Recent content by PatrickPlayz

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    Computer crash, lockup, blue screen error messages, all while playing games! plz halp!

    ok, i did the suggestion, which was to under clock GPU with the nvidia system tool, which gives me access to the performance tab where i can change clock values, the initial values were 672mhz and 900mhz, "it" told me to under clock it to 522mhz and 700mhz, so i did. ill see how it goes for a...
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    Computer crash, lockup, blue screen error messages, all while playing games! plz halp!

    ok, well i didnt do exactly what you said, but i went to the second link in your first post and there i found that there was a youtube vid link with a possible solution to what sounds like the problem i'm having, so i will be doing that tonight, but as for the re-paste of the CPU and GPU, i...
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    Computer crash, lockup, blue screen error messages, all while playing games! plz halp!

    No, Im very very positive its not heat, Ive under clocked my CPU, GPU, separately, and at the same time, I also put it up on blocks. I don't think is memory either, I did the windows default memory test, twice, and MemTest, twice. its very puzzling for my whole family, even the I.T guy didn't...
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    Computer crash, lockup, blue screen error messages, all while playing games! plz halp!

    for the past 2 or 3 years, Ive been having a now very serious problem with my very high-spec dell xps l502x laptop (i7 quad core CPU, nvidia geforce gtx GPU, 8gb ram). It keeps freezing every minute or so while playing games, for a year Ive had to put up with restarting it every time, since...
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    Games not responding.

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    WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY PC!? keeps locking up when playing games i tried everything!

    OK, Ive been doing some research, and I'm actually convinced its the Power Supply Unit (PSU). is there anyway to identify my PSU and the wattage on a laptop? I'm not sure if its that easy to get a new PSU on a laptop.
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    WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY PC!? keeps locking up when playing games i tried everything!

    I posted the laptop model in my first post on this, xps. Plus, I started having the freezing problem out of sight about a year ago, playing minecraft. I notice that with minecraft it has only ever frozen mid-pullback on an enchanted bow, there was also a global problem with enchantment...
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    WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY PC!? keeps locking up when playing games i tried everything!

    and also, (its weird i didn't know this) my CPU is a quad core, I only found out last time I used core temp. another question, would a graphics processor effect the freezing problem? if so which one should I use: High-performance NVIDIA processor, the Ge-force auto select processor, or...
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    WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY PC!? keeps locking up when playing games i tried everything!

    its not a desktop, its a laptop, I also cleaned the cooling fan, it was grey before and it is now black, didn't work though. and as for the amd driver, I don't thing it worked properly. Sorry I don't know much about pc's and drivers, but, is an amd driver a bad thing? And last but not least...
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    WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY PC!? keeps locking up when playing games i tried everything!

    I believe i just got an amd graphics driver, i previously had nvidia geforce, but all the nvidia stuff is still here, can you tell me why?
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    WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY PC!? keeps locking up when playing games i tried everything!

    My specs: Manufacturer: Dell. CPU: Intel core i7 RAM: 8gb. OS: windows 7 professional service pack 1. system: 64 bit At first I thought it might be a heat problem, but I haven't confirmed that it isn't, Ive also went to the start menu, typed "CPU" and clicked "advanced system...
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    WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY PC!? keeps locking up when playing games i tried everything!

    My pc's screen freezes and locks up when i play games, i have a good build, its not overheating, Ive looked everywhere on the internet! no solution!
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    WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY PC!? keeps locking up when playing games i tried everything!

    please help me i need a solution! my drivers are updated, its not overheating, FYI, its a laptop, dell xps. my cpu is intel core i7 2.20 GHz 8gigs of ram, there is nothing wrong with my pc! have i got a lemon-of-a-laptop or something? plz reply
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    Computer Freezes When Playing Games

    our drivers are fully up to date