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6800 Ultra Lock up on CS:S and AA2.2.1 - 2005/01/26 04:06
Every so often when I run CC or Americas Army 2.2.1 my video locks up after it connects to the server (sound FXs repeat and the screen freezes). I can Play HL2 without any problems (after the latest patch, but before - it did the same thing from the "quick save points"). It only happens after I connect to a game, or when I die and I'm in spectator mode. I can use "Windows+D" and minimize all windows and close out the program, but it'll do it agian (not all the time) unless I reboot. Normally both games run without lockups. It seems to happen more often if my computer has been running all day, and I come home from work to "do some killin".
System: all are @ stock
MSI K8N Neo2
A64 3500+ 130nm
1024 Samsung 2.5-3-3-8 T1
eVGA 6800 Ultra 425/1100 driver 66.93
I just got this mobo and cpu in DEC, and I have used the video card since OCT. The video card ran Desert Combat and BFV without any issues. I didn't get HL2 until after I got the new mobo. I flashed to the latest bios on the mobo and use the most current drivers off the MSI website.
1) Should I try other drivers for the VGA? ie: beta
2) Should I change my RAM to T2?
3) Should I underclock my VGA?
4) Should I run benchmarks and test where my problem is?
...I've done all of these except for #1. I only like to use currently approved nVidia drivers. I've ran AQ3, 3DMark 2001se-05 and the CS VST without any lockups. Has anyone else had the same issue. Could it be HL2/CS? The latest patch fixed it for single player, but not online multiplayer. I haven't been playing enough AA2.2.1 to make a guess. Or could it be my mobo? All my games ran fine on my old Asus A7N8X with the same VGA and RAM. I also reformated and "clean installed" Windows after adding the new parts.
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