Dead Space 3 PC Crashes, Low FPS, Crash to Desktop, Can’t Launch, Errors and Fixes

Dead Space 3 is set out on a thrilling expedition across space. Isaac will face his biggest challenges yet as he pushes himself to the limit in order to find the true source of the Necromorph plague. Race across the universe, overcome the ice planet's terrors, and take down some of the biggest enemies in Dead Space as you discover the secret of the Necromorph terror.

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Dead Space 3 PC Specifications

Dead Space 3 Minimum Requirements

• OS: Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP1) and Windows 7
• Processor: 2.8 GHz processor or equivalent.
• RAM: 1 GB RAM (Windows XP), 2 GB RAM (Windows Vista / Windows 7 ).
• Video Card: NVidia GeForce 6800 and AMD ATI X1600 or better
• DirectX: 9.0c
• Sound Card: DirectX 9 compatible.
• HDD: 10 GB free hard drive space.

Dead Space 3 Recommended Requirements

• OS: Windows 7 with Service Pack 1
• Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or 2.7 GHz AMD Athlon X2
• RAM: 2 GB RAM (Windows XP), 4 GB RAM (Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8).
• Video Card: NVidia GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB or AMD ATI Radeon HD 3870
• Sound Card: DirectX 9 compatible.
• HDD: 10 GB free hard drive space.

What should you do first?

Be sure to check the support article section related to Football Superstars you're having problems with. There you can also find troubleshooting threads which our users have found helpful.

• It's important that you have the latest version of DirectX and graphics drivers installed!
• If you're using Windows Vista or 7, you should try disabling UAC. More information can be found here.
• Installing the latest updates for your operating system is always a good idea and can also resolve some of your issues. Same thing goes for shutting down or disabling any non-crucial applications running in the background, especially anti-virus software, as they might interfere with your games. Try it and see if it helps.

Dead Space 3 Xbox360 Controller not working

Solution: First of all make sure you have installed or updated xbox360 controller driver if not then download from here. If problem persists then try to unplug and re-plug the controller. Also try to close and restart the game.

Drivers for Your Hardware to Run Dead Space 3 Great

It is highly recommended that you have up to date all hardware drivers like Graphic Card, Sound Card etc.  So get the latest drivers for Graphic Cards, Sound, Motherboards etc… from Here and if possible also update your peripherals like Mouse, Keyboard, and Controller etc… from here.

General Fixes for Dead Space 3

Read our General Fixes article to fix major problems and issues.

Dead Space 3 Freezes on Loading or Corrupted Save Files – Fix

Solution: If Dead Space 3 is freezing in loading screen it may be cause of corruption of save file. So delete the save game file and start the new game. Also verify the game cache from Steam.

Dead Space 3 Game Unavailable on Origin Error Fix

Solution: It is problem of Origin, you should exit and re-run the Origin if problem persists then restart your computer and also restart your modem or router.

Dead Space 3 d3dx9_27.dll Error Fix

Download and install the latest update of DirectX, you can download from here.

Dead Space 3 msvcr71.dll, msvcr100.dll and msvcp100.dll Errors Fix

These errors may cause of Microsoft Visual C++ 2005, 2008 and 2010. So install these packages, you can download below.

For 32-bit Windows Versions:

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2005
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2008
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2010

For 64-bit Windows Versions:

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2005
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2008
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2010

Dead Space 3 System Reboot during Gameplay or Hanged/Freezes – Fix

Solution: The main cause of these issues are overclocked systems especially graphic cards, so roll back your hardware to factory settings.

Dead Space 3 Mouse Lag, No Cursor or Out of Control Cursor – Fix

Solution: First of all try to disable all the effects like Post Filter, Shadows, AA and AF. If issue persists then lower Sound Hardware Acceleration:

• Select Run from the START Menu.
• Type 'dxdiag' (without the quotes) in to the dialog box and press enter.
• Select the Sound tab
• Move the "Hardware Sound Acceleration Level" slider to the left to disable Full Acceleration.
• Select Exit

Dead Space 3 Black Screen or No Responding – Fix

Solution: Game installing on external hard drive is the gamin cause of this issue. So install the game on internal hard driver to avoid this problem.

