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[Rizspiz]

I am having a new issue with any source game.

Issue: Game starts and appears to run fine for the first say 10 min. Then suddenly (seems when i fire or do some other multi system intensive function) I get a sound loop freeze and the color goes funky. Best I can describe it looks like a negative image. I then must ctrl-alt-del end hl2.exe to get back to desktop.

If I try and restart any source game the menu panel freezes with the same result as above. I have to completely restart the system to get back in a game. This is a new problem started last night.

Some history. I have had all kinds of conflicts when I built this box the most recent was bad ram. I replaced what I had with 2 new sticks and my BSOD problems disappeared. Last night the BSOD started again. It cited a NV4_XXXX.dll which is video driver so i reinstalled vid driver. BSOD again citing
DXG.sys directx thingy. Reinstalled directx. One more BSOD which i think was rundll32.exe that one is kinda confusing.

If anyone has any idea that isnt "my graphics card has died on me"....I would like to hear it.

My box:
XP Pro
Dual core 3.00 GHZ Intel
ASUS WIFI deluxe mobo
gforce 8800 GTS
4gig RAM

 

[The Vindicator]

my first suggestion if it crashes when you fire is up your gfx card. 8800 will run Source games but upping it a little to a 250 or 260 might help. other than that I would re-install Source again. Everything looks fine unless your computer components are broken. I don't know why this is happening to you. Just try thr above and if that doesn't work emo-rage quit or get a new computer. Hope this helps!

 

[VizierKane]

you should bring this problem up in TechHelp

http://www.edgegamers.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=379

 

[Rizspiz]

ah crap thx vizer didnt realize we had a section for it....

 

[Blasphemy]

ask there lots of ppl can help there good with those types of questions