Video card freezes game

[BumontheRun]

I'm having some problems with my video card. I got a radeon 9600 pro, and whenever i play cs my comp freezes after playing for less then a minute and then comes back because of the vpu recovery thing. It keeps freezing like 10 seconds after it comes back. I have the latest drivers.

How can i fix it?

 

[Horowitz]

Do you have it overclocked at all? Even the overdrive feature that you put the check mark in the advanced display properties?

 

[BumontheRun]

no i never did that. it only happens with cs. i tried bf1942 and it worked fine.

 

[Triple6]

Not sure if this will help but get the updates to CS: http://games.sierra.com/games/half-life/support.html

You can also try their FAQ: http://support.vugames.com/sierra/search.aspx - regarding freezing/lockup or other issues.

And reinstall ATI's Catalyst Driver, latest is now 4.4

 

[Derrick]

You said you have the latest drivers? The best drivers ive found are the 3.9 catalist version try those ans see if it helps.

 

[BumontheRun]

actually i posted on the steam forums and they said to try different drivers. i tried the omega ones, they didnt help. then i tried the dna drivers, they made it a lot better, now it doesnt happen as frequently as before, but it still happens.

 

[McTimson]

What is the make/model of your power supply?

What video card did you have prior to the Radeon 9600 Pro?

 

[BumontheRun]

idk how that would make a difference, ive had this card for like 6 months i think, now it just started givin me problems...

but the case is a atec one, so im guessin they made it, i had a nvidia ghefore 4mx 420 before i think.