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froggymasud · 09-25-2008, 05:31 PM

hi
i have a computer witht thease specs

dualcore 3.2ghz pentium D processor
2gb ram
250 gb hard drive
nvidia gf8400gs

i have installed a few games on my computer which i was hoping to use for moderate gaming. but everytime i start a game, either halo or gears of war it will freeze.
sometimes it wil compleatly freeze and require a restart. but sometime it lets me mash some buttons and i can close it. it show the cpu usage history as 100% when the game was on, but as soon as it closes it goes back to 5-10%

i dont know what the problem is but i am hoping someone will

thanks for any help in advance

**Wolfeymole** · 09-25-2008, 05:41 PM

When our resident hardware tech gets on he'll let you know if that gpu can hack it Froggy.

froggymasud · 09-25-2008, 05:52 PM

ok thanks

froggymasud · 09-25-2008, 07:43 PM

hi
i have a problmen. i have a nvidia nx8400gs. if i use it for a while or even leave my screen saver on. the screen goes onto a big resolution and the colours mess up. i get an error that the nv_4 display drivers have stopped working. save any of your work and restart.....

i have installed the latest drivers. 175.19

i dont know what to do and am tankful for any help.

**Dalo Harkin** · 09-25-2008, 07:51 PM

What resolution are you trying to play the games at the 8400GS is a budget card and may just be able to cope at 1024x768 but will need the majority of the 'effects' turned off like bloom and shadows.
Make sure you are running the latest driver - one was released today from Nvidia

**Dalo Harkin** · 09-25-2008, 07:56 PM

Right seeing as this is related to your other post -
open add remove programs from control panel - remove the nvidia driver - DO NOT REBOOT
Manually navigate to C:/Nvidia and DELETE all files in that folder.
reboot and then install the latest driver that was released today

**Wolfeymole** · 09-26-2008, 07:37 AM

Threads merged.

froggymasud · 09-26-2008, 03:21 PM

i am playing at resoution 1440x800 60 htz.
i says the graphics card suppotrs up to 2048x1536 85htz
it is also meant to support dual moniters and hdmi output.
is every time i try a game the cpu useage reaches 100%. this occurs everytime.

**Dalo Harkin** · 09-26-2008, 03:30 PM

1440x800 is not a native resolution - try 1024x768 and see how that runs.

froggymasud · 09-26-2008, 06:43 PM

sorry my mistake its 1440x900

froggymasud · 09-28-2008, 12:06 PM

this problem is getting more and more frustrating.
now i tried to watch a fovie on my computer. first of all it stuttered, then it froze all together but the voice kept going. i couldnt move my mouse or press any button. the it froze alltgether, the volume aswell.

froggymasud · 10-01-2008, 03:08 PM

i cannot even get far enough into the game to change the resolution before it changes. am very confused .

**Goku** · 10-01-2008, 03:15 PM

Hello Froggy. It seems that you are either infected with Malware or there is a hardware conflict in your system. As I am a expert in neither field, all I can do to assure you is to please wait patiently till someone more experienced comes and reviews your problem. Thank you for your patience and co-operation.

-- Goku

**Dalo Harkin** · 10-02-2008, 07:19 AM

do you have the latest graphics card driver?
are you using WMP (windows media player) and if so what version?

froggymasud · 10-02-2008, 05:57 PM

yes i have installed the latest graphics drivers.
i am using the latest wmp.
but i have installed k-lite code pack and i have divx player aswell.
the movies freezes on themm all.
and the games are still freezing.
and to add insult to injury when i tried to play an online game to clours messed up and then the computer froze...

**Dalo Harkin** · 10-03-2008, 07:11 AM

ok - when you say the colours mess up - are there black horizontal lines - this indicates a heat issue.
did you remove the old graphics card drivers - to do this
download the latest driver for your model.
then goto add/remove programs and remove the graphics driver will be ATI or NVIDIA and then manually navigate to C:/ there will be a file called NVIDIA or ATI and then enter that folder there should be 1 file in there for eg 188.12 (Nvidia) or 8.9 for ATI - DELETE all the files and then restart.
install the new driver you downloaded and see how it goes please.

froggymasud · 10-04-2008, 03:17 PM

the problem with the online game isnt every time but when it happens there are no black lines, the colours are all mixed up, eg if im a yellow taxi then it well be greean and blue etc.
i have unintsalled my previours graphics drivers, which were a onboard graphics card driver. in the folder nvidia there is only my latest drivers there.