New Build Freezes with Games

Ducttape21 · 05-06-2008, 05:15 PM

specs:

AMD Athlon x2 5000+ Brisbane CPU
2x1GB RAM
160GB SATA Seagate HDD
MSI ATI Radeon RX2600XT Diamond GPU
450W PSU
S-Series GA-M57SLI-S4 Mobo
Windows XP SP 2
Screen Resolution at 1280x960 (19" Hanns-G JW199D LCD Monitor)

Now, I've updated every driver I am aware of, and updated the BIOS.
However, whenever after about two minutes into any game, mainly Dawn of War: Dark Crusade, Half Life 2: Deathmatch, and Half Life 2: Lost Coast, the game freezes up and I see green pixels making a spiral pattern on the screen. The sounds continue to work along with mouse movement, but the screen is locked and I'm forced to restart the computer manually. Any help?

**pharoah** · 05-06-2008, 05:16 PM

what kind of 450w power supply do you have?

Ducttape21 · 05-06-2008, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pharoah

what kind of 450w power supply do you have?

Here it is

**pharoah** · 05-06-2008, 05:29 PM

lets check the voltages on that with speedfan

Ducttape21 · 05-06-2008, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pharoah

lets check the voltages on that with speedfan

Okay, I have that installed, here's where I get noobish. Not sure if it's the information at the bottom you want, but I'll supply that right now on the off chance that it is.

Vcore1: 1.36V
Vcore2: 1.92V
+3.3V: 3.36V
+5V: 5.05V
+12V: 12.22V
---------
-12V: -16.64V
-5V: -8.78V
+5V: 4.92V
Vbat: 3.09V

**pharoah** · 05-06-2008, 05:49 PM

the voltages look fine i will assume they were idle voltages.also what are the temperature readings from that.

Ducttape21 · 05-06-2008, 05:51 PM

Temp1: 26C
Temp2: -19C
Temp3: 27C
HD0: 39C
Core: 25C

**pharoah** · 05-06-2008, 05:53 PM

those look good to.have you installed the amd dual core optimizer?

Ducttape21 · 05-06-2008, 05:59 PM

Ah, you got me there. I didn't think to check for anything for the CPU.

**pharoah** · 05-06-2008, 06:04 PM

well click on the link above download,and install it.that optimizer is for a problem with gaming on amd system's anyway.so it might be your fix dunno yet we will have to see.

Ducttape21 · 05-06-2008, 06:10 PM

Okay, thanks. I'll play around with the games to see if it happens again. I'll post again once I find out.

Ducttape21 · 05-06-2008, 06:19 PM

Well, got to the top of the cliff on Lost Coast and it froze and then BSODed. I might try using lower settings this time, but that's the farthest any game has got so far on this computer.

Ducttape21 · 05-06-2008, 06:25 PM

Okay, froze up at about the usual time on Dawn of War with lower settings.

**pharoah** · 05-06-2008, 08:32 PM

lets test the temps,and voltages under load.run prime95,and rthdribl at the same time while monitoring temps,and voltages with speedfan.

**koala** · 05-06-2008, 10:05 PM

Does the BSOD flash onscreen before rebooting?

To see the BSOD without the computer restarting, go to Control Panel > System > Advanced tab > Startup & Recovery Settings button > System Failure and remove the checkmark from 'Automatically restart'. Next time the game crashes to a blue sceen, post back with the full message and Stop Code.

Ducttape21 · 05-08-2008, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by koala

Does the BSOD flash onscreen before rebooting?

To see the BSOD without the computer restarting, go to Control Panel > System > Advanced tab > Startup & Recovery Settings button > System Failure and remove the checkmark from 'Automatically restart'. Next time the game crashes to a blue sceen, post back with the full message and Stop Code.

Well, this time after freezing up, after I set it like you said, it went from a frozen screen to where the monitor wasn't picking up anything at all anymore and went to sleep.

Ducttape21 · 05-08-2008, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pharoah

lets test the temps,and voltages under load.run prime95,and rthdribl at the same time while monitoring temps,and voltages with speedfan.

Well, ten minutes in I still don't have any trouble.

Fan1: 1800RPM
Fan2: 1538RPM
Fan3: 2071RPM
Fan4: 0RPM
Fan5: 0RPM

Temp1: 26C
Temp2: -13C
Temp3: 36C
HD0: 34C
Core: 34C

Vcore1: 1.4V
Vcore2: 1.92V
....screen goes black before I can finish typing

**pharoah** · 05-08-2008, 04:08 PM

ok the temps look good.what was the 12 volt reading while running those 2 programs?

Ducttape21 · 05-08-2008, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by koala

Does the BSOD flash onscreen before rebooting?

To see the BSOD without the computer restarting, go to Control Panel > System > Advanced tab > Startup & Recovery Settings button > System Failure and remove the checkmark from 'Automatically restart'. Next time the game crashes to a blue sceen, post back with the full message and Stop Code.

