Ive been crashing consistently so far ever since i got the game with absolutely no warnings... no slow down before the crash and no warning pop up after the crash. These crashes so far have been random, coming at any moment - at any length of time, while doing anything. I also get random slowdowns and black weird textures on people.

Anyway while the crashes have been completely random up until a point, ive finally ran across one where i can routinely replicate and crash my game with no errors.
Im able to replicate it because of a save i have, every time i try to log start up the game i crash 2 seconds after. Can anyone help me find a way to pinpoint the source of the crash?

Ive been able to get the same results for over 7 attempts to start up the file

Basic Hardware Specification Chart (Empty so far)

Processor Manufacturer: AMD / Intel
Processor Name / Type: Athlon X2 / Pentium D / C2D / dual core / quad, etc.
Processor Speed: ?.? Ghz
Operating System / Service Pack: WindowsXP with SP #?, Win7, Vista ?
System RAM: ? ? GBs (MBs, if less than 1024 ? )
Video (GPU) Manufacturer: ATI / Nvidia (only those two are supported, PERIOD, so please answer which of them you have)
Video Card Model: (examples) Radeon HD 6670 / Geforce GTS 450
Video Card Driver Version: Catalyst ?.? / Nforce ??.??
. . (please use the numbers, and dates, *not* the word "latest")
Video display's default screen resolution
Video Card onboard RAM: ? ? ? MBs
Sound Card Manufacturer:
Sound Card Driver IDs:
Sound Card Model:

(And this is only for the raw hardware & driver variations. Potential software conflicts are far more likely to be game play problems, and developers cannot test for all possible program loads.)

Corrected Skyrim Minimum Requirements

* Windows 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit)
* Processor: Dual Core 2.3 GHz C2D or equivalent CPU
* 2GB System RAM
* 6GB free HDD Space
* Direct X 9 compliant video card with 512 MB of RAM (and
sufficient performance to actually put that VRAM to use)
* DirectX compatible sound card
* Internet access for Steam activation

^ 2GB onboard XFX Radeon 6970 12.1 and it still CTD for me so what do you have to say about that RED TEXT GUY

Do not try hijacking the OP's thread. That is very unmannerly behavior. If you act badly, no one is going to be at all interested in what you claim to be your problem.

You may start your own thread, or continue one you as already begun, as appropriate, and without comparative component setups, finding commonalities, and there will be some, has nowhere to start. There have been literally hundreds of thousands of copies of the PC version sold, and while you may find it difficult to believe, the vast majority simply do not have a serious problem bothering them.

It's simply the fact that there have been so many copies sold that has created a large base of gamers, who may be only a percentage, but are nevertheless quite numerous. Eliminating any potential source of problems from hardware is a start, and given the very meaningless and foolishly stated official system requirements, locate any cases where the idiocies written into the requirements amount to lies told to buyers whose systems actually could not have handled the game correctly.

I do to OP. Just random to. Sometimes I can play for a hour, sometimes only 15min before a crash. Haven't been able to figure it out. Wont stop me from playing though, muhahaha!

To the OP, how long have you played the game? How many hours invested? How much content completed? Might be the save file size CTD...

@ OP There is a 43 page sticky post there as well imo and it is a very common issue @ Gorath how was your reply in any way a response to the OP. I read it and all I could see is that you were trying to apply a lack of system requirements to the CTD issue. Go read the sticky and check the configs that are having issues including mine. The game is BROKEN....has nothing to do with system requirements when the game is crashing to desktop all over the place on all types of systems from low end to ultra auto detects. Mod users and vanilla users, fast travel and just running around, inside and outside, ATI and Nvidia.

@ Bethesda add an error log so when your game crashes we can see what caused the crash and idk save yourself some work....

My manners left last week with my ability to play the game I paid for months before its release...