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#1 Vespian

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Posted October 27 2012 - 05:45 PM

I've been having the game close on me as soon as I enter a match and give me the message: "Ran out of video memory!" while running the game on the lowest settings possible and a 1024x1080 resolution.



Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.101014-0432)
   Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
   System Model: System Product Name
   BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
  Processor: Intel® Core™2 Quad CPU Q6600  @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory: 3326MB RAM
  Page File: 1564MB used, 5288MB available
Windows Dir: C:Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode



Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce GTX 285
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
   Device Key: EnumPCIVEN_10DE&DEV_05E3&SUBSYS_11803842&REV_A1
   Display Memory: 2413 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1007 MB
Shared Memory: 1406 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
  Monitor: Philips 170S (17inch LCD MONITOR 170S7)
  Driver Name: nvd3dum.dll,nvwgf2um.dll,nvwgf2um.dll
   Driver Version: 9.18.0013.0697 (English)
  DDI Version: 10
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 10/2/2012 18:20:00, 15309160 bytes


Any help would be much appreciated.

Edited by Vespian, October 27 2012 - 09:47 PM.


#2 JuiceBox

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Posted October 27 2012 - 05:50 PM

What you didn't say was what your OS is. Judging from that its a 32bit OS and this has nothing to do with video memory and the game crashing out due to hitting a 2gb barrier. You need to upgrade to a 64bit OS or drop your video quality down a great deal.

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Posted October 27 2012 - 07:27 PM

It's some kind of memory leak, juice box.  I'm having the same issue.

#4 JuiceBox

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Posted October 27 2012 - 07:56 PM

View PostStryderZ, on October 27 2012 - 07:27 PM, said:

It's some kind of memory leak, juice box.  I'm having the same issue.

I'm quite aware as this issue was quite rampant in the Alpha 2 round. Hawken on a good day can chew through 1.8-1.9GB of memory and on a 32bit system your going to run into issues.

#5 Vespian

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Posted October 27 2012 - 09:45 PM

View PostJuiceBox, on October 27 2012 - 05:50 PM, said:

What you didn't say was what your OS is. Judging from that its a 32bit OS and this has nothing to do with video memory and the game crashing out due to hitting a 2gb barrier. You need to upgrade to a 64bit OS or drop your video quality down a great deal.

Actually, the very first line in my post states my OS. Also, I'm running the game on the lowest settings possible.

#6 JuiceBox

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Posted October 27 2012 - 09:50 PM

View PostVespian, on October 27 2012 - 09:45 PM, said:

View PostJuiceBox, on October 27 2012 - 05:50 PM, said:

What you didn't say was what your OS is. Judging from that its a 32bit OS and this has nothing to do with video memory and the game crashing out due to hitting a 2gb barrier. You need to upgrade to a 64bit OS or drop your video quality down a great deal.

Actually, the very first line in my post states my OS. Also, I'm running the game on the lowest settings possible.

It doesn't say if its 32 or 64bit :P

#7 Blaine12100

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Posted October 28 2012 - 01:28 AM

try this.im nt sure if this would work.
but worth a shot(only for 32 bit os)
bcdedit /set increaseuserva 2500 0r 3000 (if u have 4gb)
trying it nw

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Posted October 28 2012 - 01:38 AM

There isn't a 2GB barrier by the way, but rather a 4GB one (2^32 adressable bytes with a 32b system).

edit: Running the game with 4GB ram and win7, crapply but this is because of my 250gts card. No memory problems so far.

Edited by knorp, October 28 2012 - 01:39 AM.


#9 Rath

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Posted October 28 2012 - 02:56 AM

If the video settings are too high, I also get the message like that. But I get the message in the background. What happens is that the game freezes and at first it is not clear why. When I use the TaskManager I see the error message next to the game. Where would I post that? Is it better in the suggestion or bug section?

#10 Inhaleddruegz

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Posted October 28 2012 - 06:17 AM

I'm getting the same error and I think it's not fair I have a good config I shouldn't be running this game at the lowest settings hahahaha

In the alpha I was getting this error too but most of the time Hawken was running properly with high graphics and I thought "I will wait for the beta maybe it's something buggy here", but now I can't even join a match without disable all effects, lower resolution, textures, etc..

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Posted October 28 2012 - 07:10 AM

View PostVespian, on October 27 2012 - 05:45 PM, said:


DirectX Version: DirectX 10

Hawken only supports DX 9...

#12 JuiceBox

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Posted October 28 2012 - 07:56 AM

View Postknorp, on October 28 2012 - 01:38 AM, said:

There isn't a 2GB barrier by the way, but rather a 4GB one (2^32 adressable bytes with a 32b system).

edit: Running the game with 4GB ram and win7, crapply but this is because of my 250gts card. No memory problems so far.

Programs coded in 32bit are limited to 2gb unless they are LAA aware which Hawken is. The issue is that if your on a 32bit OS with 4gb of ram or less that means you have very little ram for stuff that can use upwards of 1.8-1.9gb of ram.

if your system has 4gb of ram and Hawken is using 1.8gb plus all the ram previously used in your system your going to run out quickly.

