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Win XP Pro SP1 Freezing Constantly
Name: Morris Date: August 17, 2003 at 22:12:10 Pacific OS: Win XP Pro SP1 CPU/Ram: P4 2.8GHz/ 1GB PC3200 DDR
Comment:
I am having a constant problem with every game I play and it is driving me mad. Because DDR RAM is less expensive than RDRAM, I recently changed motherboards and went from a Intel D850EMV to a Asus P4P800 Deluxe. Everything else (1 WD 120GB Hard drive, TDK CDRW, Sony DRU500A) I left the same except the case. Using a Antec Lanboy and a Vantec heatsink.
Anyways, I have an ATI 9700 All In Wonder and an Audigy 2 Sound Card. I have a Kingston HyperX PC3200 DDR RAM 1GB.
Now every freaking game I play locks up after a few minutes or a few seconds where I can't use Ctrl Alt Del and I have to use the reset button on my case to restart. I have DirectX9 and on all the newest drivers for EVERYTHING, yet I keep having this problem. And for 1GB of RAM it sure doesn't perform like it. I have searched the internet for answers. Someone PLEASE help me!!! If I forgot someothing just ask...Thanks!
Name: Sandman Date: August 17, 2003 at 23:04:15 Pacific
Reply:
Are you sure that the videocard isn't overheating?
Sandman
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Response Number 2
Name: morris Date: August 17, 2003 at 23:07:45 Pacific
Reply:
do you have a good program that can check?
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Response Number 3
Name: Hooner Date: August 17, 2003 at 23:15:46 Pacific
Reply:
I get the same problem, but mine occurs about 6 hours into gaming rather than immediately. With me, it's heat, from the video card I presume, although it has a good fan on it.
Anyway, I knew mine was heat, as I set up a house fan to blow in my case, and with the extra air, it never hangs.
One of these days I'll get round to buying a system fan, lol.
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Response Number 4
Name: Sandman Date: August 18, 2003 at 04:05:00 Pacific
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I don't know of any programs that report videocard temps. Motherboard Monitor and SpeedFan are good temp monitoring programs for the rest of the system.
Hooner's box fan idea is what I was going to suggest. If pointing a box fan into your case solves your problem something is overheating.
Sandman
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Response Number 5
Name: MORRIS Date: August 19, 2003 at 06:18:59 Pacific
Reply:
No i changed cases, the other case has 4 fans and it still freezes. what can it be now?
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