games freezes then continues

Eis · Aug 25, 2004, 04:40 PM

i have just built a system and wehn i try and play farcry or ut24k i can play for about 3-5 min then it freezes for about 6 sec then plays fora a few more then freezes in ut24k some times it ok and does the same as farcry but at times some of the textures disapear and reappear everything is new what is the problem, i can play cod and cs and q3 no problems but with these games i have problems i know there sytem and memory hogs but what i ask....

GutterPunk · Aug 25, 2004, 07:10 PM

The memory should be okay in your system, but I had the same problem on a comp w/ 256megs of ram as it would try and increase the pagefile. Run memtest and make sure everything is okay. also, do you get any errors while this freeze and go happens? Have you tried to alt + tab out of the game to see if anything is happening. Does the HDD or CD ROM spin up during these times? Do you have items running in the background? Next time this happens, alt +tab out of the game and cntrl alt delte. See what processes are running and make sure nothing is taking up too much cpu. just some ideas hope some of these help you determine whats wrong

Eis · Aug 25, 2004, 07:20 PM

yes i checked no errors it just freeezes/stops and the continues where it left off after that, no cd rom spionning donthink the hd is check shut down antivirus, stuck the 6800 into a 1,2 machie with 512 and it was laggy but dint stop so dont htink its the card thanks for the ideas

GutterPunk · Aug 25, 2004, 07:57 PM

well heck i just covered all the basics from here i have no clue, sufficient cooling in your box right? nothing over heating ie northbridge?

germanjulian · Aug 25, 2004, 08:14 PM

sound!?? uninstall your sound card and try again without sound....

maybe its an irq conflcits. if it works without the soundcard try another pci slot.

are you sure all drivers are installed correctly?

Eis · Aug 25, 2004, 10:31 PM

took sound card out still same thing open the cas put a house fan blowing in same thing so wither the mobo do loke the ram or theres a prob with the ram or the psu might not hold up to the spec of the rails

germanjulian · Aug 25, 2004, 11:10 PM

weird..... lower the latency on your ram....
try reinstalling the drivers... windows even....

good luck......
if nothing works get a new mobo, new cpu, new ram,,, just return everything and get a different system... maybe one component doesnt like some other components.. its extreme but happens sometimes..

Vampyromaniac · Aug 29, 2004, 06:22 AM

can you try some more games? I'm just wondering . . . so far it looks like Direct3D games have the problem, and OpenGL don't . . . just wondering

Eis · Aug 29, 2004, 06:52 AM

ya call of duty dosnt, cs, quak3 , and lord of the ring dosnt. it might be a opengl direct driver thing and patches i heard its with the 6800 u but few gts thanks for the help

BWX · Aug 29, 2004, 07:00 AM

Did you try DH-driver cleaner and Cab cleaner? I would seriously do that if you haven't. Let cab cleaner run, it took a LONG time when I did it, you just have to let it keep going, it will eventually stop- don't stop it manually. -only then reinstall latest WHQL Nvidia drivers.

Sounds like a really pesky problem, weird that it does it in DirectX games but NOT OpenGL games. Very strange indeed. I would say reinstall directX AND make sure all your motherboard (northbridge and south-bridge/ IDE/ SATA) drivers are all up to date and cleanly installed..

Since it only does it in DirectX games it seems like it must be a software thing. Just some ideas. Good luck man.

Aug 25, 2004, 04:40 PM	#1
Eis DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	games freezes then continues i have just built a system and wehn i try and play farcry or ut24k i can play for about 3-5 min then it freezes for about 6 sec then plays fora a few more then freezes in ut24k some times it ok and does the same as farcry but at times some of the textures disapear and reappear everything is new what is the problem, i can play cod and cs and q3 no problems but with these games i have problems i know there sytem and memory hogs but what i ask.... __________________ amd 3400 64 msi neo platinum 1 gig pc3200 cosair xmspt 2.2.2.5 evga 6800u thermaltake 550 pure power augidy 2 zs winxp

Aug 25, 2004, 07:10 PM	#2
GutterPunk I = Greatest Dood Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 5,949 Rep Power: 71	The memory should be okay in your system, but I had the same problem on a comp w/ 256megs of ram as it would try and increase the pagefile. Run memtest and make sure everything is okay. also, do you get any errors while this freeze and go happens? Have you tried to alt + tab out of the game to see if anything is happening. Does the HDD or CD ROM spin up during these times? Do you have items running in the background? Next time this happens, alt +tab out of the game and cntrl alt delte. See what processes are running and make sure nothing is taking up too much cpu. just some ideas hope some of these help you determine whats wrong __________________ Rock On \m/ Thank you Mousey for the Sig! --------------- Intel Core2Duo E6660 (3.4GHZ) ~ Tuniq Tower 120 ~ Enermax Galaxy 1000W ~ Corsair Dominator @ 1090MHZ 5-5-5-15 (OCZ XTC Modded Cooler)~ EVGA 8800GTX W/ HR-03 Plus 120MM ~ Asus DVD-RW LiteScribe ~ LG DVD-RW ~ Corsair Voyager 2GB ReadyBoost Drive ~ Vantec Nexus Fan Controller ~ ThermalTake Armor 25CM fan ~ Personal Finance Blog: Dent Your Debt

