ARMA2 all of a sudden freezing every 10 seconds or so, never happened before.

[r1ckyr4y]

Just for the record the game has always ran perfectly for me, now all of a sudden when I try to play ARMA2 or OA I get this freezing every 10 seconds or so and it stays frozen for about 3-4 seconds. I dont understand why this is happened seeing as how like I said this game has always ran perfectly. I've tried turning down all the video options but it doesnt help at all, not really sure.

core 2 duo @<hidden> 2.99 (2.99)
geforce gtx 260 893mb (thats what it says on the box, 893 or 892)
vista 32 bit
3GB ram


It has nothng to do with my hardware I have NEVER had a problem running this game, EVER. Now all of a sudden its doing this. One thing though, I've tried running all my other games and they run fine. Crysis, Crysis 2, Arkham Asylum, Deus Ex: HR, STALKER.. etc. etc.

Thats why Im so frustrated lol, ARMA2 is my favorite shooter and its messin up on me ;\

Oh and :mad: It stopped doing it for about a day.. now it started again. Seriously this is so frustrating I've never had a problem like this before ;[

---------- Post added at 05:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:10 PM ----------

I've tried re-installing Battle-Eye through STEAM as well. I've tried verifying all the game files, defragging them, making sure firewalls are all off, defragging my computer, rebooting STEAM and my computer. Everything.

[Günter Severloh]

Hi r1ckyr4y,

Questions:

When does your game freeze?
Game


when I try to play ARMA2 or OA
does that mean:
-apon startup?
-at the menu?
-launching a mission?
-ingame during a mission?
-mission a stock mission, or custom?
-lots of AI in the mission?
-sp or mp?
-you running any mods? or just vanilla game?
-whats your RPT say, can you post your RPT for Arma2?

computer:
-have you checked for malware? Virus?
-have you checked for registry errors?
-have you checked your temps for CPU & GPU?
-your cpu overclocked?

More details bring a clearer picture.

[.kju [PvPscene]]

This process may help: CIT (http://dev-heaven.net/projects/cis/wiki/CIT)

[r1ckyr4y]

I thought I was detailed, sheesh..

No I dont have any overclocked, it freezes all the time doesnt matter what Im playing, as far as mods go the only servers I really play on are the Warfare BE and anything that says Hold for the gametype. Freezing starts upon startup of the game though. No I havent checked the temps of my cpu/gpu but like I said I can run my other games just fine and they are all either on high or max settings.

[Günter Severloh]

Post your RPT.

[-=seany=-]

I can run my other games just fine and they are all either on high or max settings.

I had the exact same symptoms before from a GFX card that was clogged with dust and reaching 105 degrees, every time it hit that temp the gpu would throttle back (causing the game to freeze for a moment) until it cooled down a bit.

Also, Arma most likely heats your GPU more than any other game you have. When i had the above problem, Arma was the only one to cause it. Company of heroes, Crysis etc all ran fine.

Its well worth checking your GPU temps while playing

[Günter Severloh]

Good points -=seany=-.
Dust is the enemy of electrical parts. It acts as an insulator in the system, you should clean out your case at least 1-2 times a year, I know i do.

Already a few threads around here discussing this very issue.