Hello, I know a bit about computers but what is happening is way beyond what I know. So i recently built my first computer (yey) and i sort of went budget. ill list the specs at the bottom of this post, anyhow, on to the problem.
First off when is start up my computer it will 90 percent of the time freeze if i try to do anything in the first 10 minuts after startup (pardon any spelling mistakes btw), I looked into this and i think it might be because i have a copy of corporate norton and it does an automatic scan after startup which cannot be turrned off near as I can tell. if someone knows how to fix this problem please please tell me.
2nd because i built it custom im really not sure if i have all the right drivers, mainly im missing one called PCI device (looking in device manager) and also an ethernet controller. so if anyone know a good program to get all the right and updated drivers please let me know
O.K. now onto the main problem. games. I'm a fairly hard-core gamer and play many games such as WoW , Command and conqure generals, and COD4 plus a few others. mainly im talking about those three because they are the ones i play the most and the ones i have problems with.
WoW- freezes randomly in the middle of populated places (not my internet, know that for a fact)
COD4 - freezes inbetween maps and load screens, seems to happen more if I try to modify class (or go into a menu) in-between rounds
Command and Conqure Generals (no zero hour) - Freezes in the middle of a battle randomly. happens 5/6 battles about
Zero hour- Freezes within the fist 5 seconds after main screen.
sure other games would have similar problems.
the intresting thing about theese freezes is its not a game freeze but a computer freeze, I cannot Alt+f4 or Ctrl+alt+Dlt. I have to restart my computer after this happens and then wait those 10 miniuts before trying anything again. Ill post computer specs and if you need any more info after that please inform me of what you need.
SPECS
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Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name (restricted)
User Name Admin
Motherboard:
CPU Type Unknown, 2100 MHz
Motherboard Name MSI K9A Platnium (sp?)
Motherboard Chipset AMD 680X
System Memory 2048 MB
BIOS Type AMI (03/05/07)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)
Display:
Video Adapter GeForce 8500 GT (512 MB)
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT (512 MB)
Monitor Plug and Play Monitor [NoDB] (162960392098)
Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Creative Audigy LS Audio Processor
Storage:
IDE Controller ATI IDE Controller
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Disk Drive WDC WD5000AAJS-22TKA0 (465 GB, IDE)
Optical Drive ATA PI DVD A DH20A4H
SMART Hard Disks Status OK
Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 476929 MB (442209 MB free)
Input:
Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse HID-compliant mouse
Mouse Logitech USB WheelMouse
Mouse Microsoft PS/2 Mouse
Network:
Network Adapter Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (192.168.1.102)
Peripherals:
Printer Microsoft Office Document Image Writer
USB1 Controller Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller [NoDB]
USB1 Controller Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller [NoDB]
USB1 Controller Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller [NoDB]
USB1 Controller Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller [NoDB]
USB1 Controller Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller [NoDB]
USB2 Controller Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller [NoDB]
USB Device Generic USB Hub
USB Device Logitech USB WheelMouse
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
