Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum causes system crashes/reboots

falcon788 · 10-25-2005, 01:43 AM

while playing F.E.A.R i have experienced a random system reboot each time i have played the game. here is my system specs

AMD Athlon 3200+
Asus A7N8XE-Deluxe
X800 pro
1 gig pc3200 ram (corsair)
400w power supply
enermax watercooler (proc and vid card)
creative audigy ZS Platinum sound card

i am pretty sure that it is the sound card that is causing the problem, but i am open to suggestions. i have just reinstalled windows (it had been a while) and updated all drivers to newest versions. i have the soundcard as close to the agp slot as possible, but it is one away becuase of the waterblock on the graphics card

Qlutch · 10-25-2005, 01:46 AM

I assume your video card is cool enough with that water cooling? I suggest monitoring it just to make sure.

falcon788 · 10-25-2005, 02:41 AM

yes it is running at 35 degrees C or so, no higher than 38 at full load

TonyBAMF · 10-31-2005, 09:56 AM

Turn EAX2.0 off, many people have this problem, you should look at the official FEAR forum for more help, as lots of people got this problem.

10-25-2005, 01:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
falcon788 New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2	Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum causes system crashes/reboots while playing F.E.A.R i have experienced a random system reboot each time i have played the game. here is my system specs AMD Athlon 3200+ Asus A7N8XE-Deluxe X800 pro 1 gig pc3200 ram (corsair) 400w power supply enermax watercooler (proc and vid card) creative audigy ZS Platinum sound card i am pretty sure that it is the sound card that is causing the problem, but i am open to suggestions. i have just reinstalled windows (it had been a while) and updated all drivers to newest versions. i have the soundcard as close to the agp slot as possible, but it is one away becuase of the waterblock on the graphics card

10-25-2005, 01:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
Qlutch Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nebraska Age: 20 Posts: 213	I assume your video card is cool enough with that water cooling? I suggest monitoring it just to make sure. __________________ AMD 64 3500+ Chaintech NF-CK804 2x512 G. Skill DDR400 Dual Channel eVGA PCI-e 6600GT 200GB Western Digital SATA 480W Power Supply 19" Flat CRT Windows XP Pro SP2

10-31-2005, 09:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
TonyBAMF Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego Age: 23 Posts: 412	Turn EAX2.0 off, many people have this problem, you should look at the official FEAR forum for more help, as lots of people got this problem. __________________ 19" Viewsonic 2ms Core 2 Duo E6600 ATI X1900XT 512MB BadAxe Mobo 2GB DDR2 800Mhz Corsair XMS Sound Blaster X-Fi 500GB re2 WD HDD DVD burner with lightscribe

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10-25-2005, 02:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
falcon788 New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2	yes it is running at 35 degrees C or so, no higher than 38 at full load