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Games keep crashing!
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Original Message
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Name: Joel Peltonen
Date: August 3, 2004 at 06:10:55 Pacific
Subject: Games keep crashing!
OS: win xp pro
CPU/Ram: althlon 2ghz / 1024 ddr
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Comment: I really need help.. Every time I start to play a game (half-life, priston tale, baldurs gate, quake, gta3) it starts off nicely and then crashes after 5-10 minutes. I have _no_ idea what could be causing this. I have tried changing my mainboard, changing my gfx card and upgrading windows xp home to xp pro. There are no error signs or nothing, the game just freezes and nothing exept a reset works. I have no idea where to turn next and I don't want to buy a completely new computer.. any ideas? System:
win xp pro
gf4 ti-4200
asus a7v600-x (via chipset)
2x Maxtor DiamondMax 9 120G HDD
1024Mb 333mhz DDR ram
Creative Audigy 2
generic cdrom
integrated network card
I have all the latest drivers and win updates
directx 9.0b (dxdiag says no problems) //req
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Response Number 1
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Name: BlueRaja
Date: August 3, 2004 at 07:09:10 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Check your CPU temp when it crashes; it could be overheating. I really hope you didn't seriously upgrade to pro just for that...
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Response Number 2
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Reply: (edit)I had this problem also and the way i fixed it was not very pleasing to me but i did regain great stability. I had to drop my cpu and memory FSB from 166 to 146 and the problem was solved.The only thing i could think of was the cpu was overheating and by droping FSB it lowered the MHZ of the cpu, there by lowering core temperature.My heatsink and fan is a volcano 11 wich is rated for an even larger cpu than waht i have so it still makes no sense to me why this "fix" works.
kinda sux
MSI K7n2-delta ilsr mobo
AMD 2800+ 333 @2225 mhz
2x512 matched DDR 2700
WD 74gb 10000rpm sata HD
nVIDIA G-Force 2 Ultra
SB Live Platinum
Kenwood 72X cd-rom
MSI 52X24X52 CDRW
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Response Number 3
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Name: Joel Peltonen
Date: August 3, 2004 at 13:04:20 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)The cpu temp is ~55 degrees celcius so I think it isn't _that_ high. Measured using Asus Probe utility with 2 monitors, when it crashed the last temp was 5. I have "normal cooling" so no big heatsinks but I have a high powered table fan blowing also so it should be _really_ cool. :P //req
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Response Number 4
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Name: vidtek
Date: August 3, 2004 at 14:27:52 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Check your power supply voltages, they may be dropping as your pc heats up. A new power supply is cheap and easy to replace. nuff said
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Response Number 6
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Name: BlueRaja
Date: August 3, 2004 at 16:21:35 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)55 is pretty high (although CPUs today should work up until at least 60...
I'd try running CPU cooling software (CPU-Idle, Waterfall, etc. - only run one), as well as opening the case and have a fan (A/C, if possible :P) blow into it. If that fixes your problem, then it's due to overheating.
Simple fixes include:
Making sure cables (especially IDE cables) don't prevent air-flow within your case
Making sure your heatsink/fan are seated properly
Moving your computer to a cooler room
Underclocking your CPU/FSB
Buying a bigger and better cooling unit (Liquid Nitrogen :D)
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