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I am not a Computer-Expert. Sorry if I miss out anything, can't comprehend something, or have posted this in the wrong section (I wasn't completely sure).
Ever since I have had my computer, it seems to have a problem playing higher-end games. However, the problem isn't the ammount of lag or low FPS, but rather the random freezing I get after playing games for, sometimes, a very short time.
I have had this problem with many games in the past, most of which I can't remember, but at the moment, I seem to have the most troubles with The Battle for Middle Earth II, and Counter-Strike: Source. I can play BFME2 for up to thirty minutes or five minutes when, all of a sudden, the computer freezes completely (Neither the keyboard or mouse respond, and I am forced to restart manually). This only seems to happen in certain games, because, for instance, Civilization IV never seems to freeze. Also, I don't remember my computer ever freezing outside of a game.
After I am forced to restart, I often check my BIOS to view the temperature of my computer. This doesn't seem to be the problem as I usually see temperatures below 50˚ Celcius (At last restart it was 46).
This is truly an annoying burden and I hope one of you can help me to find the solution to this problem.
Thank you for your time, and for you help in advance.
-Leo
P.S. My Specifications:
Owner: Leo Stewart
User: Leo
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professionnal 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2
Report Date: Sunday 26 March 2006 at 21:13
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<<< System Summary >>>
> Mainboard : Asus A7V880
> Chipset : VIA KT880
> Processor : AMD Athlon XP @ 2100 MHz
> Physical Memory : 512 MB (1 x 512 DDR-SDRAM )
> Video Card : ATI Technologies Inc Radeon 9800 Pro (R350)
> Hard Disk : ST316082 (160 GB)
> DVD-Rom Drive : LITE-ON DVD SOHD-167T
> DVD-Rom Drive : LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-1633S
> DVD-Rom Drive : CM5171W IOF395F SCSI CdRom Device
> DVD-Rom Drive : CM5171W IOF395F SCSI CdRom Device
> DVD-Rom Drive : CM5171W IOF395F SCSI CdRom Device
> DVD-Rom Drive : CM5171W IOF395F SCSI CdRom Device
> Monitor Type : Samsung SyncMaster - 17 inchs
> Network Card : Marvell Semiconductor (Was: Galileo Technology Ltd) Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper)
> Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Professionnal 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2
> DirectX : Version 9.0c (June 2005)
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I am not a Computer-Expert. Sorry if I miss out anything, can't comprehend something, or have posted this in the wrong section (I wasn't completely sure).
Ever since I have had my computer, it seems to have a problem playing higher-end games. However, the problem isn't the ammount of lag or low FPS, but rather the random freezing I get after playing games for, sometimes, a very short time.
I have had this problem with many games in the past, most of which I can't remember, but at the moment, I seem to have the most troubles with The Battle for Middle Earth II, and Counter-Strike: Source. I can play BFME2 for up to thirty minutes or five minutes when, all of a sudden, the computer freezes completely (Neither the keyboard or mouse respond, and I am forced to restart manually). This only seems to happen in certain games, because, for instance, Civilization IV never seems to freeze. Also, I don't remember my computer ever freezing outside of a game.
After I am forced to restart, I often check my BIOS to view the temperature of my computer. This doesn't seem to be the problem as I usually see temperatures below 50˚ Celcius (At last restart it was 46).
This is truly an annoying burden and I hope one of you can help me to find the solution to this problem.
Thank you for your time, and for you help in advance.
-Leo
P.S. My Specifications:
Owner: Leo Stewart
User: Leo
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professionnal 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2
Report Date: Sunday 26 March 2006 at 21:13
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<<< System Summary >>>
> Mainboard : Asus A7V880
> Chipset : VIA KT880
> Processor : AMD Athlon XP @ 2100 MHz
> Physical Memory : 512 MB (1 x 512 DDR-SDRAM )
> Video Card : ATI Technologies Inc Radeon 9800 Pro (R350)
> Hard Disk : ST316082 (160 GB)
> DVD-Rom Drive : LITE-ON DVD SOHD-167T
> DVD-Rom Drive : LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-1633S
> DVD-Rom Drive : CM5171W IOF395F SCSI CdRom Device
> DVD-Rom Drive : CM5171W IOF395F SCSI CdRom Device
> DVD-Rom Drive : CM5171W IOF395F SCSI CdRom Device
> DVD-Rom Drive : CM5171W IOF395F SCSI CdRom Device
> Monitor Type : Samsung SyncMaster - 17 inchs
> Network Card : Marvell Semiconductor (Was: Galileo Technology Ltd) Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper)
> Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Professionnal 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2
> DirectX : Version 9.0c (June 2005)
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