computer freezes when streaming video

[Corporate Thug]

Almost every time I try to stream a video, my computer completely freezes resulting in a high pitched squeal from my speakers.

I just tried streaming a trailers with quicktime from the apple site and my computer froze twice within the first 10 seconds.

Any ideas what may be causing this?

 

[VirtualLarry]

could be drivers, could be IRQ conflicts between the video card and the network adaptor, could be overclocked/overheating/unstable CPU or GPU, could be bad RAM.

What's your system config look like, and what OS and video driver revision?

Can you pop in a DVD and see if playing DVDs causes the problem too?

 

[Corporate Thug]

DVDs play fine.

I reset my o/c to stock to try to locate the problem.

OS is Win 7 RC

Driver: Cat 9.11

Also, i get freezing in 3d gaming as well but not nearly as frequently.

 

[Schmide]

and the Q9550 @ 3.6 Ghz passes OCT? Do you get freezes at stock?

 

[VirtualLarry]

What happens if you run Furmark, and download a big file off of the internet? Like one of the Win7 ISOs from this post: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=306860?

I'm curious if putting the GPU under heavy load, and putting the network under heavy load, but not loading the CPU, will do it. If it doesn't crash, then it may be the CPU that we need to look at.

Edit: Are you running Flash 10.1 yet? I had trouble with Cat 9.11s crashing my web browser (mozilla firefox), when hitting the commerical break while watching Hulu. Cat 9.12 fixed the issue.

Try Cat 9.12, if nothing else.

 

[Corporate Thug]

and the Q9550 @ 3.6 Ghz passes OCT? Do you get freezes at stock?

It did but with a lot of voltage. It's stock now because stock is running all my apps/games just fine.

 

[Corporate Thug]

What happens if you run Furmark, and download a big file off of the internet? Like one of the Win7 ISOs from this post: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=306860?

I'm curious if putting the GPU under heavy load, and putting the network under heavy load, but not loading the CPU, will do it. If it doesn't crash, then it may be the CPU that we need to look at.

No problem at all downloading large files. I've downloaded steam games that were 6+ gigs. Also downloaded win7 iso without an issue.

 

[VirtualLarry]

No problem at all downloading large files. I've downloaded steam games that were 6+ gigs. Also downloaded win7 iso without an issue.

But at the same time you were maxing out the GPU??

 

[Corporate Thug]

But at the same time you were maxing out the GPU??

should I d/l a large file while running rthdribl or something like that?

 

[Schmide]

It did but with a lot of voltage. It's stock now because stock is running all my apps/games just fine.

It is at stock voltage and/or speed?

I wouldn't run furmark for more than 10min unless you have extra fans/cooling on your VRM.

 

[Corporate Thug]

It is at stock voltage and/or speed?

I wouldn't run furmark for more than 10min unless you have extra fans/cooling on your VRM.

everything is stock now.

 

[Corporate Thug]

ttt

 

[Kakkoii]

9.12 drivers are out btw.

http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx


Is this problem only happening with Quicktime videos? Or do flash/wmv/mpg videos crash also? (Youtube would be an example of flash and mpg)

 

[Corporate Thug]

9.12 drivers are out btw.

http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx


Is this problem only happening with Quicktime videos? Or do flash/wmv/mpg videos crash also? (Youtube would be an example of flash and mpg)

applies to all movies and 3d gaming.

 

[Kakkoii]

Did this problem start with the upgrade to Windows 7? Or was it happening on XP or Vista also?

 

[Corporate Thug]

Did this problem start with the upgrade to Windows 7? Or was it happening on XP or Vista also?

I'm not exactly sure. at the very least, I don't remember it being this frequent, but then again, I just recently got back into heavy gaming.

 

[Kakkoii]

Well you could try installing XP on another drive and seeing if the problem occurs on a fresh installation.

 

[SRoode]

It took a while to do some research for you because you have the wrong Motherboard model in your signature (it's P5E3 Premium, not P53e Premium).

On Newegg, there appears to be a lot of people with lockup problems. Some because of internet, some because of graphics:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...%28keywords%29

In reviewing the Bios history on the ASUS site, they have updated their bioses several times to specifically address these issues. Try flashing your bios to the latest version to see if it helps:

http://usa.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=y0FpG1REOUaqwk2E

One last thing (may be a long shot). You said you were running a RC of Win 7. This problem may be fixed in the final version.

Best of luck!

 

[Corporate Thug]

It took a while to do some research for you because you have the wrong Motherboard model in your signature (it's P5E3 Premium, not P53e Premium).

On Newegg, there appears to be a lot of people with lockup problems. Some because of internet, some because of graphics:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...%28keywords%29

In reviewing the Bios history on the ASUS site, they have updated their bioses several times to specifically address these issues. Try flashing your bios to the latest version to see if it helps:

http://usa.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=y0FpG1REOUaqwk2E

One last thing (may be a long shot). You said you were running a RC of Win 7. This problem may be fixed in the final version.

Best of luck!

thanks for the recommendation! I'm trying to flash right now but it doesn't look like asus has a utility for 64 bit OS

 

[Corporate Thug]

just flashed using EZ Flash from the bios...easy as cake.

Now to see if that did the trick!

 

[SRoode]

Keeping fingers crossed!

 

[Corporate Thug]

back to the drawing board. Freezing within 15 minutes of gameplay.

 

[SRoode]

Hmm, it went longer this time though. What happens when you stream?

Have you tried what was suggested above, install the 9.12 Cat Drivers?

 

[Corporate Thug]

Now I'm getting random freezing no matter what I'm doing.

 

[MrBorsa]

Try to tend your card and your ram/s and put them again after cleaning them from dust, and every thing well be fine