Geforce Fx5600 Trouble

[Miroku]

I brought a new Geforce Fx5600 for gaming and installed it and the latest drivers. When I try to play a game it freezes during cutscences or at menus ( where u select singleplayer, multiplayer, options, etc.) Does anyone know how to fix this?

 

[Slam'n Systems]

are you sure its the video card? Did you try different games?

 

[Miroku]

Yes i tried serveral games Ether lords 2 (froze at menu), Halo (froze during play), and Alien Vs. Predator 2 (froze at cutscenc)

 

[chesman]

how much ram is in your system?

 

[Miroku]

ram

512

 

[Miroku]

AMD Athlon XP 1900+
512 mb ram Pc1200 ddr
Sound Blaster audigey 2
Geforce Fx5600 256mb
Windows Xp
Motherboard=Aopen Ak-77 pro


could it possably have anything to do with the AGP options i have fast writes disabled its on 256mb and its on 4x.

 

[James]

First possibility: Too Hot inside, the Video card is experiencing heatstroke.

2nd possibility: Your RAM just got hurt by static.

 

[fiezk]

When you say "it's on 256" you don't mean graphics apperture?

This option should be set to either 64mb or 128mb, with your video-card and your amount of RAM, for best performance.

Sorry for mentioning this if it's not true -- I don't mean any disrespect, but it's a common misconception..

 

[dannnyjos]

Did you try reinstalling the OS?
That way you'll know if it's a hardware or software issue.