While playing crysis 2 pc hangs and starts showing colors

[Nandy]

HELLO

When i start playing my crysis 2 after 2 minutes my pc hangs and starts showing colors. Other games like fifa 11, mafia 2, brink, crysis warhead, crysis, gta4 work perfectly fine. Please help.
My specs are:
1. mb: asus p5kpl am/ps
2. gpu: ati radeon hd 4670
3. ram: 3gb (2 sticks) (i) 1gb (ii) 2gb
4. hdd: 160 gb
5. cpu: intel dual core 1.6ghz

THANKS

 

[andreibutilca]

Hello Nandy.

Crysis 2 is a very graphical demanding game.

I recommend you check Systems Requirements Lab, creator of Instant Expert Analysis and pick Crysis 2 from the drop-down list. It will tell you if your machine is up for the job.

You could also try lowering all the video settings in-game (incl. resolution), then experiment by adjusting accordingly.
If this doesn't help, you might be experiencing some overheating on your GPU.
Be sure to check your under-load GPU temps with CPUID (google it).

Let me know, good luck!

 

[Nandy]

still the problem persists and the problem has now expanded and now while playing other games the pc hangs and starts showing colors.

 

[smarteyeball]

still the problem persists and the problem has now expanded and now while playing other games the pc hangs and starts showing colors.

Sounds like your cards flapped/overheating.


Download GPU-Z to monitor the temps. Make sure you check 'Log to file' to be able to read the temps after a hang/restart.

Other culprits could be the PSU or memory. Start with the cards temps.

 

[andreibutilca]

You heard the man, good luck!

 

[Nandy]

The temps are between 40 to 45 degree Celsius. Isn't that an ideal temperature.

 

[smarteyeball]

Yes it is. But is that at load or idle?

 

[boogieboy]

that is called Garbage Display and it is the symptom of a Dying GPU but there are tricks to fix it like baking the GPU in the oven believe me it works i did it some years ago and fixed my 8600GT. But you have to be very careful about the procedure but anyone can do that at home