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Title: g-force 4 help
Post by: buzkill on June 15, 2003, 11:01:19 AM

ok..heres the problem..v-card is best thing i've done to this machine..but i have a problem with lock-ups in most of my 3d apps.(gonna go crazy if i can only play AH for 10 min before i need to reset) the programs really freeze. cant exit or anything.

amd athlon 750
g-force 4 mx 440
128 meg ram
win. ME

Title: g-force 4 help
Post by: WhiteHawk on June 15, 2003, 06:41:02 PM

Dang Buzkill, I had the same damm problem with my athlon.  And i forgot what the hell i did.  I think I made sure i had a 300 watt power supply, but there is a special program that sets your agp transfer rate to 1x.  That is the key I believe.  yes, I would try that first.  I will look for it, but i dont think I have it anymore.  My athlon puter shot craps and that is where it is.
  it was the something something 4 in 1 drivers.  maybe somebody can refresh my memory here.
  Any way, you may have it already, just make sure your agp is set to 1x.  Not 2x or 4x.

Title: g-force 4 help
Post by: buzkill on June 15, 2003, 06:47:32 PM

i think i ran into that 4 in 1 thing right before i got the e mail from here...didnt dl but am going to...thanks

Title: g-force 4 help
Post by: buzkill on June 16, 2003, 06:48:28 AM

it's via hyperion 4 in 1 driver pack and it was what i needed. agp drivers were out of date and conflicting with the new hardware...i can fly again:D

Title: g-force 4 help
Post by: WhiteHawk on June 16, 2003, 05:18:21 PM

:eek:  I actually got one right. :D

Title: g-force 4 help
Post by: FOGOLD on June 17, 2003, 06:10:34 AM

Watch athlons and temperatures. I have had serious lock up probs till I got an extra case fan. My 1800+ CPU is not happy over 40oC. I suspect I was an early adopter and there were temp issues with early XP's

Title: g-force 4 help
Post by: ALF on June 17, 2003, 05:24:01 PM

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Originally posted by FOGOLD
Watch athlons and temperatures. I have had serious lock up probs till I got an extra case fan. My 1800+ CPU is not happy over 40oC. I suspect I was an early adopter and there were temp issues with early XP's

What are you talking about 40°C

Thats NORMAL UNSTRESSED operating temp for Athlons.  Are you refering to case temp (with much higher CPU temp)?  Current athlons are rated in the 85-90° range fpr thermal tollerance.  Heck mine hits 39° before windows completes booting :eek:

Title: g-force 4 help
Post by: buzkill on June 17, 2003, 07:59:25 PM

im still only using 750m proccesor, 256 ram. card has own fan, accually run at 45c avg. for most apps.

Title: g-force 4 help
Post by: TIGS on July 03, 2003, 09:44:22 PM

:eek: ow. more RAM.. more RAM. more RAM. that's what I'd have to say. 128 isn't really enough - I'd suggest a minumum of 256 MB RAM (preferably with boards that support DDR RAMs), and 512 MB RAM is my personal minimum.

Title: g-force 4 help
Post by: buzkill on July 04, 2003, 07:51:55 AM

would...mother board won't support any higher(almost blew $100 on new 512 before i checked it out)
and this thing runs operation flashpoint and ghost recon great so i see no probs. well maybe the 55 deg. and the fact i have to exit both games and reload after 2 or 3 boards.