Unavoidable system freezes when playing games

Hi all,
I recently switched from Windows to Arch Linux for good and it's been an enjoyable experience so far. My only problem is system freezes that sometimes occur when putting load on the system.
Mostly I'm having the problem that games I'm playing will inevitably freeze at some point, might be 5 minutes after launching them, might be 2h. It isn't exclusive to games though, once or twice Chrome crashed when having a couple of tabs open and opening another YouTube tab or something like that.
Here's how it happens:
- My frame rate (in games) drops over a couple of seconds until I only see a slide show, then it's only a matter of seconds until the system (X?) freezes completely.
- simultaneously the sound begins to stutter and stops as well
- if I see it coming and manage to Alt+F4 out of the game it goes back to running normally, otherwise it freezes completely and my only option is to reboot or Alt+SysRq+R, Alt+SysRq+E which brings me back to my login manager.
About my system:
- latest Arch, upgraded a couple of times which didn't change anything
- Intel i5 CPU, Nvidia GPU with proprietary drivers
- Openbox as WM, no DE, but I had the same problem with GNOME and KDE before as well
Games I played on this system (and all crashed):
- CS:GO, Prison Architect, WoW on Wine
If someone could give me any hints how I could go about diagnosing/removing this problem I would be very grateful!
P.S. I didn't have any problems like this at all on Windows (7)

Dec 04 18:48:39 archie dbus[239]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Dec 04 19:08:33 archie kernel: SysRq : Keyboard mode set to system default
Dec 04 19:08:36 archie kernel: SysRq : Terminate All Tasks
Dec 04 19:08:36 archie systemd-journal[155]: Journal stopped
Dec 04 19:08:36 archie systemd-journal[9737]: Permanent journal is using 232.0M (max allowed 4.0G, trying to leave 4.0G free of 63.2G available → current limit 4.0G).
Dec 04 19:08:36 archie systemd-journald[155]: Received SIGTERM.
Dec 04 19:08:36 archie systemd-journal[9737]: Journal started
Dec 04 19:08:36 archie dhcpcd[299]: received signal TERM from PID 0, stopping
Dec 04 19:08:36 archie dhcpcd[299]: enp2s0: removing interface
Dec 04 19:08:36 archie dhcpcd[299]: exited
Dec 04 19:08:36 archie lightdm[5302]: pam_unix(lightdm:session): session closed for user ricardo
Dec 04 19:08:36 archie dhcpcd[9725]: dhcpcd not running
Dec 04 19:08:36 archie lightdm[5302]: pam_systemd(lightdm:session): Failed to release session: Connection reset by peer
Dec 04 19:08:36 archie pulseaudio[5357]: Unable to read or parse data from client.
Dec 04 19:08:36 archie pulseaudio[5357]: PulseAudio information vanished from X11!
Dec 04 19:08:36 archie systemd[272]: Stopping Default.
Dec 04 19:08:36 archie systemd[5316]: Stopping Default.
Dec 04 19:08:36 archie systemd[272]: Stopped target Default.
Dec 04 19:08:36 archie systemd[5316]: Stopped target Default.
Dec 04 19:08:36 archie systemd[272]: Stopping Basic System.
Dec 04 19:08:36 archie systemd[5316]: Stopping Basic System.
Dec 04 19:08:36 archie systemd[272]: Stopped target Basic System.
Thanks for the hint, didn't know the journal yet. Just had another crash. The journal unfortunately doesn't seem to show anything fruitful concerning the crash. (which occured between the first two entries)

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Choosing gpu when playing games

Hi,
I own a hp g6-2305sl running win 8.1, it's not a bad laptop, the only thing I can't control is the gpu when playing games.
I have AMD catalyst 14.9 and HD Intel driver 153330, but when I go to device manager there is only AMD HD 7600M series and not AMD HD 7670M. And also even if I select maximize performance and set the high performance gpu for games, game is slow has hell, like using the Intel gpu.
Please post a solution

