Sometimes when you launch Counter-Strike 2, errors appear. It’s unpleasant, but the game you installed may not launch, crashing, freezing, showing a black screen and giving errors in the windows. Freezing and crashing from the game is simply unacceptable, especially if you want to achieve the same high results as, for example, the American chop CS2 player from Marsborne. Pro players carefully monitor the state of the equipment and network to minimize problems. If you often experience issues, then this article from. Volodymyr Huda will help you deal with the problems of the game crash.
Weak PC
Most often, the reason for the game crashing is that the player’s computer simply cannot handle the game as well as desired. Even if it meets the minimum requirements, this does not mean that CS2 will run smoothly, especially if the graphics settings are cranked up or there is a tense match with a bunch of players.
Minimum requirements for CS2:
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit);
- Processor: at least 4 threads, for example, Intel Core i5-750 or more powerful;
- RAM: 8 GB;
- Video card: at least 1 GB of video memory, support for DirectX 11 and Shader Model 5.0;
- Disk space: 50 GB HDD.
If your PC is weaker than these parameters, you should not expect stability. Frequent crashes are guaranteed. To fix the situation, first, try lowering the graphics settings, removing shadows, anti-aliasing and reducing the screen resolution. If the hardware is very old, then, alas, you won’t be able to achieve a stable game without upgrading.
Driver Problems
If you are wondering why CS2 crashes at startup, one of the possible reasons is outdated or damaged drivers. And it’s not just about the video card. Sometimes the drivers for chipsets, sound cards, and DirectX components are also to blame. When any of these are glitchy or not running on the latest version, the game can start to crash, slow down, and treat players with sudden crashes.
The player can check the drivers through the Device Manager:
- Press Win + X – select Device Manager.
Expand the sections:
- Video adapters
- Sound, gaming, and video devices
- USB controllers and other important categories.
If a yellow triangle appears next to a device, this is a sign that there is a problem with the driver.
- Right-click on the device, go to Properties – in the Device Status section it will be written if there are problems.
- Switch to the Driver tab, click Update driver – select Automatically search for updates.
To update the driver:
- Open the video card manufacturer’s website:
- Download the latest driver.
- Install and reboot the computer.
If the driver is not updated or errors occur during installation, the DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) utility will help. It completely removes old drivers, eliminating conflicts from the system. After a clean installation of a fresh driver, the likelihood of crashes is significantly reduced.
Software Conflict
Sometimes, a player launches Counter-Strike 2 but nothing happens. This may happen because other programs may interfere with it. Antiviruses, firewalls and all sorts of overlays may be to blame for this, as they block game processes or cause errors.
As a rule, the following programs may be the cause of problems:
- Antiviruses (Windows Defender, Avast, Kaspersky, etc.).
- Overlays (Steam, Discord, NVIDIA GeForce Experience).
- Hardware overclocking programs (MSI Afterburner, RivaTuner).
Before launching CS2, try disabling your antivirus or at least adding the game to the exception list. Overlays can also cause problems, so turn them off if you use Steam, Discord or NVIDIA GeForce Experience.
Another possible culprit for why CS2 crashes without an error is overclocking the processor or video card. If you have set aggressive settings, the system may work unstable, which leads to crashes.
File Issues
If CS2 stubbornly crashes without any hint of an error, there is a high probability that the problem is in broken files.
To check the integrity of files in Steam, do the following:
- Open Steam.
- Go to the Library and find CS2.
- Right-click – select Properties.
- Go to the Files tab – click Verify integrity of game files.
If Steam detects broken files, it will immediately fix them – perhaps this will be the end of your crash problems.
But if after checking CS2 still stubbornly crashes, you should try reinstalling the game to another drive. Sometimes it is not the shooter itself that is to blame, but the hard drive – if it is full or has started to fail, the game may simply be capricious and crash without warning. So moving to another drive is a good way to check what the real problem is.
Overheating
If an error occurs in CS2 and your computer hums as if it is preparing to launch into space, most likely the reason is overheating. When the processor and video card are working at full capacity, especially at maximum graphics settings or in heated online battles, the temperature can soar to dangerous levels. In this case, the system, saving the hardware from overload, simply crashes the game (otherwise the components may overheat and start working unstably).
To understand whether your computer is really overheating, it is worth using temperature monitoring programs such as MSI Afterburner, HWMonitor, or HWiNFO.
Internet Problems
If you are wondering why CS2 crashes during a match or even at the launch stage, do not rush to blame your computer. Perhaps an unstable Internet is to blame. Even a second-long connection failure online can interrupt the connection with the server.
If you think that something is wrong with the Internet, you can easily check it. Open the command line and enter the command ping google.com -t. If the ping jumps like crazy or Request timed out messages appear, then the connection is clearly unstable. Another way is to go to speedtest.net and check the Internet speed. For a comfortable game, the download should be at least 10 Mbps, and the ping should not exceed 50 ms. If these numbers dance or deviate significantly from the norm, most likely, CS2 crashes are related to network problems, and not to the game or your computer.
Wrapping It Up
There are a huge number of other game errors that in one way or another have a direct impact on the launch of Counter-Strike 2 or the course of the game. If you strive for a smooth game and want to play on par with pro players such as chop, sh1ro, device, then it is worth solving the problems with freezing and crashing. You can learn more about the settings and current matches on the Profilerr website.
