Warcraft 3 Freezes periodically

[Name_n]

My game freezes periodically when I play online

is it my processor overheating? Because my internet connection is fine. The CPU Usage does go up to like 80-100%..

 

[Slapshot136]

you should be able to check with a program like speedfan or occt - under 60º is generally good, but they aren't supposed to turn off until 100º (they might slow themselves down to prevent reaching that high tho), and also you should see if you hear the fan ramping up as it gets hot or not (unless the fan is always at 100%, but then you shouldn't be anywhere near those temps)

 

[Name_n]

this is a relatively new computer too, when i check speedfan, it says around 55, but i know it goes above when im actually playing the game.

is there any way to lower this? intel core i3 running on windows 7

 

[Slapshot136]

that's pretty high for a i3 (those only draw 73 W), especially for an idle temp

can you increase the fan speed somewhere? does it actually spin? if that doesn't do much, I think you would need to get some thermal paste (it's fairly cheap) and re-seat the heatsink

 

[Name_n]

that's pretty high for a i3 (those only draw 73 W), especially for an idle temp

can you increase the fan speed somewhere? does it actually spin? if that doesn't do much, I think you would need to get some thermal paste (it's fairly cheap) and re-seat the heatsink

whoa, i'm not too familiar with these terms xD

so i should get some thermal paste and re-seat the heatsink, i need to get these defined.

yea, i'll try to get the fan speed up and i can hear the fan spinning

 

[Slapshot136]

i can hear the fan spinning

there are multiple fans inside your computer - are you sure it's the CPU fan that's spinning? and speedfan/etc. isn't great at determining which fan is which, it depends on the wiring

a heatsink is a block of metal (usually copper) that dissipates heat from your CPU (usually with fins to maximize surface area, and with a fan blowing on it)

thermal paste is a paste that is applied to the cpu and/or the heatsink to maximize the heat transfer between the two - this can age/etc. and is a common problem in older computers

 

[Name_n]

there are multiple fans inside your computer - are you sure it's the CPU fan that's spinning? and speedfan/etc. isn't great at determining which fan is which, it depends on the wiring

a heatsink is a block of metal (usually copper) that dissipates heat from your CPU (usually with fins to maximize surface area, and with a fan blowing on it)

thermal paste is a paste that is applied to the cpu and/or the heatsink to maximize the heat transfer between the two - this can age/etc. and is a common problem in older computers

Is there an way to check without disassembling? I just got this computer like 3 days ago

EDIT: OH, it said at one point, it actually minimized warcraft 3 and told me something about graphics drivers stopped working. my driver is out of date, how the hell do i update it? that goddamn device manager keeps giving me the "Your driver is up to date" crap.

 

[Slapshot136]

if this is new, im going to guess that it's vista or win7 - in that case, go to "computer" then "system properties" then "windows experience index" then "view and print results" (it won't print them yet) and look for "Display adapter type" - if this is a nvidia card, go look for drivers @ nvidia's site, if it's ATI then same thing but go to ATI's site

you could also try running windows update (type in "windows update" in the start menu), but the above method is generally better

60º as an idle temp for a fairly low-wattage (73W) CPU is still abnormally high tho

 

[Name_n]

if this is new, im going to guess that it's vista or win7 - in that case, go to "computer" then "system properties" then "windows experience index" then "view and print results" (it won't print them yet) and look for "Display adapter type" - if this is a nvidia card, go look for drivers @ nvidia's site, if it's ATI then same thing but go to ATI's site

you could also try running windows update (type in "windows update" in the start menu), but the above method is generally better

60º as an idle temp for a fairly low-wattage (73W) CPU is still abnormally high tho

Yes, it doesn't freeze anymore! I got my drivers updated. Apparentl they were out of date. THank you for the help!