just 0 Posted February 11, 2003 I just got finished building a new computer. Everything seems to run okay except games. When I try to play a game, the game freezes. The games I have tried so far are Medal of Honor - Allied Assault and Red Faction. Sometimes the game will work for a minute and I can play, but the video is choppy, and as soon as the fighting gets intense it freezes, and I have to shut it down in the task manager. I am running Windows 2000 SP2. Hardware is as follows; Motherboard - Shuttle AK37GT w/ AMD Athlon XP 2100 & 256 MB PC2700. Video - NVidia GEForce2 MX400 64mb. I have downloaded the latest drivers for the video card, and I am running DirectX 8.1. Any Suggestions, I have messed with it for days with no success. ;( Thanks Share this post Link to post
DosFreak 2 Posted February 11, 2003 Well I'm not aware of any specific issues with that mobo but your video card is EXTREMELY inferior to the rest of the hardware. It's been awhile since I've used one of those cards...2+ years? So I'd guess that 800X600 with the settings maxed would run well with MOH:AA and Red Faction. The freezing problems might be a temperature issue, insufficient cooling on the processor.... Share this post Link to post
duhmez 0 Posted February 11, 2003 That video card is plenty for those games @ 800x600. INstall new via 4 in 1 drivers and you will be fine I'm sure. (If you have already dopne that then i don't know) Share this post Link to post
sapiens74 0 Posted February 11, 2003 Install the OS from Scratch. Install the latest 4 in 1 drivers first THen the Video Drivers THen the Sound Drivers THen any other drivers. THen INstall any service packs Install Direct x 9 last Share this post Link to post
DosFreak 2 Posted February 12, 2003 Why install DX9? Might as well stick with DX7.... Share this post Link to post
CyberGenX 0 Posted February 12, 2003 http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_871,00.html Make sure that in the BIOS AGP is set to 2X or 4X or Auto. Make sure that your AGP aperature size is at least 64MB. Take note as to what IRQ your video card is using and if it is sharing with another device. Try installing SP3, it solves a few issues. Try installing the latest Det. 4 REFERENCE Drivers. Make sure VIA 4-in-1 are installed as mentioned above. Share this post Link to post
just 0 Posted February 12, 2003 Thanks for all the answers. I have finally figured it out (I Hope). I think that I had a bad Ram Chip. I swapped the ram out with a different chip, and I haven't crashed yet. I've played several different games and haven't had choppy graphics or sound either. Hopefully that was the problem. Thanks Share this post Link to post
Mr.Guvernment 0 Posted February 15, 2003 Quote: (Pain in the butt redoing a machine, is loading the software... i must say, i LOVE reformating, i think it is some sick fetish i got..lol is like, brand new, crisp and clean! start from scratch, - i think it has to do with me being a neat freak, that a fresh format seems so "clean" no corrupted files, all from scratch! i like to format, and put in my apps all neat and non fragmented!..lol - although it may take a few days for me to get in everything i got, after a format i only install things as i need them. Share this post Link to post
