FEAR Help

[liamk13490]

Ok thanks.
Do you think my machine is up to them?

 

[TriplexDread]

Yes m8


you should have no probs at all

 

[liamk13490]

I am starting to think my graphics card is overheating when I play FEAR.

 

[michael 118]

I am starting to think my graphics card is overheating when I play FEAR.

What makes you think that?

 

[liamk13490]

For one it is the only game that freezes.

And whenever I play FEAR the case gets very hot.

 

[Me__2001]

take the side off and aim a desk fan into the case and see if that helps

 

[michael 118]

Try hoovering the inside of your pc out; dust is an insulator and too much of it will clog up your pc and make it very hot

 

[liamk13490]

Ok I will try that.
I have tried to update my drivers for my X1600 and once it restarts after installation it just crashes.

 

[michael 118]

Ok I will try that.
I have tried to update my drivers for my X1600 and once it restarts after installation it just crashes.

Okay
Tell us how it goes

 

[TriplexDread]

Try hoovering the inside of your pc out; dust is an insulator and too much of it will clog up your pc and make it very hot

You mean Vacuuming?

Hoover was a brand name

 

[michael 118]

You mean Vacuuming?

Hoover was a brand name

Im sorry Triple X Dread, some of us arent old enough to remember the technical terms

 

[floppybootstomp]

You mean Vacuuming?

Hoover was a brand name

From the Cambridge Online dictionary:

Definition
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Hoover Show phonetics
noun [C] UK TRADEMARK
a vacuum (cleaner)

hoover Show phonetics
verb [I or T] UK
He was busy hoovering the bedroom carpet when I got home.

hoovering Show phonetics
noun
Could you do the hoovering?

(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

It may well be a brand name but it has entered everyday language use and is now listed in dictionairies as seen above. Somehow 'I'm going to Dyson/Mr Henry the front room' doesn't sound the same

There is always one smartarse ain't there?

 

[TriplexDread]

Yeah I knw hehe

Shame name pronounciation is not within the same dictionary

 

[liamk13490]

I still don't know what to do with my drivers.

 

[michael 118]

I still don't know what to do with my drivers.

hmm...shouldnt be crashing.

Maybe you installed wrong drivers?

 

[liamk13490]

There are the right ones.

Should i conatct ATI?

 

[floppybootstomp]

There are the right ones.

Should i conatct ATI?

Go to windows control panel and roll back drivers to previous version.

 

[liamk13490]

Will these drivers be ok?

 

[michael 118]

Will these drivers be ok?

If you use your original drivers, you should still be ale to run FEAR.
Tell us if you notice any difference

 

[V_R]

Will these drivers be ok?

Are you running XP with SP2? I'll assume yes.

You need the drivers from here, plus the Microsoft .NET Framework installed prior to downloading and installing the Catalyst Control Center.

If you want, you could try the Omega drivers. They are an alturnative to ATI's own.