My computer is killin' me!

Snipawolf · Post by **Snipawolf** » 06 Dec 2006, 03:08

I have no idea why! I can play oblivion pretty good with my 6600 (AGP 8X slot) and not freeze. But when I freeze, it literally stops, no response whatsoever. The mouse doesn't move, music quits playing, games pause.

I believe my 250 watt PSU is not workin' too well, I think I may order a 350 watt PSU for Christmas.

The weird thing is that it hardly freezes when I have oblivion playing, but I can't get in Wings3D for more than five seconds before it up and halts...

Neddie · Post by **Neddie** » 06 Dec 2006, 03:10

My roommate has a similar issue, he plans to get a 300 watt power supply from an old machine this break.

Snipawolf · Post by **Snipawolf** » 06 Dec 2006, 03:17

I wonder why it hates Wings3D though... It can play the most demanding game out, but buckles under the weight of a 3d modeller! Hahaha, how weird and pathetic..

Peet · Post by **Peet** » 06 Dec 2006, 03:20

Have you updated your drivers, by any chance?

Snipawolf · Post by **Snipawolf** » 06 Dec 2006, 03:25

Which ones? I got my video card.

Muzic · Post by **Muzic** » 06 Dec 2006, 05:50

250 watts ?? Whats you getting for amps?

To be honest there are some STURDY cheap 400 watts.

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php? ... ROUP%20USA

Thats like 35 dollars american. You could atleast pickpocket people for that money!

Ishach · Post by **Ishach** » 06 Dec 2006, 07:12

Is it overheating?

Forboding Angel · Post by **Forboding Angel** » 06 Dec 2006, 08:42

I just bought a 450 watt PS for 30 bucks.

1v0ry_k1ng · Post by **1v0ry_k1ng** » 06 Dec 2006, 10:40

ha! I have THE EXACT same problem. its all openGL, which is why wings is crashing. everything openGL will crash. its not a heat issue, or a power issue. for some reason, when ATI cards age their opengl goes down the crapper. Ive tried for months to fix it, and I can only delay the crashs not stop them.

PauloMorfeo · Post by **PauloMorfeo** » 06 Dec 2006, 12:31

He says he is using a 6600 (meaning nVidia, not Ati).

What other stuff you have on the machine? Like how many HDD, Optic Drives, what CPU, etc. A PSU of 250 may be too low for many today's PCs (or not and you just waste money buying a new one).

Snipawolf · Post by **Snipawolf** » 06 Dec 2006, 13:20

I have (I'll just go from the top to the bottom, literally)

Dvd writer/cd writer combo drive

Cd-Rom Drive

181 Gb HD 7200 RPM (I think, not quite sure on RPM)

nVidea GeForce 6600 (Not GT or GS or nothin, just a 6600)

Asustek Motherboard (Maybe produced by Megatrends, I really don't know...

AMD Athlon 2.0 GHZ 3200+ (Which means its pretty much 3.2 Ghz..)

2 Sticks of DDR-SDRAM 512 MB Each

That's about all I remember from all of my searchings..

PauloMorfeo · Post by **PauloMorfeo** » 06 Dec 2006, 13:43

I say it is quite possible that the PSU is not giving enough power.

rattle · Post by **rattle** » 06 Dec 2006, 15:50

250W PSU is a bit low. I've got a 400W PSU since ages... you should upgrade to something better. The reason it freezes is probably because of the CPU and GPU, they need more power on full load.

Sheekel · Post by **Sheekel** » 06 Dec 2006, 19:01

I'm having the same problem, but it only seems to freeze when i do something involving internet. Spring and other games work fine, but whenever i do windows update or mozilla, it completely freezes and i cant even CRTL-ALT-DEL or anything.

Cabbage · Post by **Cabbage** » 06 Dec 2006, 20:33

250watts is pretty low ^^

Mine is atleast 550watts, probably more, i cant remember exactly

Machiosabre · Post by **Machiosabre** » 06 Dec 2006, 21:18

Mine is an AAA battery

tombom · Post by **tombom** » 06 Dec 2006, 21:42

Your computer suffocating you is a sign of a defect caused by age, the only cure is total replacement

SpikedHelmet · Post by **SpikedHelmet** » 07 Dec 2006, 01:14

In the revolution, computers would be free.

Neddie · Post by **Neddie** » 07 Dec 2006, 01:30

And thus nobody would produce them.

Snipawolf · Post by **Snipawolf** » 07 Dec 2006, 01:35

Ishach wrote:Is it overheating?

In reference to this, it is normally my body heat, somethin' like 56* celsius...

It has been really nice about freezing today, I'll try Wings.. Wish me luck...

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My computer is killin' me!

My computer is killin' me!