Comp freezes on game exit

SK^_^ · Jan 19, 2004, 01:55 AM

One out of 5 times when I exit or alt tab from counterstrike (aswell as CoD) my comp will lock up and a loud noise comes through headphones. Once i kinda went back into CS and it was running at like 1 FPS then comp locked up. Any ideas? Could it be overheating? Im using a 9800xt on the new omega drivers ( it happens on catalysts aswell ).
I got a gig of pc400 ram on a 3.0 ghz CPU. Thx for reading

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jan 19, 2004, 02:32 AM

what are your temps and your voltages? what psu are useing how many watts?

SK^_^ · Jan 19, 2004, 03:04 AM

Im not really sure, its a dell 8300 any programs i can use to find out?

Warpy · Jan 19, 2004, 03:25 AM

Check your temps like Neon said. Use AIDA32 to get this information, download it from here: AIDA32 SYS info

The problem with the noise coming from the headphones may be due to the swap file paging - which is causing the game to slow down from an ALT TAB.

How much memory do you have and what speed does it run at? Also check your hdd space, as the page file may be eating all the jiuce from your hard drive.

SK^_^ · Jan 19, 2004, 03:45 AM

I have 1 gig of PC-400 ram, my paging file intitial size is 1536mb and maximum is 3072 mb. I grabbed that program, trying to figure it out. BTW before i formated from the DELL format, this didnt happen, but i also did not have powerstrip, could powerstrip possibly be causing this problem?

SK^_^ · Jan 19, 2004, 03:57 AM

Im not sure how to get temp from this program

Warpy · Jan 19, 2004, 04:39 AM

The temps can be found using the the "computer icon" on the left when you double click it, it opens up the tree of other options , you should see the "sensor" tab, when this is clicked it will display your temps on the right hand window.

I would uninstall Powerstrip and use the omega drivers instaed to optimise your graphic card. Stay away from these apps mate and use Omega - he has allt he tweaks in his drivers and they are very reputable too.

SK^_^ · Jan 19, 2004, 06:01 AM

i uninstalled powerstrip and all is good so far, we'll see what happens..

btw when i hit sensor nothin shows up, and no processes are happening
jus a blank screen on rite hand side

toddsmack2k · Jan 19, 2004, 06:04 AM

What version of powerstrip were you running?

SK^_^ · Jan 19, 2004, 07:28 AM

3.47

SK^_^ · Jan 19, 2004, 07:36 PM

I thought problem went away because I alt tabed succesful like 10-15 times, but just now i ran that AIDA32 program and onloading comp locked up and noise came through speakers, any ideas?

~~Sourcer_2002~~ · Jan 19, 2004, 07:47 PM

Hmm if this is only happening while alt-tabing out of games, then stop alt-tabing....most games do not support alt-tabing.

SK^_^ · Jan 19, 2004, 07:57 PM

it happened when i turned that prog on, and not jus alt tabing, exiting aswell... plus alt tabing is normal in the hl engine

Jan 19, 2004, 01:55 AM	#1
SK^_^ DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	Comp freezes on game exit One out of 5 times when I exit or alt tab from counterstrike (aswell as CoD) my comp will lock up and a loud noise comes through headphones. Once i kinda went back into CS and it was running at like 1 FPS then comp locked up. Any ideas? Could it be overheating? Im using a 9800xt on the new omega drivers ( it happens on catalysts aswell ). I got a gig of pc400 ram on a 3.0 ghz CPU. Thx for reading

Jan 19, 2004, 02:32 AM	#2
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	what are your temps and your voltages? what psu are useing how many watts? __________________

Jan 19, 2004, 03:25 AM	#4
Warpy DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,761 Rep Power: 0	Check your temps like Neon said. Use AIDA32 to get this information, download it from here: AIDA32 SYS info The problem with the noise coming from the headphones may be due to the swap file paging - which is causing the game to slow down from an ALT TAB. How much memory do you have and what speed does it run at? Also check your hdd space, as the page file may be eating all the jiuce from your hard drive. __________________ The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

Jan 19, 2004, 04:39 AM	#7
Warpy DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,761 Rep Power: 0	The temps can be found using the the "computer icon" on the left when you double click it, it opens up the tree of other options , you should see the "sensor" tab, when this is clicked it will display your temps on the right hand window. I would uninstall Powerstrip and use the omega drivers instaed to optimise your graphic card. Stay away from these apps mate and use Omega - he has allt he tweaks in his drivers and they are very reputable too. __________________ The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

Jan 19, 2004, 06:04 AM	#9
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Jan 19, 2004, 03:04 AM	Thread Starter #3
SK^_^ DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	Im not really sure, its a dell 8300 any programs i can use to find out?

Jan 19, 2004, 03:45 AM	Thread Starter #5
SK^_^ DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	I have 1 gig of PC-400 ram, my paging file intitial size is 1536mb and maximum is 3072 mb. I grabbed that program, trying to figure it out. BTW before i formated from the DELL format, this didnt happen, but i also did not have powerstrip, could powerstrip possibly be causing this problem?

Jan 19, 2004, 03:57 AM	Thread Starter #6
SK^_^ DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	Im not sure how to get temp from this program

Jan 19, 2004, 06:01 AM	Thread Starter #8
SK^_^ DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	i uninstalled powerstrip and all is good so far, we'll see what happens.. btw when i hit sensor nothin shows up, and no processes are happening jus a blank screen on rite hand side

Jan 19, 2004, 07:28 AM	Thread Starter #10
SK^_^ DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	3.47

Jan 19, 2004, 07:36 PM	Thread Starter #11
SK^_^ DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	I thought problem went away because I alt tabed succesful like 10-15 times, but just now i ran that AIDA32 program and onloading comp locked up and noise came through speakers, any ideas?

Jan 19, 2004, 07:47 PM	#12
~~Sourcer_2002~~ BANNED Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Indiana , USA Posts: 2,677 Rep Power: 0	Hmm if this is only happening while alt-tabing out of games, then stop alt-tabing....most games do not support alt-tabing.

Jan 19, 2004, 07:57 PM	Thread Starter #13
SK^_^ DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	it happened when i turned that prog on, and not jus alt tabing, exiting aswell... plus alt tabing is normal in the hl engine