[SOLVED] PC freezes during Time Shift and FEAR

dref · 05-08-2008, 06:24 AM

when i am playing time shift or fear my pc freezes up,iwas told to install a 850 watt power supply would fix the problem,i am running windows xp pro,i have 4 stck of 512 ram ,a 8600gt force video card cpu amd 3500+,when is freezes i just reboot,might get to play 10 minuts to a half hour,i have purchas dective driver ,spy hunter,spent 200 at pc store still doesthe same thing and only when i am playing those games,can any one help,thanks for your time.

**koala** · 05-08-2008, 07:32 AM

Hi, welcome to TSF

850W is more than enough. Looking at your posted specs, I'd say a 650W would also be more than enough, but the build quality of the PSU is just as important as the total watts. What make/model is it?

Before you were recommended to upgrade the PSU, did anyone get you to test the RAM and monitor the system temperatures during gameplay?

How many case fans do you have, and how are they positioned?

Have you cleaned out the inside of the case lately, especially around the heatsink, fans and card slots? All cables should be moved away from the centre of the case to avoid blocking the airflow. There should be a large fan at the front of the case pulling in cool air and a large fan at the top rear of the case blowing warm air out.

dref · 05-09-2008, 05:21 AM

Good morning, you ask me how many fans i was running,four,1 in front looks like a 40mm,1 on the side a 40mm and 1 in the back 80mm ,plus the power supply has it own which i think is a 40mm, i have clead out the pc,several times,the atx caseis a viper 1,i will give you a run down of what i have installed,cpu is amd 3500+,chipset came with the board it is nvidia force 4 amd hammer, i have nvidia 8600 geforce card, i am running xp pro,i have 3 hard drives ,1 300, 2, 80.and one exterior 500,4 stick of 512,2 cd rom +burners which i clean once evrey 3 months.the game started to frezze on me after i got it back from a friend,he is running vista. fear has always frozze on me,i just reboot,thats when i was told to change my power supply which at the time was a 500 watt,so if you have any idear what happening,noe i get a windoes that block the game can hear it running in the background,and this problem started when i played fear and time shift,can you help thanks again for your time.

**koala** · 05-09-2008, 05:37 AM

What make/model is your new PSU?

Check your temperatures and voltages with PC Wizard at startup with no other programs running. Take with a screenshot from the 'Voltage, Temperature & Fans' window. Leave it open on the desktop and take another screenshot of PC Wizard during gameplay by pressing ctrl-alt-del to switch back to the desktop. Post back with both screenshots so we can see how your system copes under stress.

dref · 05-10-2008, 02:40 AM

good morning,well i got pc wizard ,but it was the sugestion on the memory being bad,so i put in place two stick [ kvr400x64c3a/1g] ran them in pairs ,played time shift got slauterd lol but did not frezze ,thanks for the hint in the right derction spelling not very good lack of eduction lol,so in the future if i run across this problem i will suggest they check their ram,i guess the pc store want to keep you coming back to them for service,live and learn,lol thanks for the hint,and thanks again for your time, dref

05-08-2008, 06:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
dref Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3 OS: xp pro	[SOLVED] PC freezes during Time Shift and FEAR when i am playing time shift or fear my pc freezes up,iwas told to install a 850 watt power supply would fix the problem,i am running windows xp pro,i have 4 stck of 512 ram ,a 8600gt force video card cpu amd 3500+,when is freezes i just reboot,might get to play 10 minuts to a half hour,i have purchas dective driver ,spy hunter,spent 200 at pc store still doesthe same thing and only when i am playing those games,can any one help,thanks for your time.

05-08-2008, 07:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 7,843 OS: XP/UBUNTU My System	Re: PC freezes during Time Shift and FEAR Hi, welcome to TSF 850W is more than enough. Looking at your posted specs, I'd say a 650W would also be more than enough, but the build quality of the PSU is just as important as the total watts. What make/model is it? Before you were recommended to upgrade the PSU, did anyone get you to test the RAM and monitor the system temperatures during gameplay? How many case fans do you have, and how are they positioned? Have you cleaned out the inside of the case lately, especially around the heatsink, fans and card slots? All cables should be moved away from the centre of the case to avoid blocking the airflow. There should be a large fan at the front of the case pulling in cool air and a large fan at the top rear of the case blowing warm air out. __________________ 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

05-09-2008, 05:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
dref Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3 OS: xp pro	Re: PC freezes during Time Shift and FEAR Good morning, you ask me how many fans i was running,four,1 in front looks like a 40mm,1 on the side a 40mm and 1 in the back 80mm ,plus the power supply has it own which i think is a 40mm, i have clead out the pc,several times,the atx caseis a viper 1,i will give you a run down of what i have installed,cpu is amd 3500+,chipset came with the board it is nvidia force 4 amd hammer, i have nvidia 8600 geforce card, i am running xp pro,i have 3 hard drives ,1 300, 2, 80.and one exterior 500,4 stick of 512,2 cd rom +burners which i clean once evrey 3 months.the game started to frezze on me after i got it back from a friend,he is running vista. fear has always frozze on me,i just reboot,thats when i was told to change my power supply which at the time was a 500 watt,so if you have any idear what happening,noe i get a windoes that block the game can hear it running in the background,and this problem started when i played fear and time shift,can you help thanks again for your time.

05-09-2008, 05:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 7,843 OS: XP/UBUNTU My System	Re: PC freezes during Time Shift and FEAR What make/model is your new PSU? Check your temperatures and voltages with PC Wizard at startup with no other programs running. Take with a screenshot from the 'Voltage, Temperature & Fans' window. Leave it open on the desktop and take another screenshot of PC Wizard during gameplay by pressing ctrl-alt-del to switch back to the desktop. Post back with both screenshots so we can see how your system copes under stress. __________________ 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

05-10-2008, 02:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
dref Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3 OS: xp pro	Re: PC freezes during Time Shift and FEAR good morning,well i got pc wizard ,but it was the sugestion on the memory being bad,so i put in place two stick [ kvr400x64c3a/1g] ran them in pairs ,played time shift got slauterd lol but did not frezze ,thanks for the hint in the right derction spelling not very good lack of eduction lol,so in the future if i run across this problem i will suggest they check their ram,i guess the pc store want to keep you coming back to them for service,live and learn,lol thanks for the hint,and thanks again for your time, dref