Computer Freezes and makes an annoying ticking sound

[Edward Lee]

This happens while I'm playing some games. The screen freezes then I hear some annoying ticking sound for a few seconds. Then I'm stuck for awhile. Sometimes the system reboots.

I want to know possible causes and possible solutions

thank you

 

[Edward Lee]

could it be that I need more power?

 

[Edward Lee]

bump

 

[phlashphire]

Originally posted by: Edward Lee
could it be that I need more power?

It could very be that. Where exactly is the ticking sound coming out from? More info needed, is this a new build, new components, etc.

 

[Edward Lee]

the sound is the audio looping because the game crashed.
All the drivers are updated. And there is an error log on my nvidia graphics manager. "Error 106"

 

[Bumrush99]

Is this only in Half Life 2 or does it happen with other games?

 

[Edward Lee]

it happens in just about every game

 

[jiffylube1024]

Ok, here's a few things to check.

-Make sure you have the latest chipset drivers from Nvidia (I think the 5.10's are the latest)
-Install the newest non-beta Nvidia VGA drivers: 66.93 or something (don't install the beta 70.xx drivers, they are causing tons of problems for people)
-What is your cooling like in the case? How hot is it getting?
-What are your CPU temperatures like?
-Is anything overclocked? If so try running at stock speed and see if it still happens.
-What kind of timings are you running that RAM at? Try loosening the timings (and/or upping the voltage) to see if that helps any.


Unless it's a faulty PSU 400W should be enough for a full system. How old is that PSU? I didn't know Antec had a (current) 400W model; I figured like most manufacturers they had a 330W/350W/430W/460W, etc.

 

[Edward Lee]

How can I check the RAM timings? I have no clue what it is.

 

[Chudilo]

if you didn't change any memeory timings then they are probably ok . First and foremost get the newest drivers for everything and get all windows updates.