Games now crash system under XP

Numb Nuts · #1 06-03-2003, 02:56 PM

Heya, I wonder if anyone here can help me here.
My games have recently began to crash my system. Sometimes the computer automatically restarts itself, sometimes doing checkdisk, sometimes not. I know that some games would not work with XP (clean install of XP btw), because they are so old. But others, such as splinter cell, now won't work as well.
I install the game, start to play it, and after a few minutes, every time, the game freezes, and I get a strange buzzing sounds come from my speakers. I have to restart. Other games just restart the computer, with no error message.
This happens with both online and offline games, patched and unpatched. The things is, this has only started to happen recently, I had no problems with this before. Can anyone help?

/edit I have tried this with my normal applications running in the background and all of them closed, no help either way.

Psychtrip · #2 06-03-2003, 03:23 PM

You may have faulty memory, give them a check, otherwise you might try the compatability mode and run them under win98 or something. Hope this helps.

Numb Nuts · #3 06-03-2003, 03:32 PM

No, the system compatability doesn't make a difference, under any operating system, thanks anyway. How do I check my memory please? Noy sure how to do that.

Psychtrip · #4 06-03-2003, 03:38 PM

http://www.memtest86.com/

or you can try aida32 ---> http://www.aida32.hu/aida-download.php?bit=32

It has a benchmark program for memory testing. Good luck.

Kurtis · #5 06-03-2003, 03:47 PM

Could it be a sound card problem. It just occured to me that the fact that a strange sound comes from the speakers....
however i rarely know what I'm talking about..

Numb Nuts · #6 06-03-2003, 03:55 PM

I don't have a sound card, so it can't be that problem. however, I do have to download some audio codecs from the windowes update programme to get any sound, if that means anything to anybody. It is an CMI 8738/C3DX PCI audio device according to my system panel.

Kurtis · #7 06-03-2003, 04:00 PM

This might sound silly, but could the problem be that you don't have a sound card? Wouldn't new games require a sound card, or do they just need sound codecs to work, I don't know. Have you ever been able to play newish games on your current model?

Numb Nuts · #8 06-03-2003, 04:04 PM

My newest game is splinter cell, and that worked fine, without a sound card, until a week aso, when this problem started. In fact, it started after i installed a demo of freelancer from pc gamer. Maybe that could be at fault?

scouse · #9 06-03-2003, 04:05 PM

Have you got all the latest patches for your games there si patches for most games especially dealing with XP you should also goto the website of said games and check there forums out you will get your answers there as many people post on them saying the same problems.

go to www.google.com and type in "splinter cell games forum(s)" the same for other games you ahve these sites have all the latest patches

good luck

sorry my bad i ahve just read your post again i see you ahve got all patches but try the forums for the games sites

Kurtis · #10 06-03-2003, 04:09 PM

I think it might be a direct x problem, i had problems with freelancer until i got direct x 9 drivers for my gf4. What gfx card do you have and what version of direct x?
It might just be coincidence that it started when you got freelancer, but i doubt it, hmmm. well try that and see what happens and get back to us.

Numb Nuts · #11 06-03-2003, 04:11 PM

i am running under directx 9.0, with all my games patched up full, and i have also tried them un-patched. My gfx card is on the latest catalyst drivers, so that shouldn't be a problem.

themhz · #12 09-08-2006, 07:57 PM

hello,
i installed world of warcraft and i had the same problem.
when the game starts i play for a few minutes and sudently everything freezes and strange sound come from the speakers.
Same problem exactly with Ghostrecon.
My computers has
Intel 2800 prescot
Geforece 6600 GT
1,5 GB ram dual DDR

i also have downloades latest drivers but the problem still exists

auntie-climax · #13 09-16-2006, 05:45 AM

lo all, i've suffered the same problem playing numerous games just recently. itook off the side and hoovered out the insides of my comp. obviously turn it off first! i left the side off and it works fine again. it turned out to be an overheating comp problem, all you need is a cheap fan attached to the computer side to draw cold air in and hot air out. give it a try for the sake of 10 minutes cleaning. when you've finished cleaning leave the side off and it should work if it is a heat problem.