[Help] Computer Keeps Freezing Up

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$h0ck3r

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Hmmm, I really had no idea where to post this to ask for help

This issue is really frustrating me, basically my computer keeps freezing, sometimes it will just freeze on the desktop and I have to restart, but most of the time as my Windows XP is loading it will freeze at the moment the keyboard lights flash (Capslock, Numlock ect.) and the HDD lights on my case with stay on solid..
I can get into Safemode fine, which makes me feel like its more of a driver/software issue.
I have tried the following:
- Complete System Reformat
- Reseating/Replugging in everything (Memory, GFX, HDD ect.)
- Hardrive + Memory check, Both results saying there are no problems
- Searching google for my problem

When the computer freezes when its loading XP i reboot, and it does it over and over.. But when I leave it off for a while and then try to boot it will work :S But then as stated above after a while, from 20min-2hours it will freeze..
 
could be the psu going bad.. if you have another one laying around i would try swapping it out and seeing if thats the issue.. but generally windows locking up on loading leans toward memory, cpu, or psu..
 
But surely then it would freeze in safemode? which perhaps leans towards software ?


Full Specs:
- ASUS P5QL PRO iP43 Socket 775 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard
- OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800Mhz/PC2-6400 GOLD XTC Memory Kit CL5(5-5-5-18)
- Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Socket 775 (3.0GHz) 1333FSB 6MB L2 Cache
- Hiper 580W Type-M Black PSU - SLI Certified with APFC
- Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB Hard Drive 7200RPM SATAII/300 8MB Cache
- Nvidia 9800GTX+

Last Night I:
- Updated the bios
- Tried different RAM
- Changed the SATA + IDE Cable (Changing the SATA Port on the motherboard)

This Didnt change anything...

Then this morning I went into safemode and removed the chipset, gfx, sound drivers and I was able to get in to my computer.. So I went to Asus and Nvidia and downloaded the latest drivers, I installed them all apart from the Graphics Driver, restarted and it did not freeze...
Then I installed the Graphics driver and restarted, it got past the Windows loading screen but then froze on the desktop after 30 seconds of logging in.
 
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