G50 and COD World at War problems. !!!

I'm having issues with COD world at war, where the game locks up and i can see the display adapter has ran into a issue much like if you over clocked to far ( not over clocking) Does this sound like an issue with COD, or over heating? I dont have this in any other game, drivers are updated....should i consider poping the grill cover off the bottom ? And are there any tools out there that will tell me my GPU heat ( speaking of which what are ok GPU temps?)

 

You can download and install HWMonitor (CPUID.com) which monitors critical temperature points in your system, including your GPU. Temp likely isn't the problem though.

Don't just think about your system or game - just think about your system or game as there are other things to consider and System Logs to view to help narrow down the problem. Is your network set up properly and fast enough to handle the speed of your system? You can have lightning fast CPU's and GPU's, but if your network isn't setup with the proper Ports for COD and your Router isn't setup properly for your network it can easily make it seem like you have a system problem. For example, WEP/WPA encrypted security being enabled on N routers in particular are notorious for causing multiple server drops while gaming online. Most players blame the gaming server as being crap, but the crap they should be blaming is in their own bathroom mirror if their network isn't set up properly, and maybe only 30% of gamers know how to get the most out of Router setup for online gaming.

Port settings are also crucial for any online gaming to be relatively error free. Like many games played online, COD5 needs certain Ports to be Forwarded/Triggered for the game to communicate with the server properly during the online matches. Keep in mind also that if you're using a single band G or N network, or even if you're hardwired via Ethernet, if there are others on your network downloading you'll have bandwidth sharing issues, unless you've properly set your Router's Quality of Service (QoS) settings to allow you to have network priority access to the router when you're playing COD5.


If your system actually locked up to the point you had to restart, then the only way to be sure of your problem is to check your System's Event logs for the cause of the system hang.

1. Go to Control Panel, Admin Tools, Event Viewer (right side).
2. Click and open out Custom Views, then look at Admin Events and the Network Diagnostic Events for any problems shown.
3. Also open out the Windows and Application & Service logs, and check the Application, System & Hardware Events to see if anything is showing. If the system hang was due to overheating, you should see an event in both the System and the Hardware logs.
4. Go down to the Windows Events folder and open it out. Scroll down until you find the Diagnostics - Networking and Diagnostics - Performance Events. Click on the arrows to open the folder out, then click on Operational for each. If there were any System or Network events that caused the problem, it should also be shown here as well.

You can also download and install a trial version of Memory Boost if you have a 32 bit system. One thing many people tend to forget is that over time, as you open and close different applications, your system's available RAM percentage keeps decreasing, because the system never gives back the same amount of RAM to itself as it allocates for processes and programs that are started up and shutdown. If you don't have a Memory reclamation utility like Memory Boost, your available RAM will reach critical levels, and your system will literally appear to stop. One way to keep an eye on that (aside from Memory Boost) is the CPU/RAM meter gadget for the Windows Desktop Sidebar. If you're having RAM availability issues, you'll see your RAM meter peaked as well as your CPU, along with your HD LED blinking like mad as the CPU uses your internal drive to compensate for lack of available RAM.

Memory Boost can be downloaded from Tenebril: http://www.tenebril.com/consumer/memboost/

 

if you can still see the taskbar/other stuff when mashing alt+tab, ctrl+alt+del, winkey+d, or just winkey, then it's a CoDWW issue. CoD4 likes to crash every so often on me (once every day or two), and WW is the same engine.

 

how about you tell us your specs so we can help you a bit more.

LAptop specs and video driver version.