Is this a Video Card limitation?

[OrangeAirsoft]

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I have games hang on me, different games, different results
Sim City 4 = Hang, restart required
COD (all) = Hang, wait 20 seconds required
COD Modern Warfare = NO HANG AT ALL!
Sim City Societies = Hang, 3-5 seconds wait required only
Need for Speed (all) = Hang, 30 seconds wait required

The question is, why? This is consistent pud, whatever OS I use, XP Pro, Vista Ultimate, 7 Ultimate RTM. 32 or 64 bit.

Rig: C2D 6600, Gigabyte 965P-DS3, 4GB, BFG Tech GF 7900GS OC 256MB

I know the Video Card isn't cutting edge, but its not a slow poke either, and i keep to 1024x768, and this still happens. Will buying a card with a larger memory? I don't want to waste money, I'm just a casual gamer.

[COMCAM]

are you using legit softwares? if not, then it could have been the softwares

[cointoss]

try using the latest WHQL driver for your videocard.

[limes]

what kind of hang bro? di na jud mo lihok hasta ang mouse for a period of time?

[j3thro]

Games lang bro? how about other softwares like winamp or Video Players ok ra? naa ba kay gi add na bag-ong hardware? or basin imong hardisk nay prob, ang read and write niya nay prob

[Fern]

unsa imung full specs sa imung PC

from PSU to Keyboard?

gpara ma picture out namu

[acegear]

check temps basin init kaayo ambient nimo diha
kong mag loading na ang games...

[OrangeAirsoft]

are you using legit softwares? if not, then it could have been the softwares
- all legit except simcity 4, and societies, the rest are from orig CD's. ok borrowed, but orig ang cd/dvd

try using the latest WHQL driver for your videocard.
- yes, latest WHQL, latest version

what kind of hang bro? di na jud mo lihok hasta ang mouse for a period of time?
- mu freeze ang image. the sound continues man gani, mouse can move. then the music stops for about 3 to 4 seconds, then the game goes on. Except Simcity 4, mu stop, even music, then need reboot.

Games lang bro? how about other softwares like winamp or Video Players ok ra? naa ba kay gi add na bag-ong hardware? or basin imong hardisk nay prob, ang read and write niya nay prob
- yes, it seems games only. other software ok, even memory intensive PS, CAD. seems to be a 3D-only problem. multimedia, even MKV playback is ok.

unsa imung full specs sa imung PC, from PSU to Keyboard? gpara ma picture out namu
- E6600, Conroe, B2 Stepping, 2.4GHz and at stock speed. x 6 multiplier, Memory Ratio 1:1, 667MHz. Same behavior at OC speed 3.2GHz. But I run the rig on spec speed on gameplay.
- Intel Broadwater P965 Rev 2 Stepping C2, on Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 rev. 2.0, BIOS is updated, Video BIOS is not updated, BFG-tech/factory, no new updates available.
- Kingson 2G-UDIMM, 2048MB x 2, Timings: 4T CL, 4T tRCD, 4T tRP, 12T tRAS, 2T CR, 7.8us Refresh, at 333MHz (DDR2 667MHz)
- Temps CPU 32C, Northbridge 34C, HDD0 is Seagate ST3500630NS 500GB SATA 43C, HDD1 is WD5000KS-00MNB0 500GB SATA, 44C. Both pass SMART.
- Voltages: CPU 1.10V stable, 3.3=3.31V, 12V=11.99V, 5V=5.11V, DIMM 1.79V
- PSU is Enermax 80-plus certified 500W, modular. PCIe Video Card supply installed.
- Sound Card: Creative Labs Audigy 2, latest drivers installed.
- Other: HP DVD-RW Drive, Logitech Laser Mouse Wireless, Logitech wired USB KB, Klipsch Promedia 5.1 THX (wala man tingali ni labot haha), View Sonic 20" wide LCD, Microsoft Fingerprint Reader, External USB ST3500630NS 500GB but usually turned off/back up only, and an HP card reader. If it really matters all of it in a Antec NSK6580 0.8mm cold-rolled steel case with 2 120mm silent fans (great case, absolutely quiet when PC is on no fan noise! )
- Windows XP SP3, MSDN. Legit. Updated. Microsoft Security Essentials Anti-virus, Anti-spyware, Anti-rootkit.

TO ALL THANK YOU FOR HELPING!!! I hope I didn't put too much information.

[OrangeAirsoft]

Video specs:
GPU clock 560MHz, RAMDAC 400MHz, Pipelines 20, Vertex Shaders 7 (v3.0), Pixel Shaders 20 (v3.0), 256MB 256-bit 660MHz GDDR3 1323MHz. It is using a Zalman All-Copper video cooler (active), Zalman Memory Coolers (passive).

[acegear]

tana lang ko kong pila ka stick og ram imo gigamit.
na test nimo ang memory usa ra gigamit.

on load bai pila temp nimo diha.

try bios default setting. basin na overclock na siya.