Games freezing

Renee

Thanks TOG and to everyone else.
nexo. I've download all of the patches for all of the games.. no luck
Which graphics card do you suggest..nothing pricey, just so I can play, oops, sorry, Grandson, can play Lara
I'm going to have a go at what you suggest in your last post.

Renee

Tog can you post the link for the cleaner please
Ren

Toxteth_OGrady

here

How much do you want to spend and what processor do you have?

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TOG

Renee

Thanks for the link.
Could be an early christmas present from OH. Say £100.
How do I find what processor I have. I have a computer man who sorts me out.

Toxteth_OGrady

Start -> Control Panel -> System. It'll tell you bottom right of the window that opens, under "Computer:"

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TOG

Toxteth_OGrady

I'd go for a Radeon 9800 Pro.

Good price here

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TOG

Renee

AMD Athlon (tm) XP 2400+
200GHz 512 MB of RAM

Toxteth_OGrady

Yep, the 9800 is ok with that cpu.

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TOG

Renee

I'll speak to OH.
Thanks for all your help. I'll keep trying with Lara.
Vodka and orange is called for, I'll pour you one.

nm63uk

The best tip here is the one about making sure your pc is clean. Turn it off and take the side off and stick your vacuum cleaner in there. Dust can be a big heat causing problem in your PC. You get more lock-ups in the summer. Adding another fan will help too. (this will also help increase the dust problem :-( Sorry!)
Of course if its just 'that' game and nothing else then this wont have much effect.
The other option is to get another game. I can recommend Half life 2. No shorts in that though.
Good Luck!

Cheers NM