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xxdevillxx   12-28-2007 at 04:49:24 PM

when i play any games my computer crashes and reboots or sometimes something like this happens

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/5201/shot0007jr8.th.jpg

could sonmeone tell me whats wrong with my pc and how could i fix it?



Compaq Presario 061

AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.2GHz

1022MB RAM

160 GB

NVIDIA GeForce 6200 TurboCache(TM)

Realtek AC97 Audio


Message edited by xxdevillxx on 12-28-2007 at 05:15:04 PM
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roadrunner197069   12-28-2007 at 05:35:57 PM
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Well the screenshot looks like COD4 to me. Heres the specifications for that game:
Recommended Specs

CPU: 2.4 GHz dual core or better is recommended
RAM: 1GB for XP; 2GB for Vista is recommended
Harddrive: 8GB of free hard drive space
Video card: 3.0 Shader Support recommended. Nvidia Geforce 7800 or better or ATI Radeon X1800 or better

Required (min) Specs

CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 2.4 GHz or AMD(R) Athlon(TM) 64 2800+ processor or any 1.8Ghz Dual Core Processor or better supported
RAM: 512MB RAM (768MB for Windows Vista)
Harddrive: 8GB of free hard drive space
Video card (generic): NVIDIA(R) Geforce(TM) 6600 or better or ATI(R) Radeon(R) 9800Pro or better

Your processor is only slightly better then minimum requirements, and your graphics card isn't strong enough even for minimum requiremens.

If you want to game on todays games you need todays hardware. Looks like a good time to upgrade.

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xxdevillxx   12-28-2007 at 05:49:03 PM
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i got the same problem in cod 1 and my computers requirments i think are good enough for cod 1.

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/1049/clipboard01if4.th.jpg


Message edited by xxdevillxx on 12-28-2007 at 05:49:53 PM
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roadrunner197069   12-28-2007 at 06:13:13 PM
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Did COD1 play fine before? Its possible you over heated your card trying to run it to hard and it might be damaged now. I would recommend time for a new system if you have any spare money. An upgrade for this would cost about as much as a new PC. I would recommend something like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.d [...] 0185318635


Message edited by roadrunner197069 on 12-28-2007 at 06:13:38 PM
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rgeist554   12-28-2007 at 06:15:35 PM
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Is that thing smoking while you run COD? :O

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xxdevillxx   12-28-2007 at 06:20:06 PM
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yes cod1 played fine at the start than after few months started crashing.

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rgeist554   12-28-2007 at 06:27:08 PM
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The card probably got stressed too hard then. You've probably got some bad/damaged VRAM.

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Anoobis   12-28-2007 at 07:26:09 PM
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You do not need to buy a new computer. I would suspect your power supply not being able to handle a 3D load anymore or your video card could be on it's way out.

 

Either one is fixable without buying a new computer.

 

I repeat. You do not need to buy a new computer in case anybody here didn't catch it the first time.

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roadrunner197069   12-28-2007 at 07:29:34 PM
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Anoobis wrote :

You do not need to buy a new computer. I would suspect your power supply not being able to handle a 3D load anymore or your video card could be on it's way out.

Either one is fixable without buying a new computer.

I repeat. You do not need to buy a new computer in case anybody here didn't catch it the first time.




It sure wouldnt hurt especially if he wants to play the latest games. By the time he buys a PSU and a good graphics card he will be in the neighborhood of 200-300$

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bildo123   12-28-2007 at 08:07:27 PM
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Anoobis wrote :

You do not need to buy a new computer. I would suspect your power supply not being able to handle a 3D load anymore or your video card could be on it's way out.

Either one is fixable without buying a new computer.

I repeat. You do not need to buy a new computer in case anybody here didn't catch it the first time.



No he doesnt, but boy he doesnt know what he's missing without a C2D and an 8800GT. Hell even a 3850.


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Anoobis   12-28-2007 at 08:16:20 PM
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The OP could more than likely fix his system for $150 and it would be an upgrade over his current setup.

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Truekeeper   12-29-2007 at 02:42:12 AM
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The videocard sucks man, i'm telling ya.

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aznstriker92   12-30-2007 at 06:01:50 AM
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Hmm well I play COD4 fine with a X600. I wonder why his 6200 can't take it.

yeah just upgrade you computer. You might have to find a smaller video card and psu because to me, your case seems small. Its a compaq so....

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