Striker II NSE? or GTX 280? Freezing my game PLEASE HELP

First off remove AI suite. You have heating/instability issues and AI suite is making it worse. UNINSTALL IT.

You do not need it. If you want to OC just do so from the BIOS.

Next DL RealTemp and CPU-Z. They are easy to use free little utilities to gather some info. Run them both and post screenshots or tell us what they say.

We also need full specs.

PSU brand
model number for the case.

After you get real temp monitoring abilities and we see where you are at, we can go further.

i had something similiar... and it was because i had a "too recent" driver?!??! ?! wtf indeed! 7900gt

so.... try an older driver for your video card... and check it out...

Hey guys,

Now with CPU-Z here is:

CPU-Z 1.45 report file

Processor(s)

Number of processors 1
Number of cores 4 per processor
Number of threads 4 per processor
Name Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
Code Name Yorkfield
Specification Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
Package Socket 775 LGA
Family/Model/Stepping 6.7.7
Extended Family/Model 6.17
Core Stepping C1
Technology 45 nm
Core Speed 2833.4 MHz
Multiplier x Bus speed 8.5 x 333.3 MHz
Rated Bus speed 1333.4 MHz
Stock frequency 2833 MHz
Instruction sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, EM64T
L1 Data cache (per processor) 4 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache (per processor) 4 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache (per processor) 2 x 6144 KBytes, 24-way set associative, 64-byte line size

Chipset & Memory

Northbridge NVIDIA nForce 790i SLI SPP rev. B1
Southbridge NVIDIA nForce 790i SLI MCP rev. A3
Graphic Interface PCI-Express
PCI-E Link Width x16
PCI-E Max Link Width x16
Memory Type DDR3
Memory Size 4096 MBytes
Memory Frequency 666.7 MHz (1:2)
CAS# Latency (tCL) 9.0 clocks
RAS# to CAS# (tRCD) 9 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 9 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 24 clocks
Bank Cycle Time (tRC) 34 clocks
Command Rate (CR) 1T

System

System Manufacturer System manufacturer
System Name System Product Name
System S/N System Serial Number
Mainboard Vendor ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Mainboard Model STRIKER II NSE
BIOS Vendor Phoenix Technologies, LTD
BIOS Version ASUS STRIKER II NSE ACPI BIOS Revision 0601
BIOS Date 06/30/2008

Memory SPD

Module 1 DDR3, PC3-10700H (667 MHz), 1024 MBytes, Corsair
Module 2 DDR3, PC3-10700H (667 MHz), 1024 MBytes, Corsair
Module 3 DDR3, PC3-10700H (667 MHz), 1024 MBytes, Corsair
Module 4 DDR3, PC3-10700H (667 MHz), 1024 MBytes, Corsair

Software

Windows Version Microsoft Windows Vista (6.0) Ultimate Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 6001)
DirectX Version 10.0


Now whenever i run Riva Tuner (to get GPU temperature which is on 38 celius idle) and then a game (eg. Bioshock) it freezes up and does the crash, when im on the main menu (flipping between programs).

WHAT DO I DO?

my best guess thats its definatlety got to do with RAM?

but then when i did a MEMTEST through a bootable CD, it ran the memory test, NO ERRORS!

Whats going on, what does this bring it down to then?

Your description sure makes it seem like a heat issue.

-You have updated everything.
-The condition worsened over time, and you cannot play any 3D game at this point.
-memtest shows no errors

You could grab Prime95 or a similar CPU stress program. Run it in conjunction with RealTemp and note the temps. If there are no problems and temps are fine, we have ruled out the CPU.

I would guess the MB would be unlikely at this point as well. Possibly the PSU is having issues under load... more likely it's the GPU.

Those temps are fine Prime95 just stresses out your CPU, running it at 100%. We just ruled out your CPU as the problem, yay.

I think we are down to the GPU or PSU.

My bet is on the GPU. You are pretty much down to swapping out parts to test any further. You could swap out the MB, PSU, and GPU if you had spares.

No a power strip should not affect it, although I do recall a story about a defective power strip that somehow hindered power... never seen that myself, could just be myth.

Just tell them all the tests you have run, and explain that you do not have a spare GPU to test with.

I have had this same problem, and its pretty much down to the RAM.

Always best to make a new thread

tried to steam up the fans to 60% using Riva tuner, and it worked for 2 days in a row. Then it started to freeze again in desktop and in games.

still think it could be gpu overheat?

no sorry want to whats wrong too :s

I am running a gtx 280, with a GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS5 LGA 775 Intel X48 board and a intel core 2 duo 3.17

I get artifacts and video crashes occasionally while playing css, and frequently while playing grand theft auto. Temps never been an issue in my case (I have several fans) But I did notice cpu temp nearing 70C after a crash in GTAIV I was overclocking my system to 3.5.

Reading about this ram voltage fix sounds like my problem, I have ocz ram and im a little unsure how to configure
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227347

If someone could just tell me the values to set it at, Im 90% sure how to change them in BIOS.

It sounds like a RAM issue to me. It's far too hard to wade through an old thread.

Make a new thread and send me a PM with a link to it and I'll see if I can help you... I've learned to take on only a few of these at a time because it gets very confusing otherwise.

Please list all your parts and symptoms clearly in a new thread.

Hey all
I FIXED IT PLEASE READ

Its the motherboard i was runnning.........

asus striker II extreme 790i
2 * gtx280
quad 2.83
300gig raptor hdd
4 gig ddr3 hyper x
vista 32bit
1200 watt power supply then added 650 watt just for cards as people suggested power issue

i did ram test past
changed cards still locked up, running all sorts of ways, sli, non sli high settings u name it
chnaged ram still locked
added power still locked
changed hdd still llocked
tried vista 64 bit still locked
got new MB and ALL IS WELL

i tried ram voltages omg everything in bios, updated the works but to nothing

the only thing i would ask is make sure your heat sink on your processor is on nice and tight, those little plastic things always stuff up.!