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Offline Kubwak

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screen blanking/pc hanging
« on: May 27, 2004, 01:37:08 AM »
so i fly around for around an hour in AH2 and screen blanks, pc hangs and last sound is still playing. usually happens at around an hour.

pc specs are:
1800+
512mb ddr266
ti4200

at 1280x1024 res, detail sliders at max performance.

could it be my crappy gf4 overheating? cleaned up the vidcard fan 2 months ago and my brand is notorious for bad gpu fans

will open up my casing and see if ventilation will extend my flying time

Offline Kubwak

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screen blanking/pc hanging
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2004, 11:58:36 AM »
more details:

using det56.72

it doesnt look like vid card overheating. i play ah2 offline for an hour and everything is fine. but when i go into ah2, one hop and my pc conks out on me:(

weird

Offline FOGOLD

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screen blanking/pc hanging
« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2004, 12:18:48 PM »
Get the side off your case and blow some air in. Sounds just like CPU overheating.

Offline flyingaround

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screen blanking/pc hanging
« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2004, 01:05:41 PM »
after you freeze up, reboot computer, and go into your BIOS and check CPU temp.  I agree it sounds more like cpu getting hot.

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