Hi.
A few weeks ago my pc began locking up when playing games (specifically Heroes of Newerth and more recently RIft). In order to find the cause for this problem I have tried numerous tests:
- Adjusting game settings (such as vsync and shadows etc)
- Multiple Catalyst driver versions (including latest beta 11.4)
- Multiple Registry cleans
- 2 full windows reinstalls with formats
- 2x 6 hour Furmark GPU tests - both passed
- Assessing graphics card with GPU-z - temperatures and voltages appear fine (no temp above 70 on furmark, 60 normally in game)
- 3 hour Prime 95 test - no faults
- 3 hour Memtest86 test - no errors
- Multiple full IntelBurntest runs - no problems or freezes
- 2 hour GPU Memory benchmark test - no reported errors
- replaced hard disk drive
Despite all of this, these games continue to randomly freeze (more often when many things are happening in game but not necessarily) and I have run out of ideas. I dont have the availability (or resources to provide) an alternative graphics card for testing so that is not really an option either.
Rig: Amd Phenon II x4 @ stock 3.4ghz
Asus M487td motherboard with latest drivers
HIS Radeon HD 5870 @ 850/1200 (stock when purchased) with latest drivers
2x Corsair Dominator 2gb DDR3 memory sticks
2x Samsung 1tb hard drives
Hiper 850w power supply
Windows 7 x64
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
A few weeks ago my pc began locking up when playing games (specifically Heroes of Newerth and more recently RIft). In order to find the cause for this problem I have tried numerous tests:
- Adjusting game settings (such as vsync and shadows etc)
- Multiple Catalyst driver versions (including latest beta 11.4)
- Multiple Registry cleans
- 2 full windows reinstalls with formats
- 2x 6 hour Furmark GPU tests - both passed
- Assessing graphics card with GPU-z - temperatures and voltages appear fine (no temp above 70 on furmark, 60 normally in game)
- 3 hour Prime 95 test - no faults
- 3 hour Memtest86 test - no errors
- Multiple full IntelBurntest runs - no problems or freezes
- 2 hour GPU Memory benchmark test - no reported errors
- replaced hard disk drive
Despite all of this, these games continue to randomly freeze (more often when many things are happening in game but not necessarily) and I have run out of ideas. I dont have the availability (or resources to provide) an alternative graphics card for testing so that is not really an option either.
Rig: Amd Phenon II x4 @ stock 3.4ghz
Asus M487td motherboard with latest drivers
HIS Radeon HD 5870 @ 850/1200 (stock when purchased) with latest drivers
2x Corsair Dominator 2gb DDR3 memory sticks
2x Samsung 1tb hard drives
Hiper 850w power supply
Windows 7 x64
Any help would be greatly appreciated.