CS:S and Portal Locks up :(

english tea · 11-16-2008, 10:26 AM

iv just built a new comp (2days old, all new components) .

Graphics- nVidia 9800 GTX
Processor- AMD 64 x2 6000 3.1GHZ
Mother Board- Abit AX78
RAM- x2 Crucial 1066

when i play counter strike it will play great for an hour or so, then it locks up. the screen goes black and the sound loops. cant ctrl+alt+del, cant alt+f4. i have to turn off the power and restart.

my processor is running at 53 deg/c so cooling isnt the prob. GPU @ 35 deg/c

i had the same problem with my old laptop. (acer aspire 9420- geforce 7300) i tried everything i could think of and nothing worked until one day it stopped doing it. i dont know if it was after an update or new drivers, it just worked.

Apologies if this thread is in the wrong place. Any help would be greatly appreciated :)

u551 · 11-16-2008, 03:08 PM

0) Does that problem occur with other games?

1) What power supply do you have?

2) Have you installed amd dual core optimizer?

3) Is that temperature idle or while playing a game?

english tea · 11-16-2008, 04:23 PM

thank you for replying.

0) it hasnt happened in any other games yet.

1) i have a 750w psu (dont know the brand name see below for specs)

2) havent got amd dual core optimizer, will dl it now

3) the cpu temp it idle, can u recommend a program to find it while its under load?

PSU Specification
Fan Dual 80mm slience bearing fan
Voltage 95-132VAC or 190-264 VAC switchable
AC input Frequency 50HZ/60HZ
AC input Current 10A res max. for 115VAC, 5A res max. for 230VAC
Ripple-noise 5A res max. for 230VAC
Operation temperature 0oC ~+40oC
Hold up time 16ms
Dielectric withstand Input to frame ground 1800VAC for 1 second
Power good signal Power on delay time 100ms to 500ms
power fail 1ms
Overload protection 150%

english tea · 11-17-2008, 10:39 AM

ok, i downloads dual core optimiser and fanspeed 4.36 and found that the under load, cpu temp never got about 56 and gpu was 40 max.

i tried playing CS with fps as low as 70 and it still crashed. although the comp dosnt completely crash and shut down. the screen just goes black, the sound loops, i can still open the cd drive, but the sleep button dosnt do anything.

any ideas anyone....pls help

11-16-2008, 10:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
english tea Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4 OS: vista home prem.	CS:S and Portal Locks up :( iv just built a new comp (2days old, all new components) . Graphics- nVidia 9800 GTX Processor- AMD 64 x2 6000 3.1GHZ Mother Board- Abit AX78 RAM- x2 Crucial 1066 when i play counter strike it will play great for an hour or so, then it locks up. the screen goes black and the sound loops. cant ctrl+alt+del, cant alt+f4. i have to turn off the power and restart. my processor is running at 53 deg/c so cooling isnt the prob. GPU @ 35 deg/c i had the same problem with my old laptop. (acer aspire 9420- geforce 7300) i tried everything i could think of and nothing worked until one day it stopped doing it. i dont know if it was after an update or new drivers, it just worked. Apologies if this thread is in the wrong place. Any help would be greatly appreciated :) Last edited by english tea : 11-16-2008 at 10:46 AM.

11-16-2008, 03:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
u551 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tampere, Finland Posts: 197 OS: WinXP, sp2 My System	Re: CS:S and Portal Locks up :( 0) Does that problem occur with other games? 1) What power supply do you have? 2) Have you installed amd dual core optimizer? 3) Is that temperature idle or while playing a game?

11-16-2008, 04:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
english tea Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4 OS: vista home prem.	Re: CS:S and Portal Locks up :( thank you for replying. 0) it hasnt happened in any other games yet. 1) i have a 750w psu (dont know the brand name see below for specs) 2) havent got amd dual core optimizer, will dl it now 3) the cpu temp it idle, can u recommend a program to find it while its under load? PSU Specification Fan Dual 80mm slience bearing fan Voltage 95-132VAC or 190-264 VAC switchable AC input Frequency 50HZ/60HZ AC input Current 10A res max. for 115VAC, 5A res max. for 230VAC Ripple-noise 5A res max. for 230VAC Operation temperature 0oC ~+40oC Hold up time 16ms Dielectric withstand Input to frame ground 1800VAC for 1 second Power good signal Power on delay time 100ms to 500ms power fail 1ms Overload protection 150%

11-17-2008, 10:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
english tea Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4 OS: vista home prem.	Re: CS:S and Portal Locks up :( ok, i downloads dual core optimiser and fanspeed 4.36 and found that the under load, cpu temp never got about 56 and gpu was 40 max. i tried playing CS with fps as low as 70 and it still crashed. although the comp dosnt completely crash and shut down. the screen just goes black, the sound loops, i can still open the cd drive, but the sleep button dosnt do anything. any ideas anyone....pls help Last edited by english tea : 11-17-2008 at 10:49 AM.