Freezes after playing heavy games

[prankster]

This is the second major problem I have on my machine after the problem with my vidcard. just after I finish playing games, the system sometimes freezes up when I wanna run some programs (IE, Mozilla, etc.). Is it because of overheating or lacking the memory?

 

[imported_Phil]

What does the nVidia display control panel say about the temperatures after exiting a game? My 6600GT is around 65-70C after a few hours' full load, because of the air paths in my case. It's also slightly higher because it's passively cooled.
I'd test your memory using Memtest+ (Google it) though, just to be sure.

 

[L O L]

i dont think it's heat issue since it happends afterwards not in the games...
i suspect that it's a software issue.. try reinstalling windows and see where it takes u..

 

[Ike0069]

How long does this freeze last? IS it a few seconds, or much longer. Mine does this some times after gaming, but only for about 3-4 seconds. Not sure exactly why, but it was sometimes longer before I upgraded to 2GB RAM.
For instance BF2 music would keep playing for about 5-10 seconds after I quit the game and the desktop screen appeared. Now the music stops immediately, but sometimes it takes a few seconds to be able to open up IE, a folder, etc.

 

[prankster]

It won't back to normal condition, so I have to hit reset button.

 

[Ike0069]

Originally posted by: prankster
It won't back to normal condition, so I have to hit reset button.

OH, now that's a definite problem. I would first check your RAM in Memtest. If your RAM is fine, then it sound like a software problem.
Does this happen in all games, or only a certain one?

 

[prankster]

it happens not only after playing heavy games(most of my games are heavy like FEAR, COD, NFS), but also happens sometimes after my machine returns from long time idle condition.