Computer freezes during game play

Jaxsin · Rated PG Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 5

hey could anyone help me i am having a problem with my new comp which i only put together about to weeks im on my friends comp at the mo so at the top of my head i will tell you my specs

CPU - AMD A64 +3000
Ram - 768Mb getting a gig if i get this fixed
Graphics - Geforce FX 5200 256Mb getting a new one if i get this fixed again
MB - Asus K8V-X SE

i know its not a heating probs cause i got my temp down to CPU 20 C and my MB 19 C and it aint my power supply cause i took out all 4 of my fans and tried and still didn't work does anyone have any idea whats going on? my friend also came down last nite and hes pretty good at comps and said everything inside the case was hooked up right and the BIOS settings were sweet

Thx for help in advance

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 17:28:04 Post Subject:

Hi... and welcome!

What were you using to monitor temperatures? Those actually sound low (although quite possible).

What kind of cooling?

Other than heat, my other instincts are to look at everything being seated/connected properly, and that the software/drivers are right.

Does this crash happen in all games? Or just one?

Do you have all the latest drivers for the system, vga, etc?

HackaX0rus · Posted: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 17:46:24 Post Subject:

XP? SP2?

edvallie · Posted: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 18:47:44 Post Subject:

I'd try powering off and reseating the video card. Also, make sure your graphics drivers are up to date. And the problem I had recently which I had overlooked was my DirectX level, if your unsure whether or not its up to date, just windows update it.

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acruxksa · Posted: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 01:09:50 Post Subject:

Shouldn't matter, but when someone says 768Mb of ram that tells me they most likely have 1-512mb stick and 1 256mb stick (or 3-256mb). If this is the case, chances are they aren't all the same spec, so maybe, just maybe you might see an improvement if you try just one stick of 512mb or 2-256mb or whatever.

Other than that, I would agree with the above and try to re-seat everything, make sure your drivers are up to date and check to make sure you don't have any misbehaving programs running in the background.

Jaxsin · Rated PG Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 5

yeah i the temps where so low because i had it beside an open window and it was cold outside and yes it crashes in all games i havn't tried taking out the graphics card and putting it back in so ill try that the night thx for the suggestion and all the drivers are up to date that was first thing i tried i dunno how to overclocker so i don't think that is a problem ill try taking everything out and putting it back in hope it works been going without games now for ages Sad

thx for you time and help

HackaX0rus · Posted: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 13:47:09 Post Subject:

might be the temp...circuit boards develop problems when they are outside of their regular operationg temperature...doubtful but worth a shot to close the window...however i have had my processor that low outisde and got some cool screenshots but that was all i didnt load the cpu by playig games...

mrweasel · Posted: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 10:49:47 Post Subject:

what is the make and spec on your power supply?

Jaxsin · Rated PG Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 5

it is not the temp ive tried everything with the temp cause everyone keeps saying try your temp try putting it beside the window the temps are average when not beside the window 25 - 35 C sometimes it goes to 40 when i play games so im assuming its not the temp.

and i think its like a otimpix or something like that im not at home at the mo but i think its a cheap one but its 400w but i tired my old dell one and it still didn't work ill try and get you more info on the powersupply when i get home.

edvallie · Posted: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 08:40:45 Post Subject:

Trying an old dell one probably wouldn't be an improvement from your cheapie 400W one Smile