[Ric_the_Guy]

i dont know why, but when im playing high graphics games, such as hl2, css, or sims 2, it seems to just freeze. i get no error messages, no black screen, no restart, just a frozen computer.

any ideas :hdbash:

 

[RF]

Things such as this always scream "heat problem", so check for that first. Then check for any driver conflicts in the device manager, and then update any drivers. Next clean your computer for spyware/viruses, just because you never know.

 

[Ric_the_Guy]

i think its a heat problem on my graphics card, im not sure wat my graphics card is meant to run at but its running at bout 45*C to 47*C at the mo. its an Inno3D NVidia GeForce FX 5500 if ur wondering
any ideas how to fix it, or at least cool the graphics card, ive tried taking off the side of my case but no luck

 

[masque]

taking of the side of the case can often lead to problems because most commercial computers are designed with airflow in mind. Now, if you set up a little fan to blow into the open case it would help a little, but there are all kinds of complications with that, including messing up the processor fan rotation, or blowing dust, hair, or other things into it.

You don't have one of those overclocked GPU's do you?

 

[D.D.]

or perhaps bad caps on your mb?

 

[Sampah]

Memory problem? or maybe there's a possibility of overheating? check your processor heat and VGA.

 

[Ric_the_Guy]

a new revelation, my graphics card is now at 35*C and it still crashed. hmmm. my mate seems to think its not the overheating, its something to do with full screen applications.

not sure wat "bad caps on your mb" means

dont think i have an overclock gpu, although not usre wat a gpu is either, consider me a computer noob basically

my system temp is at 30*C and my CPU temp is at 44*C, are they normal, and if not, dam

as i sed b4, noob, so wats VGA, its familiar, but im also ill so im not thinking straight as it is

 

[D.D.]

i meant look at the capacitors on ur motherboard to see if any are bulging/leaking.

 

[Ric_the_Guy]

leaking wat exactly oO

 

[Ric_the_Guy]

no they're not leaking :thumb: