Games freeze after ~15 minutes of playing

Ashmole · 10-26-2006, 04:59 PM

Problem:
My games will run fine for about 15 minutes then I will get long instances of lag.My latency will skyrocket and my FPS will go down to around 4.

I ran spybot search and destroy,adaware, did a virus scan,turned off firewall,and installed Omega Drivers.

I still can't fix this problem. I'm running a very old computer but this problem is relatively new.

P4 1.5 ghz
512 ram
ti4200 card

Thank you in advance.

Indoril Nerevar · 10-26-2006, 06:18 PM

Hi, and welcome to TSF.

Firstly, could you please give us a bit more info about your problem:
What games are you trying to play?
What are the full specs of your system (read "Posting System Specs" in my signature)?
Are the games you are trying to play online or offline, or some of both?

After playing for 15 minutes, when the lag starts, what happens if you quit the game and then reopen it? Download SensorsView Pro (link in my signature), and post the temperatures it reports.

Ashmole · 10-26-2006, 06:46 PM

System Specs:
PSU:250w PSU
CPU: Pentium 4 1.5 ghz (P68 Williamette, A80528)
Motherboard:Asus P4B-LX
RAM: 512 SDRAM (133mhz per 256mb stick)
Videocard: Nvidia Ti4200 AGP 4x
HD: C drive 15gb capacity, 1% free space.FAT32
D drive 55gb capacity, 22g free space.NTFS I'm not sure of brand.
OS: Winxp Home Edition SP1 (I tried installing SP2 but it gave me a few errors)
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CPU Temp: 62 degrees Celcius.
Games like Day of Defeat and World War II Online- games that I've been capable of running before without this problem.

When I disconnect from a server or restart the game,the cycle restarts over again with decent performance and then the problem. I tried unplugging my modem for about ten minutes which has worked with connection problems in the past but to no avail.

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I've been thinking of reformatting this piece of junk but its so old I cant find the disks!

Thank you in advance.I hope its something that can be easily "cured". :)

**Fr4665** · 10-27-2006, 02:22 AM

it seems to me as if your cpu is very very hot. id suggest cleaning out the case of dust with some compressed air. after that applying new thermal paste to the hsf.

also try freeing up your c: drive as that is really crammed and could also cause some lag

Tiber Septim · 10-27-2006, 06:18 AM

If my calculations are correct (i think so

) you have about 150mb of free sapce on your C: drive. Windows needs at least 500mb to function properly (if memory serves). If this is where you have windows installed then this is your problem, follow Fr4556 advice and free up some space.

Ashmole · 10-27-2006, 11:58 AM

I'm not sure whether it was cleaning the fan area that did it or freeing space that did it but its fixed! Thanks very much!

**JeremyC** · 10-27-2006, 12:08 PM

You could try turning off explorer.exe when you play games.

crtl+alt+delete.

Just end it then crtl+alt+delete again and run it again when youve finished.

Tiber Septim · 10-28-2006, 04:25 AM

Good to hear you got it fixed, have fun!

10-26-2006, 04:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ashmole Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6 OS: WIN XP (HE)	Games freeze after ~15 minutes of playing Problem: My games will run fine for about 15 minutes then I will get long instances of lag.My latency will skyrocket and my FPS will go down to around 4. I ran spybot search and destroy,adaware, did a virus scan,turned off firewall,and installed Omega Drivers. I still can't fix this problem. I'm running a very old computer but this problem is relatively new. P4 1.5 ghz 512 ram ti4200 card Thank you in advance.

10-26-2006, 06:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Indoril Nerevar Manager, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,014 OS: Windows 7 RC 64-bit My System	Hi, and welcome to TSF. Firstly, could you please give us a bit more info about your problem: What games are you trying to play? What are the full specs of your system (read "Posting System Specs" in my signature)? Are the games you are trying to play online or offline, or some of both? After playing for 15 minutes, when the lag starts, what happens if you quit the game and then reopen it? Download SensorsView Pro (link in my signature), and post the temperatures it reports. __________________ Donating to the forum keeps TSF free for all. • Common PC Game Issues • Common Installation Issues • Posting System Specs • Power Supply Information • • NVIDIA Drivers • ATI Drivers • Thermal Paste Guide • System Requirements Lab • YouGamers Game-o-Meter • • Everest • Prime95 • DirectX • AMD Drivers • Memtest86 • SensorsView • Driver Cleaner • I do not give help via PM. Please post your question on the forum.

10-27-2006, 02:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
Fr4665 aka mr.fraggs Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA or Germany Posts: 2,965 OS: Win XP,Vista,Android My System	it seems to me as if your cpu is very very hot. id suggest cleaning out the case of dust with some compressed air. after that applying new thermal paste to the hsf. also try freeing up your c: drive as that is really crammed and could also cause some lag __________________ I don't subscribe to threads please PM me if i miss a reply. ------- Everest SensorView Pro DriverCleaner how to fix your game

10-27-2006, 06:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
Tiber Septim Asst Manager, Games Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,874 OS: Fedora 11 / Windows 7 My System Blog Entries: 5	If my calculations are correct (i think so ) you have about 150mb of free sapce on your C: drive. Windows needs at least 500mb to function properly (if memory serves). If this is where you have windows installed then this is your problem, follow Fr4556 advice and free up some space. __________________ First Steps - System Specs - SIW Help TSF beat Cancer and other serious Illness.

10-27-2006, 12:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
JeremyC Resident Alchemist Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,148 OS: SuSE 10.0/XP Pro	You could try turning off explorer.exe when you play games. crtl+alt+delete. Just end it then crtl+alt+delete again and run it again when youve finished. __________________

10-26-2006, 06:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ashmole Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6 OS: WIN XP (HE)	System Specs: PSU:250w PSU CPU: Pentium 4 1.5 ghz (P68 Williamette, A80528) Motherboard:Asus P4B-LX RAM: 512 SDRAM (133mhz per 256mb stick) Videocard: Nvidia Ti4200 AGP 4x HD: C drive 15gb capacity, 1% free space.FAT32 D drive 55gb capacity, 22g free space.NTFS I'm not sure of brand. OS: Winxp Home Edition SP1 (I tried installing SP2 but it gave me a few errors) -- CPU Temp: 62 degrees Celcius. Games like Day of Defeat and World War II Online- games that I've been capable of running before without this problem. When I disconnect from a server or restart the game,the cycle restarts over again with decent performance and then the problem. I tried unplugging my modem for about ten minutes which has worked with connection problems in the past but to no avail. -- I've been thinking of reformatting this piece of junk but its so old I cant find the disks! Thank you in advance.I hope its something that can be easily "cured". :)

10-27-2006, 11:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
Ashmole Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6 OS: WIN XP (HE)	I'm not sure whether it was cleaning the fan area that did it or freeing space that did it but its fixed! Thanks very much!

10-28-2006, 04:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
Tiber Septim Asst Manager, Games Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,874 OS: Fedora 11 / Windows 7 My System Blog Entries: 5	Good to hear you got it fixed, have fun! __________________ First Steps - System Specs - SIW Help TSF beat Cancer and other serious Illness.