Experiencing Freezes...
 

Hi abxers,

I've started noticing an odd issue at times when pushing my system graphically (at least, that's what I suspect it is). I'll be playing a game or running a number of videos and all of a sudden everything will freeze. The screen will be held in suspension; no mouse movement, nothing. I have to reset my comp from the box.

Any ideas of what it could be or how I could start isolating the issue to a piece of hardware?

I've already updated all that I can, it's a relatively fresh install of Windows XP, and not much has been installed (although things like Microsoft Net 4.0 has and silverlight, etc.).

If I can pump out any reports to facilitate a diagnosis, ask away. I'm running XP with 4 Gigs (technically 3.25 gigs as XP can't handle more), E8500 @ 3.16 Ghz Duo, nVidia GTS 250. When I built the box, I memtested the RAM and it passed, but I could check it again, along with stress testing the CPU if necessary. The HDD has been error checked and defragged with no problems.

Thanks for the help.

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I wonder if its heat related, sounds like when your pushing the machine is when it freezes? Have you checked all your fans? How about cleaning out the dust Bunny's?

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I can hear all the fans running, but I'll do a visual double check soon. I could clean the box out as well. I need to get a new program to read my MOBO temps as well.

Also, the problem seems to happen every 20 to 40 minutes of game time. I'm playing the new Star Wars game. :)

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Here you go!

http://www.techpowerup.com/realtemp/

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Perfect. Thanks!

Ok, I just ran that. I froze up about 3 minutes ago after playing SWTOR for an hour. It seems the freezes are not coming at the same times. One happened in 20 minutes after the last. The latest one took an hour and 20.

My minimum temps are 48 and 44. Max is reading at 59 and 54. Too hot?

I could use the load tester as well that came with the program.

EDIT: GPU is at 63 min and 64 max.

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Those temps aren't the greatest but not bad, I wonder if its the power supply? it sure seems like its temps, but your temps are not that bad?

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You think if maybe I ran it under a load for awhile, I could see if I can force the freeze? I just had another freeze happen in 15 minutes. Unreal.

EDIT: To test the quality of the PSU, wasn't there a program that could show me the voltages I'm getting on my 12+ and 5+ rails? Or something? Sandra?

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Can you see what your voltages are?

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My guess is ram, but I would uninstall Net.4.0 if I were you. I have had to install it about two times for a program that needed it and apun restart my desktop froze at the wall and would not load past that. I did a forced reset of the PC and then booted into safemode first then the desktop after then next reboot. This just happened yesterday BTW.

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Hey Rad can you post a link for hw64_390, so he can get his voltages?

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ok hold on .. http://majorgeeks.com/HWiNFO32_d280.html

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Thanks.....Finalheaven you can download the program Rad just linked to above, very good gives you all the info on your system, plus voltages and temps!

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Just did. Wow, that program is thorough.

Without knowing exactly what to show you, I've copied this from the report I generated:

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Your power supply voltages look good, do you have another video card around you can try, another thing Rad said it could be your ram, did you run memtest yet?

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May be the video card is getting too hot. (Nvidia-MPC 60c).:fishing: