I built a computer about five months ago and since then I have been trying to figure out why it freezes when I play games. Here are the specs:
E8400, 8600GT 512 MB, 4 GB RAM, 650w psu, Asus P5K mobo, Windows XP. Don't really know what else to add.
I have tried many games and they all have freezing problems. I can play the games for a short period but eventually it will freeze up during gameplay, at which point the sound loops and I must restart the computer. I checked the ram using memtest86 with no issues.
I don't think overheating is the issue. Here are the temps I observed with Everest following a freeze up:
GPU: 57c Mobo: 37c HDD: 36c
That sounds good right? From what I've read elsewhere those are relatively cool temperatures.
I have the latest GPU driver from the manufacturer, and I have tried switching from on-board sound to a sound card but to no avail. I'm inclined to believe that it's a problem with the video card, since occasionally there are also graphical glitches when a game actually works, but alt-tabing out and back in usually corrects the problem.
This issue has been especially frustrating considering I originally built this machine to be used for gaming. Everything else works fine, but when I enter a game I have only managed maybe 30 minutes max gameplay before a freeze.
Any ideas?
E8400, 8600GT 512 MB, 4 GB RAM, 650w psu, Asus P5K mobo, Windows XP. Don't really know what else to add.
I have tried many games and they all have freezing problems. I can play the games for a short period but eventually it will freeze up during gameplay, at which point the sound loops and I must restart the computer. I checked the ram using memtest86 with no issues.
I don't think overheating is the issue. Here are the temps I observed with Everest following a freeze up:
GPU: 57c Mobo: 37c HDD: 36c
That sounds good right? From what I've read elsewhere those are relatively cool temperatures.
I have the latest GPU driver from the manufacturer, and I have tried switching from on-board sound to a sound card but to no avail. I'm inclined to believe that it's a problem with the video card, since occasionally there are also graphical glitches when a game actually works, but alt-tabing out and back in usually corrects the problem.
This issue has been especially frustrating considering I originally built this machine to be used for gaming. Everything else works fine, but when I enter a game I have only managed maybe 30 minutes max gameplay before a freeze.
Any ideas?