games crash on P5P800
- From: Will R <Silkbowl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 20:13:04 GMT
This might be a video card problem, but I'm posting here because my
computer didn't have problems on my previous motherboard (P4S533).
Current setup:
P5P800
Pentium 630
Transcend PC3200 1GB (x2)
ATI 9800 XT (msi)
PSU 500w Rosewill
In the first 30 seconds of playing Civ4 a small box -- about 1/2 inch --
appears on the upper left corner of the screen. The box is filled with
multicolered, horizontal lines that move when I move my mouse. (The mouse
cursor disapears too.) Then, about a second later, the screen goes either
black and hangs or is filled with vertical stripes and hangs. The computer
does not turn off; it requires a hard reboot. This always happens.
Originally I thought it was a game problem because Civ4 is known for its
many bugs, but it played flawlessly with the same video card on my P4S533.
Also, i tried the F.E.A.R. demo and it too crashed -- the monitor filled
with vertical lines and hung.
So, no crahes on old motherboard; many crashes on P5P800. If it's not a
video card problem, perhaps it's a videocard-motherboard problem(?). I'm
thinking about buying a new card, but why throw it out if it has worked for
so long?
Any help would be most welcomed.
-Will
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