Computer crashes after 10 minutes in Call of Duty

rheymasterio · 8 Jun 2012 at 00:37

Hello,

My Computer crashes on Call of Duty 4 and Modern Warfare 3 within around 10 minutes of game play. I know for a fact the computer should be capable of these games easily. I currently use a 450w power supply for my PC and would like to know whether there may be a lack of power towards it and if it is a major factor in this problem constantly occurring. I would also like to know if I should purchase a power supply of greater wattage. And if this isn't a factor, why my computer constantly crashes on this and other games such as Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

Thanks.

tamzzy · 8 Jun 2012 at 00:45

has this only started happening recently?
have u ever played these games on your rig before without crashing?
what are the cpu/gpu temps like?
what spec is ur rig?
any bad sectors in your hdd?
tried reinstalling the game yet?
when you say crash? do you mean bsod/unresponsive/autorestart/full power off?

tamzzy · 8 Jun 2012 at 00:48

does using any other program cause your computer to crash too?

rheymasterio · 8 Jun 2012 at 00:56

tamzzy said:
has this only started happening recently?
have u ever played these games on your rig before without crashing?
what are the cpu/gpu temps like?
what spec is ur rig?
any bad sectors in your hdd?
tried reinstalling the game yet?
when you say crash? do you mean bsod/unresponsive/autorestart/full power off?

The problem used to be on/off with this CoD and BF:BC2. It NEVER occurred with games such as the Batman series and the Assassin's Creed series in High settings. When I play games my GPU temperatures reach 90+, My CPU temperatures I believe reach 75+, I can't remember.
Gigabyte EG43M-S2H // Intel Q8200 @ 2.33Ghz
XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB // Corsair 4GB DDR2 RAM
465GB HDD // Sumvision 450w PSU
No bad sectors on my HDD that I'm aware of. Ive reinstalled the game twice, once included me reformatting my PC.
And when I say crash I mean it becomes unresponsive and the game freezes. So I am forced to restart or switch off my PC manually.

rheymasterio · 8 Jun 2012 at 00:57

tamzzy said:
does using any other program cause your computer to crash too?

no, it's fine otherwise

tamzzy · 8 Jun 2012 at 01:00

rheymasterio said:
When I play games my GPU temperatures reach 90+,

o.0 tried blowing the dust off your gfx card? that may be the problem

rheymasterio · 8 Jun 2012 at 01:02

tamzzy said:
o.0 tried blowing the dust off your gfx card? that may be the problem

So the lower wattage on my PSU is definitely not an issue? And I've done that several times before too

tamzzy · 8 Jun 2012 at 01:05

it may be, but gpu temps could also be a cause...and its easier to test it by blowing out the dust from the gpu fan ;p
450w is a bit anaemic to run a quad core + 4870 though, i must say...

wazza300 · 8 Jun 2012 at 01:07

could be gpu ram overheating too,i had similar thing happen in dead island and cod world at war

only those two games would freeze/crash pc,i tested by downclocking memory freq in ccc by 25mhz and no more crashes,id test with 50-100mhz downclock on memory

rheymasterio · 8 Jun 2012 at 01:12

tamzzy said:
it may be, but gpu temps could also be a cause...and its easier to test it by blowing out the dust from the gpu fan ;p
450w is a bit anaemic to run a quad core + 4870 though, i must say...

So if removal of dust comes from little to no avail, I should definitely replace my PSU? Because I've had this problem with CoD/Battlefield before, and I would regularly remove dust, I just never bothered as much then because I rarely ever played.

rheymasterio · 8 Jun 2012 at 01:13

wazza300 said:
could be gpu ram overheating too,i had similar thing happen in dead island and cod world at war

only those two games would freeze/crash pc,i tested by downclocking memory freq in ccc by 25mhz and no more crashes,id test with 50-100mhz downclock on memory

Tried it, died in >5 minutes.

andy_mk3 · 8 Jun 2012 at 01:15

I bet you it's that damn punkbuster and realtek issue. Google it, hundreds of threads about it.

I had to disable everything with realtek on my mobo and delete the drivers to stop this from happening.

tamzzy · 8 Jun 2012 at 01:17

if after removing the dust and ur gpu temp is around 70-85c and it still crashes, then its likely it isnt the gpu's fault, although it may still be the gpu ram as wazza says

and if your psu is old say 3+ years, it cant deliver the same amount of juice as it would when it was new, so signs point towards a problem with the psu

disclaimer: but i may be wrong though

tamzzy · 8 Jun 2012 at 01:21

andy_mk3 said:
I bet you it's that damn punkbuster and realtek issue. Google it, hundreds of threads about it.

I had to disable everything with realtek on my mobo and delete the drivers to stop this from happening.

ahaha...i just googled it...sounds like u nailed it in one...lolz

rheymasterio · 8 Jun 2012 at 01:39

I tried the under-clocking the ram to no avail. I'll clean the dust off my GPU by this day and inform you or anyone else of any progress (or not). If I don't get a reply, I'm going to assume my PSU is the issue as I can't recall having unresponsive issues with my prior PSU (which I replaced because it died in a few months). Also, the issues occur on non-PB servers as well.

Idleman · 8 Jun 2012 at 02:02

Buy yourself a decent Psu. A 450w Psu which can be had for about £12.50, is not something i would use, tbh.

wazza300 · 8 Jun 2012 at 11:52

id get atleast a 600w psu,then if you upgrade in the future you can carry on using it,plus newer components use less juice

rheymasterio · 8 Jun 2012 at 15:47

haha, just cleaned the dust off my pc (which took an hour and a half). gpu temperature is down by like 20C.

cobbly123 · 8 Jun 2012 at 15:57

better off getting a psu from a good maker, rated at 600 the psu on the bay will probably be ****

Idleman · 8 Jun 2012 at 16:03

No. You need to spend at £50 for a decent 550-650W Psu. Preferably CM, OCZ, XFX, Corsair, to name a few quality brands.

And do yourself a favour and remove the link.