS latency time (tAA): 36.400 ns Minimum RAS to CAS delay time (tRCD): 240.000 ns Minimum row precharge time (tRP): 60.000 ns Minimum active to precharge time (tRAS): 131.000 ns Supported timing at highest clock speed: 7-47-12-26 Minimum Write Recovery time (tWR): 0.100 ns Minimum Write to Read CMD Delay (tWTR): 9.200 ns Minimum Read to Pre-charge CMD Delay (tRTP): 7.000 ns Minimum Four Activate Window Delay (tFAW): 0.500 ns Supports Auto Self-Refresh: No Supports Partial Array Self-Refresh: No Thermal Sensor present: No Supports On-Die Thermal Sensor readout: No Module Height: -1 - 0 mm Module Thickness: Front: 2097203 - 2097204 mm, Back: 2097207 - 2097208 mm Module Width: mm DIMM#2 Memory type: DDR3 SDRAM SPD revision: 0.5 Serial number: 00000000 Clock speed: 192.3 MHz Memory size: 1069547520 MB Number of banks: 120 Row address bits: 2 Column address bits: 2 Bus width: 2304 bits Number of ranks: 17 ECC: No Module voltage: SSTL 3.3V Minimum clock cycle time (tCK): 5.200 ns Supported CAS latencies: 3 4 6 7 Minimum CAS latency time (tAA): 36.400 ns Minimum RAS to CAS delay time (tRCD): 240.000 ns Minimum row precharge time (tRP): 60.000 ns Minimum active to precharge time (tRAS): 131.000 ns Supported timing at highest clock speed: 7-47-12-26 Minimum Write Recovery time (tWR): 0.100 ns Minimum Write to Read CMD Delay (tWTR): 9.200 ns Minimum Read to Pre-charge CMD Delay (tRTP): 7.000 ns Minimum Four Activate Window Delay (tFAW): 0.500 ns Supports Auto Self-Refresh: No Supports Partial Array Self-Refresh: No Thermal Sensor present: No Supports On-Die Thermal Sensor readout: No Module Height: -1 - 0 mm Module Thickness: Front: 2097203 - 2097204 mm, Back: 2097207 - 2097208 mm Module Width: mm DIMM#3 Memory type: DDR3 SDRAM SPD revision: 0.5 Serial number: 00000000 Clock speed: 192.3 MHz Memory size: 1069547520 MB Number of banks: 120 Row address bits: 2 Column address bits: 2 Bus width: 2304 bits Number of ranks: 17 ECC: No Module voltage: SSTL 3.3V Minimum clock cycle time (tCK): 5.200 ns Supported CAS latencies: 3 4 6 7 Minimum CAS latency time (tAA): 36.400 ns Minimum RAS to CAS delay time (tRCD): 240.000 ns Minimum row precharge time (tRP): 60.000 ns Minimum active to precharge time (tRAS): 131.000 ns Supported timing at highest clock speed: 7-47-12-26 Minimum Write Recovery time (tWR): 0.100 ns Minimum Write to Read CMD Delay (tWTR): 9.200 ns Minimum Read to Pre-charge CMD Delay (tRTP): 7.000 ns Minimum Four Activate Window Delay (tFAW): 0.500 ns Supports Auto Self-Refresh: No Supports Partial Array Self-Refresh: No Thermal Sensor present: No Supports On-Die Thermal Sensor readout: No Module Height: -1 - 0 mm Module Thickness: Front: 2097203 - 2097204 mm, Back: 2097207 - 2097208 mm Module Width: mm
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti Chip Type: GeForce GTX 560 Ti DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC Memory: 1024MB BIOS: Version 70.24.21.0.0 Driver provider: NVIDIA Driver version: 9.18.13.4052 Driver date: 7-2-2014 Monitor 1: 1680x1050x32 60Hz (Primary monitor) Monitor 2: 1680x1050x32 60Hz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Chip Type: GeForce GTX 260 DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC Memory: 896MB BIOS: Version 62.0.1a.0.18 Driver provider: NVIDIA Driver version: 9.18.13.4052 Driver date: 7-2-2014 Monitor 3: 1920x1080x32 60Hz Monitor 4: 1920x1080x32 60Hz
Disk volumes C: Local Drive, \\?\Volume{8b806008-6fed-11e4-9dbc-806e6f6e6963}\, NTFS, (575.65GB total, 418.30GB free) D: Local Drive, \\?\Volume{8b806009-6fed-11e4-9dbc-806e6f6e6963}\, NTFS, (1863.01GB total, 773.14GB free) E: Local Drive, \\?\Volume{8b806007-6fed-11e4-9dbc-806e6f6e6963}\, NTFS, (596.17GB total, 319.06GB free) F: Optical drive, \\?\Volume{8b80600e-6fed-11e4-9dbc-806e6f6e6963}\ G: Removable
Disk drives Disk drive: Model: SAMSUNG HD204UI ATA Device Serial: S2H7J1BZ922298 (Disk: 0, Size: 1863.01GB, Volumes: D) Disk drive: Model: ST364032 3AS SCSI Disk Device Serial: N/A (Disk: 2, Size: 596.17GB, Volumes: C) Disk drive: Model: WDC WD64 01AALS-00L3B SCSI Disk Device Serial: N/A (Disk: 1, Size: 596.17GB, Volumes: E)
Optical drives F: ATAPI iHAS424 B (CD-RW/DVDRW)
Network NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller (Speed: 100Mb/s) (MAC: 00:1F:BC:00:61:48) NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller (Speed: 100Mb/s) (MAC: 00:1F:BC:00:61:49)
Ports Communications Port: COM1 - RS232 Serial Port (max Baud rate: 115200) Keyboard Port: PS/2 connector Mouse Port: PS/2 connector
USB Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller - Logitech G700s Rechargeable Gaming Mouse (SN: FBE50A2A0007) - G13 - G15 Gaming Keyboard - G15 GamePanel LCD - Logitech Logitech Dual Action (SN: C252A4B9) Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller - USB Storage (SN: 000000000903)
