More b****ing about glitching

H-Bomb · 07-02-2006, 01:44 PM

When i run games on my pc they start to glitch after about 15mins and then crash. When they crash the whole computer goes screwed and even the power button doesn't respond. I used to get this problem when my graphics card was overheating but thats fitted with a Zalman now and runs at about 40'C. At the moment i'm blaming my cpu. Even when i have no applications running it's about 50'C and when i play games it gets above 55 to almost 60. I'm thinking of replacing my crappy aluminium heatsink and 60mm fan with a copper heatsink and a 70mm but i wondered if anyone had an opinion on this. Whats gone wrong? Will these new components help? If so can anyone recommend a good one that is compatible with my pc?

**jimmymac** · 07-02-2006, 02:04 PM

what games are you trying to run?

Those temps aint too bad.

H-Bomb · 07-02-2006, 02:21 PM

I've had troubles with HL2, Hitman:BM, Chronicles of Riddick, CoD2, CS:Source. They all mess up in the same way: First they freeze, then the textures turn grainy, then multi-coloured dots appear everywhere, then the screen goes blank and the pc refuses to function, it doesn't even turn off. I had the exact same symptoms when my gpu overheated so i naturally assumed that it was a heat issue.

07-02-2006, 01:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
H-Bomb Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 28 Posts: 282	More bing about glitching When i run games on my pc they start to glitch after about 15mins and then crash. When they crash the whole computer goes screwed and even the power button doesn't respond. I used to get this problem when my graphics card was overheating but thats fitted with a Zalman now and runs at about 40'C. At the moment i'm blaming my cpu. Even when i have no applications running it's about 50'C and when i play games it gets above 55 to almost 60. I'm thinking of replacing my crappy aluminium heatsink and 60mm fan with a copper heatsink and a 70mm but i wondered if anyone had an opinion on this. Whats gone wrong? Will these new components help? If so can anyone recommend a good one that is compatible with my pc? __________________ OWNED N00B #1 N00B #2 N00B #2 AGAIN

07-02-2006, 02:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
jimmymac Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chester, UK Age: 28 Posts: 3,703	what games are you trying to run? Those temps aint too bad. __________________ I tried to put my signature in here but my pen ruined the monitor. http://www.peytonmusic.com/ http://forum.peytonmusic.com/ the most uplifting soulful music you will ever hear...

07-02-2006, 02:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
H-Bomb Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 28 Posts: 282	I've had troubles with HL2, Hitman:BM, Chronicles of Riddick, CoD2, CS:Source. They all mess up in the same way: First they freeze, then the textures turn grainy, then multi-coloured dots appear everywhere, then the screen goes blank and the pc refuses to function, it doesn't even turn off. I had the exact same symptoms when my gpu overheated so i naturally assumed that it was a heat issue. __________________ OWNED N00B #1 N00B #2 N00B #2 AGAIN

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