Curse

Res Surection · Mar 01, 2006, 12:51 AM // 00:51

i have a p4 ht 3.4ghz 640mb(pc3200) ram, 80gb HD, onborad video card( i think thats the problem). my mother board only supports apg and pci. i was hoping that my other post would help with my motherboard (i want pci-e), from these specs, wat could my prob be? the problem is that once the game starts, 1 min in the game , it freezes my whole pc.

cannonfodder · Mar 01, 2006, 04:56 PM // 16:56

whats the spec of the on-board?, i'm pretty sure there was/is a problem with some intel graphic chips. The freezing most posibly be due to a driver conflict.

Though don't quote me on this afterall i am an AMD guy, some of the intel chaps like Old Dood may be able to shed some light on this........

Tachyon · Mar 01, 2006, 06:57 PM // 18:57

The first thing I'd do is to check your temperatures when you have Guild Wars running. Freezing up is a common problem that occurs due to over-heating.

I've found that GW freezes the PC more often than not when it's over-heating whereas some other games just force an automatic reboot.

wsmcasey · Mar 01, 2006, 07:43 PM // 19:43

My bet is that its the onboard graphics. It just dont cut the mustard. Since you cant go pci-e, then get a decent agp card and you should be okay. Otherwise, ya check to see if your overheating. Check all your fans. Update your drivers.

Res Surection · Mar 01, 2006, 09:50 PM // 21:50

the tempatures fine, no overheating, the onboard was a 32mb set to a 128mb.

Lord Cooper · Mar 02, 2006, 09:05 AM // 09:05

what power supply?
what temps. i know you said they are fine but id like to know anyway

Res Surection · Mar 02, 2006, 10:52 AM // 10:52

a 300Watt PSU
i dont know the temps, i think their fine tho, its quite cool in my case wen i put my hand in

Killion · Mar 02, 2006, 12:06 PM // 12:06

You cant judge temps by "putting your hand in".

Get a tool to scan the tempature gages.
A stressed P4 can go up to 75 centigrate, and you won't notice that by 'putting your hand in'.

Lord Cooper · Mar 02, 2006, 12:08 PM // 12:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Res Surection

a 300Watt PSU

theres your problem right there

wsmcasey · Mar 02, 2006, 02:51 PM // 14:51

300 watt may have been okay 10 years ago. Get on thats 400 or greater.

Tachyon · Mar 02, 2006, 07:43 PM // 19:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Res Surection

a 300Watt PSU
i dont know the temps, i think their fine tho, its quite cool in my case wen i put my hand in

Putting your hand inside the case can not give you a good reading as to what temps your components are running at. Actually, on some systems taking the case off actually increases temps due to the alteration of air flow.

Try this little freebie. I haven't used it myself, as I already have my temps and fan speds displayed on a LCD panel on the front of my case, but I know a few people who have and are happy with it's performance.

http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/Mot...nitor/mbm.html