[FIX] Play Civilization 2 on Windows 7 64Bit Patch

A civ fanatic has released a fix for Civ 2 working on Windows 7 64 bit systems. Check it out here.

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Best Old Games: Civilization 2

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[SOLVED] BF3 Black Screen of Death - XFX ATI Radeon 5770 - AMD Catalyst Driver

If you're like me you've just bought BF3 and you're trying to run it on your crappy XFX ATI Radeon 5770. You get in game and last about 15 minutes before the screen goes black and your pc sounds like it is about to explode. Apparently there is a AMD Catalyist 11.10 Preview driver available that addresses Radeon HD 5xxx and 6xxx cards in hopes of fixing this problem.

These drivers solve the problem, granted your card doesnt overheat.

The best fix:

1.  Install ***THE LATEST DRIVER FROM AMD: 11.11*** (64bit) (32bit), and unplug your second monitor. Turn on Overdrive and set fan to 100% so your card does not overheat (will never go 100% in automatic). 
2.  Play BF3 for hours
3. I am still getting occasional overheats. Probably time to invest in a better case (or gfx card...)

Beta Drivers:

AMD Catalyst 11.10 Preview driver
Last Updated 9/28/2011
Article Number 125
AMD Catalyst 11.10 Preview driver: ·         Improves performance in Battlefield 3 Open Beta release for both non-Anti-Aliasing, and application enabled Anti-Aliasing cases on the AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 and AMD Radeon™ HD 5000 Series for single GPU configurations ·        Improves performance in Battlefield 3 Open Beta release for both non-Anti-Aliasing, and application enabled Anti-Aliasing cases on CrossFire configurations using the AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 and AMD Radeon™ HD 5000 Series ·        Enables support for Eyefinity 5x1 display (portrait and landscape) configurations  using the AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 and AMD Radeon™ HD 5000 Series ·         Vision Engine Control Center:    User Interface enhancements have been implemented for the CrossfireX, GPU Overdrive, and Information Center pages. Instructions:Download and install the AMD Catalyst preview driver from the following location: AMD Catalyst 11.10 Preview for Windows 7 32-bit / 64-bit Edition http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/AMDCatalyst1110Previewdriver.aspx

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Battlefield Bad Company 2 BSOD Fix

I have done it all and am still having issues trying to fix the BFBC2 bsod error in multiplayer.

What I have narrowed it down as not the cause:
- Not punkbuster. Played on non-pb servers, still froze.
- Not graphics intensity related. Played on lowest, still bsod'd.
- Not OC issue. Not OCing.
- Not cooling issue. CPU doesnt go above 37 degrees in gameplay. 5770 Radeon sits at 95C (normal).
- Reseated Ram, no improvement.

What could still be causing it:
- Onboard audio. Was never a problem before- maybe a patch that they released recently has caused it to start acting up?


9/20/11 UPDATE:
EA just released a 2 gb patch (download via Steam) that has fixed the issue for me. About damn time. If you're still bsoding... post here and discuss.

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