Oblivion is a killer to my system Options

[idk]

Have anyone else been experiencing problems in running oblivion? I've been running obby on pretty high specs up until now. My computer cant get close to running everything at maximum but lately I've been having problems with my comp in running obby.

First problem was me getting a BSOD error during obby. That was due to my integrated sound I have.

Second and third problems happened where my monitor would just fall asleep during obby and it wouldnt wake up (Monitor not an RPG fan maybe? lol) well I think I fixed that by changing some of the power settings and such for the monitor and keeping the noise on low. My speakers are integrated and I have a suspicion that something with the sound is going on there

But just now my computer just happened to restart. No actual problems, the screen just went blank and it went through the boot process like I had pressed the restart button.

Some of these things have gotten me concerned. I think I will finally break down and change the setting to see if that helps. I'm wondering if anyone else is experiencing problems when trying to run the game at your computer's limits. Anyone?

[Olav]

I'm having no problems with Oblivion except for some lag in certain types of fog and the 'common' crash when exiting the game right after a save. I play with all settings at max (AMD X2 4400+, ATI X1900XTX, 2GB RAM, Audigy 2 ZS sound).

It's well known from other games that internal sound cards (and speakers?) can cause problems. But the reboot error you had recently indicates something has overheated. What are your specs? Any old components, and have you overclocked something?

Oblivion is probably the most hardware-demanding piece of entertainment software out there now, and so far it's the only game that causes my graphics card's fan to spin at max speed from time to time. Temp indicator says it reaches almost 80 degrees C when it does!