Can't Play 3D Games.

Chad678

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I have this Dell Inspiron 531S that we got last year which worked fine with games of any kind. (Age of Empires 3, GTA SA, Spore, etc..) It work wonders for 5 Months untill my parents thought it would be best to get a new Computer Desk. (Our's was just a regular desk that holds both the PC and the Monitor on top of it.) This new one is about same instead that it has a cabinet on bottom that puts the PC in with opening at the back of it. (Cords, etc.) Well, my first time trying it. I started to play some CD Games (Manily 3D ones.) And I notice that when putting it in driver, it will harly respound and that it seems the Fan that would run when a game starts will also not respound. (This will also effect any 2D games CD's.) It will put up the install menu, that is all. But if you try to play the game, the game will ( I think its on Lock Up.) freeze the entire computer (Including my mouse pointer.) to where that I would have to restart the whole computer. (Game will not show up and it will freeze me on my desktop without starting the game.) I did a test on the drivers and detected no problem from it. I am thinking it had to do with my new computer desk (We had to also disconect the whole computer just to put it on our new computer desk.) What I also found out that when I booted up the computer. The blue power button will go orange for a few seconds until it goes back to blue. (I know what a orange light means.) So yea, Help?
 

My Computer

Try reinstalling all your drivers and see if that helps, also check that all the leads are firmly in the back of the computer.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Build
    CPU
    QX9650 (black box) [email protected]
    Motherboard
    Asus P5Q Premium
    Memory
    8GB-4x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR 2-1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    2 x ASUS EAH 4870 X 2 (Quad)
    Sound Card
    Supreme FX 2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Fujitsu Siemens 22inch flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    150 Gig WD Raptor
    300 Gig Maxtor
    300 Gig Maxtor, (External)
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 1000
    Case
    CoolerMaster N-Vidia stacker 830
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    20Mbps
    Other Info
    Audio FX Pro 5+1 gaming head set
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