Quake3 freezes up with sound repeating

[Galvin]

win2k, matrox G400 DH 32MB, 384MB ram, CUSL2

This has been a problem that I had with the game or could be a driver bug. What happens is the game freezes up the OS and the graphics go slightly corrupted and a peice of sound will repeat very rapidly over and over.

I am using latest drivers and bios with my video card, was wondering if anyone ever had this problem as well, I can't reproduce it at will it just happens at random.

[spazm_1999]

I've had this prob. about a year ago... the first patch corrected that prob. If you got corruption check you G400 it may over heat.

Spazm

[Gurm]

Whoa! Galvin, I'm starting a new thread for you, please PLEASE don't be offended, ok?

- Gurm

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[xhktm]

Galvin:
I have had the same problem but it rarely occurs now. Its just a heat problem and probably has nothing to do with the "texture corruption problem"(lightmap error or whatever you call it) you are having with q3a.(I have read the stuff on this forum and saw the screen shots)
BTW i now have a different kind of lockup which is very wierd so im going to start a thread and get help.

[Galvin]

Matrox should use larger heatsinks on the G400, wonder if they do for the G450 ?

[Admiral]

And what stops you from putting a 486 or Pentium fan over that heatsink ?

[Galvin]

I shouldn't have to, that's why I bought it because it didn't need a fan. I have enough fans making noise in my system already, dont need another.


[This message has been edited by Galvin (edited 15 December 2000).]

[Admiral]

Considering the noise your PSU fan makes plus the noise your case fan(s) makes, plus the noise your CPU fan makes, do you really think you'll hear the noise from a 486 fan ?