Cpu + graphics card help!!, please

K

kirby001

New Member
quick and simple. Got battlefield 2. play for anywhere between 20 minuets-1 in half hrs. games crashes, everything is on high by the way. I'm trying to figure out what is wrong. I think it may be overheating my system but i'm not sure.

First off is there a program you could recommend for monitoring my cpu temperature and my graphics card temperature as i play battlefield 2.

Also now i don't know if this does have anyhting to doo with anyhting, but i was playing i usually get like 20-40 minuetes of play with battefield 2, last time i played i opend up the top and a side on my case, and it lasted for an hour in a half without crashing, and then crashed. so maybe it is the heat?

I have a pentium d overclocked to 3ghz, x800xl with zalman copper fan. thanks
 
Please post full system specs. Also, try lowering the settings to see if that causes it to stop. You may be right it could be heat. Have you got a temp at idle and load?
 
here they are

cpu: pentium D 805 smithfield overclocked to 3ghz
memory: corsair pc 4300 1gb dual channel ddr2 533mhz
gpu: ati x800xl agp with zalman copper heatsink
mainboard: ecs p4m800pro m
sound: onboard ac realtek
psu is a:Fortron Sparkle FSP/SPI ATX-400PN 400W ATX12V

is there anything else u need?

and where were u saying about heat?
 
kirby001 said:
what do u mean have i got temp at idle and load?
Click to expand...

What I mean is, do you know what temp your cpu is running at? By idle I mean when you are not running any programs, except maybe IE or something like that, and by load I mean when you're burning a DVD/Cd or running a virus scan? These tend to help pinpoint your problems.

I'd suggest downloading PC wizard 2006 to monitor your temps.
 
thanks for your help, i ended up going to bed and running memory test to see if the memory was the culprit, but 19 runs, no errors. anyways i downloaded speedfan and i will also try that wizard one, but right now "idle" as you describe it is at 48C. i don't know wether that is high or not. I will try to check the load a little later on and reply back, as for now i have to go to work. thanks for your help.
 
Well, I think the idle temp may be a tad high, although the Pentium D 8XX series were quite bad, due to the fact they used alot of power and in turn produced alot of heat, so I'm not completely sure.
 
sorry my mainboard temp is aroud 48 idle and my processor temp is like 31C idle, so i will get back to u guys after a round of battlefield 2 then a crash, lol
 
dont worry about the mainboard too much, just worry about the CPU temp under load. Also, have you looked inside your case to see if dust is clogging your fans? This could be causing the crashes as the fans don't spin fast enough to provide adequate cooling therefore the processor overheats, and shuts off to avoid damage.
 
well it would not be the dust as i the parts are basicly new, but i couldn't stand it anymore and i ended up reinstalling windows xp, so hopefully it was a driver error and not a overheating issue, everything seems to be working good but i have yet the chance to test battlefield 2, i will get back later, thanks
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top