I got this nice new computer for christmas to replace our old crappy laptop
but when i game, periodically it will freeze the game for no particular reason
this happens on all the online games i play
such as: counter-strike(and source), Starcraft, warrock, soldier front, and others

i know for a fact that it is not my internet is not the problem
it is very good comcast high speed and i used the same modem on the laptop, where it worked smoothly

plus it is not a memory problem. for not only does it have 4 GB of memory, it still lags even when i close all programs, including windows live and AVG in the bottom bar.



i can really only assume it is a problem with vista

its sad though, i knew xp like the back of my hand but with vista im near clueless XD

Hi I don't have this problem, but when I use the internet explore it freezes for a few sec every time it needs to send somthing.

I must be some kind of Vista problem...

Originally Posted by Dane

I must be some kind of Vista problem...

Doubtful. I run vista just fine on multiple computers,
never have any problems at all besides a sidebar bug where my icons move around.

Both of you should post your system specs.

Originally Posted by EpiCNOVA

plus it is not a memory problem. for not only does it have 4 GB of memory, it still lags even when i close all programs, including windows live and AVG in the bottom bar.

No games really use more than 2 gbs of ram. The extra ram is still useful for loading other apps, and running anti-virus ect though.

Originally Posted by EpiCNOVA

i can really only assume it is a problem with vista

Doubtful, post system specs please.

Originally Posted by Intellect

Originally Posted by Dane

I must be some kind of Vista problem...

Doubtful. I run vista just fine on multiple computers,
never have any problems at all besides a sidebar bug where my icons move around.

Both of you should post your system specs.

Well I have observed many bugs on vista x64 that is not present on vista 32 bit. As for my system spec's, press the link at the bottom of my post´s...

All I can say is, make sure your drivers for audio, video and Monitor are up to date, more so EpicNova, that Generic PnP Monitor indicates you are using the std vista driver. Many issues are to be had with non specific drivers, more so in Vista x64 and it has a lot to do with Gaming.

Aside from that, all I can think is that your GPU or CPU are getting hot, have you check the temps you are getting while doing some heavy gaming or inmediately after the problems arise? What brand of PSU do you have?

The driver for your monitor can not be up to date... I base this on the system specs you showed in your last thread.

It shouldn't say Generic PnP Monitor, instead, it should read the name brand of your LCD... ie: Acer AL2216AWD Monitor.

DellSP2208WPF(Digital)
ok i tried a different method of updating the driver and thats what i got

now in the display settings it says DellSP2208WPF(Digital) on ATI Radeon HD 3450

but, it still dosent help...

I'm not an expert by any means but AVG is a very intrusive and cpu intensive program,AVG 8 that is.It is so bad that I finally uninstalled it,there is a fix but I found it to be just too much trouble.Closing AVG does not solve the problem as a large part of it is running still in the background.