zarostar Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) Hi to all!!! I didn't play DCS in a long time, but I always made sure to keep it up to date. Since I wanted to fly the new map and wanted to give myself a new fresh air, I did resume flying. However, at the first attempt, I got a nasty CTD. I didn't had the mind to let the system creating a log.... I tried again by two times, and it happened exactly the same way (shortly after taking off). I tried to "clean" the installation with the inner tool, and removed all the mods (God knows I had a few), but the problem was still happening. As I have a little issue with others games (Cyberpunk and Flight Sim), I did a test to force the amount of FPS at 30 in the nvidia control panel (since I did it, those two games are running like a charm). As I didn't fly again the Marianas, but the Caucasus, so far, I could get two nice sessions without CTD... Even though my rig is far to be the best, It's a quite decent one...DCS was working nice and smooth until the last update. I attached the logs of the failed sessions, hoping you guys can point me toward something... PS : one log file seems to be too big...... Thanks by advance!! dcs.log-20210712-194641.zip dcs.log-20210712-185137.zip Edited July 13, 2021 by zarostar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappie Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Hi, you're having DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED crashes. DCS usually have these when: CPU or GPU or RAM is overclocked or undervolted CPU is clogged with dust PSU is too weak or dying Recently, a user said Corsair iCue software was the cause of his DXGI... issues. Don't accept indie game testing requests from friends in Discord. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zarostar Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 Hi Flappie and thanks for your feedback. I am not using that software, so things are quite clear here. And actually, I think I've got the culprit... Indeed my PSU have been screwing around lately....making a lot of my games either CTD or even BSOD... Besides, the beast got installed in....2014!! So yeah, I think it is time to say good bye. Thank you very much for helping me out!! PS : that can't be an overclock issue as Asobo's Flight sim absolutely HATES overclocking... Dusting could be a point, only if I didn't clean my rig less that a month ago!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappie Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 You're welcome. Please report back whatever you find out about your PC. Don't accept indie game testing requests from friends in Discord. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zarostar Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 Sure I will!!! However, because of a lack of budget, I won't be able to change the psu before the end of the month... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zarostar Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 Here I am back again,. I changed my PSU for a quite good one (Antec 650) Yet, the crashes are still happening!! I can't believe it's from the PSU as it is a brand new one, and it is supposed having enough power... I did read somewhere that it may be a faulty RAM stick....does it is familiar to someone? Anyway, two attempt just now, two failures (feels like a finger somewhere...) Please catch the log files... dcs.log-20210718-124824.zip dcs.log-20210718-130623.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zarostar Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) Alright, I improved the research and I found something that SEEMS to be working. I just played couple of minutes on the Marianas, and no crash happened. While using MSI afterburner, I limited the amount of power to 90%. Doesn't change anything in the GPU management (as GPU usage isn't going that high), but so far, it seems to be working. Edited July 18, 2021 by zarostar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappie Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Thanks for your feedback. I'm still monitoring the thread in case crashes come back. Don't accept indie game testing requests from friends in Discord. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zarostar Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 Sure, will let you know. That said, hope you won't hear about me anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zarostar Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 Hi people, I got a solution that fixed everything. After some updates, DCS (as well as all mt others games) were crashing after a while with always the same reason : that damn gpu disconnection. Why would I remove the graphic card when playing, seriously??!! So after a few search, I found that solution. Hope it helps those in need like me 1) Go To Windows Search 2) Search Regedit 3) Right click and select run as administrator 4) Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE 5) Open SYSTEM 6) Open CurrentControlSet 7) Open Control 8 ) Click GraphicsDrivers 9) Right Click And Select New In Windows Registry 10) Select DWORD (32-bit) Value 11) Type TdrLevel (Write it exactly T and L should be capital) 12) Double click on TdrLevel 13) Make sure value data is 0 14) Now restart your pc Done! problem solved dxgi error device removed FIXED Despite what it looks, I swear it worked for me so far. No more CTDs @Flappie, here is what you were looking for as for information 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappie Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 This is more a workaround than a fix, but as long as it works for you, it's all good. Don't accept indie game testing requests from friends in Discord. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zarostar Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 Yes, sorry!!!! It's pretty much having nothing to do with DCS.... But I noticed some people have my kind of budget (gather parts here and there without putting huge amount of money in a rig) have similar problems.... So I thought a few in the community may appreciate!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappie Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 They will. This workaround already worked for others in the past. Don't accept indie game testing requests from friends in Discord. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdullah Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 facing same issue as well ED help/support guys were recommending to do too many different things ( like reinstalling drivers etc) i did restock whole pc, removed oc on RAM/ CPU once stop getting this error in SP/MP then one can start adding any OC if they want. remove XMP on RAM as that is main cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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