Computer freezes after a given time of gameplay

[axesever]

Sometimes the time will be an hour, sometimes a few minutes, but one thing is consistent and that is that it does it to every game I've tried.

WoW (low AND high settings)
Project Torque
Perfect World
Lineage II

Story: I just upgraded to a GeForce GTS 250 and a 620 watt power supply. The case is staying cool, I even added a nifty vacuum graphics card fan that sits parallel to my graphics card and blows any hot air out the back ports of my computer. Truth is, the whole computer is running even cooler than it was BEFORE the upgrades.

I have a total of 5 fans. Two in the back, a vacuum in the front, one placed beside the graphics card, and one on the side panel door.

I have updated my motherboard, graphics, and DirectX drivers without solution.

My DxDiag is attached (I wasn't sure what was needed/not needed)

 

[Jawshh]

Have you overclocked anything on the system?

 

[axesever]

No, I have not.

 

[Jawshh]

Try running check disk utility,

What brand is the PSU?

This issue may be due to faulty memory. Borrow some memory from someone to try.

 

[axesever]

The PSU is Corsair. I'll leave the checkdisk running while I goto work and post the results when I get back.

 

[Jawshh]

I recommend you do some benchmarks,stress tests and diagnostics with your computer so that I will be able to know what the problem actually is.

Benchmark > http://www.futuremark.com/

Stress test > http://www.mersenne.org/freesoft/ or http://www.xtremesystems.com/pi/index.php

Memory Disgnosis > http://www.hcidesign.com/memtest/

 

[axesever]

Your replies are so fast, I appreciate it, it's tough keeping up.

Still gotta do Chkdsk but heres stress, benchmark and memory:

Benchmark:

Memory: 150% tested 0 errors

Stress:

EDIT: I ran chkdsk. Going to leave a game running while I goto work.

 

[Jawshh]

You have been able to complete all the tests which is quite surprising as as least one of these tests should have shown something negative. Nevermind. Tell me about your computer specs.

 

[axesever]

Not sure what you want, I thought all that was in the dxdiag.

I can give you a report from Everest Ultimate, hope that helps (see attachment). I Noticed it has some benchmarks of itself.

SIDE NOTES: My game still froze, confirming the problem is still here.

Recently (post new installation of hardware) my usb keyboard or usb mouse sometimes wont come on with the machine and have to be unplugged then replugged in. Don't know if that's related, but I figured any little info helps.

Report: http://www.filedropper.com/report_2

(Sorry, too big for .txt attachment)

 

[Jawshh]

Sorry I totally forgot about the dxdiag. So, I see you have a core 2 cpu with only 1.80GHZ. This can be a bit too slow for some games. According to the DXdiag, you have 2046MB RAM installed, You have to set your pagefile to at least 1.5x the RAM amount, that is, 3069MB.

Indxdiag I see your CPU is 1.80GHZ but in EVEREST it reads 1.930 GHZ. So, if you have overclocked the CPU, clock it back to defaults.

About your USB issue, IMO its caused by low quality PSU. What PSU do you have currently?

 

[axesever]

It's rated as a high quality psu...

CMPSU-620HX

Corsair 620 watts: http://www.corsair.com/products/hx/default.aspx

I don't even know HOW to overclock, so I doubt it's overclocked unless somehow an accident?

So I need a new CPU? But the strange thing is is that I've played those game before with lowest settings and different graphics card and they worked fine, no freezing.

 

[Jawshh]

Ok Corsair cannot give this issue. And, no you don't need a new CPU, you just won't be able to run some games in extreme HD(like maximum). There can be many things that cause freezing apart from hardware failure. It may be the OS itself as you told me that games were running fine before. Here's what you should do:

1. Defragment all partitions,

2. Check for heat(even if you said it was not overheating) using http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php and post results,

3. Reset your bios,

4. Scan for Malware. https://www.techspot.com/community/...lware-removal-preliminary-instructions.58138/ Follow steps 1,2,4,5,6,

5. There may be too many services running in the background. Follow this http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm and use the 'DEFAULT Pro' or 'Tweaked' configuration.

How old is this computer?

 

[axesever]

1. Working on it

2. Holy ****, I think this may be the problem:

Resting Temps:

Running a game temps:

3. How do I do this?

4. Defragged C: and D: Now working on E: (after virus scan)

5. Set my system to "tweaked"

HD #1 = 8yrs
HD #2 = 5yrs
Case = 2yrs
MB = 2yrs
RAM = 2 yrs
CPU = 2yrs
PSU = Week
GPU = Week

 

[Jawshh]

Your temps appear to be good. To reset Bios, open the case and remove the round battery found on the mobo. be careful, do not touch the board as it can damage it forever. Use this as reference http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdp_L5IxaNI .

Your computer is not too old but still it is more than 1 yr old. It may need some cleaning. Follow this http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial118.html#cleaning

What motherboard are you using?

 

[axesever]

1. I ran virus scan, clean

Attached log from Malwarebytes

Scanning with SUPERantispyware now.

 

[Jawshh]

Don't worry about the logs, they must be submitted only when your computer is badly infected or when you have to remove an annoying virus ASAP. IMO you are clean.

 

[axesever]

Yep, clean as can be, SUPERantiSpyware came up clean.

I'll reset that BIOS right now.

EDIT: Reset BIOS and Can-aired my fans and stuff. I'll test the gaming now.

 

[mailpup]

Speedfan can be inaccurate. You can try to confirm some of the readings in the BIOS. One thing I noticed is the voltage for the 3.3V. It's ZERO! Your Vcore voltages are off as well. So either that's a problem with the PSU or Speedfan is wrong. Again, you can confirm this in the BIOS.

 

[Punkid]

i use nvidia system moniter to check tempratures.its pretty accurate