HL2 deathmatch freezing

[aremdkilla]

hello,
if anyone can help that would be great. everytime i run half life 2 deathmatch, i can play for about 5 minutes perfectly. than after 5 minutes the game freezes. i can rejoin the server ror join another sever and it happends again. my ping is about 70-90 consistently so i dont think thats the issue. anyone know of a bug or something that would cause this? thanks

 

[Cyn]

you could have ram trouble. lots of inexplicable random errors are caused by bad ram. get memtest and run it for a couple hours, it shouldn't return any errors at all. if it does, you've found your problem.

edit: also, check heat in your case. videocards dont like it when they run hot, and hl2 makes the card work.

 

[aremdkilla]

thanks,
i did just get a new comp with 1 gig of ram and i also have the ati radeon x850. but i wll try those options. thanks again

 

[daverince]

I'm really not Mr. Technical, but everytime HL ****s-up I tend to re-install the game and then run defrag. It's helped me sort out similar problems a few times now.

Just a suggestion.

Also, I dunno if this is a load of rubbish or not, but try swapping the ram sticks over, and of course take Cyn's advice and run memtest.

 

[Beerdude26]

an X850? Well, they can heat up to 100° Celcius, so make sure your computer is in a place with a good airflow. The computer locks itself up for when it reaches a certain degree for safety precautions, before it starts to damage itself.

 

[aremdkilla]

thanks alot guys, ill get back to you with the results

 

[Vetrox]

Mines freezes too, but only sometimes when I get shot with that gun that makes you dissapear.

 

[Beerdude26]

The OSIPR Seconday Fire (Teh Orb?)

 

[daverince]

Mines freezes too, but only sometimes when I get shot with that gun that makes you dissapear.

That gives me a great idea: if you get killed in deathmatch, your computer should reboot - that way you learn not to die so much, and the game get added death simulation.

I rule.

 

[Rickdeckard]

I've also noticed that my game will crash when there are a LOT of exploding barrels in a space that all blow up at once. I think the physics become overwhelming. Map designers might take heed of this.

Additionally ... my gave freezes after about 30-45 minutes of play. It's probably due to one of the reasons stated above ...