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Sammanu

Sammanu

Sammanu

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I have been experiencing computer freezes while playing "Warhammer Online" which is represented by a brown/black screen. I check my Event Viewer and upon bootup it always says "ativvaxx.dll Failed to load". Would this be causing my problem or would it be something else?

I have the latest drivers for my GFX but has anyone else had a problem similar to this?

SPECS
AMD Athlon X2 7850+ Black Edition @ 2.8 Ghz
Gigabyte GAM61PME-S2P nForce 430 (Socket AM2/AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel
XFX ATI Radeon HD 4850 "XXX Edition" 512MB GDDR3
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro PWM CPU Cooler
500W Casecom PSU.

(All recently bought from Overclockers, apart from PSU)
 
Yes, although not with catalyst driver. I had a similar problem with my 8800gtx the other day. Totally out of the blue got the same message apart from the .dll filename.

I un-installed the video driver, ran driver sweeper then reinstalled.. No problems since.. So it might have just been the driver had been corrupted.
 
Do you have the problem in any other games?

Could possibly be the PSU - that Casecom PSU is junk. Has 17 amps on the 12V rail, compared to the Corsair 520W which has 40 amps.
 
I'll take ur advice and re-install the drivers to see if thats the problem, would u recommend the latest driver out? Some of the latest drivers have problems thats all.
I will try on another game and see if the problem occurs, if it is my PSU wouldn't it turn of my PC completly in the crash?


Reply, Thanks.
 
It can be that the PSU cannot provide enough power to the GPU when it's on high load and therefore leading to errors and acting strange :).

Anyways, I would is the drivers, clean em with sweeper as Admiral Huddy said and check if that helps, you can try reinstalling the game as well.
 
I used "Driver Cleaner Pro" to delete the drivers for GFX card and i'll re-install to latest and see where that takes me, i'll post back if its still happening.
Just wondering if there is any software to determine if my PSU is performing correctly?
 
Not that I know of, but you can check voltages in speedfan and some other apps and see at least if the voltage is correct, ie. 12v should show something between about 11.8-12.2v and so on.

Still it doesn't mean it's fully working tho, there are a lot of factors. Best is just to have another PSU and do a swap and see if that works :-).

But it looks like a drivers really, on the other side, can be overheating GPU as well so you might check your temps by the way.
 
I re-installed all the drivers but while playing Warhammer Online for about 15-20mins the screen went Grey with black Vertical lines and keyboard froze up. I'll post my voltages and temps in next post.

If i do decide to buy a new PSU what would be the cheapest good performing PSU you would suggest. Also if i installed the new PSU and the error still occurs would i be able to send back to overclockers for full refund, even though there isn't anything wrong with the new PSU?

(Thought i'd put this in if u're choosing PSU)
1 IDE 200GB HDD
1 IDE CD/DVD Drive
 
Because i don't wanna be buying a new PSU and it doesn't fix the problem and be stuck with a spare PSU, would i be able to get to money back if there isn't anything wrong with the new PSU?
 
Sammanu said:
Because i don't wanna be buying a new PSU and it doesn't fix the problem and be stuck with a spare PSU,
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Those numbers are from a device not yet calibrated. Therefore their significance is not clear. However, if those numbers are correct, you have serious voltage problems.

Prime95 does not do loading which should be obvious by what it does.

Disturbing is how excessively high the 5 volts are.

You need a multimeter to calibrate hardware that the software read. AND to measure other critical voltages not listed.

In your case, first create a load. That means multitasking to all peripherals simultaneously. IOW play complex graphics (ie movie), while downloading from the internet, while playing sound loudly, while interfacing with USB devices, while searching the hard drive, etc. Now touch the multimeter probe to any one of purple, orange, red, and yellow wires. Record and report those numbers to three significant digits. Only then will a useful answer result.
 
The 12v looks fine. The 5v is a little outside but then i wouldn't trust any windows tool. Use a traditional multimeter.

Read my guide here on how to check that your PSU is ok
http://www.huddysworld.co.uk/index....rking&catid=40:techie-talk-hardware&Itemid=72

As for buying another PSU, then yes you could send it back but you may have to pay a re-stocking fee plus postage. In fact, a few high street shops will issue a warning that PSUs can not be returned unless found to be faulty.. So check with the vendor fist.

Check my guide out before you do.
 
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i'll try getting a multimeter then, if i need to buy a PSU i would get it from Overclockers anyways, any suggestions in which PSU to get?
Am sure overclockers would allow a refund if it doesn't help?
 
Or
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-002-PP&tool=3

If you're short on cash would do as well.

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Anyways, seeing as you have crap random PSU, it would be a good idea to get proper one like Seasonic/Tagan or Be Quiet. Also Thermaltake Toughpower range is excellent and is probably the best bang for buck you can get, they don't sell them here anymore tho.

This will stay with you for years ( probably for future build as well, unless do some dramatic changes to power design ) so it's good thing to have around.

Doesn't any of your friends have a good PSU that you can borrow for 1hr to test with?
 
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