Source engine= complete joke

My pc? Check there forums, Im not the only one. What else would you DO? I ran Scans, Updated drivers, reinstalled it, tried a few tweaks... NOTHING worked. My pc is nothing Top of the line, but im sure it can handle CSS or day of defeat if it would run.. AMD 3500+ 1 gig of RAM 6800 256mb PCI-Edarkfox101

uhhh ya, your computer would have problems with it.......don't go off on the gaming engine when its totally fine and is actually one of the good ones out there. It's your PC that isn't great and is having issues with running the game. Its funny how if a game doesn't work people say "oh its the stupid game thats all buggy" when they have no clue about there computer and are pissed because they don't bother reading the requirments. And the people in other forums that have the same problem are probably 14 years old who act the same way.

if you've tried new drivers and checked for viruses and it's still locking up, i would start thinking it's hardware. how old is each component? whenever i hear of locking up or BSOD's and have ruled out drivers/software i immediately think of RAM or the PSU going bad.

first- get memtest and use it to check your RAM

if that's fine

second-if you have another power supply, try swapping it with the one in your computer.

[QUOTE="darkfox101"]My pc? Check there forums, Im not the only one. What else would you DO? I ran Scans, Updated drivers, reinstalled it, tried a few tweaks... NOTHING worked. My pc is nothing Top of the line, but im sure it can handle CSS or day of defeat if it would run.. AMD 3500+ 1 gig of RAM 6800 256mb PCI-EAdam-117

uhhh ya, your computer would have problems with it.......don't go off on the gaming engine when its totally fine and is actually one of the good ones out there. It's your PC that isn't great and is having issues with running the game. Its funny how if a game doesn't work people say "oh its the stupid game thats all buggy" when they have no clue about there computer and are pissed because they don't bother reading the requirments. And the people in other forums that have the same problem are probably 14 years old who act the same way.

The Source engine IS scalabe, I maxed out Hl2 and CSS at 60 fps back in the day with my P4 3ghz and FX5700.

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[QUOTE="darkfox101"]My pc? Check there forums, Im not the only one. What else would you DO? I ran Scans, Updated drivers, reinstalled it, tried a few tweaks... NOTHING worked. My pc is nothing Top of the line, but im sure it can handle CSS or day of defeat if it would run.. AMD 3500+ 1 gig of RAM 6800 256mb PCI-Edarkfox101

uhhh ya, your computer would have problems with it.......don't go off on the gaming engine when its totally fine and is actually one of the good ones out there. It's your PC that isn't great and is having issues with running the game. Its funny how if a game doesn't work people say "oh its the stupid game thats all buggy" when they have no clue about there computer and are pissed because they don't bother reading the requirments. And the people in other forums that have the same problem are probably 14 years old who act the same way.

I had sound looping errors. I dusted out my PC and it's fixed. Other solutions include getting a new sound card, new RAM, defragmenting, ect.

[QUOTE="darkfox101"]I have never experienced so many lock ups and freezes... Its just not even playable. It freezes during loading times, when i join the server, or after i take a few steps and it freezes with looping sounds over and over.. forcing me to restart. I give up, i updated everything, ran scans etc. check the forums, Im not alone and it is yet to be solved, officially a horrible engine!Selrath

Ye, When I'm trying to play Half life2I have to play on the lowest settings because else I get what you experience. Freezes with sound over and over.
I mean. Lowest settings on Half life2? Come on, With radeon x1600 series graphic card, 2gb ram, amd athlon 64 dual core +46 processor I should be able to handle highest settings.

I know it's not a good computer but it's "OK".
Same with CS:S, Can't play with too good settings there either.

I have basicaly the same setup you have with less processor power though and CS:S runs at about 100 fps on high settings, nots ultra high but high nonetheless.

Ye, When I'm trying to play Half life2I have to play on the lowest settings because else I get what you experience. Freezes with sound over and over.
I mean. Lowest settings on Half life2? Come on, With radeon x1600 series graphic card, 2gb ram, amd athlon 64 dual core +46 processor I should be able to handle highest settings.

I know it's not a good computer but it's "OK".
Same with CS:S, Can't play with too good settings there either.

