All right. Let’s make this as easy as possible. My computer won’t play most 3D games. The only game that works so far is Land of the Dead; Road to Fiddler’s Green, however, sometimes it lags for a few moments. I have also experienced some skipping music in winamp whenever I’m typing, so at first I thought that it was a sound issue, but now I’m beginning to think otherwise. All other programs adobe premier, 3D studio max, windows, everything else functions normally, except games.
Here’s my specs;
--Asus Nvidia n-force A7N8X-X motherboard
--AMD XP Athlon 3200 (thunderbird) 400MHz FSB @ 1.1 ghz
--GeForce FX 5200 Graphics card @ 256 MB
--2 Gigs of ram 1000mb of Kingston (DDR 3200 400Mhz FSB) and 1000mb of Corsair Value Select (DDR 3200 400Mhz FSB)- tried running the programs with each set @ 1gb of ram, did not fix the problem.
--500 Gig Maxtor DiamondMax Hard-Drive
Here is a list of the games I’ve tried to play and the problems that I’ve encountered;
I have all of the settings on the lowest performance level, even though my system should be able to handle it.
FEAR- Incredibly lagged. I can’t function or move in the game. Sometimes it only shows up as a messed up screen, the walls being invisible and all I can really see are a few lines and the gun.
DOOM III- It’s slow and incredibly hard to function in the game, but I can play it with few problems other than it canceling out every once in a while.
Half-Life 2- I can play fine for about 5 minutes (it seems to vary), and then I get a blue-screen of death allotting to something like; “STOP: 0X00000008E(0XC0000090, 0X004B4BD8, 0XEE25885C, 0X00000000)
Beginning dump of physical memory.
Physical memory dump complete.............contact system administrator, etc.,”
Then I have to restart my system.
So I thought maybe the games were too advanced for my system, even thought I should’ve been able to play. Then I installed 2 old games;
Unreal- Lags, and closes after a General Protection Fault Error – With “History: bla bla bla……:: Tick<-MainLoop.” Looks like something in the engine.
Blood 2: The chosen- Gives me a black screen and no visual. I cannot see the intro movies or anything. I can click on the game, but as soon as it starts I get a “Client MFC application” error.
The problem could also be in BIOS, so here’s my BIOS settings…I’ve tried so many possible solutions I have no idea what’s right anymore.
--Advanced settings;
CPU level 1 cache = Enabled
CPU level 2 cache = Enabled
Gate 20 A option = fast
Typematic Rate Setting = Disabled
APIC Mode = Enabled
OS/2 Onboard Memory >64MB Disabled
--Chipset Settings;
CPU Extreme Frequency MHz = 100 Mhz
CPU Frequency Multiple Setting = Auto
System Performance = Optimal
CPU Interface = Optimal
Memory Frequency = Auto
Memory Timings = Optimal
FSB Spread Spectrum = Disabled
AGP Spread Spectrum = Disabled
CPU V Core Setting = Disabled
Graphics Aperture Size = 256 MB
AGP Frequency = Auto
System BIOS Cacheable = Disabled
Video Ram Cacheable = Disabled
DDR Reference Voltage = 2.6 volts
AGP VDDQ Voltage = 1.5 volts
AGP 8x Support = Enabled
AGP Fast Write Capability = Enabled
Any ideas at all?
Here’s my specs;
--Asus Nvidia n-force A7N8X-X motherboard
--AMD XP Athlon 3200 (thunderbird) 400MHz FSB @ 1.1 ghz
--GeForce FX 5200 Graphics card @ 256 MB
--2 Gigs of ram 1000mb of Kingston (DDR 3200 400Mhz FSB) and 1000mb of Corsair Value Select (DDR 3200 400Mhz FSB)- tried running the programs with each set @ 1gb of ram, did not fix the problem.
--500 Gig Maxtor DiamondMax Hard-Drive
Here is a list of the games I’ve tried to play and the problems that I’ve encountered;
I have all of the settings on the lowest performance level, even though my system should be able to handle it.
FEAR- Incredibly lagged. I can’t function or move in the game. Sometimes it only shows up as a messed up screen, the walls being invisible and all I can really see are a few lines and the gun.
DOOM III- It’s slow and incredibly hard to function in the game, but I can play it with few problems other than it canceling out every once in a while.
Half-Life 2- I can play fine for about 5 minutes (it seems to vary), and then I get a blue-screen of death allotting to something like; “STOP: 0X00000008E(0XC0000090, 0X004B4BD8, 0XEE25885C, 0X00000000)
Beginning dump of physical memory.
Physical memory dump complete.............contact system administrator, etc.,”
Then I have to restart my system.
So I thought maybe the games were too advanced for my system, even thought I should’ve been able to play. Then I installed 2 old games;
Unreal- Lags, and closes after a General Protection Fault Error – With “History: bla bla bla……:: Tick<-MainLoop.” Looks like something in the engine.
Blood 2: The chosen- Gives me a black screen and no visual. I cannot see the intro movies or anything. I can click on the game, but as soon as it starts I get a “Client MFC application” error.
The problem could also be in BIOS, so here’s my BIOS settings…I’ve tried so many possible solutions I have no idea what’s right anymore.
--Advanced settings;
CPU level 1 cache = Enabled
CPU level 2 cache = Enabled
Gate 20 A option = fast
Typematic Rate Setting = Disabled
APIC Mode = Enabled
OS/2 Onboard Memory >64MB Disabled
--Chipset Settings;
CPU Extreme Frequency MHz = 100 Mhz
CPU Frequency Multiple Setting = Auto
System Performance = Optimal
CPU Interface = Optimal
Memory Frequency = Auto
Memory Timings = Optimal
FSB Spread Spectrum = Disabled
AGP Spread Spectrum = Disabled
CPU V Core Setting = Disabled
Graphics Aperture Size = 256 MB
AGP Frequency = Auto
System BIOS Cacheable = Disabled
Video Ram Cacheable = Disabled
DDR Reference Voltage = 2.6 volts
AGP VDDQ Voltage = 1.5 volts
AGP 8x Support = Enabled
AGP Fast Write Capability = Enabled
Any ideas at all?
