Hi guys,
Just got my graphics card back from getting repaired for the same problem, so I thought I would ask you guys, before phoning up my supplier AGAIN!
WHAT IS GOING ON?!?!
Any game I play, after some time has passed, the system hangs. Doesn't blue screen, the screen and sound just freeze, all my fans slow down and I have to hard reset the system.
As an example, just been playing half life 2, a game this graphics card should be able to cope with, and it hung after about 45 minutes of gameplay.
Checked the temps and it floats around 60-65 degrees on full load and idle at 50-52 degrees. The fans never go about 55% usage on full load either, so i'm okay on the temperature front. It's getting sufficient power from the 2 6-pin connectors it has plugged in to it, so I am at a loss.
The only thing I can think of is that it is being bottlenecked but surely that wouldn't cause the system to hang, would it?
Anyways, I'd like to hear your opinions on the matter.
System specs are as follows:
AMD Phenom x4 9650 @2.30Ghz Water Cooled
Gainward GTX 570 Golden Sample
6 GB DDR2 RAM @ 800 Mhz
700W Delta power supply
Also, yes I do know that most of the parts are outdated, I am putting the 570 in my new build later, I just bought the graphics card so I could play the newer games on this system while I save the money up.
Just got my graphics card back from getting repaired for the same problem, so I thought I would ask you guys, before phoning up my supplier AGAIN!
WHAT IS GOING ON?!?!
Any game I play, after some time has passed, the system hangs. Doesn't blue screen, the screen and sound just freeze, all my fans slow down and I have to hard reset the system.
As an example, just been playing half life 2, a game this graphics card should be able to cope with, and it hung after about 45 minutes of gameplay.
Checked the temps and it floats around 60-65 degrees on full load and idle at 50-52 degrees. The fans never go about 55% usage on full load either, so i'm okay on the temperature front. It's getting sufficient power from the 2 6-pin connectors it has plugged in to it, so I am at a loss.
The only thing I can think of is that it is being bottlenecked but surely that wouldn't cause the system to hang, would it?
Anyways, I'd like to hear your opinions on the matter.
System specs are as follows:
AMD Phenom x4 9650 @2.30Ghz Water Cooled
Gainward GTX 570 Golden Sample
6 GB DDR2 RAM @ 800 Mhz
700W Delta power supply
Also, yes I do know that most of the parts are outdated, I am putting the 570 in my new build later, I just bought the graphics card so I could play the newer games on this system while I save the money up.