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post #1 of 33
3/27/04 at 4:12am
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Hey all, im having a problem with my desktop computer.


When im playing graphic games (even age of empires 2 ! ) my computer just FREEZES out of no where, and I have to reset. Its only in games and I think its graphic card related but thats just a guess... any ideas how to fix it?
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post #2 of 33
3/27/04 at 4:31am
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GAH it just froze up again, so stupid ;(
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post #3 of 33
3/27/04 at 4:50am
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yet again, wow this is ridiculous.. hopefully tommorow someone will have a fix.. if not Im going to bring it to bestbuy for them to look at it for an insanely high price
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post #4 of 33
3/27/04 at 4:54am
Hey - do you get a BSOD or does it freeze?

Info needed :-
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Configuration
OS used
BIOS Info
Driver for Video
Conditions under which the freezes occur

without giving any information there is no use starting a thread like this

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post #5 of 33
3/27/04 at 5:11am
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Configuration - 1.8 ghz 1gb ram NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200

OS used - xp pro

BIOS Info - ?? (How do I get bios info)

Driver for Video (not sure, but says working properly in device manager)

Conditions under which the freezes occur - While gaming
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post #6 of 33
3/27/04 at 5:12am
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AMD ALTHON XP 2500+ 1.8ghz btw
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post #7 of 33
3/27/04 at 5:24am
ummm...are you a noob

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Driver for Video (not sure, but says working properly in device manager)
A lot of drivers will display this message. Download and install the latest drivers for your graphics card.

Do all the required Windows Updates (Critical)

Install DX9.0 if the game needs it

What games are you talking about? Have you applied the relevant patches to the games?
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post #8 of 33
3/27/04 at 8:42am
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Originally Posted by w00t
Configuration - 1.8 ghz 1gb ram NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200

OS used - xp pro

BIOS Info - ?? (How do I get bios info)

Driver for Video (not sure, but says working properly in device manager)

Conditions under which the freezes occur - While gaming
Well you get your BIOS info by going into the BIOS...hehe...Tapping on the Delete Key while booting up will generally get you into the BIOS...

Your problem sounds like it could be heat related, when was the last time you gave the insides of your PC a good cleaning...By that I mean blowing out all the dust from the insides of the PC & off all the fan's and PCI Card's and AGP Card if one is installed, especially the Video Card Fan & CPU Fan...Also it could just be a specific game related problem, have you installed the latest patch's for the games you are playing...

Also do as gsminardi suggested and get the latest Video Card Drives for your Video Card & DX 9.0 at least or DX9.b the latest DX out...
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post #9 of 33
3/27/04 at 3:43pm
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Its not heat related.. my computer temp stays below 100 F always, usually at 96

Im talking about Counter-Strike and Age of Empires, there all patched perfectly.

Ill go look for some drivers now
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post #10 of 33
3/27/04 at 3:51pm
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Ok just downloaded drivers and direct x 9.0

going to play 6 hours of cs, will say if problem happens again
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post #11 of 33
3/27/04 at 4:43pm
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think its fixed, thanks all
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post #12 of 33
3/27/04 at 7:04pm
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nope, still freezes, wtf?
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post #13 of 33
3/27/04 at 9:29pm
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post #14 of 33
3/28/04 at 8:27pm
man...i feel sorry for you. My compy used to do the same thing...freeze right up in games and only during games. Very frustrating. I finally just got more memory, another case fan, new video card, formated to whole thing and that fixed the problem. Just some ideas, good luck though.
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post #15 of 33
3/28/04 at 9:38pm
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yeah well its getting so annoying.. i have a gb of ram, plenty of case fans.. im going to reformat next.. if that doesnt work im going to spend my car savings on a new computer
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post #16 of 33
3/28/04 at 9:48pm
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someone please any ideas? This really sucks, its freezing once every like 10 minutes now and its SO annoying
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post #17 of 33
3/29/04 at 6:48pm
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pleasssseeeeeeeeeeeeee
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post #18 of 33
3/30/04 at 8:53pm
reformatt...if that doesn't work send it to me i will fix it
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post #19 of 33
3/30/04 at 11:20pm
I dont think BB takes computer in for repairs......umm yeah only if its one of the computers that THEY sold not a custom computer that you built.
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post #20 of 33
3/31/04 at 5:43pm
my computer has never froze Its like my son I take care of it
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