My computer freezes and the sound stutters for 30seconds

rayanami · 01-04-2008, 09:22 AM

Hi, I'm having problems with some games I play. The screen freezes and the sound stutters for about 15-30 seconds then the sound stops for 5-10 seconds then the screen unfreezes and the sound goes back to normal then it will happen again and again. I play Warcraft 3 and it seldom happens. It usually happens when I play GTA3 and Half Life 2. I downloaded the november release of directx9.0c and installed it and it still happens. I met the system requirements for all the game I play. This does not happen when I play MMOs like Granado Espada. My PC specs are as follow:

CPU: Athlon XP 2500+
Memory: 1GB DDR
Video Card: Nvidia FX5200
Sound Card: SoundMAX Digital Audio

I did not install the latest nvidia driver as I have had bad experience before with the Forceware drivers. The version of the driver that I am using is 78.01

thanks!

supermep · 01-04-2008, 09:55 PM

For Warcraft 3 your machine should play that one fine.

But as for the others I'm not surprised the game tends to freeze.

At what point does HL 2 freeze like that?

What settings do you have HL 2 set too?

rayanami · 01-05-2008, 12:42 AM

I've been able to run HL2 smoothly on lower machines before. I used the lowest setting on every category there is. I play the game smoothly for about 10-15minutes then at no apparent reason, the screen freezes for a few seconds while the sound stutters.
although it seldom happens, this also occurs while playing Warcraft 3.

supermep · 01-05-2008, 03:53 PM

Is anything in your machine overclocked?

Have you checked any temperatures? Those old Socket A motherboards can run pretty hot.

DND · 01-05-2008, 04:24 PM

check your power supply

get a motherboard monitor software and check the +12v and +5 voltage sounds like its dropping in power under load

rayanami · 01-05-2008, 08:20 PM

nothing is overclocked. yeah it can get pretty hot. i think the CPU temp goes as high as 63 degrees celsius. is that high?
as for the power supply the +12v generates 12.43v while the +5v generates 4.70v, should this be a sign to buy a new PSU?

DND · 01-05-2008, 09:01 PM

your 12v is good not shore on the 5v it seams a bit low

rayanami · 02-03-2008, 09:21 AM

just to add some results on some testing i did, when i set the video and audio settings higher, the problem occurs less compared to whenever i set it lower. weird?

01-04-2008, 09:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
rayanami Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Philippines Posts: 49 OS: XP	My computer freezes and the sound stutters for 30seconds Hi, I'm having problems with some games I play. The screen freezes and the sound stutters for about 15-30 seconds then the sound stops for 5-10 seconds then the screen unfreezes and the sound goes back to normal then it will happen again and again. I play Warcraft 3 and it seldom happens. It usually happens when I play GTA3 and Half Life 2. I downloaded the november release of directx9.0c and installed it and it still happens. I met the system requirements for all the game I play. This does not happen when I play MMOs like Granado Espada. My PC specs are as follow: CPU: Athlon XP 2500+ Memory: 1GB DDR Video Card: Nvidia FX5200 Sound Card: SoundMAX Digital Audio I did not install the latest nvidia driver as I have had bad experience before with the Forceware drivers. The version of the driver that I am using is 78.01 thanks! __________________ Toshiba Technical Support Representative Level 1 No rest, no mercy, no matter what.

01-04-2008, 09:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
supermep Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 254 OS: winxp	Re: My computer freezes and the sound stutters for 30seconds For Warcraft 3 your machine should play that one fine. But as for the others I'm not surprised the game tends to freeze. At what point does HL 2 freeze like that? What settings do you have HL 2 set too?

01-05-2008, 12:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
rayanami Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Philippines Posts: 49 OS: XP	Re: My computer freezes and the sound stutters for 30seconds I've been able to run HL2 smoothly on lower machines before. I used the lowest setting on every category there is. I play the game smoothly for about 10-15minutes then at no apparent reason, the screen freezes for a few seconds while the sound stutters. although it seldom happens, this also occurs while playing Warcraft 3. __________________ Toshiba Technical Support Representative Level 1 No rest, no mercy, no matter what.

01-05-2008, 03:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
supermep Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 254 OS: winxp	Re: My computer freezes and the sound stutters for 30seconds Is anything in your machine overclocked? Have you checked any temperatures? Those old Socket A motherboards can run pretty hot.

01-05-2008, 04:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
DND Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: "-~~~ Oz ~~~-" ..(The Land DownUnder) Posts: 99 OS: XP, MCE, Vista	Re: My computer freezes and the sound stutters for 30seconds check your power supply get a motherboard monitor software and check the +12v and +5 voltage sounds like its dropping in power under load

01-05-2008, 08:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
rayanami Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Philippines Posts: 49 OS: XP	Re: My computer freezes and the sound stutters for 30seconds nothing is overclocked. yeah it can get pretty hot. i think the CPU temp goes as high as 63 degrees celsius. is that high? as for the power supply the +12v generates 12.43v while the +5v generates 4.70v, should this be a sign to buy a new PSU? __________________ Toshiba Technical Support Representative Level 1 No rest, no mercy, no matter what.

01-05-2008, 09:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
DND Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: "-~~~ Oz ~~~-" ..(The Land DownUnder) Posts: 99 OS: XP, MCE, Vista	Re: My computer freezes and the sound stutters for 30seconds your 12v is good not shore on the 5v it seams a bit low

02-03-2008, 09:21 AM	#8 (permalink)
rayanami Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Philippines Posts: 49 OS: XP	Re: My computer freezes and the sound stutters for 30seconds just to add some results on some testing i did, when i set the video and audio settings higher, the problem occurs less compared to whenever i set it lower. weird? __________________ Toshiba Technical Support Representative Level 1 No rest, no mercy, no matter what.