Selrath

I have a similar computer and can run it pretty much on high except for AA.

[QUOTE="darkfox101"]I have never experienced so many lock ups and freezes... Its just not even playable. It freezes during loading times, when i join the server, or after i take a few steps and it freezes with looping sounds over and over.. forcing me to restart. I give up, i updated everything, ran scans etc. check the forums, Im not alone and it is yet to be solved, officially a horrible engine!D9-THC

At what point did you plan on talking about the source engine?

It's the greatest engine in gaming right now.

I think the doom 3 engine is the best. Its so damn stable that engine and looks awesome. Source engine has giving me a few problems but nothing to serious.

thats funny because my coworker and I are in agreement that we have yet to have a single problem....dont know what YOU are doing wrong...dont call it a joke because your computer suxDynamicDicks

i think we all agree the only joke is u and ur machine...

dude the source engine is really really great .... if your pc sucks, don't blame the wrong people

you can only blame the problem wich is sitting a feet away from the screen

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[QUOTE="darkfox101"]My pc? Check there forums, Im not the only one. What else would you DO? I ran Scans, Updated drivers, reinstalled it, tried a few tweaks... NOTHING worked. My pc is nothing Top of the line, but im sure it can handle CSS or day of defeat if it would run.. AMD 3500+ 1 gig of RAM 6800 256mb PCI-Edarkfox101

uhhh ya, your computer would have problems with it.......don't go off on the gaming engine when its totally fine and is actually one of the good ones out there. It's your PC that isn't great and is having issues with running the game. Its funny how if a game doesn't work people say "oh its the stupid game thats all buggy" when they have no clue about there computer and are pissed because they don't bother reading the requirments. And the people in other forums that have the same problem are probably 14 years old who act the same way.

All im tryin to say is that if you have a problem with a game that has a great engine, haswon game awards, and was highly rated, don't make a thread saying its a complete joke just because you can't run it. The only thing to call a joke is your computer hardware and your lack of knowledge about it.

I have never experienced so many lock ups and freezes... Its just not even playable. It freezes during loading times, when i join the server, or after i take a few steps and it freezes with looping sounds over and over.. forcing me to restart. I give up, i updated everything, ran scans etc. check the forums, Im not alone and it is yet to be solved, officially a horrible engine!darkfox101

Yeah because it locking up makes it automatically the source engine, Everyone I know that has CSS HL2 (about 20 people) DONT HAVE LOCK UPS EVER.

You running it in a geforce 4 or somthing??? LOL Well, its not the engine in short, its you.

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Source Engine runs great,.. ppl often forget to update their sound drivers.

Especially w/onboard sound. Check your motherboard and update yo drivers.

Same problem here It locks up for 2-3 second when some one is talking on mic usually this happens atleast 2-3 times every map.

I have Q6600 Cpu

2 gig ram

1950XT

I have GA P35 DS3R mother board i think the problem is causeing of the onboard audio?

[QUOTE="Xelioth1"]

sounds like a PEBCAK error to me.

source engine runs perfectly.if your computer is outdated, that's not Valve's problem.

and before you list other older games you can run just fine, remember: some games don't work with some older hardware.

darkfox101

PEBCAK stands for "Problem encountered between chair and keyboard" Personally, I prefer telling people that it is an I D 10 T error.

I have never experienced so many lock ups and freezes... Its just not even playable. It freezes during loading times, when i join the server, or after i take a few steps and it freezes with looping sounds over and over.. forcing me to restart. I give up, i updated everything, ran scans etc. check the forums, Im not alone and it is yet to be solved, officially a horrible engine!darkfox101

Source is a brilliant engine: stable, versatile and accessable, not to mention having the ability to run excellent graphics, sound, AI and physics. Admittedly, on some PC's it does have issues. I expreience the same random crashes with all Source powered games (except, randomly enough, the Pirates, Vikings and Knights II mod) on my mid-range desktop (which nevertheless runs HL2 on max-settings easily), but on my laptop it runs perfectly. I'm just hoping valve will one day work out what kind of conflict causes the issue - im pretty sure its something to do with caching, which would put it at a RAM or motherboard issue.Kapitan_eXtreme

Uh.. I love HL2 and Source, but it is not the most stable engine out there by a long shot. It is quite finicky with new drivers and it is the only engine I have run that has a list of 50 things that could be the problem if you have a crashing issue.

