Author Topic: lockups ? (Read 212 times)

airguard · « **on:** March 22, 2006, 02:23:24 AM »

Hi all !
I dw the game again after not being playing it for a year or two too try it again, game is good and have changed alot since last time

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But I get lockups, every 15 min to 45 minutes I play, and have to do a hard reboot to get into windows again. system seem overall stable for other use.

sys:

Amd X2 4400
Msi K8N neo4-f nvidia nForce motherboard
Ati all in wonder X1800
1 GB memory
Dx9.0c
catalyst 6,3
latest ver. of Nvidia force ware drivers for motherboard.
latest driver for realtec AC97 sounddrivers.
antivirus off and firewall disabled under playing.

Anyone got a idea ?

Schatzi · « **Reply #1 on:** March 22, 2006, 03:47:30 AM »

Sounds like a heat problem to me. Either Graphics card or CPU.

Try cleaning out all the dust from your fans, maybe even find some temperature checking software.

airguard · « **Reply #2 on:** March 24, 2006, 10:23:50 AM »

Got it, turned off hardware vertex proccesing and now it runs as a dream.
Strange I was pretty sure my ati card could run with that on.
Anyway problem fixed.

I checked the heat too, cpu was running at about 44 c and my ati card at about 72 c. After checking out forums at ati that was normal they said ? sounds hot for me but guess the new cards produce a lot of heat.
I got 2 huge fans sucking air out of my cabinet too.

airguard · « **Reply #3 on:** March 24, 2006, 10:27:14 AM »

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Originally posted by airguard
Got it, turned off hardware vertex proccesing and now it runs as a dream.
Strange I was pretty sure my ati card could run with that on.
Anyway problem fixed.

I checked the heat too, cpu was running at about 44 c and my ati card at about 72 c(when running the game) normal surfing temp is 40 c and 68 c
After checking out forums at ati that was normal they said ? sounds hot for me but guess the new cards produce a lot of heat.
I got 2 huge fans sucking air out of my cabinet too.