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$h0ck3r

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hey guys, i recently purchased the following:
AMD 3800+ 3.4ghz - socket AM2
Motherboard : Abit NF-M2 nView
GFX : Gainward 7600GT golden sample
RAM : GeIL 1GB (2x512mb) DDR2 dual channel

all works fine, apart from when i play a full screen game or try to run 3dmark's, half way through, or at the begining it will either fully freeze or will go to a black screen, either way i am forced to reboot, i have tried the latest drivers, old drivers and drivers that came with the mobo and Gfx and nothing. i have checked to see if it is overheating and it is not
 
my guess is its the powersupply or the video card. try another powersupply and see if it works.
 
Sounds like your card is overheating.. make sure that ventilation is adequate, and check the fan, ensure it's working correctly and that the heat sink isn't packed full of dust.
 
ok, i managed to get the graphics card sorted, but on 3dmark03 - i got past all of the GFX testing, it got to the CPU test and done it again, does this mean i need to send my CPU back ?
 
i still think its your psu even tho this might be stubborn, have you tried a second psu ? how many watts does your current psu do ?
 
i have a 580W hiper power supply, do you think i should try just opening the case and have just the motherboard, hard rive and CD drives in and not the fans etc.
 
The Hiper PSU is very good and stable so I doubt that is the culprit here.

My guess would be either graphics card overheating, CPU busted, memory not playing nice with the motherboard (there should be a compatability list at Abits site or in the manual).

This problem is known to happen if you got bad sound drivers installed as well, might be worth an update.
 
if your psu is ok, loosen up your ram timings and/or give a bit more vdimm.
gainward is still in business?
 
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