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GuitarZeroZ312 · 06-29-2009, 05:44 PM

Computer specs:

eMachines T2892 AMD Athlon XP 2800+
2.09 GHz, 1.50 GB of RAM (RAM upgraded - 512 MB RAM came with PC)

Operating system:

Windows XP Home Edition 32bit w Service Pack 2
DirectX 10 beta for XP (upgraded from 9.0 because I was having this same problem with DirectX 9.0)

Video card:

NVIDIA GeForce 6600

Sound:

NVIDIA NForce

Problem:

My computer freezes constantly when I try to play higher end games even though my computer is well above the minimum system requirements. After it freezes there's nothing I can do except reboot and when I push any keyboard buttons or click the mouse I sometimes hear the tower beep.

Games it freezes with: Max Payne, Max Payne 2, and Hitman Blood Money (I've tried GTAIII and GTA Vice City though and have had no problems). Sometimes I can play the Max Payne games for over an hour before it freezes but other times it will freeze within just a few minutes of running the games (lowering the graphics settings seems to help slightly but it's still a constant problem). Hitman always freezes in less than five minutes even with the lowest settings. My computer also sometimes freeezes when I'm just browsing the net or running other programs but not nearly as often.

As far as I know my drivers are up to date. I ran a free Memtest program to check for RAM errors and none were detected. I also downloaded Everest to monitor internal temperatures to see if the computer was overheating (it's summer and outdoors the temperature has been in the 100s lately).

Here are my current temperatures:

Motherboard: 111F

CPU: 120F (CPU doesn't usually run over 20% before I launch a game)

GPU: 117F

Cooling fan speed:

3668RPM

If anything this is probably an overheating problem because nothing else seems wrong with my system. I opened the tower and cleaned the dust off the fan but it hasn't made the temperatures drop much. The computer was a gift and I think it's just a cheep fan that came with the tower.

06-29-2009, 05:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
GuitarZeroZ312 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 12 OS: XP	PC freezes constantly when playing higher end games Computer specs: eMachines T2892 AMD Athlon XP 2800+ 2.09 GHz, 1.50 GB of RAM (RAM upgraded - 512 MB RAM came with PC) Operating system: Windows XP Home Edition 32bit w Service Pack 2 DirectX 10 beta for XP (upgraded from 9.0 because I was having this same problem with DirectX 9.0) Video card: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 Sound: NVIDIA NForce Problem: My computer freezes constantly when I try to play higher end games even though my computer is well above the minimum system requirements. After it freezes there's nothing I can do except reboot and when I push any keyboard buttons or click the mouse I sometimes hear the tower beep. Games it freezes with: Max Payne, Max Payne 2, and Hitman Blood Money (I've tried GTAIII and GTA Vice City though and have had no problems). Sometimes I can play the Max Payne games for over an hour before it freezes but other times it will freeze within just a few minutes of running the games (lowering the graphics settings seems to help slightly but it's still a constant problem). Hitman always freezes in less than five minutes even with the lowest settings. My computer also sometimes freeezes when I'm just browsing the net or running other programs but not nearly as often. As far as I know my drivers are up to date. I ran a free Memtest program to check for RAM errors and none were detected. I also downloaded Everest to monitor internal temperatures to see if the computer was overheating (it's summer and outdoors the temperature has been in the 100s lately). Here are my current temperatures: Motherboard: 111F CPU: 120F (CPU doesn't usually run over 20% before I launch a game) GPU: 117F Cooling fan speed: 3668RPM If anything this is probably an overheating problem because nothing else seems wrong with my system. I opened the tower and cleaned the dust off the fan but it hasn't made the temperatures drop much. The computer was a gift and I think it's just a cheep fan that came with the tower.