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  • 26-01-2006 4:26pm
    #1
    Pacifico
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,115 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I'm having some major problems with my PC atm. It's a self build about 3 years old. Heres the spec:

    AMD 64 (754s) 3000+
    1Gb Twin-Mos PC 3200 RAM
    9800xt 256Mb
    Samsung Spin Point 160Gb
    Audigy Sound card and the usual CD/DVD drives...

    Anyway, I've nenver had any problems until recently. I now get random lockups in SWAT4 while playing online, no warning nothing just a crash only resolved by a hard restart. I have since reformatted (twice!) only to have a repeat of the problem.

    What i have done:
    1)Ran prime 95 (Torture test) for 6 hours with no errors
    2)Used Actice Smart to monitor my HD, no errors reported, except fluctuating temps (max about 23 Degres)
    3)Removed all the dust from the case, idle temps of around 30
    4)Ran memtest yesterday for about 40 minutes, it passed twice. However, left it on today with the intention of giving it 5 hours to run and it stalled after 20 Minutes!

    Any ideas?
    Thanks in advance for any replies.


Comments

  • #2
    tba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,111 ✭✭✭tba


    it could be your memory alright, try it in a different machine.

    Or it could be that swat 4 is buggy


  • #3
    Pacifico
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,115 ✭✭✭Pacifico


    tba wrote:
    it could be your memory alright, try it in a different machine.

    Or it could be that swat 4 is buggy

    I was running SWAT for about 5 months with no problems at all...

    Also my usually silent(ish) HDD is making some loud read/write noises!


  • #4
    Bartonprince
    Closed Accounts Posts: 829 ✭✭✭Bartonprince


    A) Stop playing Swat4.
    B) GFX card over heating.


  • #5
    AnCapaillMor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,920 ✭✭✭AnCapaillMor


    Could be insufficent power to the card also, had this on my old 9700, basically i had a plug from and adaptor on the power flew, when i plugged a connector from the PSU without any adaptor it worked fine.

    3 questions, does happen only on swat4? and is it always online?, whats single player like, does it hang?


  • #6
    Pacifico
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,115 ✭✭✭Pacifico


    Bartonprince wrote:
    A) Stop playing Swat4.

    Not an option, sorry! :p
    B) GFX card over heating.

    45 acording to ATI tool (just using windows for a few hours)
    AnCapaillMor wrote:
    Could be insufficent power to the card also, had this on my old 9700, basically i had a plug from and adaptor on the power flew, when i plugged a connector from the PSU without any adaptor it worked fine.

    3 questions, does happen only on swat4? and is it always online?, whats single player like, does it hang?

    I've a Tagan 380w PSU. Which has been running the card fine for about a year.

    I dont really play many other graphic intensive game but it did seam fine on FM 2006. Yeah i only play it online, I'll check single player now.

    It did hand once while i was going into All Programs in the start menu.

    Thanks for the replies!


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