Constant Freezing

Welcome_To_Hell · 2012-03-17, 23:00

Game randomly freezes usually every 10 - 15 minutes, sound can still be heard in the background.

Than 30 seconds later it usually catches up and everything goes back to normal, but sometimes it crashes to desktop with "ArmA 2 Reinforcements not responding" message.

I tried lowering the settings, running as admin, adding as trusted on my antivirus, e.t.c...

BabylonCome · 2012-03-18, 01:10

Can you post up your PC specs, this might help determine if its a software or hardware issue...?

BearBison · 2012-03-18, 09:02

Sounds most likely that you are running out of GFX card memory, if it last for long or crashes to desktop but you still hear the sounds do the following and it will fix it.

Press 'Left Shift' + 'Keypad -' and then type 'flush', this will clear the GFX memory.

Welcome_To_Hell · 2012-03-18, 21:24

Win 7 x64
Q6600 @ 3.0Ghz
GTX280
8GB DDR2 800
Diamond Xtreme Audio

Doubt its a hardware problem though.

Playing ArmA 2 Warfare on a full 48 player server never freezes/crashes.
Playing ACE Domi also never freezes/crashes.

This only happens when playing PR, happens on every PR server. There has got to be a sync issue, because moments after game recovers from freeze (if does not crash with "ArmA 2 reinforcements stopped working). Everyone is running around with idle animations for few seconds, than everything is back to normal.

MaSSive · 2012-03-18, 22:06

Are you running any background applications, overlays, voip software? What you use for protection AV/IS - firewall?

Your settings? Video? Are you using beta patch, and do you run Steam maybe?

Atkinson · 2012-03-19, 06:44

Before entering the game open Resource Monitor from Task Manager and when the game locks alt-tab or ctrl-alt-del to windows to see if something fishy is going on. I just noticed this way that when I get huge stutter in-game windows seems to be writing to pagefile at the same time.

Also download playclaw and monitor ur cpu and gpu temps in real time while playing.

MaSSive · 2012-03-19, 14:16

I find MSI afterburner quite up to task for this since its basically riva tuner OSD server packed to it. I got nice OSD so I can always see if I got bottleneck somewhere.

Although you need a moderate skills to set it up properly and watch what youre clicking or you might screw up.

Atkinson · 2012-03-19, 20:48

Does it show cpu usage and temp as well?

Anderoids · 2012-03-19, 21:36

Um.... I gotta say that I am getting these freezes as well.... about 10-15 minutes into a game... either freezes with sound or crashes to Desktop... haven't completed one game since the latest release....

Specs..
MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
AMD Phenom II X4 965
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE
8.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 576MHz
Realtek High Definition Audio

MaSSive · 2012-03-19, 23:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atkinson

Does it show cpu usage and temp as well?

No since riva tuner is GPU OC/Monitoring utility and its based on it.

2012-03-17, 23:00	#1
Welcome_To_Hell Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 34 United States of America	Constant Freezing Game randomly freezes usually every 10 - 15 minutes, sound can still be heard in the background. Than 30 seconds later it usually catches up and everything goes back to normal, but sometimes it crashes to desktop with "ArmA 2 Reinforcements not responding" message. I tried lowering the settings, running as admin, adding as trusted on my antivirus, e.t.c...

2012-03-18, 01:10	#2
BabylonCome Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 709 United Kingdom Location: Wales - UK	Re: Constant Freezing Can you post up your PC specs, this might help determine if its a software or hardware issue...?
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2012-03-18, 09:02	#3
BearBison Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 355 United Kingdom Location: West Midlands	Re: Constant Freezing Sounds most likely that you are running out of GFX card memory, if it last for long or crashes to desktop but you still hear the sounds do the following and it will fix it. Press 'Left Shift' + 'Keypad -' and then type 'flush', this will clear the GFX memory.

2012-03-18, 21:24	#4
Welcome_To_Hell Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 34 United States of America	Re: Constant Freezing Win 7 x64 Q6600 @ 3.0Ghz GTX280 8GB DDR2 800 Diamond Xtreme Audio Doubt its a hardware problem though. Playing ArmA 2 Warfare on a full 48 player server never freezes/crashes. Playing ACE Domi also never freezes/crashes. This only happens when playing PR, happens on every PR server. There has got to be a sync issue, because moments after game recovers from freeze (if does not crash with "ArmA 2 reinforcements stopped working). Everyone is running around with idle animations for few seconds, than everything is back to normal.

2012-03-18, 22:06	#5
MaSSive Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 4,491 Yugoslavia	Re: Constant Freezing Are you running any background applications, overlays, voip software? What you use for protection AV/IS - firewall? Your settings? Video? Are you using beta patch, and do you run Steam maybe?
MaSSive Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 4,491 Yugoslavia

2012-03-19, 06:44	#6
Atkinson Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 357 Finland	Re: Constant Freezing Before entering the game open Resource Monitor from Task Manager and when the game locks alt-tab or ctrl-alt-del to windows to see if something fishy is going on. I just noticed this way that when I get huge stutter in-game windows seems to be writing to pagefile at the same time. Also download playclaw and monitor ur cpu and gpu temps in real time while playing.
Atkinson Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 357 Finland

2012-03-19, 14:16	#7
MaSSive Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 4,491 Yugoslavia	Re: Constant Freezing I find MSI afterburner quite up to task for this since its basically riva tuner OSD server packed to it. I got nice OSD so I can always see if I got bottleneck somewhere. Although you need a moderate skills to set it up properly and watch what youre clicking or you might screw up.
MaSSive Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 4,491 Yugoslavia

2012-03-19, 20:48	#8
Atkinson Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 357 Finland	Re: Constant Freezing Does it show cpu usage and temp as well?
Atkinson Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 357 Finland

2012-03-19, 21:36	#9
Anderoids Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 8 United Kingdom Location: Aberdeen	Re: Constant Freezing Um.... I gotta say that I am getting these freezes as well.... about 10-15 minutes into a game... either freezes with sound or crashes to Desktop... haven't completed one game since the latest release.... Specs.. MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1 AMD Phenom II X4 965 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE 8.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 576MHz Realtek High Definition Audio