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My Video card?

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comikehill2002

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OK, this is strange, I have the video card listed below as well as all the other parts, My games (ALL), are freezing about every 1 1/2 to 3minutes, the screen will reload and I can contiue playing, or very rarely it will just freeze up all together, I have updated all drivers and done everything I can think to do. It plays movies wondefuly, I am stumped.

If you have any ideas or can help, that would be great, Thank you all.

1 Rosewill RCR-102 52-in-1 USB 2.0 Card Reader - Retail

1 AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz Socket AM2+ 95W Quad-Core Processor Model HD960ZWCGDBOX - Retail

1 XIGMATEK MC NRP-MC751 750W ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V Ver. 2.92 Power Supply - Retail

2 G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel

2 Dynatron DF126025PL-3/4G 60mm Case Fan - OEM

1 LG Blu-ray/HD DVD-ROM & 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model GGC-H20L - Retail

1 ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E616A3T OEM - OEM

1 MSI K9A2 Platinum AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

1 Link Depot 7 FT HDMI TO DVI Cable Model HDMI-DVI-2 - OEM

1 Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

1 VisionTek 900228 Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail


1 hec 7106BB Black Steel ATX Desktop Computer Case

1 Sharp AQUOS 37" 1080p LCD HDTV w/Vyper Drive Game LC37GP1U
 
Unplug the Rosewill RCR-102 52-in-1 USB 2.0 Card Reader.

Ensure that all Optical drives are using DMA.

Disable crossfire (if that's possible on an X2).
 
assuming that u install everything properly, the drivers too. And there is no Overclocking involved i'd say it's a power issue. XIGMATEK PSU? never heard of that one before
 
I had similar problems with my system as well and it turned out to be bad RAM.
 
dhc014 said:
Unplug the Rosewill RCR-102 52-in-1 USB 2.0 Card Reader.

Ensure that all Optical drives are using DMA.

Disable crossfire (if that's possible on an X2).
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Why diable crossfire?

And this isnt the first system I have built, can somebody tell another power suply vendor to go with?

No overclocking either.
 
comikehill2002 said:
And this isnt the first system I have built, can somebody tell another power suply vendor to go with?.
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pfftt!!! Corsiar!! get a HX1000W FTW !!!

try testing the vid card in another PC,
if u can't do this, then unplug everthing, leave only, the CPU, MOBO, RAM, CPU fan, HD, and vid card plugged in. Then test your system using 3dmark and see if it still freezes
 
Run memtest for a couple of hours too, make sure it isn't your RAM. Maybe a prime95 torture test following that
 
leSLIe said:
pfftt!!! Corsiar!! get a HX1000W FTW !!!

try testing the vid card in another PC,
if u can't do this, then unplug everthing, leave only, the CPU, MOBO, RAM, CPU fan, HD, and vid card plugged in. Then test your system using 3dmark and see if it still freezes
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I really need that much power to drive this box? Will a Corsiar 750W work?

And will do, thanks.
 
Haha, no, you won't need 1000watts... 750-850 should be fine.

But definitely stick with a PSU from a well-known company that gets consistently good reviews, I.E. Corsair, PC Power & Cooling, etc...

I have a Mushkin psu that I am in love with, but I only got it because it got great reviews, has plenty of power over four 12v rails, and was didn't cost that much after rebate. (The mirrored finish and green LEDs make it look purdy too, lol)
 
Both of those look good. I haven't personally used the mushkin psu, but i respect the brand. I have had a lot of luck with my PSU and am extremely satisfied though. Check out the sig and see if its in your price range. Corsair makes some spectacular memory, though if i had to pick..i would go with G.Skill. My patriot memory was a mistake, overclocks like shit.
 
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