Hello, and thanks in advance for any replies
I have been struggling the entire day to get andromeda to work. My problem is that it crashes saying, "Directx unable to create buffer" or "direct3D co...
deleting the 4 options files in the game save folder
setting fans to run at 100% ingame
sound settings to stereo (already set that way)
full screen to borderless windowed (have not tried yet)
All of these still hit the 20 minute wall and then crash to the renderer map error.
After running DUU and reinstalling the driver I again set the FPS to 60 and the fans to 100%, along with the reduced clock and memory speeds, all in the Radeon software profile for Andromeda. THIS time, the fans kicked in, hard, which they did not ever do before, even though I was always sure to hit the Apply button and was sure the fan setting was set to ON. The game only ran for a few seconds before crashing, but this time I received the Radeon Wattman error. I went back and set the fans back to auto, and launched again. I still hit the 20 minute mark and crashed, but this time the error message was different. Now it is the create texture error, not the renderer trymap error.
I am not sure I can call this progress, but it is different.
Something to consider which may have absolutely nothing to do with your issue, but the graphics card is also funneling sound....if for some reason your sound system crashes, it may also take out your graphics....so if you have access to a cheaper pair of headphonnes that comes with the USB plugin, you may want to see if using an alternate sound system changes anything. Also your bios for your MoBo is I think from 2013, maybe an upgrade to it would help??
Also your bios for your MoBo is I think from 2013, maybe an upgrade to it would help??
Thank you for the reply. I updated my BIOS, but it appears to be the same version.
I am using a 55'' tv for my monitor and have an HDMI cable attached to it. The audio currently comes from the television, so I understand what you are saying. I do have a set of speakers I have not hooked up yet because I need to come up with some stands or shelves for the rear speakers. The tv only has an audio out so I cannot just run a cable from the pc to the tv for audio.
OK, set the page file to 32680 minimum and maximum, but set it to your SSD.
The Page File is the place where RAM data is stored if there is not enough physical RAM available. (in simple terms) It makes no sense to set it to a hard drive that is considerably slower than the other.
I know there's a lot of talk about the page file shortening the life of SSDs. it does not, at least not significantly, the SSD will probably outlast the rest of your system in any case, especially because you have 16 GB of physical RAM and the system will hardly use the page file in normal operation.
Run the Windows System File Checker Sfc /scannnow and post the concluding message.
Furthermore, set the resolution (Windows and Game) to 1920x1080 > test.
If that still not works, I would like to have a look at what happen in your system at the time of the crashes:
Ok, so I set the Page File to 32680 min and max, on the C drive, as you instructed. This is something I don't think I would have ever done on my own.
Then I ran the Windows System File Checker as instructed. The results were "Windows resource protection did not find any integrity violations."
As per the instructions from the link, I deleted the game and then reinstalled. Then, I ran the test. The result was four hours of uninterrupted game play. It never crashed. At this point I consider the matter solved by placing the Page File on the C drive and not the game drive.
I am going to celebrate with bratwurst and beers! Also, I am going to set the sound effect for my mouse to the sound of a BMW revving its engine!
Wait... Is that "Deutschland, Deutschland, über Alles" I hear in the background? :eahigh_file:
No, its "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit." we stopped that other stuff a long time ago. (Thankfully.) 😛
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