I can't seem to install ANYTHING without CRC errors

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Borderlands, Neverwinter Nights 2, Dragon Age Origins

all of these give me crazy CRC errors when the compressed archive files are decompressing during the install. Some of the installers allow me to "abort, retry or ignore", but retrying never helps and ignoring it won't let me install the latest patches (plus other untold errors in gameplay down the line).

I thought it was my DVD rom drive, so I started trying to copy all of the files to my hard drive to install it that way, but I get the same errors. I have the latest firmware and drivers for everything, though my DVD drive (a burner) is about 2 years old.

I've scoured the interwebs for answers to this problem, but have not come across a single solution that worked for me. I did update the installshield program for one of the games, and that seemed to _lessen_ the errors (I then got only 2 bad files) because it seemed to install more slowly, but it certainly wasn't a fix.

Any tips? I'm really frustrated that I'm actually _paying_ for these games and I just can't install or play them.

And don't get me started on the patching process for Sacred 2. I've completely given up on it and I'm just going to get rid of the game.
 
Run a checkdsk on your and you still haven't ruled out the DVD drive. Just pick up a cheapo DVD drive somewhere if the HD comes back clean.
 
i think its your ram.

I had this exact problem with my old laptop, all of a sudden installs and zip extractions were being corrupted with CRC error. Couple days later i got some BSOD's

Run memtest, when i did I got tons of errors withing a second of hitting start. RMA'd the laptop and they confirmed bad ram, fixed it and it worked fine after.
 
CRC failure Is a Source - Read error. This means either the Source media(DVD or HDD) or the Read medium(RAM) is bad.
Hdtune is a free download that has a SMART test, As is SPEEDFAN. Those will give a quick way to see if the HDD is bad. If it passes the SMART tests it's more likely to be the RAM, DVD or DVD drive. Use a Test Like memtest86 to test the RAM.

Or if you have another system, you can hook up the HDD or DVD drive on that system, if you still get CRC failures when executing files from them - that's your bad drive
 
Thanks all, my drives (the two I tried for this anyway) are both brand new and I did check them out with crystaldiskinfo and hdtune, both (Intel SSD and WD Black 750) are fine.

I'm beginning to suspect my ram is actually an issue. I'll try to run the MEM test and check it. While I'm at it, I think I'll buy another burner drive to see if that helps too.
 
Cyclic Redundency Check errors usually mean Hard drive is tanking, not always but usually.
 
id say RAM. I have fixed this issue before by removing a stick, or set of sticks.
 
I would say it has something to do with your computer parts not working correctly. CRC is an error that points to something being wrong with something in your computer. If your computer is broke take it back and get another one. :D
 
I seem to remember having this exact same problem about a year ago and it turned out to be my DVD drive. As was previously suggested, the only surefire way to determine that your drive is the problem is to completely replace the drive. If your drive has gone bad then copying the disc contents to your hard drive will just result in copied files also being corrupt.

If that doesn’t work, then it’s likely you’ve got some bad ram.
 
all this talk of bad ram and bad drives and such has me REALLY on the fence of upgrading to a new i7 rig to match my new GTX295. :p
 
Doesn't your corsair ram have a lifetime warranty?

The e8400 is a nice chip, but the IP35 pro was a pain for me. I think you could sell your e8400 for $130 on the forum. DDR2 is overpriced now imo. $90 for 4GB 1066. DDR3 prices went up since the summer as well.

I'd run memtest and try a different dvd drive/hard drive. Those are your cheapest options. Your system's not bad and if you're only gaming, you probably won't see much difference if you upgraded.
 
Are you running an AntiVirus? I remember a Virus few years back with corrupt downloads as a symptom.
 
J Macker said:
Doesn't your corsair ram have a lifetime warranty?

The e8400 is a nice chip, but the IP35 pro was a pain for me. I think you could sell your e8400 for $130 on the forum. DDR2 is overpriced now imo. $90 for 4GB 1066. DDR3 prices went up since the summer as well.

I'd run memtest and try a different dvd drive/hard drive. Those are your cheapest options. Your system's not bad and if you're only gaming, you probably won't see much difference if you upgraded.
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I'll check on the warranty, that's a good call.

Regarding the upgrade, I was under the impression that it would make a significant difference as my CPU is bottlenecking my new GTX 295?

Especially after looking at benchmarks like this one (I game at 1920x1200, for the record):

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-balanced-platform,2469-9.html

Most of the games exhibited a noticable gain on the GTX 295 going from the E8400 to the I7 920. In the case of Far Cry 2, it went from about 45 to just under 80 fps!

Knowing that I might sell my E8400 for $130 and buy a new i7 920 for $200 only makes it that much more tempting :D

I've ordered a new Samsung burner for $30 and I'll try that first though and I'll run the memtest tonight.
 
The toms reference is at stock clocks. I bet if you run the same benchmark with the e8400 @ 4.0 it will be much closer to the i7.
 
well before goign out and bying new drives and such just run memtest and check your ram out. if it is just call corsair and have it replaced.

Like I said, when i had this it was my ram going bad. it took less than a second for memtest to come up with a whole bunch of errors.
 
Well I ran memtest last night and I've definitely got problems there. After about 1.5 hours I had over 360 errors reported. So I guess I'm going to call Corsair and get the RAM replaced if I can.

I decided to go ahead and get the new setup anyway though, since it seems its a decent time to sell my old stuff and still get new stuff at a pretty good price.

What I was really shocked to find is that RAM prices have gone up SO much, and tech hasn't progressed nearly at all from 2 years ago. When I bought my XMS2 ram almost 2 years ago, I paid $70 after rebate ($85 before) from Frys.com. I looked on Newegg and they're STILL selling the exact same set for about $125! This seems just about unprecendented in the PC building market. I've built PCs for at least 12 years and just about every time 2-3 years goes by I can typically find that the new set of RAM I'm buying is about 20-50% less expensive than I paid last time AND I get twice as much of it. Maybe its the economy.

Guess I'm gonna have two sticks of Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 ram for sale soon. Thanks again to everyone for the help. Hopefully the new RAM (OCZ Gold DDR3) will take care of my issues.
 
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