Can't play any game...

[PC Freak]

I have loaded several games. New and old.
I cannot play any of them.
StarCraft, N4S Underground, MoH.. and some others.
Some hang the computer soon as they start to load and others I can end the process and get windows back.

I have the latest DX, Video, Sound, VIA drivers

I have a G4 4200 ti video card, Audigy MP3 sound card, WinXP Home
This all started about 2 mo ago. Since then I have formated and reloaded windows.. for a different reason. But the games are all doing the samething.

Any ideas???? Thanks

 

[PC Freak]

heeeellllpppppp

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Virus protection maybe?

 

[PC Freak]

disabled virus protection and still have the same results.

Thanks for the idea though.

 

[Lanyap]

RAM went bad?

 

[Sylvanas]

start-run-"msconfig"- startup tab. are there any unwanted/dodgy looking background programs running?

 

[nCred]

Originally posted by: Lanyap
RAM went bad?

yeah, if it´s a hardware problem, then it´s probobly the RAM.

 

[AnyMal]

Originally posted by: nCred

Originally posted by: Lanyap
RAM went bad?

yeah, if it´s a hardware problem, then it´s probobly the RAM.

Could be his video card. Bad RAM would cause instability with any memory-intensive application, not just games.

 

[PC Freak]

It could be hardware.
Just strange that I have 0 problems everywhere else. Just in this one area.

Is there a site that test DirectX or 3d?

 

[warcrow]

I would reinstall Direct X just for grins, but I'm betting its RAM like suggested earlier. Do this, remove on of the sticks and boot back into windows. Loads up the games and see if the same thing happens. If it does, swap sticks.

Report back to us with the results....

 

[PC Freak]

Games are still doing the same think.
I ran the DX Diag tool and passed with flying colors.

 

[warcrow]

Ok, whats your Power Supply look like? Details on manufacture and model.

 

[PC Freak]

PS is from Antec.

What's the closest thing I could run like a game. that's not a game?

 

[randumb]

Originally posted by: PC_Freak
PS is from Antec.

What's the closest thing I could run like a game. that's not a game?

Try Photoshop or video encoding.

 

[warcrow]

Originally posted by: PC_Freak
PS is from Antec.

What's the closest thing I could run like a game. that's not a game?

Model?

 

[PC Freak]

I can get photoshop from work to try. Encoding?? software ideas?

 

[warcrow]

ok man, this is my last post to help ya out. You're on your own otherwise.....

WHAT MODEL PSU DO YOU HAVE?

DO YOU HAVE A SPARE VIDEO CARD YOU CAN SWAP OUT?

 

[PC Freak]

I downloaded and 3DMark03....

My computer freezes on Game2 and the demo. I have to reboot when it does.

 

[Fern]

Here's a link to a video ram bench proggie LINK

Maybe it will turn up something.

As warcrow asked- do you have access to another vid card? and what model antec psu?

 

[warcrow]

I give up.

 

[PC Freak]

Today i put in a GForce2 32mb video card and the computer did the same thing. Weird