Okay, it happened again, so here it is verbatim:

A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.

The problem seems to be caused by the following file: ati2dvag

If this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:

The device driver got stuck in an infinite loop. This usually indicates problem with the device itself or with the device driver programming the hardware incorrectly.

Please check with your hardware device vendor for any driver updates.

Technical information:

***STOP: 0x000000EA (0x88639BA0, 088CC7008, 0xBACDBCBC, 0x00000001)

ati2dvag
Beginning dump of physical memory

Ducttape21 · 05-08-2008, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pharoah

ok the temps look good.what was the 12 volt reading while running those 2 programs?

+12V: 12.03V
-12V: -16.64V

05-06-2008, 05:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ducttape21 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Bend, Indiana Posts: 18 OS: Windows 7 Build 7100, Windows XP SP 3	New Build Freezes with Games specs: AMD Athlon x2 5000+ Brisbane CPU 2x1GB RAM 160GB SATA Seagate HDD MSI ATI Radeon RX2600XT Diamond GPU 450W PSU S-Series GA-M57SLI-S4 Mobo Windows XP SP 2 Screen Resolution at 1280x960 (19" Hanns-G JW199D LCD Monitor) Now, I've updated every driver I am aware of, and updated the BIOS. However, whenever after about two minutes into any game, mainly Dawn of War: Dark Crusade, Half Life 2: Deathmatch, and Half Life 2: Lost Coast, the game freezes up and I see green pixels making a spiral pattern on the screen. The sounds continue to work along with mouse movement, but the screen is locked and I'm forced to restart the computer manually. Any help? Last edited by Ducttape21; 05-06-2008 at 05:17 PM. Reason: Missing Info

05-06-2008, 05:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
pharoah TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,188 OS: vista business edition My System	Re: New Build Freezes with Games what kind of 450w power supply do you have? __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015

05-06-2008, 05:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
pharoah TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,188 OS: vista business edition My System	Re: New Build Freezes with Games lets check the voltages on that with speedfan __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015

05-06-2008, 05:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
pharoah TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,188 OS: vista business edition My System	Re: New Build Freezes with Games the voltages look fine i will assume they were idle voltages.also what are the temperature readings from that. __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015

05-06-2008, 05:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
Ducttape21 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Bend, Indiana Posts: 18 OS: Windows 7 Build 7100, Windows XP SP 3	Re: New Build Freezes with Games Temp1: 26C Temp2: -19C Temp3: 27C HD0: 39C Core: 25C

05-06-2008, 05:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
pharoah TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,188 OS: vista business edition My System	Re: New Build Freezes with Games those look good to.have you installed the amd dual core optimizer? __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015

05-06-2008, 05:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
Ducttape21 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Bend, Indiana Posts: 18 OS: Windows 7 Build 7100, Windows XP SP 3	Re: New Build Freezes with Games Ah, you got me there. I didn't think to check for anything for the CPU.

05-06-2008, 06:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
pharoah TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,188 OS: vista business edition My System	Re: New Build Freezes with Games well click on the link above download,and install it.that optimizer is for a problem with gaming on amd system's anyway.so it might be your fix dunno yet we will have to see. __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015

05-06-2008, 06:10 PM	#11 (permalink)
Ducttape21 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Bend, Indiana Posts: 18 OS: Windows 7 Build 7100, Windows XP SP 3	Re: New Build Freezes with Games Okay, thanks. I'll play around with the games to see if it happens again. I'll post again once I find out.

05-06-2008, 06:19 PM	#12 (permalink)
Ducttape21 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Bend, Indiana Posts: 18 OS: Windows 7 Build 7100, Windows XP SP 3	Re: New Build Freezes with Games Well, got to the top of the cliff on Lost Coast and it froze and then BSODed. I might try using lower settings this time, but that's the farthest any game has got so far on this computer.

05-06-2008, 06:25 PM	#13 (permalink)
Ducttape21 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Bend, Indiana Posts: 18 OS: Windows 7 Build 7100, Windows XP SP 3	Re: New Build Freezes with Games Okay, froze up at about the usual time on Dawn of War with lower settings.

05-06-2008, 08:32 PM	#14 (permalink)
pharoah TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,188 OS: vista business edition My System	Re: New Build Freezes with Games lets test the temps,and voltages under load.run prime95,and rthdribl at the same time while monitoring temps,and voltages with speedfan. __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015

05-06-2008, 10:05 PM	#15 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,355 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: New Build Freezes with Games Does the BSOD flash onscreen before rebooting? To see the BSOD without the computer restarting, go to Control Panel > System > Advanced tab > Startup & Recovery Settings button > System Failure and remove the checkmark from 'Automatically restart'. Next time the game crashes to a blue sceen, post back with the full message and Stop Code. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

05-08-2008, 04:08 PM	#18 (permalink)
pharoah TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,188 OS: vista business edition My System	Re: New Build Freezes with Games ok the temps look good.what was the 12 volt reading while running those 2 programs? __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015