Computer Freezes randomly when playing games for over 15mins :(

wwfc_barmy · 09-25-2005, 06:55 AM

No when it freezes the mouse freezes so i have to restart.

wwfc_barmy · 09-26-2005, 09:34 PM

Ok. I've now started having problems with applications not starting correctly, they freeze when it starts up, but the CPU usuage is hardly anything, nearly always over 90% on the system idle process.

So what i have tried is getting my deskfan and pointing in inside the case (after taking the side panel off), and everything loads up fine. So i will try to play a game in a bit, see if it solves it, if so do you think it could be my CPU or Graphics Card that is overheating?
I've got 'speed fan' It has 5 temps, 1st is for CPU, second is case, 3rd i'm unsure of and 4th and 5th is the harddrives.
I've got a feeling that The Graphics card temp is the 3rd one. If so it's running about the same temp as the CPU! I'm not sure if thats normal.

so do you think it could be my CPU or Graphics Card that is overheating as it seems to be a temperature problem?

Thanks.

Johnnyboy0056 · 09-26-2005, 09:37 PM

i would bet its the cpu temp giving u the problem. u got a lot of dust in the case...dust tends to hold the heat. also, have u checked all the case fans to make sure theyre working?

wwfc_barmy · 09-26-2005, 09:43 PM

Well should what i think the graphics card temp be near the same as the CPU?

The CPU is running at around 52 normally. I do have some compound which i can put on tomorrow, i just used the pad that came with it but i'll try it.

wwfc_barmy · 09-27-2005, 08:46 AM

I played The Sims 2 last night without it freezing up when the deskfan was pointing inside my PC.

My case fan is running fine.

I'm still not sure whether its the graphics card overheating or the CPU overheating..

Johnnyboy0056 · 09-27-2005, 09:50 PM

why dont u start up speed fan, start the sims, (no fan), and switch back and forth from playing sims and looking at the temps.....see which one is skyrocketing.

bobdave · 10-15-2005, 12:30 AM

i have a similar system. ati radeon x700 agp card. 1 512mb stick of crucial ram pc3200. everything is brand new. and my games lock up after 5-15 minutes of play.

i really dont think that its an overheating problem. my gfx card heatsink and cpu heatsink are cool to the touch after the crash. not really sure what else it could be though.

wwfc_barmy · 10-15-2005, 12:38 AM

Well i replaced my graphics card with a nivida one what has a cooler on it, and i have no problems now, no crashes. I think my CPU temp is still a bit high though, so i'm gonna buy a nice cooler for it.

Hope this helps.

Pete.

bobdave · 10-15-2005, 01:12 AM

you said you ran a RAM test. never heard of this before. 1 of my sticks of ram actually died so im a little suspicious about the 1 stick i have left. you think you could hook me up with some info on this?

elmarcorulz · 10-15-2005, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by bobdave

you said you ran a RAM test. never heard of this before. 1 of my sticks of ram actually died so im a little suspicious about the 1 stick i have left. you think you could hook me up with some info on this?

Memtest will do the job

09-26-2005, 09:37 PM	#13 (permalink)
Johnnyboy0056 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Miami, Florida Age: 23 Posts: 666	i would bet its the cpu temp giving u the problem. u got a lot of dust in the case...dust tends to hold the heat. also, have u checked all the case fans to make sure theyre working? __________________ John G. :rolleyes: Sweet Ride- By Me, For Me :) ____________________________________________ ATX Clear Side Tower with 500 Watt Power Supply EPoX 5NVA+sli Motherboard Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.40 GHz 1 GB DDR2 RAM (2 x 512 MB) Seagate 160 GB HDD w/ SATA Connection ATI Radeon X700 PCI Express Video Card

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Johnnyboy0056 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Miami, Florida Age: 23 Posts: 666	why dont u start up speed fan, start the sims, (no fan), and switch back and forth from playing sims and looking at the temps.....see which one is skyrocketing. __________________ John G. :rolleyes: Sweet Ride- By Me, For Me :) ____________________________________________ ATX Clear Side Tower with 500 Watt Power Supply EPoX 5NVA+sli Motherboard Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.40 GHz 1 GB DDR2 RAM (2 x 512 MB) Seagate 160 GB HDD w/ SATA Connection ATI Radeon X700 PCI Express Video Card

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09-25-2005, 06:55 AM	#11 (permalink)
wwfc_barmy New Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 11	No when it freezes the mouse freezes so i have to restart.

09-26-2005, 09:34 PM	#12 (permalink)
wwfc_barmy New Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 11	Ok. I've now started having problems with applications not starting correctly, they freeze when it starts up, but the CPU usuage is hardly anything, nearly always over 90% on the system idle process. So what i have tried is getting my deskfan and pointing in inside the case (after taking the side panel off), and everything loads up fine. So i will try to play a game in a bit, see if it solves it, if so do you think it could be my CPU or Graphics Card that is overheating? I've got 'speed fan' It has 5 temps, 1st is for CPU, second is case, 3rd i'm unsure of and 4th and 5th is the harddrives. I've got a feeling that The Graphics card temp is the 3rd one. If so it's running about the same temp as the CPU! I'm not sure if thats normal. so do you think it could be my CPU or Graphics Card that is overheating as it seems to be a temperature problem? Thanks.

09-26-2005, 09:43 PM	#14 (permalink)
wwfc_barmy New Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 11	Well should what i think the graphics card temp be near the same as the CPU? The CPU is running at around 52 normally. I do have some compound which i can put on tomorrow, i just used the pad that came with it but i'll try it.

09-27-2005, 08:46 AM	#15 (permalink)
wwfc_barmy New Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 11	I played The Sims 2 last night without it freezing up when the deskfan was pointing inside my PC. My case fan is running fine. I'm still not sure whether its the graphics card overheating or the CPU overheating..

10-15-2005, 12:30 AM	#17 (permalink)
bobdave New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2	i have a similar system. ati radeon x700 agp card. 1 512mb stick of crucial ram pc3200. everything is brand new. and my games lock up after 5-15 minutes of play. i really dont think that its an overheating problem. my gfx card heatsink and cpu heatsink are cool to the touch after the crash. not really sure what else it could be though.

10-15-2005, 12:38 AM	#18 (permalink)
wwfc_barmy New Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 11	Well i replaced my graphics card with a nivida one what has a cooler on it, and i have no problems now, no crashes. I think my CPU temp is still a bit high though, so i'm gonna buy a nice cooler for it. Hope this helps. Pete.

10-15-2005, 01:12 AM	#19 (permalink)
bobdave New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2	you said you ran a RAM test. never heard of this before. 1 of my sticks of ram actually died so im a little suspicious about the 1 stick i have left. you think you could hook me up with some info on this?