Freezing in games

madswimmer · May 22, 2010, 04:37 AM

alright well while playing cod4 the game will sometimes freeze. wat i mean by this is the game will just freeze up and stay on a frame until i alt tab out of it and come back in. the obvious assumption is that this is from the video card, and it probably is. but, im wondering if its possible that it could be something else? could it be ram, processor, or hard drive? and if it could be one of, could someone reccomend a program to test these with.
thank you in advance.

Mussels · May 22, 2010, 04:46 AM

try disabling HDD's powering down in the control panels power settings.

madswimmer · May 22, 2010, 05:00 AM

where exactly would that be in windows 7? i didnt see it under power options

Mussels · May 22, 2010, 05:03 AM

change advanced power settings

madswimmer · May 22, 2010, 05:06 AM

oh well it was already at 20 minutes, should i try making it more?

Mussels · May 22, 2010, 05:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madswimmer

oh well it was already at 20 minutes, should i try making it more?

test with it off completely.

One possible cause for temp freezes is the HDD powering down, and taking too long to wake up when your games request new data.

madswimmer · May 22, 2010, 05:22 AM

alright ill test this out
thanks

madswimmer · May 22, 2010, 05:44 AM

still froze up.
any other ideas?

Mussels · May 22, 2010, 05:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madswimmer

still froze up.
any other ideas?

running any overlays? steam, afterburner, Xfire, etc? try disabling them.

Also, if you're using an antivirus like AVG, Avast, nod32 or mcafee... quit them completely (end task if you have to)

May 22, 2010, 04:37 AM	#1
madswimmer Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 96 (0.08/day) Thanks: 3 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts System Specs	Freezing in games alright well while playing cod4 the game will sometimes freeze. wat i mean by this is the game will just freeze up and stay on a frame until i alt tab out of it and come back in. the obvious assumption is that this is from the video card, and it probably is. but, im wondering if its possible that it could be something else? could it be ram, processor, or hard drive? and if it could be one of, could someone reccomend a program to test these with. thank you in advance.

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May 22, 2010, 04:46 AM	#2
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PSU:	Antec Truepower 750w blue
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May 22, 2010, 05:00 AM	#3
madswimmer Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 96 (0.08/day) Thanks: 3 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts System Specs	where exactly would that be in windows 7? i didnt see it under power options

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May 22, 2010, 05:06 AM	#5
madswimmer Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 96 (0.08/day) Thanks: 3 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts System Specs	oh well it was already at 20 minutes, should i try making it more?

May 22, 2010, 05:22 AM	#7
madswimmer Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 96 (0.08/day) Thanks: 3 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts System Specs	alright ill test this out thanks

May 22, 2010, 05:44 AM	#8
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