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I recently picked up an x800 Pro 256 MB vid card and popped it into my machine, replacing the 9600 xt that was in there already. I noticed great jumps in fps even as the recommended settings changed to 4x aa 8x af. I was really impressed. I started to test my new hardware using CS:S and was pleased. I then moved on to Half-Life 2. I started a new game and about 3 seconds into the opening movie (I could see 1/4 of G-Man's face), the game crashed. It studdered and then locked up. Afterwards, for the short amount of time I let the computer remain in windows not doing anything, i was hearing these clicking sounds, kind of like computer hickups.
My question: is my graphics card being too bottlenecked, and if so, is this causing my lockup? Also, any ideas as to what the noises were? My system specs are as follows:
Athlon XP 2800+
ATi Radeon X800 Pro 256 MB
1.5 GB PC3200 Kingston RAM (too much?)
(2) 70 GB HDD 7200 RPM
450W PSU
My question: is my graphics card being too bottlenecked, and if so, is this causing my lockup? Also, any ideas as to what the noises were? My system specs are as follows:
Athlon XP 2800+
ATi Radeon X800 Pro 256 MB
1.5 GB PC3200 Kingston RAM (too much?)
(2) 70 GB HDD 7200 RPM
450W PSU