OH MY F N GOSH!!! sorry, this is exciting in a weird way. i have the exact same issue. please see my issue under DESKTOP topic PC Freezing During Game Play...

ed1856, we should follow-up together in regards to our issue because just last night it happened to me again. mind you this happened before i installed my new graphics card. it's something else...

BUT ed1856, it's important that you read my post and feedbacks first before we discuss so that we are on the same page and can go forward researching further.

let me know if you're game though. otherwise, good luck.

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"I won't eat anything that has intelligent life, but I'd gladly eat a network executive or a politician." ---------- Asus P5KC Mobo,Q6600 CPU 3.21Ghz,Artic Cooler Freeze Pro7 H/F,OCZ DDR3 PC3-10666 RAM,Barricuda 7200.11 3Gb/s HD,nVidia 9600GTExtreme,Seitek Keyboard/Optical Mouse,Ultra 600-watt PSU Modular,Ultra m998 Case,WINXP32

wow runninron69, easy tiger. pc world forums are to help folks, not bash or demoralize. we were all there at one point. heck, i am still learning about computers and i've been a power user since early 80's (8 yrs. old). besides, how else does one learn about gadgetry?
you read, apply and/or seek help from others.

anyway, ed1856 i'm still researching this issue. it appears this has been a common and popular issue for a long time now and there really isn't a permanent remedy at this time. according to my research thus far, the more complex the games are the more likely games will freeze-up. you can have a kick-ass rig too and it's still a possibility that the game will freeze on you.

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"I won't eat anything that has intelligent life, but I'd gladly eat a network executive or a politician." ---------- Asus P5KC Mobo,Q6600 CPU 3.21Ghz,Artic Cooler Freeze Pro7 H/F,OCZ DDR3 PC3-10666 RAM,Barricuda 7200.11 3Gb/s HD,nVidia 9600GTExtreme,Seitek Keyboard/Optical Mouse,Ultra 600-watt PSU Modular,Ultra m998 Case,WINXP32

Hey guys, I'm Having this issue with 2 of my PC's.
Firstly id like to say that theres a million topics on this that I've found and secondly, heres a list of what ive gathered that might possibly be wrong.

1.) Direct X - Update or reinstall ur Direct X.
2.) Update all your drivers (Specifically to drivers that are not the same version that u currently have), if u have the latest drivers installed for everything then try a older version.
U can do this with each driver separately to c if it fixes the problem after uve done a certain one.
3.) Make sure ur PSU is strong enough to pull the ENTIRE system. (If u have a 400w and your fans dip or slow down when u start up a game then get a 450W or higher, preferably get the highest one u can get your hands on.)
4.) turn off anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering, also make sure that these 2 are turned off in the game u are trying to play.
5.) Make sure that ur system is not overheating, by this I mean: Clean out any dust, Check all the fans are working correctly and lastly monitor ALL temperatures (Graphics, CPU, system, ect)

Thats the list ive come up with that MIGHT possibly be causing this problem, also note that its taken me a weeks worth of browsing and reading and that these are the only points in about 500+ topics regarding this issue that seem to be the fixing the problems.

As for me, I havent done any of this yet because my PC is in the UK and im in SA. I'll do it as soon as i get back home.

Mmm, just found a completely different angle on this issue.

A guy called "ruudje_1976" wrote this:

"Im pretty sure i found the exact problem. It's in the DxDiag of every single person that posted a problem here. See the "Video Accel" and "Deinterlace Caps" mess in the video specifications of the DxDiags? One member of the forum installed another game on his PC after having the same problem with Scarface. Turned out that by installing this other game, his DxDiag was changed. It no longer contained those "Video Accel" and "Deinterlace Caps" specifications and AGP status was disabled. Suddenly Scarface worked for him."

"Try this:"

"Go to Control Panel, click Display, Settings, Advanced, Troubleshoot, set the hardware accelaration bar all the way to the left! Then try the game again. It may be usefull to restart your PC first. Let me know if it works folks."

Hope this helps someone.

Copyof

hello copyof. i've read about memtest86. seems like a useful tool to have. i will perform both tests in windows base (using another software) and out of windows base (memtest86). i highly doubt that i have memory dump, corruption, etc. because the freezing happened before and after the upgrade.

i had a 512MB ram stick, ddr2 pc2-4200/266MHz installed, and swiped it out for 2 ballistix ddr2 pc2-5300/667MHz (dual channel mode).

your input is greatly appreciated. 8)

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"I won't eat anything that has intelligent life, but I'd gladly eat a network executive or a politician." ---------- Asus P5KC Mobo,Q6600 CPU 3.21Ghz,Artic Cooler Freeze Pro7 H/F,OCZ DDR3 PC3-10666 RAM,Barricuda 7200.11 3Gb/s HD,nVidia 9600GTExtreme,Seitek Keyboard/Optical Mouse,Ultra 600-watt PSU Modular,Ultra m998 Case,WINXP32

LMAO, its the same Issue!

I have a question-- does your sound connect to your sound card or is everything plugged in onboard? I'm trying to somehow relate this beeping noise to possibly the sound...

Hey hey,

Well in my experience its not the sound either thats causing the issue.

Try disabling your sound devices (what i did) and ull find that it still freezes.

I uninstalled my sound devices (which is onboard) and it still froze up meaning that the sound doesnt have anything to do with this.

Hope it answers ur question.

Copyof