Hi @keep2 ,
Thank you for your query, I will try my best to be of aid.
I grasp that you are having a difficulty with the switchable graphics. Here are two links I believe will help.
Overview of Switchable Graphics or Dual GPUs
Switchable Graphics on Notebooks Configured with Intel and ATI GPUs
Here is a document that will help you with the slow performance.
HP PCs - Improving System Performance without Adding Memory (Windows 8)
You can also contact HP support for assistance.
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I'm hoping someone can help me solve a buzzing noise I'm getting when playing games.
I have a x-fi fatalty, gtx 480 in SLI and a x58a-ud3r motherboard and for the most part the x-fi works fine, however when I play 3d games I get a very irritating buzzing sound coming from the speakers while playing.
Things I've tried...
Switching off SLI / only having one graphics card installed - no difference
Wrapping the x-fi in electrical tape to stop interference - no difference
Switching the pcie slot - no difference
Latest BIOS - no difference
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My Z1 compact has sound issues when playing games.
There is a noticable sound lag of about a second (not much but is quite annoying), not only on newer games but also on the older ones, Angry Birds for example. My recorded videos or YouTube don't appear to have the same issue.
The problem seemed to occur after I had installed Worms 2: Armageddon when the phone got extremely hot and crashed. It was after the phone had reset and cooled down that I noticed the sound lag issue and Worms 2 was running at a very slow frame rate.
I then installed Worms 2 on my ASUS TF201 and it runs perfectly with no sound or heating issues.
I can't seem to find anyone else with this issue so i'm wondering if my phone is faulty.
Any help would be much appreciated.

Hi and welcome to the community! Since you're new please be sure that you have checked out our Discussion guidelines.
I suggest that you try to repair the phone software using PC Companion..
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Does anyone else have a problem with their thumb sticking real bad when playing games that use a directional pad or joystick on screen?
Maybe im the only one but it makes some games almost impossible to play. Any ideas or solutions?

Wash your hands.

Computer lags when playing games.

Hi folks.
I have a problem with my computer, several in fact.
1. Computer lags when playing games(Battlefield/Desert Combat) even on lowest video settings, especially when there is a lot of action.
2. When I open "My Computer" it searches for 3-5 minutes before files appear, but when opening "my documents" for example, it opens it without any delay.
3. Startup is fast but when logging on, computer hangs for a couple of minutes, before completing log on.
Is there anyone who can help me out???
plz help

Hi NovJoe, thanks for the reply. Nice rig by the way.
Ive disabled all programs except essential windows programs in Task Manager, it didnt help.
Ive changed to new drivers, uninstalled them, changed to older drivers, tried 7 different drivers.
VGA card is running cold, CPU is on 40 cel. under full load, RAM is cool as well. PSU isnt running hot either.
Even checked the chipset, and thats cool also. I switched cabinets and that helped a bit(different PSU).
Now I only have problems with the lagging when playing.
So now Ive ordered a new PSU and mobo (MSI 865PE NEO2-V) I have a feeling its the VGA slot thats not giving me enough power to the VGA card.
And the new PSU is just so cool I had to have it. When Ive complete the build Ill post pics on the forum.
Anyways, Ill let you guys know if this will solve my problem.

Laptop lags when playing games.

When playing games and even after getting done the laptop lags. I have to keep plugging and unplugging the power cord for the laptop to not lag for example when playing a game with the power cord in it starts to lag after 5 min then i have to unplug it then it goes back to normal then 5 min later it starts to lag agian then I have to plug the power cord back in ect. Using the I am using toshiba satellite l855-s5240.

Try these suggestions to see if they help:
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- Peter

When playing games on Facebook, why do I keep getting requests to store information on my computer?

When playing games on Facebook, why do I keep getting requests to store information on my computer?When playing games on Facebook, why do I keep getting requests to store information on my computer?

Welcome to the forum.
Exactly what program is throwing that request message?
Does that message list any details, such as WHAT will be written/saved to your computer?
As ATR mentions, I am not sure how PrE figures into the mix. I would anticipate that your message is coming from FaceBook, or from the OS, or from your anti-virus/anti-malware program.
Regardless, be VERY wary of any program, or Web site, that wants to write to your computer, unless you have delibertly invoked something that you DO want to do so.
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