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My computer is killin' me!
Posted: 06 Dec 2006, 03:08
by Snipawolf
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...
Posted: 06 Dec 2006, 03:10
by Neddie
My roommate has a similar issue, he plans to get a 300 watt power supply from an old machine this break.
Posted: 06 Dec 2006, 03:17
by Snipawolf
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..
Posted: 06 Dec 2006, 03:20
by Peet
Have you updated your drivers, by any chance?
Posted: 06 Dec 2006, 03:25
by Snipawolf
Which ones? I got my video card.
Posted: 06 Dec 2006, 05:50
by Muzic
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!
Posted: 06 Dec 2006, 07:12
by Ishach
Is it overheating?
Posted: 06 Dec 2006, 08:42
by Forboding Angel
I just bought a 450 watt PS for 30 bucks.
Posted: 06 Dec 2006, 10:40
by 1v0ry_k1ng
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.
Posted: 06 Dec 2006, 12:31
by PauloMorfeo
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).
Posted: 06 Dec 2006, 13:20
by Snipawolf
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..
Posted: 06 Dec 2006, 13:43
by PauloMorfeo
I say it is quite possible that the PSU is not giving enough power.
Posted: 06 Dec 2006, 15:50
by rattle
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.
Posted: 06 Dec 2006, 19:01
by Sheekel
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.
Posted: 06 Dec 2006, 20:33
by Cabbage
250watts is pretty low ^^
Mine is atleast 550watts, probably more, i cant remember exactly
Posted: 06 Dec 2006, 21:18
by Machiosabre
Mine is an AAA battery
Posted: 06 Dec 2006, 21:42
by tombom
Your computer suffocating you is a sign of a defect caused by age, the only cure is total replacement
Posted: 07 Dec 2006, 01:14
by SpikedHelmet
In the revolution, computers would be free.
Posted: 07 Dec 2006, 01:30
by Neddie
And thus nobody would produce them.
Posted: 07 Dec 2006, 01:35
by Snipawolf
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...