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| 1208627 | 2011-06-12 09:42:00 | Hey I have a mate whos computer freezes after about an hour of gaming, just freezes. Would this be the graphics card or overheating? | dpDesignz (15919) | ||
| 1208628 | 2011-06-12 09:49:00 | Hey I have a mate whos computer freezes after about an hour of gaming, just freezes. Would this be the graphics card or overheating? If he goes into the bios he can see what the temperatures are. Could be the power supply. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1208629 | 2011-06-12 09:59:00 | The power supply? Explain more please? | dpDesignz (15919) | ||
| 1208630 | 2011-06-12 10:57:00 | Prob not power supply (could be), what model is the pc (Desktop or laptop)? Post temp from bios or speecy/speedfan. | sahilcc7 (15483) | ||
| 1208631 | 2011-06-12 11:12:00 | I take it this is a desktop PC, not a laptop? Based on that it happens after an hour, I would guess this is an overheating issue... A hardware fault would likely crash after specific operations, rather than a relatively uniform period of time. You can view the temperatures in your BIOS setup program (usually F1, F2, or DEL just after you turn your computer on. You may see a message on the POST screen of "Press <some key> to enter setup). Or you can install temperature monitoring software that can run within windows. If it seems to be a temperature issue, I'd suggest opening up the computer and checking all of the fans are running. Also use a can of compressed air (Jaycar cat. no. NA1018) to blow any dust out that may be clogging fans or heatsinks. I had a buddy with a toshiba laptop which would crash within minutes of starting up. I opened the system up and blew the dust off the CPU heatsink (which was completely clogging it up), which solved the problem. The power supply is a possibility I guess, but IMO that would more likely cause mild instability and unpredictable behavior - rather than stopping after an hour. The power supply is the metal box at the top of the tower, where the power cord plugs in to. If the total current draw of all of the components installed inside your computer (as well as USB devices that don't have their own power source) exceeds the rating of the power supply, you will have problems. Also cheap, off brand power supplies (including ones sold with the case) sometimes cause stability issues. Past experience has taught me never to trust these, and I buy a decent PSU whenever I build a new PC. |
Hydroksyde (16405) | ||
| 1208632 | 2011-06-12 11:32:00 | The power supply? Explain more please? A dodgy power supply will usually cause a shut down/ reboot but I wouldn't rule it out if the temps are OK. That is the power supply within the PC. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1208633 | 2011-06-12 20:42:00 | BIOS temperatures are a bad idea. Going by them won't give you a good indication, because after 30 seconds it's taken you to start muttering and cursing at the PC for freezing, restarting into the BIOS and then you getting into the Hardware Info section, your PC will have cooled significantly, in some cases by 30-odd degrees. Easiest way to check this is to download a trial of AIDA64 (Previously EVEREST) or a free download of Speccy, and have that running while your friend games. Play games offline in some non-serious manner, and Alt + Tab every 3-4 minutes and see what temperature your CPU & GPU are sitting at. Most CPU / GPU's will happily sit around 65 degrees, but once you start getting much higher than that, it's time to invest in some more cooling. Of course some can keep going up to around 90 degrees, but just how ideal or safe that is, is another story altogether ;) Power supply is definitely another option, as is drivers for the GPU, though both are probably less likely. If it was PSU then I'd suggest it'd happen a lot sooner as soon as there's significant load as opposed to slowly increasing in temperature over time. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1208634 | 2011-06-12 20:42:00 | BIOS temperatures are a bad idea. Going by them won't give you a good indication, because after 30 seconds it's taken you to start muttering and cursing at the PC for freezing, restarting into the BIOS and then you getting into the Hardware Info section, your PC will have cooled significantly, in some cases by 30-odd degrees. Easiest way to check this is to download a trial of AIDA64 (Previously EVEREST) or a free download of Speccy, and have that running while your friend games. Play games offline in some non-serious manner, and Alt + Tab every 3-4 minutes and see what temperature your CPU & GPU are sitting at. Most CPU / GPU's will happily sit around 65 degrees, but once you start getting much higher than that, it's time to invest in some more cooling. Of course some can keep going up to around 90 degrees, but just how ideal or safe that is, is another story altogether ;) Power supply is definitely another option, as is drivers for the GPU, though both are probably less likely. If it was PSU then I'd suggest it'd happen a lot sooner as soon as there's significant load as opposed to slowly increasing in temperature over time. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1208635 | 2011-06-13 01:09:00 | Got the DT's again Chill.:D | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1208636 | 2011-06-13 01:38:00 | Another option is to simply leave the side off the case while gaming (assuming no kids or pets around to poke their noses into the computer). If it doesn't freeze with the side off (better cooling) then the evidence points further toward heat issues. |
Paul.Cov (425) | ||
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