DevNet leak: XT-0180:CPU turned into cucumber

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DevNet leak: XT-0180:CPU turned into cucumber

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X3TC 2.0 RC3 (2GB exe)

I was testing the >2GB exe for TC. After a few hours of running the game, I had a freeze of several seconds. After that I had massive performance slowdown and gfx artifacting all over the screen - then, the screen turned black and my PC went off. I couldn't turn it on again, so I'm now on my laptop.

The PC also smelled a bit burnt. When I opened it, there was a cucumber where my CPU should have been. I once read a warning about this - can this possibly be caused by a >2GB exe running on a 32bit-system?
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System Specifications
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Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)
Language: German (Regional Setting: German)
System Manufacturer: MEDIONPC
System Model: MS-7204
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 1022MB RAM
Page File: 613MB used, 1845MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 6700 XL
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Display Memory: 128.0 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: SONY SDM-HS95D DVI-D
Monitor Max Res: 1280,1024
Also see attached photos.

Please, can you help me? Will Egosoft pay for the loss of my CPU? It was a 3GHz Dualcore, so it will be hard to replace. Also, I had all my data and personal files on that computer, so I can't do any testing or anything right now. I hope my harddrive still works. Will Egosoft pay for all that?

thx,
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I was expecting some kind of April fools joke but here in this forum .......is kind of extreme :lol: :rofl:


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Hey, this is serious!
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OMG, the best of all today :rofl: :lol:
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Post by Xenon_Slayer »

Can you reproduce with the latest version. Unless you can, I'll have to reject this ;-)
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Post by SymTec ltd. »

Xenon_Slayer wrote:Can you reproduce with the latest version. Unless you can, I'll have to reject this ;-)
Sorry, I don't know if this is still possible... apparently somebody ate the cucumber. :oops:

But I'll try to reproduce as soon as I get a new CPU (Cucumber Processing Unit).
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:rofl:
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Post by CBJ »

I've taken a unilateral decision to lift the NDA on this bug report.
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Post by Targ Collective »

I hope Egosoft fix this before release. I hate cucumbers.
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Post by BugMeister »

:rofl: :thumb_up:
- the whole universe is running in BETA mode - we're working on it.. beep..!! :D :thumb_up:
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Post by NUKLEAR-SLUG »

From the pictures provided it would appear that your cucumber is misaligned. I would suggest reapplication of a thin layer of thermal conductive mayo and reseating the entire CPU assembly.
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Post by shanrak »

are you running any mods or scripts?

Please revalidate your game through steam->garden->cabbage->properties :D
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Post by NeverSnake »

Targ Collective wrote:I hope Egosoft fix this before release. I hate cucumbers.
You said you'd lost some performance, how long does it take to run SuperPie to one million digits now?

p.s. It's amazing how you can play X3TC on a TNT2 64MB, that's some excellent optimisation by somebody at egosoft.
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Post by Demotruk »

That was brilliant. Give the OP some sort of award!
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Post by MegaJohnny »

You actually had me going up until the pictures... I thought cucumber was used a a euphemism for... excrement.
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Post by softweir »

That's not a very useful cooling solution you have fitted. Try replacing the fan with something beefier - at present "cool as a cucumber" is not an appropriate phrase.
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Post by jon_argent »

Sadly enough, the first thing I noticed was the PC-133 sticker on the RAM, and thinking how the hell is he running TC with THAT?! :oops:
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Post by Gridd »

Well that is definitely one to keep a link to anytime I'm working with a problem computer ticking me off I can always look here, Get a new smile on my face and show anybody that it could get worse.
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Post by richardh »

Obviously, you haven't disabled 'ffdshow'. The "ffd" stands for "Fresh Food Diet", as is mentioned in the stickies.

Also, please post a dxdiag output.

And finally - I have to ask - is it overcooked? (boom, boom)

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Post by Lanky »

richardh wrote: And finally - I have to ask - is it overcooked?
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Looks undercooked to me, and therein lies the problem it couldn't take the CPU load....
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