can i get some help troubleshooting this problem?

[jester1176]

out of the blue, i have a problem with my machine where it will shut off completely shortly after starting up a game.

my system is as follows:

ABIT Fatal1ty AN8 SLI mobo with latest bios
Geforce 6800ULTRA x 2
1GB Corsiar RAM
AMD 64 4000+ Processor
Sound Blaster X- Fi

I have all the latest drivers for my system, and was problem free until about 2 days ago. . Since the problems started up, i've tried both video cards by themselves in non-sli mode, tried two different power supplies (a Antec NEO 480 and a Silverstone 650), formatted my machine and re-installed the OS and also tried removing the sound card. I'm still having the problem. I even brought one of the video cards in with me to work today to try it on another machine, and it works fine.

Anyone with any ideas?

 

[Paithar]

Is this happening with all games or one game in particular? If just one game, which one?

Also, I don't have one of the new X-Fi sound cards, all I have is an Audigy 2 ZS, but I've heard that you need to actually switch the X-Fi cards over to game mode before going into a game. It's something to check out though I don't know if it's true or not.

 

[jester1176]

yah, i have the X-Fi in game mode.

it's happened both in Black and White 2 and World of Warcraft.

 

[jester1176]

on the way home, i picked up a new motherboard, and the problems went the way of the dodo bird. RMA For the FAT board incoming.