Hangs up every time!

soremoh · 02-13-2008, 10:41 AM

Hi!

Can someone help me out! Everytime i start a game, my computer hangs up. Sometimes i can play for 3 min, but usually it hangs up before that.
It doesn´t matter what game i start.

I have a Pentium 4 with XP pro sp2, 1Gb RAM, Geforce 6600GT

I have downloaded the newest driver.

I can´t even play games that req 800Mhz!

HawMan · 02-13-2008, 10:42 AM

what psu do you have?

**koala** · 02-14-2008, 10:08 AM

Also, check your temperatures and PSU voltages during gameplay.

Run SensorsView or SpeedFan at startup and note the temperatures and voltages. Then run a 3D fullscreen game for a few minutes. Leave the game running, alt-tab back to the desktop and note the temps/volts again. Post back with both sets of figures.

soremoh · 02-22-2008, 11:11 AM

I have used sensors view and checked the temps and voltages.
Temps:
CPU - 39
GPU - 57
SYS - 36
AUX - 24
HD0 - 35
HD1 - 30

Voltages:
VCoreA - 1,48
VCoreB - 1,92
+3.3V - 3,3
+5V - 5,13
+12V - 11,8
+5VSB - 5,12
+VBAT - 0,0

CPU usage - 100%

**koala** · 02-22-2008, 11:34 AM

Is that at startup or during gameplay? We need to see both to see how your system copes under stress compared with at idle. If the graphics card (GPU) temperature goes much higher during heavy graphical activity, that could be your problem.

Post back with the details from the PSU label. Make/model, total watts, amps for +12V.

Which processes are listed in Task Manager (Ctrl-Alt-Del) as using the CPU while playing a game? Click the CPU column header to re-order the list from highest to lowest.

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koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,342 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: Hangs up every time! Also, check your temperatures and PSU voltages during gameplay. Run SensorsView or SpeedFan at startup and note the temperatures and voltages. Then run a 3D fullscreen game for a few minutes. Leave the game running, alt-tab back to the desktop and note the temps/volts again. Post back with both sets of figures. __________________ 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

02-22-2008, 11:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
soremoh Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2 OS: XP Pro SP2	Re: Hangs up every time! I have used sensors view and checked the temps and voltages. Temps: CPU - 39 GPU - 57 SYS - 36 AUX - 24 HD0 - 35 HD1 - 30 Voltages: VCoreA - 1,48 VCoreB - 1,92 +3.3V - 3,3 +5V - 5,13 +12V - 11,8 +5VSB - 5,12 +VBAT - 0,0 CPU usage - 100%

02-22-2008, 11:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,342 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: Hangs up every time! Is that at startup or during gameplay? We need to see both to see how your system copes under stress compared with at idle. If the graphics card (GPU) temperature goes much higher during heavy graphical activity, that could be your problem. Post back with the details from the PSU label. Make/model, total watts, amps for +12V. Which processes are listed in Task Manager (Ctrl-Alt-Del) as using the CPU while playing a game? Click the CPU column header to re-order the list from highest to lowest. __________________ 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