#13 Vespian

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Posted October 28 2012 - 09:37 AM

View PostJuiceBox, on October 28 2012 - 07:56 AM, said:

View Postknorp, on October 28 2012 - 01:38 AM, said:

There isn't a 2GB barrier by the way, but rather a 4GB one (2^32 adressable bytes with a 32b system).

edit: Running the game with 4GB ram and win7, crapply but this is because of my 250gts card. No memory problems so far.

Programs coded in 32bit are limited to 2gb unless they are LAA aware which Hawken is. The issue is that if your on a 32bit OS with 4gb of ram or less that means you have very little ram for stuff that can use upwards of 1.8-1.9gb of ram.

if your system has 4gb of ram and Hawken is using 1.8gb plus all the ram previously used in your system your going to run out quickly.

I'm pretty sure they didn't intend for you to need mass amounts of RAM to run the game. I've watched and read multiple interviews with the producers of the game and one of the points they made clear in each one was that they wanted this game to be played by as many people as possible, on nearly any system. Saying it's because I have less than 5 gigs of RAM doesn't justify anything.

#14 JuiceBox

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Posted October 28 2012 - 09:41 AM

View PostVespian, on October 28 2012 - 09:37 AM, said:

View PostJuiceBox, on October 28 2012 - 07:56 AM, said:

View Postknorp, on October 28 2012 - 01:38 AM, said:

There isn't a 2GB barrier by the way, but rather a 4GB one (2^32 adressable bytes with a 32b system).

edit: Running the game with 4GB ram and win7, crapply but this is because of my 250gts card. No memory problems so far.

Programs coded in 32bit are limited to 2gb unless they are LAA aware which Hawken is. The issue is that if your on a 32bit OS with 4gb of ram or less that means you have very little ram for stuff that can use upwards of 1.8-1.9gb of ram.

if your system has 4gb of ram and Hawken is using 1.8gb plus all the ram previously used in your system your going to run out quickly.

I'm pretty sure they didn't intend for you to need mass amounts of RAM to run the game. I've watched and read multiple interviews with the producers of the game and one of the points they made clear in each one was that they wanted this game to be played by as many people as possible, on nearly any system. Saying it's because I have less than 5 gigs of RAM doesn't justify anything.

Then you haven't played a few of the newer games like BF3 and Bl2.. both of these games can chew through godly amounts of ram and I'm talking 1.5-1.8gb EASILY and its becoming more and more common.

#15 Blaine12100

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Posted October 29 2012 - 01:35 AM

The  fix i posted i wrking.not getting memory errors.
have 4gb ram

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Posted October 29 2012 - 04:22 PM

+1 confirm. Happened to me today.
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#17 Vespian

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Posted October 29 2012 - 06:29 PM

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Then you haven't played a few of the newer games like BF3 and Bl2.. both of these games can chew through godly amounts of ram and I'm talking 1.5-1.8gb EASILY and its becoming more and more common.

Ok, well, the devs of this game said they were aiming to make this game run on almost any system. Clearly they are trying to do the opposite of what is "becoming more and more common". What you're telling me right now is completely irrelevant. I know you're running the game fine and like to down talk everyone and bask in the fact that you have no issues, but please, save your useless ignorant comments for someone else.

Edited by Vespian, October 29 2012 - 06:30 PM.


#18 JuiceBox

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Posted October 29 2012 - 06:36 PM

View PostVespian, on October 29 2012 - 06:29 PM, said:

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Then you haven't played a few of the newer games like BF3 and Bl2.. both of these games can chew through godly amounts of ram and I'm talking 1.5-1.8gb EASILY and its becoming more and more common.

Ok, well, the devs of this game said they were aiming to make this game run on almost any system. Clearly they are trying to do the opposite of what is "becoming more and more common". What you're telling me right now is completely irrelevant. I know you're running the game fine and like to down talk everyone and bask in the fact that you have no issues, but please, save your useless ignorant comments for someone else.

Not once have I talked down to anyone nor have I basked in anything.

If you don't like the game crashing then turn down the video settings. Turning up video settings is a way that any system will chew through more memory as it becomes a lot more intensive resource wise.

Also as other people have stated this game is far from finished and I'm sure there still A LOT of optimizing that needs to be completed. But don't be surprised if 32bit OS and 4gb of ram will be below what is considered minimum. Developers can only go so low for minimum requirements before the hardware itself needs to be upgraded or the user has to look at perhaps not playing.

#19 Jadz

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Posted November 09 2012 - 10:57 AM

If 4gb is minimum for this then it would be the worlds most memory demanding game. I too get that error.

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Posted November 09 2012 - 03:34 PM

"Turn down video settings" is not an option.

I play Crysis 2*, Battlefield 2, MOHW, Shogun 2, Witcher 2 etc, on highest (ultra) settings with most demanding AA options (QCSAA, MSAA, Supersampling) ... recently again on a 32-bit Win OS using 4 of my 16 RAM in this rig.

Don't mix memory leaks with low system or video card memory. Also, not every error message displays the real problem behind the crash.

I bet the devs would admire a dump-file with exact system specs & crash report - if they'd had the resources to hunt "bugs" this way. Q&A is tedious and expensive. Some gamedevs make sure, the core rendering works before adding graphic features. Even after extensive testing, different cards use different drivers, etc, etc.

As always: if enough people have the same problem, they will look into it?

*I know Crysis 2 unlocks high txt/DX11 features only on 64-bit OS. I have not read anything about this for Hawken. Links?




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