upgraded my pc, now Games not working!!

[not so nerdy]

The thing is when i play a game it goes blank for 10 seconds evry 20 seconds.

here is what is in my PC.

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System Information
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Operating System: Windows Vista™ Ultimate (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.longhorn_rtm.080118-1840)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: EP35-DS4
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory: 3582MB RAM
Page File: 1118MB used, 6261MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode
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Display Devices
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Card name: ATI Radeon HD 3850
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI Radeon Graphics Processor (0x9505)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Display Memory: 1787 MB
Dedicated Memory: 251 MB
Shared Memory: 1535 MB
Current Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
Driver Name: atidxx32.dll,atidxx64,atiumdag.dll,atiumdva.dat,at iumd64,atiumd6a,atitmm64
Driver Version: 7.15.0010.0096 (English)
DDI Version: 10.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 2/25/2008 23:00:40, 1499136 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-D645-11CF-8571-4805A1C2CA35}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x9505
SubSys ID: 0x25421002
Revision ID: 0x0000
Revision ID: 0x0000
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Sound Devices
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Description: Digital Output Device (HDMI) (High Definition Audio Device)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_1002&DEV_AA01&SUBSYS_00AA0100&REV_1000
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: HdAudio.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.5840.16387 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 11/2/2006 03:36:49, 235520 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Microsoft
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

[mjc]

What upgrades have you done?

[not so nerdy]

I started thinking I was going to upgrade. but I desided to make a new PC.
sorry about the mis-type.

[Ajmukon]

what is your PSU rated for?

and...
this is somewhat standard, try replacing the CMOS...

[not so nerdy]

sorry I'm about to say this but... PSU?

[mjc]

PSU = Power Supply

[not so nerdy]

Ooh I don't know what its rated but it is 750W

[Ajmukon]

Ooh I don't know what its rated but it is 750W
that is its rating, what manufacturer?

A cheap PSU can fail for no apparent reason.. and have bizzare side effects

[not so nerdy]

Thermaltake key 3
is the manufacturer

[Ajmukon]

so.. its a good brand...

the next culprit would be the video card and/or monitor.

is the card dusty? Is it making a lot of noise? Use a Can of Air to dust it.. (DUST OFF brand)

how old is the monitor? What kind of monitor? (LCD, CRT)

[minus-sign]

What game?

It's probably silly to ask, but there are still plenty programs out there that are not supported by Vista and won't run on 64 bit. If its an old game, it may simply not play on DX10. May we assume that it is only this game that is malfunctioning, or are other programs going schizo?

[not so nerdy]

I have 32 bit
COD4
halo 2 for Windows vista
world in conflict
and the card is new.
LCD monitor.

[minus-sign]

That discounts the game(s). If it were just one game malfunctioning, it might be a bad/old program. Call of Duty 4 and Halo 2 are both new enough that they should be getting Vista support, however...please do double check their websites in the meantime (as I don't play them) to confirm they do or don't have any patches out.

The card can be brand spanking new and it may still require driver updates. Have you tried updating the drivers for you video card? Double check with ATi that you have the latest drivers for your card (for vista).

[mjc]

Not just video drivers...but motherboard and audio drivers, too.

[not so nerdy]

the PC is new homemade 1 1/2 weeks old all new parts.
I have good news [no help from u guys] the prob is fixed ATI had a hot Fix. some update did not install right TY TY. how do you close the post thing

[mjc]

the PC is new homemade 1 1/2 weeks old all new parts.
I have good news [no help from u guys] the prob is fixed ATI had a hot Fix. some update did not install right TY TY. how do you close the post thing

Umm...just what the hell does update drivers mean?

Yeah, Ati is your video card...it runs by using drivers supplied by Ati...the hotfix is a patch to said drivers...how much more helpful do you want? One of us to come to your house and fix it for you?

And to tell you the truth, just saying 'update drivers' is not all that helpful, because the problem could have been something else entirely...

[Ajmukon]

glad to hear you fixed it.

i should have suspected driver problems... but a bad PSU might also cause the same/ similar symptoms

[minus-sign]

Glad to hear it is working properly not so nerdy. I guess we were not clear enough in what we wanted you to check.

[Ajmukon]

Glad to hear it is working properly not so nerdy. I guess we were not clear enough in what we wanted you to check.

i think that the problem is we are not "there" to figure out...

all we hear is a description of the problem, it may or may not be a complete description...

and sometimes, one description might have several causes...

or we make assumptions... (like, he already updated this)

for example, i assumed, that you already updated all the drivers when i made my PSU recommendation... (thats what i do when i get a new part/ hardware)

i am having a hard time explaining this right now..

[not so nerdy]

OK mjc... i got nothing to say to you but O...K

how do you close the form.

[mjc]

There is no 'close' to the threads.

[not so nerdy]

OK bye guys ty ty