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09-24-2005, 07:26 PM
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Computer Freezes randomly when playing games for over 15mins :(
My computer seems to be freezing when i play games for over 15mins, sometimes it will crash when i've been playing them for 30 mins or a bit more sometimes. The main one that i have playing on at the moment is Sims 2 (nightlife extension) and it will just freeze and i'll have to reset.
It's a reasonably new computer: AMD Athlon XP2800+ (Barton) Processor Speeze EEA67B4 VultureSpin AMD CPU Cooler Gigabyte GA-7VT600P-RZ Socket-A 512mb DDR PC3200 400MHz 350w power supply Sapphire ATI Radeon 9200 Ultra Fast 256MB DDR I have the lastest ATI catylist drivers for my graphics card from the ATI website. I'm up to date with XP drivers. My CPU is running at 51 degrees as i am writing this, i have done a RAM test (memtest) but found no errors. And basically i really want to get rid of this random freezing... Any ideas? Thanks. |
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09-24-2005, 08:13 PM
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try closing all apps and stuff before running the game. try that.
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09-24-2005, 09:36 PM
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is this the only game it happens with? if it is, try reinstalling the game.
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09-24-2005, 10:05 PM
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Hmm
My guess would be these two:
1. Overheating processor 2. More likely an overheating graphics card JAN 
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09-24-2005, 10:45 PM
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Yes
Well if you happen to see tectures missing in games or come across strange shapes appearing on the screen prior to the freeze, then it is most likely that the graphics card is overheating.
JAN
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09-25-2005, 02:12 AM
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Does it even give you a "this program has encountered an error and needs to close" message???
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Is there way to tell if it is my graphics card overheating?
Linear Mode
