blinking halo
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Hi all,
I just recently got a new system with the following specs:
AMD X2 4200+
Asus A8R32 MVP Deluxe Mobo
Geforce 7900GTX
2GB RAM
300GB HD
All my newest games run perfect, however CS:S and CS do not! I have read about problems with AMD dual core systems before, however while these people have similar systems to me, they describe a full system freeze which requires a hard restart. My problem is different:
for CS: Whenever i play CS 1.6, either on my own server, another server, or watching a demo, it randomly disconnects me after 10-15 minutes of play with various messages, sometimes "Client Timeout" sometimes "Connection lost while server changed level" and sometimes "Steam ID invalid"/"cannot connect to Steam servers". This is utter bullshit!? How can i timeout from my own server? The levels arent changing, and i havent logged into steam on any other accounts. My account cant be hacked because CS works fine on my older computer. The thing is, the game runs fine, plenty of fps, it just randomly drops me to the menu every 10 minutes. Very frustrating!
for CSS: CS Source is even worse. Whenever i run the game, it stutters/freezes/skips/whatever every 5-10 seconds, EVEN IN THE MENU! What the hell? Most annoying of all: between the skips i get an incredibly good performance ie 200+ fps with all settings maxed out! I checked net graph and im not experiencing any fps drops or choke/loss, just these freezes. Of course it makes the game completely unplayable.
So please help me! What can i do to fix these problems? Ive tried validating the GCF files, reinstalling steam etc.. I have the latest drivers for my video card, mobo, processor etc.. The only thing that is slightly relevant to what i could find in other threads is something about sound cards.. ie mine is built into the mobo, could that be a problem? Do i need a seperate sound card?
PLEASE HELP AND THANKS FOR READING
I just recently got a new system with the following specs:
AMD X2 4200+
Asus A8R32 MVP Deluxe Mobo
Geforce 7900GTX
2GB RAM
300GB HD
All my newest games run perfect, however CS:S and CS do not! I have read about problems with AMD dual core systems before, however while these people have similar systems to me, they describe a full system freeze which requires a hard restart. My problem is different:
for CS: Whenever i play CS 1.6, either on my own server, another server, or watching a demo, it randomly disconnects me after 10-15 minutes of play with various messages, sometimes "Client Timeout" sometimes "Connection lost while server changed level" and sometimes "Steam ID invalid"/"cannot connect to Steam servers". This is utter bullshit!? How can i timeout from my own server? The levels arent changing, and i havent logged into steam on any other accounts. My account cant be hacked because CS works fine on my older computer. The thing is, the game runs fine, plenty of fps, it just randomly drops me to the menu every 10 minutes. Very frustrating!
for CSS: CS Source is even worse. Whenever i run the game, it stutters/freezes/skips/whatever every 5-10 seconds, EVEN IN THE MENU! What the hell? Most annoying of all: between the skips i get an incredibly good performance ie 200+ fps with all settings maxed out! I checked net graph and im not experiencing any fps drops or choke/loss, just these freezes. Of course it makes the game completely unplayable.
So please help me! What can i do to fix these problems? Ive tried validating the GCF files, reinstalling steam etc.. I have the latest drivers for my video card, mobo, processor etc.. The only thing that is slightly relevant to what i could find in other threads is something about sound cards.. ie mine is built into the mobo, could that be a problem? Do i need a seperate sound card?
PLEASE HELP AND THANKS FOR READING
