BigSonny
Joined: 13 Dec 2005
Posts: 1
Location: Elkhart, IN, USA
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Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:51 am Post subject:
PCI/AGP Question / Game Freezing |
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SHORT list of specs first..
2.8GHz Pentium 4, XP Home
GeForce FX 5700 LE AGP (256m)
768 DDR Ram
120G HD, 60G free
All updated drivers, chipsets, etc..
Restored computer (yearly clean-out) less than a week ago.
Alright, here's some background.. I updated my video card from a GeForce(2?) MX 440 to a GeForce FX 5700 LE AGP over a year and a half ago. For a year, I had no problems whatsoever. About a month ago, I started having a problem where any game I play that is even a LITTLE demanding on my card (as basic as Neverwinter Nights) freezes anytime after playing the game for 15 minutes or so. I don't know much about hardware, but to counter a possible overheating of my card, I have opened my case and put a fan by my computer, but it doesn't help any.
I did notice that my card is assigned to IRQ PCI 16. Is this normal for an AGP card or should it be assigned under AGP instead of PCI? Like I said, I know very little about hardware 
I have updated drivers, restored my computer completely, re-placed (not replaced) my card and memory, checked for dust buildup in my case, and checked connections and memory and everything seems fine so far, but I can't seem to find a fix in any forums for my problem. I read that it might be capacitor plague? My PC is only 2 years old. Someone please help!
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