game freezes around 1 minute from loading up

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I bought a digital version and downloaded it, updated w/ 1.02. After about a minute of playing - tutorials, single player, or just looking around the options menu - the game freezes, I can not alt-tab or ctrl-alt-del and close it, but I have to turn off the comp and try again. I tried uninstalling the game and re-downloading, and re-patching - same thing. I am running XP on AMD turion 64, 2.41GHz, 2.00GB RAM, dual 512MB NVIDIA geforce go 7900 GS(updated drivers) Any suggestions...?
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Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
you tried to lower the graphic settings?

Try as low as possible and work your way up :)
Elemental: Reforged
Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
I start the game, then about 5-10 seconds in it freezes my computer
Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top
Yes, I have lowered the graphics, I have tried every graphic settings, I have played it in windowed mode, I have switched SLI off, and back on again, I have changed screen resolutions (normally run 1440x900ish). I stopped playing, hopeing for a patch or something to fix this.

Haha I cant believe its been almost a month and no updates to fix this. The couple of minutes that I got to play look amazing, especially with all the graphics maxed out...it runs smoothly, but then it freezes. I dont get it...
Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top
Would the download version have anything to do with it?? Maybe the hard copies do not have this issue?
Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top
They're the exact same files.
Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top
to Yarlen or anyother Stardock moderator, what other information would you need to help solve my issue?
Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top
USE NVIDIA DRIVER 97.46 - it is only driver working properly w/ certain machines right now. Nvidia will be releasing a Sins patch (new driver) later this month that should fix the issue (or @ least help w/ issue)
here is a link to Nvidia driver (32bit) =
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_97.46.html
and 64bit =
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_97.46.html

HOPE THIS HELPS

PoorMan Out!!
Reply #9 from Sins Forums Top
I have this exact same issue - however I'm running Windows XP SP2.

Any help would be greatly appreciated - it seems my machine has problems with Stardock games, as I have a identical issue when I try to play GalCiv 2.

Thanks!
Reply #10 from Sins Forums Top
I have the same problem as well on a Windows XP SP2. I have dual 512MB NVIDIA Geforce go 7900 GS's as well.
Reply #11 from Sins Forums Top
PoormanDSO,

Thanks, but I have WINXP SP2...guess Ill wait till the end of the month...