Constant Crashing in Games.

[SKR]Abe

[SKR]Abe

[SKR]Abe

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After a recent shuttle disaster, I now have a full size PC again.

A64 3000+
Asus K8N4-E Deluxe.
Sapphire X1800 XT 256MB.
2x 512MB Crucial PC3200 RAM.
2x 80GB SATA Maxtor HDs.
Pioneer DVDRW

All housed in an Antec Sonata II

The machine is working perfect - encoding and decoding DVDs etc super fast.

However, fire up a game - any game and within 5 to 10 mins later - it hangs.

No graphics corruption, just freezes the screen and sound stutters until you pull the plug.

Any Ideas ?
 
I have tried the latest catalyst and omega drivers - both still crash.

As for the PSU - its the one that came with the Sonata Case
Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU.

The system is not overclocked at all, everything is standard.

Im running a 19" TFT - so my prefered game res is 1280x1024.

The games I tried so far are...

Doom 3 - played perfect for 30 mins - then froze.
Flight Sim 2004 - freezes within 20 secs.
Tiger Woods 2004 - freezes at random.
 
No good Im afraid - even does it at 640x480 with all the details down.

How do I see the temp of the Graphics card ?

Is there a program that will log the temps - as when it crashes, its a power off at the wall job.

The only time I hear an increase in the speed of the graphics card fan is at boot up - it never speeds up in games.

Anyone got any more ideas or is it RMA time ?

Ive tried a fresh install of windows, drivers etc.
Ive tried 3 seperate sticks of RAM.
Ive removed the DVDRW.
Ive removed the spare HD.
 
ok, i installed ati tray tools.

set up the fan speeds to auto and applied - now the fan actually changes speed.

doom 3 runs 1280x1024 at ultra settings and gives me 45fps average and no crash.

flight sim 2004 shats itself as soon as you bank left or right.

damn card - i thought its supposed to change speeds itself ?

will see how it goes this week.
 
I think I solved this one - returned the X1800XT and ordered a BFG 7900 GT OC 256MB.

Now, my next problem - how do I remove the rolling pin from my person when the missus finds out it was another £65 !
 
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