pc wont play crysis full game and call of duty 4 demo

formula400 · 04-18-2008, 10:34 AM

hello, i got my pc about a week ago and i love it, but i get this problem

i got crysis for it,installed it but after playing the 1st 10 mins it locked up, made a repeted sound and re-started my pc, started it up again and it did the same. that was with all the setting on high, did the same again on medium

my spec is as follows

i had it over clocked by cyberpowersystem, i chose the safe and sable overclocking still with warrenty.

CAS: NZXT HUSH 420W Black Mid-Tower Case
630 power supply
CS_FAN: Default Case Fan
CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® CoreT 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0GHz 1333FSB 6MB L2 Cache 64-bit overclocked to 3.60
CD: SONY DUAL FORMAT 18X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER
FAN: CoolerMaster Liquid CPU Cooling System (Superior Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) [+34]
HDD: Single Hard Drive (320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD
HDD2: 320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16M Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive [+51]

MOTHERBOARD: MSI P35 Neo-F P35 Chipset LGA775 Supports Core 2 Duo CPU FSB1333 DDR2/800 Mainboard w/GbLAN,USB2.0,&7.1Audio
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)4GB (2x2GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Mushkin Value Select or Major Brand)
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition w/ Service Pack 2

SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express Video Card

what should i do to sort this problem out

ebackhus · 04-18-2008, 11:11 AM

Might be the OC. Crysis is pretty demanding and the extra work may be overheating things.

formula400 · 04-18-2008, 11:42 AM

how can i tell, i`ve had the same problem with the call of duty 4 demo????

**bigfellla** · 04-19-2008, 06:38 AM

What type of psu is that, make and model.

formula400 · 04-20-2008, 03:56 PM

ntel® CoreT 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0GHz

**bigfellla** · 04-20-2008, 04:02 PM

psu = power supply unit.

formula400 · 04-21-2008, 12:40 AM

sorry

Hiper 630W HPU-4M630

u551 · 04-21-2008, 05:39 AM

Check your temperatures (either from BIOS or using Speedfan or Everest or other program like that) to see if heat is causing the problem. Everest or Speedfan should also be able to monitor voltages received from PSU.

**bigfellla** · 04-21-2008, 06:39 AM

I know this may sound crazy, but with your system being watercooled, higher end gpu overclocked, and several hd' etc etc you may find that PSU does not provide a stable 12V rail.

I am not sure of this, but it would be worth testing with a multimeter i think. You have 4 12V rails rated at 18A, hoever 12V +2 is dedicated for the CPU, leaving only 3 12V rails to power the rest of your system - which is not a low powered system.

Can you purchase a cheap multimeter or borrow a quality PSU (750W approx)?

04-18-2008, 10:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
formula400 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 16 OS: XP	pc wont play crysis full game and call of duty 4 demo hello, i got my pc about a week ago and i love it, but i get this problem i got crysis for it,installed it but after playing the 1st 10 mins it locked up, made a repeted sound and re-started my pc, started it up again and it did the same. that was with all the setting on high, did the same again on medium my spec is as follows i had it over clocked by cyberpowersystem, i chose the safe and sable overclocking still with warrenty. CAS: NZXT HUSH 420W Black Mid-Tower Case 630 power supply CS_FAN: Default Case Fan CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® CoreT 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0GHz 1333FSB 6MB L2 Cache 64-bit overclocked to 3.60 CD: SONY DUAL FORMAT 18X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER FAN: CoolerMaster Liquid CPU Cooling System (Superior Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) [+34] HDD: Single Hard Drive (320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD HDD2: 320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16M Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive [+51] MOTHERBOARD: MSI P35 Neo-F P35 Chipset LGA775 Supports Core 2 Duo CPU FSB1333 DDR2/800 Mainboard w/GbLAN,USB2.0,&7.1Audio MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)4GB (2x2GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Mushkin Value Select or Major Brand) NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition w/ Service Pack 2 SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express Video Card what should i do to sort this problem out

04-18-2008, 11:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
ebackhus Asst. Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,378 OS: WinXP Pro SP2b My System Blog Entries: 16	Re: pc wont play crysis full game and call of duty 4 demo Might be the OC. Crysis is pretty demanding and the extra work may be overheating things. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

04-18-2008, 11:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
formula400 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 16 OS: XP	Re: pc wont play crysis full game and call of duty 4 demo how can i tell, i`ve had the same problem with the call of duty 4 demo????

04-19-2008, 06:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
bigfellla MENTOR HARDWARE TEAM Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Aussie in London Posts: 2,399 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Professional SP2, Mac OSX Leopard My System	Re: pc wont play crysis full game and call of duty 4 demo What type of psu is that, make and model. __________________ PC Wizard-VGA 2007 Charts-Power Supply Info-Multi/Single Rail PSU?-Speedfan-Laptop nVidia Drivers

04-20-2008, 03:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
formula400 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 16 OS: XP	Re: pc wont play crysis full game and call of duty 4 demo ntel® CoreT 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0GHz

04-20-2008, 04:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
bigfellla MENTOR HARDWARE TEAM Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Aussie in London Posts: 2,399 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Professional SP2, Mac OSX Leopard My System	Re: pc wont play crysis full game and call of duty 4 demo psu = power supply unit. __________________ PC Wizard-VGA 2007 Charts-Power Supply Info-Multi/Single Rail PSU?-Speedfan-Laptop nVidia Drivers

04-21-2008, 12:40 AM	#7 (permalink)
formula400 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 16 OS: XP	Re: pc wont play crysis full game and call of duty 4 demo sorry Hiper 630W HPU-4M630

04-21-2008, 05:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
u551 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tampere, Finland Posts: 190 OS: WinXP, sp2 My System	Re: pc wont play crysis full game and call of duty 4 demo Check your temperatures (either from BIOS or using Speedfan or Everest or other program like that) to see if heat is causing the problem. Everest or Speedfan should also be able to monitor voltages received from PSU.

04-21-2008, 06:39 AM	#9 (permalink)
bigfellla MENTOR HARDWARE TEAM Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Aussie in London Posts: 2,399 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Professional SP2, Mac OSX Leopard My System	Re: pc wont play crysis full game and call of duty 4 demo I know this may sound crazy, but with your system being watercooled, higher end gpu overclocked, and several hd' etc etc you may find that PSU does not provide a stable 12V rail. I am not sure of this, but it would be worth testing with a multimeter i think. You have 4 12V rails rated at 18A, hoever 12V +2 is dedicated for the CPU, leaving only 3 12V rails to power the rest of your system - which is not a low powered system. Can you purchase a cheap multimeter or borrow a quality PSU (750W approx)? __________________ PC Wizard-VGA 2007 Charts-Power Supply Info-Multi/Single Rail PSU?-Speedfan-Laptop nVidia Drivers Last edited by bigfellla : 04-21-2008 at 06:41 AM.