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For some reason some of the games i've tried on my comp somtimes freezes for 15 secs then goes normal agian. Then it freezes agian. But there's sound when it freezes. Any idea why this is happening?

I use windows xp. My video card is Mx440

check if any processes are using 100% cpu when its freezing, get the newest nvidia drivers, check dxdiag for any problems.

how old are the games? gf 4 mx440 is an old card =p

i tried command & conquer generals and this online game called Gunz. I checked the processes. Nothing was using 100% cpu when freezing. Also i already got the newest drivers for my card. And i check dxdiag. No problems. Any idea what the problem is?

something must be running to keep freezing the machine up, try closing everything/ending all tasks you dont need and running a game again, if it still does it then it's probably not a process freezing the machine

hm..i've tried that already...do u think somthing's wrong with video card?

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Originally posted by kao
get the newest nvidia drivers,

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not all graphic card can support the newest drivers, check before downloading and installing.

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Originally posted by - keef
hm..i've tried that already...do u think somthing's wrong with video card?

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the video card MIGHT be faulty. check other hardwares too, faulty hardwares MIGHT/will give problems.

are there a program to check if there's any errors with the video card?

Device manager....
My Computer > Properties > Management ~ > Device Manager
If failing a question mark icon should appear....
It may even appear normal and be faulty but its a start

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Originally posted by - keef
are there a program to check if there's any errors with the video card?

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The program I used is PC-doctor which is provided in my PC. Here's the link of the web.
http://www.pc-doctor.com/
EDIT: it's pre-installed into my PC. I'm not sure whether there'll be a download for it.

Is your BIOS setting set too restart pc if GPU overheats?
Mine can be set to do that so have a look!