Curse

Sassoos · Aug 12, 2008, 12:18 AM // 00:18

Heyall ...
i wanted to ask anyone for some help, ive been playing Guild Wars for some time, and some weird graphix appeared to me, i tried to take screen shots and stuff like that to demonstrate wat im saying, but everytime wierd graphix appear the game freezes, and the whole computer restarts, i tried to play the game on window screen, the same thing happened, some wierd graphix appeared and everything freezes leading to a restart, i have the latest DX which is 9.0c i think, and i have installed the lastest NVIDIA drivers, i tried re-installing the game from 2 places, from the site of guild wars, and from the CDS that i bought but still not working,, any1 got a solution to my problem ?

Some info of my pc " though im pretty 99.9% sure that the crash isnt from my pc requirements "

G-FORCE 4 FX 5500 256mb ram
1G RAM for the pc
hyper threading proccessor HT 3.0 GHZ

i wouldn't have wrote this post, but believe me im deseprate, ive read almost all the posts regarding this topic, but none helped me, PLZ HELP

Xeserox · Aug 12, 2008, 12:44 AM // 00:44

Sounds like your computer is overheating, Given the time of year it's not a real surprise. If your computer is brand made you can check forums to see if others with the same box have issues with overheating.

First off try disabling Anti Aliasing and post processing effects, they add stress to cpu and graphics card. Also close down any external programs that would stress your computer further.

For a long term solution see if you can find a better cooling system for your computer.

xeuroli · Aug 12, 2008, 12:46 AM // 00:46

With the information you have provided about your pc it is impossible to come to a conclusion as to why your computer is crashing. Need more info and is this vista or xp ?Are you geting blue screens if so post the errors if possible.

Antares Ascending · Aug 12, 2008, 01:49 AM // 01:49

On the outside chance you are overheating...

1 Check the fan...is it running?

2 Check all cooling openings/screens...are they clean?

3 just for haha..do a general cleanup of any accumulation of dust inside the PC .

Good luck!

Sassoos · Aug 15, 2008, 01:09 AM // 01:09

1st of all thank u for the suggestions, i got a windows xp profissional, and got a power supply 300 wat, and btw i was looking at more posts that was submitted, every1 seems to have geforce, and nvidia problems, so i think its from them, any more suggestions ??

Quaker · Aug 15, 2008, 03:39 PM // 15:39

Off-hand I'd say something is overheating - most likely the graphics card. It could be that it's cooling fan (if it has one) is not working or that the fan and/or heatsink is clogged with dust/stuff. Or, it could simply have gone bad.

Or, of course, it could be the power supply, or cpu, or motherboard. As Antares said - check any and all fans - including the one in the power supply - to make sure they are running freely, and blow the dust out of everything. Beyond that, it'll probably have to "go to the shop".