Realtek onboard causing freezing in game

VirtualInsanity · 08-05-2008, 11:49 PM

ok idk if theres already one of these cuz im new.
but here it goes
I got this computer for christmas from my father. Brand new,nothing special just one of those good deals from wal-mart. not built for gaming but iv fixed it up.
2 gigs of ram and an 8500 gs 1gb that i installed
but i have one problem
I have a realtek onboard sound card
and until yesterday i didnt relize it was the problem.
I have a copy of cod4 and i play it all the time. but the problem is every so often( and it pics the worst moments) it will freeze up for 3-5 secs. I already fixed the crashing problem when i run multi player so im lost on what to do. maybe if one of you could help me. maybe someone is going throught the same thing or has fixed this problem.

thanx!

-Andrew

**Deleted090308** · 08-07-2008, 08:14 AM

Welcome to TSF.

Sounds more like your video card can't handle the game.
Try updating the video and sound drivers (you've probably tried that already).

I've moved this thread to PC Gaming support.

VirtualInsanity · 08-07-2008, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eneles

Welcome to TSF.

Sounds more like your video card can't handle the game.
Try updating the video and sound drivers (you've probably tried that already).

I've moved this thread to PC Gaming support.

no, thats not it, my card can handle it. I'm 100% sure its the sound card
Everyone who uses the Realtek onvoard sound cards have been having problems like mine. Just cant find solutions.

Legionnaire · 08-07-2008, 09:25 PM

ive just played through COD4 from start to finish with no freezing like you have described and the system i use also has Realtek onboard sound but thats with an 8600GT video card, have you tried dropping shadows and lowering the overall resolution to see if that has any effect?

Edit*
Just a thought im running XP and your on Vista, it might be that, ive heard Vista has sound Problems still whether with onboard or stand-alone cards, maybe someone else running vista can verify whether theyre running COD4 ok with Realtek soundcards.
Edit*

Legionnaire

**lazareth1** · 08-08-2008, 02:57 AM

Also, bear in mind that the onboard sound is using the CPU for calculations and so puts even more pressure on your system.

08-05-2008, 11:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
VirtualInsanity Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN Posts: 8 OS: Vista	Realtek onboard causing freezing in game ok idk if theres already one of these cuz im new. but here it goes I got this computer for christmas from my father. Brand new,nothing special just one of those good deals from wal-mart. not built for gaming but iv fixed it up. 2 gigs of ram and an 8500 gs 1gb that i installed but i have one problem I have a realtek onboard sound card and until yesterday i didnt relize it was the problem. I have a copy of cod4 and i play it all the time. but the problem is every so often( and it pics the worst moments) it will freeze up for 3-5 secs. I already fixed the crashing problem when i run multi player so im lost on what to do. maybe if one of you could help me. maybe someone is going throught the same thing or has fixed this problem. thanx! -Andrew __________________ "I am a sick man...I am a wicked man. An unattractive man. I think my liver hurts,however,I dont know a fig about my sickness."- The underground man

08-07-2008, 08:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: Realtek onboard causing freezing in game Welcome to TSF. Sounds more like your video card can't handle the game. Try updating the video and sound drivers (you've probably tried that already). I've moved this thread to PC Gaming support.

08-07-2008, 09:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
Legionnaire Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3 OS: Win XP SP3	Re: Realtek onboard causing freezing in game ive just played through COD4 from start to finish with no freezing like you have described and the system i use also has Realtek onboard sound but thats with an 8600GT video card, have you tried dropping shadows and lowering the overall resolution to see if that has any effect? Edit* Just a thought im running XP and your on Vista, it might be that, ive heard Vista has sound Problems still whether with onboard or stand-alone cards, maybe someone else running vista can verify whether theyre running COD4 ok with Realtek soundcards. Edit* Legionnaire Last edited by Legionnaire; 08-07-2008 at 09:29 PM. Reason: spotted the difference in operating systems

08-08-2008, 02:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
lazareth1 Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hong Kong, previously Fife in Bonnie Scotland Posts: 1,294 OS: Vista SP1, Ultimate My System	Re: Realtek onboard causing freezing in game Also, bear in mind that the onboard sound is using the CPU for calculations and so puts even more pressure on your system. __________________ Prime95\|Everest Ultimate Edition\|How to do a repair install of XP\|Bench Testing "Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted"