[Solved] Games freezing - Directx?

first I would try to max the memory.
Second I would look at temps.
Possibly some overclocking.
Also after putting in the vid drivers goto the directx site and reinstall it to see if that helps.
Have you defrafed the HDD? On one that small its crucial with a large game like wow

thanks for the replys

ill run a dfrag soon, but before i reformatted a couple of days ago i had tried defragging both drives, no help at all. Also, i run system mechanic 7 which atomatically defrags, cleans registry and eveything else to do with that stuff.

besides which my bro does the stuff i want to with a 20 and 250 compared with my 120 and 750.

the 2 computers sit side by side on a shelf (ie. the exact same cooling) and no, id be VERY surprised if my bro even has the slightest idea of how to overclock.

i have the latest video cards from the NVIDIA site (175.19) and directx 9.0c
I will reinstall them both to see if that helps.

Lastly, can i please stress again that unless my graphics card, RAM or processor are corrupt, it is NOT their fault because the computer right next to mine has the exact same models and works fine.

Thanks again

ok first i would check the memory, run this program: http://www.memtest.org/ (get the bootable iso and burn onto disk, run at start up)

then i would stress the GFX card using 3dmark for your card you probably want 3DMark 2005: http://www.futuremark.com/download/pcmark05/

then i would test your CPU and run a Prime95 torture test: http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=103

run a chkdsk: goto start>run type 'cmd' > then type 'chkdsk c: /f' in the command prompt, let this run at startup if need be.


1. if memtest shows ANY errors replace your RAM, let it run for about 2hours.

2. if your computer crashes while running 3dmark or you see artifacts, then check your cards fans and temperatures.

3. if Prime95 crashes it could be your processor or your PSU.

4. if chkdsk reports any bad sectors, then replace your HDD... you will need to watch this test the results can pop up and dissapear in seconds.

Ok, i finished the tests on my pc (i havnt had a chance to run them on my bros pc yet.) Here are the results:

1.memtest - ran for 2 ours (worked out to 2 passes) NO problems found.

2.PCMark- Basically, the system didnt crash and i managed a PCMark of 1556 (assuming this is very LOLable seeing as how the top is apparently 23000 or something)
interestingly, during the test, particually the first part (with the cubes falling) the issues ive been having, (the freezing etc) still happened.... dont know if this helps?

3.I ran prime95 for almost 8 hrs before turning it off when it started the process for the third time and realised it must be looping. (i ran one of the max temp ones) No crash or errors found at all....

4. Chkdsked both my HDDs, no errors on either.

So....
OMG, what could it be?!?!?!?
i am offically Stumped, i mean i had a few ideas when i got on here but no idea how to test them.

Please help, just plaing wow and SPORE, while a fantastic combo is getting slightly boring......

lol, this is even more confusing (if possible)
He got a 1447

i missed your post about your brothers score lol.

that is very strange, WOW should run fine on your card at medium-low settings. and spore i think your pushing it a bit maybe low settings at 1024x768.


hmm when i think about it, it could be some software in the background causing your freeze ups... what have you got running?

np happy to help.

good look finding a new card you might have to look at second hand ones, there arnt that many retailers still selling AGP cards, although a quick look tells me that the ATI 3850 is still available.

i was considering upgrading my M/B sometime soon anyway, so i might just do that at the same time