2 PC problems!! Help me!

[1823alex]

So I downloaded the sleeping dogs demo game on Steam for PC I have Sleeping Dogs for my Xbox 360 but I wanted to try and play it on PC but my computer freezes as soon as steam tries launching it.

I also have an issue when Windows switches from the 'best appearance' look to the windows basic look.

My computer Specs:

i5 3570k

nVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 ti

x2 4gb Corsair Vengeance RAM

(Totalling 8gb of RAM)

Asus P8Z77-V LX (Motherboard)

Windows 7 Home Premium

I need some help with this I don't know why these things happen.

 

[Worth]

Check if the Sleeping Dogs minimum specs are too high(I doubt it).

[Snapy1]

Are your latest drivers installed and do you have all the windows updates. If you do Check anyways! To check just type in the start orb search "Check for updates" Then click "Check for updates". On the LEFT hand side once again click "Check for updates" If their are any Download them .

[sabot]

I have the same thing with my 650 ti! It interupts my game to ask if it can switch windows from areo. It only happens in Just cause two.

[bartekxx12]

It sounds like your graphics driver is crashing, this will be most likely because of

 

-  a bad driver install (uninstall and install the latest available from Nvidias website)
-  Your power supply not providing enough power, what power supply do you have?
-  Or an unstable GPU overclock if you overclocked it, in which case try lowering the clocks until it's stable
 

[1823alex]

My GPU is not overclocked

My power supply is a 1000 Watt Cooler Master PSU

[1823alex]

Sleeping Dogs says it needs for reccomended requirements a 560 nVIDIA card but I've been able to run games before that require you use a higher grade I don't believe I've been able to run any games that require a gpu above the 500 series

[1823alex]

System Requirements

• Minimum: 
  • OS: Windows Vista Service Pack 2 
  • Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Althon X2 2.7 GHz 
  • Memory: 2GB 
  • Hard Disk Space: 15GB 
  • Video Card: DirectX 10 or 11 compatible Nvidia or AMD ATI card, ATI Radeon 3870 or higher, Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or higher 
  • DirectX®: 10 
  • Sound: DirectX compatible sound card

• Recommended: 
  • OS: Windows 7 
  • Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU 
  • Memory: 4GB 
  • Hard Disk Space: 15GB 
  • Video Card: DirectX 11 Nvidia or AMD ATI card, Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950 
  • DirectX®: 11 
  • Sound: DirectX compatible sound card

[02ocastle]

On you're nvidia control panel, in the PhysX section, make sure the GPU is selected for PhysX and not the CPU

[1823alex]

On you're nvidia control panel, in the PhysX section, make sure the GPU is selected for PhysX and not the CPU

Still crashes...