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The Omega Man UK · Mar 20, 2006, 04:33 AM // 04:33

ok my guild wars will run fine but after a few hours play the screen will just freeze and stay like that for along time and wont unfreeze. i minimize guild wars but then wen i go to maximize it it just closes.

Does any 1 know y. I have a Nvidia graphics card but i havent downloaded any resent drivers for it so i know that thats not the problem.

Tachyon · Mar 20, 2006, 05:33 AM // 05:33

Have you checked to see if your temperatures are OK. Overheating can cause the game to freeze. Saying that though when I had the problem, my cards fan went tits-up, I couldn't minimize it. I had to perform a hard reboot as the entire system froze up.

Lerxst_of_Syrinx · Mar 20, 2006, 05:44 AM // 05:44

You say you haven't downloaded new drivers...why not?

Try new drivers then see what happens.

Josh · Mar 20, 2006, 04:07 PM // 16:07

I think it's overheating. ;\

Full PC specs? RAM, Processor, 'exact' graphics card model on your nVidia card, probably the FX series.

Also, try opening up your case, in my opinion, I think your gonna be shocked because I think there's gonna be some dust.

mathewthegreat · Mar 20, 2006, 05:06 PM // 17:06

post full system specs please

chrislee149 · Mar 20, 2006, 07:19 PM // 19:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Omega Man UK

I have a Nvidia graphics card but i havent downloaded any resent drivers for it so i know that thats not the problem.

....Uh... what?

mathewthegreat · Mar 21, 2006, 02:06 PM // 14:06

http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

Download and install, run, then tell us everything.

Aera · Mar 21, 2006, 03:03 PM // 15:03

Lay your finger on a memory module of your card when it freezes again ( the small black squares ) and if you burn your fingers it's deffo overheating...

Guildor · Mar 21, 2006, 07:38 PM // 19:38

I have ATI All-In Wonder 9600 VC

I freeze about once an hour...help!

Here is my CPU-Z report

CPU(s)
Number of CPUs 1

Name AMD Athlon 64 3000+
Code Name Venice
Specification AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+
Family / Model / Stepping F F 0
Extended Family / Model F 2F
Brand ID 4
Package Socket 939
Core Stepping DH-E3
Technology 90 nm
Supported Instructions Sets MMX, Extended MMX, 3DNow!, Extended 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64
CPU Clock Speed 1872.2 MHz
Clock multiplier x 9.0
HTT Bus Frequency 208.0 MHz
L1 Data Cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L1 Instruction Cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L2 Cache 512 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L2 Speed 1872.2 MHz (Full)
L2 Location On Chip
L2 Data Prefetch Logic yes
L2 Bus Width 128 bits

Mainboard and chipset
Motherboard manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Motherboard model nForce, x.x
BIOS vendor Award Software International, Inc.
BIOS revision F5
BIOS release date 08/04/2005
Chipset nVidia nForce3 250 rev. A1
Southbridge nVidia nForce3 MCP rev. A2
Sensor chip ITE IT8712

Graphic Interface AGP
AGP Status enabled, rev. 3.0
AGP Data Transfer Rate 8x
AGP Max Rate 8x
AGP Side Band Addressing supported, enabled

Memory
DRAM Type DDR-SDRAM
DRAM Size 1024 MBytes
DRAM Frequency 208.0 MHz
FSB

RAM CPU/9
CAS# Latency 3.0 clocks
RAS# to CAS# 3 clocks
RAS# Precharge 3 clocks
Cycle Time (TRAS) 8 clocks
Bank Cycle Time (TRC) 12 clocks
DRAM Idle Timer 16 clocks
# of memory modules 2
Module 0 Corsair DDR-SDRAM PC3200 - 512 MBytes
Module 1 Corsair DDR-SDRAM PC3200 - 512 MBytes

Software
Windows version Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
DirectX version 9.0c