Dead Space 3 Bad FPS and Slow Performance – Fix

Solution: If you are having this issues then try to run the game in low graphic and especially turn off V-Sync from Graphic Options.

Dead Space 3 isn’t showing in My Games – Fix

Solution: To fix this issue, try to restart the Origin, then ‘My Games’ and check the ‘show’ ‘Hidden Games’.

Dead Space 3 Stuck on DLC Scanning – Fix

You can fix this issue by restarting the Origin if problem persist then try to re-install the Origin.

Dead Space 3 Network Ports

UDP – 3659, 9999

Problem 1: Dead Space 3 running slow or too Fast on AMD Processors – Fix

Possible Solution: To solve this issue, read our article AMD Processors Problems and Issues with Games.

Problem 2: Antivirus Detects Virus/Threat in Dead Space 3 Files – Fix

Possible Solution: To fix this issue, read our article Antivirus Detects Virus in games or detects threat/virus that is a complete guide of this problem.

Problem 3: DirectX Problems & Issues for Dead Space 3

Possible Solution: Read DirectX Problems and Issues for games to solve all kind of problems related to DirectX.

Problem 4: Dead Space 3 Crash to Desktop (CTD) or Black/White Screen – Fix

Possible Solution: Game Crash to Desktop (CTD) and Black/White Screen will guide you to fix all of crashes in Dead Space 3.

Problem 5: Dead Space 3 Crashes, Crash at Menu, Crash on Launching, Crashing while Playing, Stuck on Loading Screen, Game Crashes during Loading Screen – Fix

Possible Solution: Just read our Game Crashes, Crash at Menu, Crash on Launching, Crashing while Playing, Stuck on Loading Screen, and Game Crashes during Loading Screen – Fix article to solve every kind of crash.

Problem 6: Dead Space 3 Doesn’t Start/Launch, Don not run after preparing to Launch or Nothing Happens on Launching – Fix

Possible Solution: This is very commonly issues, especial occurring in new games, to solve these problems, go to Game doesn’t start or do not run after ‘Preparing to Launch’ - Fix. You can also try to install Steam software to fix this issue.

Problem 7: Dead Space 3 Freezing, Having Low or Bad Frame rates, Black Screen after Intro Video – Fix

Possible Solution: If you game is running too slow, having lag or Black Screen after Intro Video then you should try solutions here.

Problem 8: Dead Space 3 Keyboard & Mouse Problems – Fix

Possible Solution: To solve all kind of Keyboard and Mouse Problems and Issues read our article How to fix keyboard and Mouse Problems and How to reduce Mouse and Keyboard Lag and to get latest drivers for your Mouse, Keyboard, Controllers and Racing Wheels click here.

Problem 9: Dead Space 3 – NVidia Optimus Problems and Crashes – Fix

Possible Solution: Read our complete guide to solve NVidia Optimus Problems and Issues.

Problem 10: Dead Space 3 Crashes on PlayStation 3 & Xbox360 – Fix

Possible Solution: You can also face off some problems and issues on PlayStation 3 and Xbox360, so be informed and get complete guide from here.

Problem 11: Dead Space 3 has No Sound, Low Sound, Delayed Dialogues Voices and Sound Stuttering – Fix

Possible Solution: If you have any problem or issue in Dead Space 3, then read our article related to Sound Problems and Issues.

Problem 12: Dead Space 3 Issues for Mac

Possible Solution: For Mac users, read Steam Problems and Issues for Mac for fixing more of crashes and errors.

Problem 13: Dead Space 3 ‘The Application failed to initialize properly (0xc000007b). Click Ok to terminate.’ Or Visual 2005, 2008 and 2010 Run Time Error – Fix

Possible Solution: To solve these issues download and install Microsoft Visual C++ 2005, 2008 or 2010.

How to get more performance for Dead Space 3?

Solution: To get more performance and smoothness in Dead Space 3 Gameplay, you need to disable background applications. You can also change game priory High in Task Manager, Select game, right click, go to process, again right click and set priory to High.

Problem 14: Dead Space 3 Doesn’t Work in Windows 8 Fix

Possible Solution: if you are using Windows 8 Consumer Preview, then it will not run and I have a simple solution to make it working, just right click the game.exe, Properties, go to compatibility tab, and check the option “Run this program in compatibility mode for Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)”.

Problem 15: Dead Space 3 Missing Texture Fix

Possible Solution 1: Disable Post Processing Effects from the game option to avoid this issue.

Possible Solution 2: Update you Hardware drivers to the latest like, Graphic Card and Sound Card; you can download all hardware drivers from Here

Possible Solution 3: After updating the drivers of graphic card, if you didn’t solve this problem then try to uninstall the driver from the control panel and download previous version of driver.

Possible Solution 4: Run the game with different resolution.

Possible Solution 5: Run the game with lower graphic settings, hope it may help you.

Possible Solution 6: If you are using Steam, then verify the game Cache files.

Problem 16: Dead Space 3 Can’t See Main Menu - Fix

Solution: Update your Graphic Card driver, get latest driver from here.

Problem 17: Dead Space 3 isn’t working on Vista – Fix

Possible Solution: First of all, Ensure your system is updated to Service Pack 2 and includes the Platform Update. Click Start, click All Programs and then click Windows Update. If you have installed the latest Windows Update and are experiencing problems running the game, you may need to install the following Vista update (KB971512): Click to download the update for Windows Vista (32-bit) or Windows Vista (64-bit).

Problem 18: Can’t install Dead Space 3 / Encounter installation error: "Description: Incompatible Version of the RPC Stub" - Fix

Possible Solution: To solve this problem, download and run mcrepair.exe

Problem 19: Dead Space 3 launcher error "You are not allowed to continue because your do not have the proper privileges. Please log in using an account with administrator privileges and try again." - Fix

Possible Solution 1: Run the game as admin. Right click the exe file and click 'Run as administrator'.

Possible Solution 2: Enable administrative privileges for your user account.

Problem 20: Dead Space 3 “Failed to create D3D device” Error Fix

Possible Solution 1: Install or Update DirectX to the latest version. This is usually encountered if you didn't install the bundled DirectX drivers when you installed the game. Get the latest DirectX and more information from Here.

Possible Solution 2: Update your video card drivers of NVidia/ATI/Intel HD from Here, and try installing their Beta drivers too.

Problem 21: Dead Space 3 .exe Has Stopped Responding Fix

Possible Solution: Try rolling back (downgrading to a previous version) your video card drivers and see if this will resolve the issue. Usually this is a problem with experimental beta drivers from NVidia or ATI.

Problem 22: Dead Space 3 ‘the application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000142)' Error Fix

Possible Solution: If you are getting "The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000142)" or a similar error and cannot run the game post patch 2.1, please download .NET 4 and install it manually.

Problem 23: Dead Space 3 Resolution Issue

Possible Solution: Make sure your display hardware supports the game resolution you are trying to play in. Please check what resolution your display hardware supports:

For Windows XP and Windows Vista Users:

1. Go to Control Panel
2. Locate Display icon, open it
3. Go to Settings tab.
4. Locate the resolution slider that says Screen Resolution or the slider labeled Resolution and drag it to the far right.

For Windows 7 Users:

1. Click on the Start button > Control Panel.
2. Select Appearance and Personalization > Display.
3. Select Display > Adjust Screen Resolution.
4. On Resolution bring down the pull-down menu and slide the resolution pointer all the way up toward High.

Recommended Resolutions for Play Dead Space 3

Standard:

• 800 x 600
• 1024 x 768
• 1280 x 1024
• 1600 x 1200

Widescreen:

• 800 x 480
• 1152 x 720
• 1280 x 720
• 1680 x 1050
• 1920 x 1080
• 1920 x 1200

How to run Dead Space 3 smooth on low spec systems?

Solution: You can also run the game smooth and playable to following steps:

• Close all background applications especially Antivirus or Firewall programs.
• Go to game graphic or display options, try to select lowest resolution to get more Frame rates.

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