Freezing problem

moon · 27 Sep 2009 at 10:57

When I play games, eg CoD5, I seem to get periods where the game freezes and the only way to resume is to cont+alt+del and go back in.

Spec

Processor - Intel Core i7 920 D0
Mobo - Asus Rampage II Extreme Intel X58 Motherboard
RAM - Corsair XMS3 2GB DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz DDR3 x3 (6GB)
GFX Card - BFG GeForce GTX 285 OCX 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card
O/S HDD - Corsair P128 128GB SATAII Solid State Hard Drive 128MB Cache
Data HDD - Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache
P/S - Corsair 750W HX Modular PSU
Optical Drive - Samsung SH-S222L/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscibe Drive
CPU Heatsink - Prolimatech Megahalems Performance CPU Cooler
^--- Akasa AK-FN057 Apache Super Silent 120mm Fan (Push Pull)
O/S - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium - W/ Windows 7 Upgrade - 64-bit
Monitor - Samsung SM2433BW 24" TFT Monitor
Case - Silverstone RV02 Raven 2 Case

I have removed the graphics card drivers, ran driver sweeper and reinstalled...stuck what to do next..any ideas?

cheers

moon · 27 Sep 2009 at 11:48

Im using the most up to date drivers from nvidia website, I will uninstall them again and try those on the disk

moon · 27 Sep 2009 at 12:07

sorry, didnt see about your bios qestion

I bought the OC'd bundle from overclockers which crashes at its 4ghzs overclock so ive got it back to stock until they send me a new config out, i havnt updated the bios as i didnt know if it would wipe the overclocked profile already set? or now as i need a new config does it not matter?

moon · 27 Sep 2009 at 14:38

is there anythign in particular I should look out for in the Event Viewer?

Only put this computer together on Friday and it says

279 Errors
1697 Warnings

moon · 28 Sep 2009 at 20:15

The problem still persists after installing the drivers from the CD, in other games..walls flicker and glitch :/

Just ran cod till it froze and checked the Event Log and found under Information, "Win32k - Application CoDWaWmp.exe locked the primary surface 3 time(s)." 27/09/2009 20:04:03

As for in the error log, nothing seems to have been set

Any more ideas?

moon · 28 Sep 2009 at 21:36

anyone have any ideas?

Bad card?

moon · 28 Sep 2009 at 21:49

it happens on multiple games though, its not specific to CoD 5...just flickering scenary and flashing bits ect :/