Hello,
I have the following system:
Operating System - Windows XP
CPU-Core 2 Duo E8500@ 3.16GHz
MB Abit IX 38-QuadGT (Intel X38-ICH9R)
GPU - Nvidia Geforce 9800GTX+
Ram - 4 gig MB DDR 2 Dual Channel
Currently, when trying to play Half Life 2 or Call of Duty MWF 2 (via Steam), the games seem to run ok on Mid settings with No AA for about 15 to 30 min. At which point, the games Freeze. I cannot Cntrl/Alt/Del to get into the Manager to kill the games. I have to hold the power button down on my PC and total reboot.
I am assuming this is a graphic driver or video card/cpu overheat issue? Although using CPU Z / GPU Z, my temps are running (CPU 50c) (GPU-62C to 80c)
I have tried updating to the Graphic driver to the latest version (280.26). However, I really don't know the proper way to "Uninstall the OLD Driver and Add the New driver). If there is a certain way to do this, can someone please post exactly how to do this properly. I would greatly appreciate it.
What else can I try in order to see if I can get these games to play without freezing?
Thx for any and all help.
I have the following system:
Operating System - Windows XP
CPU-Core 2 Duo E8500@ 3.16GHz
MB Abit IX 38-QuadGT (Intel X38-ICH9R)
GPU - Nvidia Geforce 9800GTX+
Ram - 4 gig MB DDR 2 Dual Channel
Currently, when trying to play Half Life 2 or Call of Duty MWF 2 (via Steam), the games seem to run ok on Mid settings with No AA for about 15 to 30 min. At which point, the games Freeze. I cannot Cntrl/Alt/Del to get into the Manager to kill the games. I have to hold the power button down on my PC and total reboot.
I am assuming this is a graphic driver or video card/cpu overheat issue? Although using CPU Z / GPU Z, my temps are running (CPU 50c) (GPU-62C to 80c)
I have tried updating to the Graphic driver to the latest version (280.26). However, I really don't know the proper way to "Uninstall the OLD Driver and Add the New driver). If there is a certain way to do this, can someone please post exactly how to do this properly. I would greatly appreciate it.
What else can I try in order to see if I can get these games to play without freezing?
Thx for any and all help.