My poor 3yr old Dell (windows 7) started shutting down last fall. At this point we had been playing minecraft over a year. The hardrive got compromised and I recently had to have it put back to factory restart mode last week. When I got it back, I had to update the intel drivers to get Minecraft to run.Ran well (Minecraft) for 2 days. Then the Dell stopped working again. The black screen with white print telling me something was wrong with the drivers, to reinstall the installation disc, restart and click repair. I put the disk in the drive, but couldn't restart or shut down the computer. Right now I can't even get it to turn on to get to that screen. Question: can this be caused by running Minecraft or is something in the Dell totally toasted and it's a coincidence. TIA
Could it be your graphics video card is toasted and in need of a replacement? I had the same error, "Display Driver has stopped working and has recovered" and it was fixed when I replaced the video card. I think because your Dell can't start, something in the Dell needs a replacement.
Probably not directly related to Minecraft, I think. It's in Java, so it runs on the Java Virtual Machine... which basically means it can't really interfere with your computer directly.
It's in Java, so it runs on the Java Virtual Machine... which basically means it can't really interfere with your computer directly.
As he said, Minecraft runs in a JRE or (Java Runtime Environment) which is a fancy way of saying Java Virtual Machine. It can't interfere with your PC Directly but, if you've never used the PC for any gaming and the processor or GPU isn't very high quality then you very easily could have damaged some of the internal pieces by playing Minecraft. If that is the case however, it wouldn't be because of Minecraft. It would be because of Gaming in general.
Okay, hold my hand through this, how do I determine if my current working Dell can handle gaming? Where/how do I find out what my gpu (acronym unknown) is and whether it will damage this working (Dell)... I don't use this for gaming, It's my business pc, before letting my son trash this one! LOL....if I get a replacement for gaming, would a MAC be better? Tia
Okay, hold my hand through this, how do I determine if my current working Dell can handle gaming? Where/how do I find out what my gpu (acronym unknown) is and whether it will damage this working (Dell)... I don't use this for gaming, It's my business pc, before letting my son trash this one! LOL....if I get a replacement for gaming, would a MAC be better? Tia
Please post your DxDiag log so we can get a better look at your system specs. If you're on a tight budget, a Mac would not serve well for a dedicated gaming machine.
Here is my dx dia log:http://pastebin.com/n5pkhL4r I have 2 options, play minecraft on this computer, or get a dedicated computer for that. Assuming that I will be buying an additional computer, and I don't want to spend top money for a gaming pc. Question one: is this Dell strong enough to game on. Question two: if not recommendations for new pc laptop that will work for gaming. TIA
IMO that laptop should run Minecraft okay. The i3 processor is at least a multicore and the 4GB of RAM is plenty unless he is doing some heavy modding The biggest weakness I see is the Intel HD graphics which is a little aged. It kind of sounds like you may have a hardware failure though.
In regards to playing minecraft or even many of the popular big ticket games today, if you get a new laptop I would recommend trying to find a model with an i5 processor and an actual graphics card or at least one of the more powerful integrated graphics that are out now. I'm not sure if laptops can get Intel HD 4000 integrated graphics or not but those are far better than the old Intel HD's. Just make sure whatever graphics support you have supports OpenGL 2.0. 4GB's is fine but most newer midrange 64bit computers come with 8GB or more because RAM is so cheap now. One big consideration about a new Windows PC is that it is likely to come with Windows 8. If you're not familiar with the new OS it's quite a bit different from the previous windows versions and you may have to spend time tweeking settings trying to get older software to run correctly.
Thank you very much for the info. I'll print it out and keep it in mind. The Dell that crashed was over 3yr old (this one is 6 months) so my guess is the older one just couldn't handle minecraft for assorted reasons, including a compromised hard drive. I'm not happy about dealing with Windows 8, just yet. (shoot W7 is only around 4 years old) I'd like to wait and see how the bugs fall out of it before purchasing one. Thanks for all the help
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What you see in Minecraft is your idea.
Yes, without Java, Minecract can't run.
As he said, Minecraft runs in a JRE or (Java Runtime Environment) which is a fancy way of saying Java Virtual Machine. It can't interfere with your PC Directly but, if you've never used the PC for any gaming and the processor or GPU isn't very high quality then you very easily could have damaged some of the internal pieces by playing Minecraft. If that is the case however, it wouldn't be because of Minecraft. It would be because of Gaming in general.
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Retired StaffPlease post your DxDiag log so we can get a better look at your system specs. If you're on a tight budget, a Mac would not serve well for a dedicated gaming machine.
In regards to playing minecraft or even many of the popular big ticket games today, if you get a new laptop I would recommend trying to find a model with an i5 processor and an actual graphics card or at least one of the more powerful integrated graphics that are out now. I'm not sure if laptops can get Intel HD 4000 integrated graphics or not but those are far better than the old Intel HD's. Just make sure whatever graphics support you have supports OpenGL 2.0. 4GB's is fine but most newer midrange 64bit computers come with 8GB or more because RAM is so cheap now. One big consideration about a new Windows PC is that it is likely to come with Windows 8. If you're not familiar with the new OS it's quite a bit different from the previous windows versions and you may have to spend time tweeking settings trying to get older software to run correctly.
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