I've personally never had a problem with Source, every game I have with it runs fantastically.

[QUOTE="Kapitan_eXtreme"]Source is a brilliant engine: stable, versatile and accessable, not to mention having the ability to run excellent graphics, sound, AI and physics. Admittedly, on some PC's it does have issues. I expreience the same random crashes with all Source powered games (except, randomly enough, the Pirates, Vikings and Knights II mod) on my mid-range desktop (which nevertheless runs HL2 on max-settings easily), but on my laptop it runs perfectly. I'm just hoping valve will one day work out what kind of conflict causes the issue - im pretty sure its something to do with caching, which would put it at a RAM or motherboard issue.weirjf

Uh.. I love HL2 and Source, but it is not the most stable engine out there by a long shot. It is quite finicky with new drivers and it is the only engine I have run that has a list of 50 things that could be the problem if you have a crashing issue.

Same problem here It locks up for 2-3 second when some one is talking on mic usually this happens atleast 2-3 times every map.

I have Q6600 Cpu

2 gig ram

1950XT

I have GA P35 DS3R mother board i think the problem is causeing of the onboard audio?

metroid_mario

thanks for all the flame posts im getting from stating my opinion on an engine :|, its harsh opinion for many people here, just need to learn some people don't agree with you!! Thanks for the help from other plp :), ill dust it out, i heard changing the RAM and putting them into different slots did something.. soo ill try that, The 5 hrs of CSS, is me leaving it at menu since i gave up and left the comp ondarkfox101

Harsh opinion? ur saying one of the best engines out there used in a TON of games is a complete joke

What did u expect? a cookie?

From all the replies the problem is OBVIOUSLY on your side... either ur pc SUCKS or the user sucks...

Everybody has their opinion but u gotta be objective in life, saying source engine is a complete joke is like saying Micheael Jordan was a complete joke in basketball it just isnt true...

Freezes and lock-ups? Never ever had them, not even with the very first source engine game I owned (Vampire: The Masquerade :Bloodlines). I owned a ATI9600 and a bit later ATIX1600XT back then, so it must be something different with your system.

Did you try reinstalling both the games and windows? Did you update your drivers? Have the latest DirectX? Etc. ... Don't go rambling about how an engine sucks when the problem is more likely to be with your PC. And no, I'm not pro Valve or anything, I do however have never ran into any trouble with the Source engine.

Looks like your PC cant handle the source engine try lowering the graphics or if that doesnt work try thinking about buying a new PC or try upgrading your current one. :P

My PC sucks too!

Same problem here It locks up for 2-3 second when some one is talking on mic usually this happens atleast 2-3 times every map.

I have Q6600 Cpu

2 gig ram

1950XT

I have GA P35 DS3R mother board i think the problem is causeing of the onboard audio?

metroid_mario

[QUOTE="metroid_mario"]

Same problem here It locks up for 2-3 second when some one is talking on mic usually this happens atleast 2-3 times every map.

I have Q6600 Cpu

2 gig ram

1950XT

I have GA P35 DS3R mother board i think the problem is causeing of the onboard audio?

metroid_mario

That is called "lagg"... either turn off the mic option completely or deal with it.. btw, what connection are you using? Cable or DSL?

[QUOTE="metroid_mario"][QUOTE="metroid_mario"]

Same problem here It locks up for 2-3 second when some one is talking on mic usually this happens atleast 2-3 times every map.

I have Q6600 Cpu

2 gig ram

1950XT

I have GA P35 DS3R mother board i think the problem is causeing of the onboard audio?

Alkpaz

That is called "lagg"... either turn off the mic option completely or deal with it.. btw, what connection are you using? Cable or DSL?

MY old Pt4 2.2, RADEON 9600, 1 gig of ram ran it just fine...

The engine is actually quite optimized in my opinion, unlike some games. Neverwinter Nights 2,

That suck.

Because my friend play the game with P4 2ghz 512 ram and ati radeon 9950