I need some help - PC freezing when playing games

malicht

malicht

malicht

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Hi guys, I really really need some help, this problem has persisted since I bought this system from OCUK about 3-4 years ago:

AMD Phenom(tm) II X3 720 Processor 2.80 GHz
8.00 GB RAM
300GIG HDD
2 x ATI Radeon 4850 (xfire)
Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P Motherboard
Corsair TX650W PSU

I also use:
G15 keyboard
Razer Naga mouse
2x monitors


It's been fine for the most part, but even when I first bought it, games like Crysis would completely freeze the whole system up. The screen would look like this:

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And sound would loop really fast then stop after about 10 seconds.

I have checked the memory I have, I have updated drivers on EVERYTHING countless times. I have done fresh installs and I have tried getting a huge ass fan with the case open for extra cooling. And the damn thing can't run Mass effect 3 for 5 minutes without crashing.

I can play other games fines. BF3, Starcraft 2, WOW Darksiders.

But some games just won't run at all.

I really need some help, as this issue is driving me to my wits end.

This is a pic of the pc:

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I'm pretty much begging at this point, someone must know how to help me :(
 
Hi there :)

Why didn't you return it to be repaired when you first got it if its always been a problem?

Run memtest to double check the memory is okay.

Try one GPU and see if its CF causing the issue.
 
At the time I just assumed it was EA games being ****.

I should have returned it, I'm kicking myself to be honest.

When you say:

Try one GPU and see if its CF causing the issue.
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Do you mean physically take the GPU out?

Because I have disabled xfire in CCC loads of times and it hasn't made any different.

I've ran Memtest a few times too, and it didn't come up with any errors.
 
Okay,I'm running memtest again at the moment.

Once this has ended I shall post the results and then try and take a card out.

Would you leave the top on in? Or should I try and install the bottom one and see if it is the top one that may be causing the issues.

If you had a gut feeling about whats causing these crashes/freezes what would it be?
 
malicht said:
Okay,I'm running memtest again at the moment.

Once this has ended I shall post the results and then try and take a card out.

Would you leave the top on in? Or should I try and install the bottom one and see if it is the top one that may be causing the issues.

If you had a gut feeling about whats causing these crashes/freezes what would it be?
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I'm really not sure. Just to check is this overclocked? It seems you've illuminated software. So something must be faulty. If several memtests have pasted I'd say a GPU is at fault probably.

Try each card on their own in the top slot
 
It was overclocked.

I reset it yesterday to see if it made any difference.

It didn't :(

Im at 40% of the memtest so far and no errors!

Thanks for the help so far!
 
When you say reset it, how? If the above doesnt work take the CMOS battery out for a minute or two then replace it and try again, this will reset all the BIOS settings to default.

No problem!
 
Well, this is were I may be stuck.

I reset it by loading the fail safe settings on the processor in the BIOS.

And can you point me in the general direction of the CMOS battery? :(
 
There should be a small battery [about the size of a 2p] on the motherboard somewhere. Probably behind one of your GPUs! If you reset to fail safe settings though I imagine taking the battery out would do the same thing
 
Well memtest is currently on pass 63% and no errors so far.

Can you think of anything else I can do other than trying each GPU separately?
 
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