Freezings.

[terisk]

When playing games/running benchmarks, my computer freezes within 5 minutes after starting. It used to do this with my voodoo 3, so I bought a Herc 4500 and it still freezes. Is it the MOBO, OS, or what?

 

[UnseenMenace]

terisk (May 26, 2001 07:29 p.m.):
When playing games/running benchmarks, my computer freezes within 5 minutes after starting. It used to do this with my voodoo 3, so I bought a Herc 4500 and it still freezes. Is it the MOBO, OS, or what?

We need more information than this to help you ?
What mobo, what CPU, is it overclocked if so what speed was it and what does it run at ?, tempratures etc
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Duron 800 @ 1050 with Global Win FOP-32 (140 x 7.5)
Abit KT7A-Raid Mobo
512 mb (Crucial Stuff CAS 2)
Hard Drive Cooler
Elsa Eraser X2 Gforce with Blue Orb (modified to display as a Quadro and overclocked http://www.tweakhardware.com/guide/quadro/ )
Sound Blaster Live Value
Full Tower with 5 (120 mm) case fans with seperate PSU

 

[terisk]

Its an AMD Tbird 700 on an FIC az 11, not overclocked.

 

[Placid]

Set your memory timing in the bios to the slowest setting (highest numbers) and see if it still locks.

 

[terisk]

tried that, but nope. I did see 75 fps though before it froze!

 

[terisk]

ALAS!

I turned off this thing called External Cache, and I just played UT for 50 minutes, unfrozen! BTW, with my Kyro 2, I saw 80 fps at 1024 x 768! I highly reccomend it to any of you seeking a cheap solution.