short random freezing

imported_Infiltrator

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Sep 11, 2004
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I have been geting some freezing while playing games, lasting from about 1-5sec at a time. Occuring about every 3-5 mins or so.

When freezing does happen, its just the screen that is basicly paused, but I can still move the mouse, yet the game actions are still happening, just I can't do anything while its in this freezing process...which is extremly annoying!

Also, I don't think this just occurs while I'm just playing games(happens to multiple games, so I know its not just a single game playing tricks). I think this could be happening while i'm doing things on the desktop, but its less noticable due to the desktop not always as active in movment...

my hardware is:
abit is7-g mobo
2.4C p4
9800pro 128mb
120gb western digital SATA
2x512mb corsiar XMS
500w unknown PSU

brief history of the system...
about a year old, and have o/ced at 250 with 5:4 divider which was stable. but not if i try and o/c at that speed it only last about a hour on prime95(not sure why i can't keep it stable like i use to, but thats another issue).

i have heard of people saying in some instances that when some people o/c for they are stable during the o/c, but later that o/c will no longer be stable and sometimes no even stable at default settings... could this be my problem? i hope not:(

just afew days ago i ran prime95 for 7hours and i stoped it...so it appears to be stable at defualt settings, but i still get the random freezing...

this is all the info i can think of which could help figure out this problem...

i appreciate any recommendations you guys can think of, thanks alot:)
 

grimmie

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Sep 23, 2004
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you either have an issue with case heat now, or you've had it for a while and have already irreperably damaged some hardware components. Rule out ram and run this test overnight:

http://www.memtest.org/

burn the iso, insert CD, boot, sleep overnight, wake up, check results. If there are no errors the damage is likely elsewhere

overclocking is hiddeously unwise. stop that. pay for the speed you want. Ever hear "no free lunch"? Yeah, well you just got the bill.