Aug 25, 2004, 07:20 PM	Thread Starter #3
Eis DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	yes i checked no errors it just freeezes/stops and the continues where it left off after that, no cd rom spionning donthink the hd is check shut down antivirus, stuck the 6800 into a 1,2 machie with 512 and it was laggy but dint stop so dont htink its the card thanks for the ideas __________________ amd 3400 64 msi neo platinum 1 gig pc3200 cosair xmspt 2.2.2.5 evga 6800u thermaltake 550 pure power augidy 2 zs winxp

Aug 25, 2004, 07:57 PM	#4
GutterPunk I = Greatest Dood Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 5,949 Rep Power: 71	well heck i just covered all the basics from here i have no clue, sufficient cooling in your box right? nothing over heating ie northbridge? __________________ Rock On \m/ Thank you Mousey for the Sig! --------------- Intel Core2Duo E6660 (3.4GHZ) ~ Tuniq Tower 120 ~ Enermax Galaxy 1000W ~ Corsair Dominator @ 1090MHZ 5-5-5-15 (OCZ XTC Modded Cooler)~ EVGA 8800GTX W/ HR-03 Plus 120MM ~ Asus DVD-RW LiteScribe ~ LG DVD-RW ~ Corsair Voyager 2GB ReadyBoost Drive ~ Vantec Nexus Fan Controller ~ ThermalTake Armor 25CM fan ~ Personal Finance Blog: Dent Your Debt

Aug 25, 2004, 08:14 PM	#5
germanjulian Back in London Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,797 Rep Power: 0	sound!?? uninstall your sound card and try again without sound.... maybe its an irq conflcits. if it works without the soundcard try another pci slot. are you sure all drivers are installed correctly? __________________ /\|\ Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Intel C2D E6600, 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 DDR2, E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT, Creative X-Fi Extreme Music, 500GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA, Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black, etc. http://germanjulian.com /\|\

Aug 25, 2004, 10:31 PM	Thread Starter #6
Eis DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	took sound card out still same thing open the cas put a house fan blowing in same thing so wither the mobo do loke the ram or theres a prob with the ram or the psu might not hold up to the spec of the rails __________________ amd 3400 64 msi neo platinum 1 gig pc3200 cosair xmspt 2.2.2.5 evga 6800u thermaltake 550 pure power augidy 2 zs winxp

Aug 25, 2004, 11:10 PM	#7
germanjulian Back in London Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,797 Rep Power: 0	weird..... lower the latency on your ram.... try reinstalling the drivers... windows even.... good luck...... if nothing works get a new mobo, new cpu, new ram,,, just return everything and get a different system... maybe one component doesnt like some other components.. its extreme but happens sometimes.. __________________ /\|\ Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Intel C2D E6600, 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 DDR2, E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT, Creative X-Fi Extreme Music, 500GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA, Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black, etc. http://germanjulian.com /\|\

Aug 29, 2004, 06:22 AM	#8
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	can you try some more games? I'm just wondering . . . so far it looks like Direct3D games have the problem, and OpenGL don't . . . just wondering __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Aug 29, 2004, 06:52 AM	Thread Starter #9
Eis DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	ya call of duty dosnt, cs, quak3 , and lord of the ring dosnt. it might be a opengl direct driver thing and patches i heard its with the 6800 u but few gts thanks for the help __________________ amd 3400 64 msi neo platinum 1 gig pc3200 cosair xmspt 2.2.2.5 evga 6800u thermaltake 550 pure power augidy 2 zs winxp

Aug 29, 2004, 07:00 AM	#10
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Did you try DH-driver cleaner and Cab cleaner? I would seriously do that if you haven't. Let cab cleaner run, it took a LONG time when I did it, you just have to let it keep going, it will eventually stop- don't stop it manually. -only then reinstall latest WHQL Nvidia drivers. Sounds like a really pesky problem, weird that it does it in DirectX games but NOT OpenGL games. Very strange indeed. I would say reinstall directX AND make sure all your motherboard (northbridge and south-bridge/ IDE/ SATA) drivers are all up to date and cleanly installed.. Since it only does it in DirectX games it seems like it must be a software thing. Just some ideas. Good luck man. __________________